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Once you submit a completed application, you will be considered for all scholarships for which you meet criteria.

A complete application will include:

• General information about you and your academic and career goals
• 4 essay questions including
  • Describe your education and career goals and your reason for choosing them. In what ways will scholarships help you to achieve these goals?
  • Describe what life experiences or challenges have presented barriers in your life.
  • Describe what community means to you. Describe ways in which you contribute to your community.
  • Is there anything else regarding you or your application that you would like the scholarship committee to know? 
• Your current academic transcripts

Scholarships are typically awarded based on some or all of the following criteria:

• Enrollment status  - full-time (12 units), part-time (6 or more units), or enrollment as determined by the donor
• Financial need
• Academic achievement and career or educational goals
• Grade point average
• Service to the college, community groups, campus clubs, volunteerism

Scholarship recipients are notified by email and USPS once the screening process for scholarships has occurred. In most instances, scholarship funds are released to recipients in the following Fall semester upon verification of enrollment and fulfillment of any other required criteria.

Apart from transfer scholarships, all scholarships are for students who will enroll at Mendocino College in the upcoming fall semester. Mendocino Scholarships are not transferrable to any other community colleges or universities (unless specifically noted as a transfer scholarship). Failure to enroll at Mendocino College or dropping classes after enrollment nullifies eligibility and awarded funds must be repaid to donor.

For questions, please contact:

Eliza Grider, Scholarship Coordinator
Mendocino College Foundation • Room 5110
1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah, CA 95482
scholarship@mendocino.edu • (707) 467-1018

Organizations across the United States offer scholarships throughout the year. The criteria to apply varies from scholarship to scholarship. Since these scholarships are not administered by Mendocino College, any questions should be directed to the organization offering the award.

Outside donors/organizations: Mendocino College appreciates the scholarships you provide our students. We are more than happy to list local/community scholarships you may have available. Please email any scholarship information you may have to Yuliana Sandoval, Director of Financial Aid & EOPS at ysandoval@mendocino.edu. 

Mail your scholarship check to: 
Mendocino College
Financial Aid Office
1000 Hensley Creek Rd.
Ukiah, CA 95482

The check must be payable to Mendocino College. Attach the student's name and ID number. Specify what semester(s) the check should be applied to in addition to minimum enrollment units for disbursement (full-time, half-time, less than half-time), if applicable.

Below you will find information on outside scholarship databases and resource guides.

Mendocino College does not warrant linked sites for any purpose. Further, the inclusion of a link to another site does not constitute an endorsement by Mendocino College of the site, its owner(s), or any products or services advertised on the linked site.

Local/Community Scholarships

Select the Scholarship Name for more information.