Scholarships
SMCCCD Scholarships
Each year, the three colleges of the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) -- Cañada College, College of San Mateo, and Skyline College -- award institutional scholarships to new, continuing, and transfer students. The scholarship awards are based on academic achievement, financial need or specific interests such as clubs, athletics, and service.
Funding for our scholarships comes from contributions to San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation which ensures that quality, affordable higher education is available to every member of our community. Visit the San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation website to learn more.
Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship
To qualify for the scholarship, students must be:
- Pell-eligible
- Have a Pell-eligible EFC
- Must be less than 24 years of age
- Or enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of his or her parents or guardians death
For purposes of the Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship, a “public safety officer” is:
- An individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, with or without compensation, as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or chaplain;
- An employee of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) who is performing official duties of the agency, if those official duties:
- are related to a major disaster or emergency that has been, or is later declared to exist with respect to the area under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; and
- are determined by FEMA to be hazardous duties;
Click here for more information regarding this scholarship and to view definitions.
External Scholarship Opportunities
| Name of Scholarship | Type | Amount | Deadline |
| JunkCarMasters | All Students | $1000 | April 19, 2019 |
| Real Estate Endowment | Real Estate | Up to $800 | April 30, 2019 |
| PayDayAllDay | All Students | $500 | April 30, 2019 |
| DriversEdHub | All Students | $2000 | April 30, 2019 |
| CitizenshipTest | Engineering/Science | $1000 | April 30, 2019 |
| DaVinci Body Sculpting Women In STEM | STEM | $2500 | April 30, 2019 |
| Clutch Prep | All Students | $500 | April 30, 2019 |
| Behavioral Health Academic - Alcohol.org | All Students | Up to $5000 | April 30, 2019 |
| Hosting Education | All Students | Up to $2000 | April 30, 2019 |
| CHESTER | All Students | $2500 | April 30, 2019 |
| Crossword Hobbyist | All Students | $1000 | April 30, 2019 |
| Untangle The Web - StudySoup | All Students | $5000 | April 30, 2019 |
| American Council of Engineering Companies |
Engineering | $2000 | May 1, 2019 |
| Stratos Jets | Aviation | $2000 | May 1, 2019 |
| SeniorLivingHelp.org | All Students | $1000 | May 1, 2019 |
| CCD Law Spokane | High School Seniors | $500 | May 1, 2019 |
| Rover | All Students | $2500 | May 1, 2019 |
| Rizio Liberty Lipinsky Lawyer | Law/Criminal Justice | $10000 | May 1, 2019 |
| Cal-Driver-Ed | All Students | $500 | May 8, 2019 |
| GoBestVPN | All Students | $2500 | May 10, 2019 |
| Cryptopotato | Business | $1400 | May 15, 2019 |
| Accounting - AIS Techno Labs | Accounting | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Engineering - AIS Techno Labs | Engineering | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Game Development - AIS Techno Labs | Game Design | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Graphic Web Design - AIS Techno Labs | Graphic Design/Art | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Human Resource - AIS Techno Labs | Human Resource/Business | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Marketing Students - AIS Techno Labs | Marketing | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Medical Student - AIS Techno Labs | Medical | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Real Estate - AIS Techno Labs | Real Estate | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Engineering Excellence - Sprak Design | Engineering | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Gaming Excellence - Sprak Design | Computer Engineering/Science | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Graphic And Web Design Excellence - Sprak Design | Graphic Design | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Interior Design Excellence - Sprak Design | Interior Design Students | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Marketing Excellence - Sprak Design | Marketing/Journalism | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Medical Excellence - Sprak Design | Medical | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Real Estate Excellence - Sprak Design | All Students | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Game Designer - Uber Clone App | Computer Engineering/Science | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Graphic & Web Design - Uber Clone App | Graphic Design | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Mobile Computing - Uber Clone App | Computer Engineering/Science | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Visual Art - Uber Clone App | Visual Art | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Accounting Excellence - Alliance Recruitment Agency | Accounting | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Alliance Marketing - Alliance Recruitment Agency | Marketing | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Engineering - Alliance Recruitment Agency | Engineering | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Gaming - Alliance Recruitment Agency | Computer Engineering/Science | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Graphic Web Design - Alliance Recruitment Agency | Arts/Designs/Graphics | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Human Resource - Alliance Recruitment Agency | Human Resource/Business | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Medical - Alliance Recruitment Agency | Medical | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Mobile Application Development - Alliance Recruitment Agency | All Students | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Interior Design - Alliance Recruitment Agency | Interior Design | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Real Estate - Alliance Recruitment Agency | Real Estate | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Visual Art - Alliance Recruitment Agency | All Students | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Nordson BUILDS | All Students | Up to $10000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Advance Compound Bow | Interior Design | $3000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Veteran Recognition - OurMilitary.com | All Students | $1000 | May 15, 2019 |
| Auto Expert Guides | All Students | Up to $1300 | May 15, 2019 |
| Julia Hair | Cosmetology/Fashion | Up to $800 | May 20, 2019 |
| LoanMart And Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | All Students | $1000 | May 20, 2019 |
| Kingsberg Medical | All Students | Up to $1500 | May 24, 2019 |
| Becker Law Firm | All Students | Up to $2500 | May 30, 2019 |
| McKinney, Tucker, & Lemel, LLC | All Students | Up to $1000 | May 30, 2019 |
| YYC Employment Law Group | Legal Studies | $1500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Filly Flair | All Students | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| 3Dize | All Students | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Skyhound Internet | All Students | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Amethyst Recovery Center | All Students | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Ampronix | All Students | Up to $1000 | May 31, 2019 |
| Productive Or Not | All Students | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Plum Goose | All Students | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Agron | All Students | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Vividads | All Students | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Beauty Junkees | All Students | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Great Engineering | All Students | $700 | May 31, 2019 |
| Unique Vanities | All Students | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| CarMover | All Students | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Vegas Tickets | All Students | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Kepler Academy | All Students | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Alex R. Hernandez | Criminal Justice/Law | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Painless Movement | Health/Fitness | $500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Giving Back | All Students | $2500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Eltima Software | All Students | Up to $1500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Divorce Matters | All Students | $2500 | May 31, 2019 |
| Headlice911 | All Students | $1000 | June 1, 2019 |
| Rentberry | All Students | $1000 | June 1, 2019 |
| DO Suppy Inc. | All Students | $1000 | June 1, 2019 |
| Bestazy Inspiring Innovation | All Students | $1000 | June 1, 2019 |
| AX Control Inc. | All Students | $1000 | June 1, 2019 |
| 24x7 Doctors Answering Service | All Students | Up to $1000 | June 1, 2019 |
| Fairfield Funding | All Students | $1000 | June 1, 2019 |
| Car Loans of America | All Students | $1000 | June 1, 2019 |
| LoanMart Financial Literacy Awareness |
Business/Entrepreneurship | $2000 | June 14, 2019 |
| CleverFiles | All Students | $1000 | June 15, 2019 |
| Simmrin Law Group | Entrepreneurship | $1500 | June 15, 2019 |
| Dapper Goat | All Students | $500 | June 15, 2019 |
| Veterans & Military Family | Military/Veterans | $1000 | June 15, 2019 |
| Think Einstein HR Knowledge | All Students | $500 | June 15, 2019 |
| Digital Marketing - SEOReseller | All Students | $1000 | June 15, 2019 |
| Fulfilltopia Future Entrepreneur | All Students | $1000 | June 15, 2019 |
| We Kratom | All Students | $1000 | June 15, 2019 |
| CareerFitter | All Students | $1000 | June 15, 2019 |
| San Mateo County Employer Advisory Council | Business Administration | $1000 | June 26, 2019 |
| Mommy Authority | Healthcare | $500 | June 26, 2019 |
| Same Day Loans | All Students | $500 | June 28, 2019 |
| St Petersburg Personal Injury Attorneys | All Students | $1250 | June 29, 2019 |
| Cordisco & Saile Leukemia | Leukemia Families | $1500 | June 30, 2019 |
| Chalik & Chalik | All Students | $1000 | June 30, 2019 |
| Friedman & Simon, L.L.P. | All Students | $1500 | June 30, 2019 |
| WHRX | All Students | $3000 | June 30, 2019 |
| Student Storage | All Students | $3000 | June 30, 2019 |
| Community Superhero | All Students | $1500 | June 30, 2019 |
| From Classroom To Classroom | Education/Teacher | $5000 | June 30, 2019 |
| Fishing Pax | All Students | $1000 | June 30, 2019 |
| Nutrition Facts Blog | All Students | $500 | June 30, 2019 |
| Social Media Open-Source Forensics - Cyber Forensics | All Students | $1000 | June 30, 2019 |
| Digital Excellence - LGO | All Students | $1000 | June 30, 2019 |
| ABC Fundraising | All Students | $2500 | June 30, 2019 |
| Just Fundraising | All Students | $500 | June 30, 2019 |
| Empowered Future Teacher - Education.com | Education | $10000 | June 30, 2019 |
| Building The Future - Education.com | Education | $5000 | June 30, 2019 |
| From Classroom To Classroom - Education.com | Education | $5000 | June 30, 2019 |
| Geneva Rock | Business/Engineering | $2000 | July 1, 2019 |
| SkyPrep | Business/Marketing | $1000 | July 1, 2019 |
| Chase Rubin | All Students | $1200 | July 1, 2019 |
| Abbreviation Finder | All Students | $7500 | July 1, 2019 |
| North American Spine | All Students | $2500 | July 1, 2019 |
| Goodwin & Scieszka Innovation | Law/Criminal Justice | Up to $1000 | July 2, 2019 |
| The Gist Marketing | All Students | $2500 | July 3, 2019 |
| HIRED | All Students | $5000 | July 15, 2019 |
| Senior Caregiver | All Students | $2000 | July 15, 2019 |
| First Place Windows Green Home | All Students | $1000 | July 15, 2019 |
| BambooHR | All Students | $5000 | July 19, 2019 |
| NYDNR | All Students | $750 | July 20, 2019 |
| Rosen & OHR | All Students | $1000 | July 20, 2019 |
| Dana Point Rehab | All Students | $1500 | July 30, 2019 |
| Epiphan Video | All Students | $500 | July 30, 2019 |
| Bachus & Schanker, LLC | University Students | $2000 | July 30, 2019 |
| Lodlois | All Students | Up to $1000 | July 31, 2019 |
| Online Trademark Attorneys | All Students | $1000 | July 31, 2019 |
| Elizabeth Auger Diabetes | All Students | $1000 | July 31, 2019 |
| Indium Software | All Students | $1000 | July 31, 2019 |
| Antibodies | Life Science | $1000 | August 1, 2019 |
| Excellence in Academics - Loan Center | All Students | $1000 | August 1, 2019 |
| PixelPlex | Business/Engineering | $2000 | August 1, 2019 |
| Capital Auto Auction | STEM | Up to $1000 | August 15, 2019 |
| Veteran Car Donations | STEM | Up to $1000 | August 15, 2019 |
| Trench Drain Materials | All Students | $1000 | August 22, 2019 |
| Carport Central | All Students | Up to $1000 | August 25, 2019 |
| Micklin Law Group | All Students | $1000 | August 31, 2019 |
| Silver Law Firm | All Students | $1000 | August 31, 2019 |
| Cash For Cars And College | All Students | $1000 | August 31, 2019 |
| MIS Insurance | All Students | $1000 | August 31, 2019 |
| WikiJob | All Students | $1000 | August 31, 2019 |
| Lounge Lizard | All Students | $1000 | September 12, 2019 |
| Shoot Searcher "Photography" | All Students | $2000 | September 20, 2019 |
| CHESTER | All Students | $2500 | September 30, 2019 |
| Dendra Accounting Group | All Students | $500 | October 1, 2019 |
| Avalaunch Media | All Students | $1000 | October 1, 2019 |
| Responsify Empowering Others | All Students | $1000 | October 5, 2019 |
| Healthy Living | All Students | $2500 | October 11, 2019 |
| Young Entrepreneur | All Students | $1000 | October 15, 2019 |
| Extreme Terrain | Biology, Environmental | $3000 | October 15, 2019 |
| RNCareers.org | Nursing | $500 | October 31, 2019 |
| Business and Technology | All Students | $1000 | November 1, 2019 |
| Officeideas | University Students | $1000 | November 1, 2019 |
| ZipHearing Hearing Health Awareness | All Students | $1000 | November 1, 2019 |
| Lowenberg & Kumar | All Students | $1000 | November 1, 2019 |
| Debt Consolidation USA | All Students | $1000 | November 15, 2019 |
| Best Buy Ninja | All Students | $1000 | November 15, 2019 |
| Filter King | All Students | $1000 | November 28, 2019 |
| Benzinga For Future Leaders In Finance | Business | $1000 | November 30, 2019 |
| Winecoon | All Students | $1000 | November 30, 2019 |
| Movavi | All Students | $1000 | November 30, 2019 |
| Eisner Gorin LLP | All Students | $3000 | December 1, 2019 |
| Staver Accident Injury Lawyers, P.C. Personal Injury | All Students | $5000 | December 1, 2019 |
| Business Energy | All Students | $1000 | December 1, 2019 |
| Webstaurant Store | Culinary/Hospitality | $1500 | December 1, 2019 |
| Merchant Cards | All Students | $1000 | December 1, 2019 |
| Trench Drain Materials | All Students | $1000 | December 1, 2019 |
| Link Pushing | All Students | $500 | December 1, 2019 |
| Good Deeds - Ashoori Law | All Students | $1000 | December 1, 2019 |
| Tuscano Law Firm | All Students | $1000 | December 1, 2019 |
| Worthy | All Students | Up to $2500 | December 2, 2019 |
| CouponoBox | All Students | $500 | December 5, 2019 |
| Best Laptop Ninja | All Students | $1000 | December 10, 2019 |
| ICAN Cycling | All Students | $1000 | December 10, 2019 |
| Digital Marketing - SEOReseller | All Students | $1000 | December 15, 2019 |
| WisePick Content Curation | All Students | Up to $1500 | December 15, 2019 |
| Smartphone Overuse Awareness - Parrish Law Firm | All Students | $1000 | December 15, 2019 |
| VIP Puppies | All Students | $500 | December 31, 2019 |
| Dog Product Picker | All Students | $1000 | December 31, 2019 |
| Exponents | All Students | $500 | December 31, 2019 |
| Vicpas Touch Technology | All Students | $1000 | December 31, 2019 |
| 1 Media Studio | All Students | $500 | December 31, 2019 |
| PSDtoWPService | All Students | $500 | December 31, 2019 |
| IQPhoto Studio | All Students | $500 | December 31, 2019 |
| Candere | All Students | $350 | December 31, 2019 |
| Maptive | All Students | $2500 | January 5, 2020 |
| College Monk | All Students | $1500 | January 31, 2020 |
| Give Me Liberty - College Monk | All Students | $1000 | January 31, 2020 |
| Protoly | All Students | $1000 | February 1, 2020 |
| Latest Computer Gadgets | All Students | $750 | February 9, 2020 |
| Healthy Living | All Students | $2500 | February 12, 2020 |
| Pendini | All Students | $500 | February 29, 2020 |
| Scholarships for Teachers | Education/Teacher Track | Varies | Ongoing |
| The Elizabeth Greenshields | Art | Varies | Ongoing |
| "The Llimanator" Macfarlane Inagural | Female Youth | Varies | Ongoing |
| G2 Crowd Entrepreneur | All Students | $5000 | Ongoing |
| Native American Student Support Guide | Native American Students | Varies | Ongoing |
| A Place for Mom | Medical/Social Sciences | $1000 | Ongoing |
| TTR Data Recovery | High School Students | $1000 | Ongoing |
| Same Day Loans 365 | All Students | $500 | Ongoing |
| GoTranscript | All Students | $1000 | Ongoing |
| Price It Here | Business | $1000 | Ongoing |
| Win-Win-Win | All Students | $1000 | Ongoing |
| Lowenberg & Kumar | All Students | $1000 | Ongoing |
| Photonify | All Students | $!000 | Ongoing/Monthly |
| FlatPyramid 3D | Art | $1000 | Ongoing/Quarterly |
| CFF Foundation | All Students | $1500 | Ongoing/Quarterly |
| Youth Forward - DmvEdu.org | All Students | $3000 | Ongoing/Trimester |
| American Muscle Automotive | All Students | $2000 | Ongoing/Semester |
| MedEvac | All Students | $5000 | Ongoing/Yearly |
| Hedding Law Firm | All Students | $2500 | Ongoing/Yearly |
| The Youthist | All Students | $1000 | Ongoing/Yearly |
| Food Stamps Now | All Students | $1000 | Ongoing/Yearly |
| TastyPlacement | All Students | $1000 | Ongoing/Yearly |
Additional Scholarship Resources
For more tips on searching for scholarships, please visit:
- www.finaid.org/scholarships
- https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
- www.thesimpledollar.com/college-scholarship-guide
If you have questions, please contact Jeremy Evangelista-Ramos or the Financial Aid Office
Application Process
- Student must go to My AmeriCorps Website and electronically submit a request indicating Skyline College as their school.
- Student must be registered for classes in the semester they are requesting funds for.
Please note: To ensure proper and timely payment of your award, it is our practice to accept only one Americorps award request per term. Skyline College must see that you are enrolled in at least 0.5 units for the term you are requesting. If you are not enrolled, your request will be denied. Your award is then pending the release of federal funds to Skyline College.
Timeline for Americorps Scholarships
- The process may take up to 6 weeks
- Email Financial Aid Director Regina Morrison once you complete your electronic voucher
- A check will be mailed to Skyline College's Financial Aid Office (2 weeks)
- Check requisition forwarded to Cashiers Office (2 weeks)
- A check will be mailed to student's address on file with the Admissions & Records Office (1-2 weeks)
- Please note: mailing address can be updated through your WebSMART account
Payment Schedule for Financial Aid and Other Scholarship Payments
There are two major payment days at the beginning and at the mid-point of each semester for all students eligible for payments by those dates. These are followed by secondary payment dates every week to pay students who were not previously ready for payment. For disbursement dates, please see the Financial Aid Status page.
Additional Assistance
If you have any questions, please email Financial Aid Director Regina Morrison or call (650) 738-4350.
How do I pay for a study abroad experience?
Study abroad can seem expensive, but there are sources of financial aid available to help with the costs. Please visit the Study Abroad website for more information.