Cal Coast Cares Foundation High School Scholarship Program

Cal Coast Cares Foundation is pleased to announce a scholarship award program to collegebound high school seniors residing in San Diego and/or Riverside counties. The scholarship is in honor of James L. McPheters who retired after 21 years as California Coast’s President/CEO, and for California Coast Credit Union which has been serving members for 90 years. 

A. To be eligible, a graduating high school senior must: 

• Be a member of California Coast Credit Union, or the child, grandchild or legal ward of a member, in good standing. 
• Reside in San Diego and/or Riverside counties. 
• Have a cumulative high school grade point average, or equivalent, of at least 3.0 on a scale of 0 - 4.0. An official transcript (sealed) is required. Copies of official transcripts are not acceptable. 
• Have applied or been accepted to attend an accredited college or university on a full-time basis. Submit a scholarship application packet with all required components to Cal Coast Cares Foundation, postmarked no later than April 7, 2019. – no exceptions will be made. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. 

B. Each scholarship will be payable no later than December 31, 2019. 

C. The award will be determined by the Scholarship Selection Awards Committee appointed by the Cal Coast Cares Foundation Board. 

D. The recipient’s name and photograph may be used for public relations efforts with the recipient, parent/guardian’s approval. 

E. The Scholarship Selection Awards Committee will rely on information provided from the student’s current school in the selection process. 

F. Credit union staff, officials and their families are not eligible to participate in the scholarship program. 

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NewSchool of Architecture & Design Open House

The NewSchool of Architecture & Design invites you to their Open House!

Student Scholarships Opportunities

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. offers a variety of Scholarships to female (male if he will attend an HBCU) San Diego County African American or African Diaspora high school seniors graduating with a 3.0 GPA or higher and who will attend accredited 4-year colleges and universities in Fall of 2019. Deadline April 3, 2019. http://www.akasandiego.com/
CA Retired Teachers’ Association offers $2,000 scholarships to recognize and reward outstanding academic achievement and leadership. Awards are made to High School Seniors graduating with a 3.2 GPA this school year from a San Diego Unified School District High School and who intend to pursue their education at an accredited four-year college or university. Deadline March 20, 2019. https://div4.calrta.org
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Choir San Diego (MLKCCSD) offers educational grant awards. They are seeking graduating seniors with a GPA of 2.75 or better, who live in San Diego County, are U. S. citizens, are passionate about and committed to the creative arts. Grants are available to those who intend to major in this field at an accredited institution of higher learning. Deadline March 5, 2019. www.mlkccsd.org

Clean Tech Competition

The Clean Tech Competition is an international research and design challenge for 15-18 year old pre-university students. It is a way for students to test their ideas against both a global issue, as well as competitors with very different experiences than their own. We have found students tend to choose to solve problems that affect their local region the most, and we encourage this! There are so many unique situations, and we want as many addressed as possible.

Competition Information

Each year, the Spellman High Voltage Electronics Clean Tech Competition encourages scientific understanding of real-world issues and the integration of environmentally responsible energy sources.

• The 2019 Challenge: “Toward A Greener Tomorrow” asks students to develop a clean technology solution to make our future more sustainable than our past
• Teams chose between two categories: Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change and Resource Preservation
• Teams consist of 1-3 students, are assisted by a Team Leader (i.e. parent, teacher, or mentor), to develop a written proposal.
• No limit to the number of teams per school!
• There is no entry fee.
• Online registration is open here!
• First Round Paper Submissions are due April 12th, 2019.
• 10 Finalist Teams will be selected, given a $200 (USD) stipend and matched with a Mentor to help them prepare a prototype and presentation for the Finalist Event.
• Finalists compete for the $10,000 (USD) first place prize in each category and a ‘Continued Mentorship’
• Final event to happen on July 18th, 2019!

Cox Charities Scholarship Opportunity

Cox Charities is accepting applications for the Cox Scholars program. Scholarships are available to graduating seniors who live in Cox's San Diego County service area, are enrolling to a full-time two or four year university within the U.S., and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The average scholarship ranges from $2,500 to $5,000. Cox will be awarding $80,000 total. Applications are due on Friday, February 1st.

Cox Charities Scholarship Criteria: High school seniors in Southern California who live in a Cox service area Enrolling full-time at an accredited two or four-year university within the U.S. Minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale Active involvement in extracurricular activities, community service, or work experience Demonstrated financial need United States citizens or permanent resident 

For more information on eligibility and requirements, you can visit the Cox Charities website. Also, feel free to reach out to Paula Zamudio, Public Affairs Manager at Cox, directly at Paula.Zamudio@cox.com.

Kaibigang Pilipin@'s 28th Annual High School Conference

Kaibigang Pilipin@'s 28th Annual High School Conference is a fully funded all-day event for historically underrepresented and underserved high school students in San Diego to join UCSD college students to learn more about higher education. The conference on February 2 enables high school students to navigate resources that SPACES/SIAPS/KP provides. The day consists of informative/fun workshops, alternative tours, inspirational keynote speakers, a talent show, a dance, free food, and more!

High school students pre-register @: tinyurl.com/KPHSC2019PREREG

The theme for this year's conference is "The Hero Within" which finds its inspiration from the film Big Hero 6. Hiro’s story might parallel that of a high school student trying to pursue college. The path and transition to higher education is often filled with adversity, but we hope to empower students to recognize their support systems to help them pave their way to higher education.

Questions? Email ucsdkp.outreach@gmail.com

Student STEM Summer Opportunity at UC Campuses

The California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science [COSMOS] is a four-week residential summer program open to current 8th-12th motivated high school students with demonstrated interest and achievement in math and science. Located on four University of California campuses (Davis, Irvine, San Diego and Santa Cruz), each campus offers different cluster topics and residential experiences. High achieving students from California, as well as out-of-state and international students are invited to apply to this unique summer opportunity.

This intensive experience is designed for and intended to encourage the brightest, most promising young minds to continue their interest in the STEM fields. COSMOS provides students with an unparalleled opportunity to work side-by-side with outstanding university faculty and researchers, covering topics extending beyond the typical high school curriculum.

COSMOS at UCSD places a strong emphasis on technology and engineering, in addition to mathematics and science, and is administered through the Jacobs School of Engineering. Students who complete the COSMOS program can indicate their participation on the UC application.

The student application window is now OPEN (January 4 – February 1). Apply online - https://cosmos-ucop.ucdavis.edu/app/main.

To learn more about COSMOS at UCSD (as well as the other three participating campuses) visit - http://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/cosmos/index.shtml.

TEDx Student Volunteers Wanted!

Are you a high school student that is interested in volunteering at this year's TEDxYouth@SanDiego event on Friday, March 22nd? If so, please complete the form located at bit.ly/tedxyouthsandiego 

The form needs to be completed by Friday, February 22nd. If you have any questions, please contact Stacey Seiders at sseiders@sandi.net or 619-725-7125.

The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is the Nation’s oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to military families. Our scholarships are for children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen pursuing a post-secondary education at any accredited school—whether that be a trade school, career training, community college, or four-year university. We’re not competitive and we award scholarships to every eligible applicant. Since 1962, the Scholarship Foundation has provided over 40,000 scholarships, valued at $120,000,000.

Our scholarship application for the 2019-2020 academic year opened on January 1, 2019 and will close on March 1, 2019. The application can be accessed at www.mcsf.org/apply.

Black College Expo Open to San Diego County Students, Families

The San Diego County Office of Education is partnering to provide the Black College Expo (TM) in San Diego for interested students and families on Jan. 29.

The event will feature representatives from about two dozen historically black colleges and universities, on-the-spot admission and scholarships, and informational seminars for students and parents. The Black College Expo is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the MLK Center at Bayview Baptist Church at 6134 Pastor Timothy J. Winters St. in San Diego.


Students who will attend the Black College Expo are eligible to apply for scholarships. The deadline to submit the short essay and application is Jan. 21. Click here for more information.

Students can click here to register to attend if they will be visiting after their school day.

Click here and here for the two-sided event flyer.

Miramar College: Engaging Our Community

Internship opportunity at J. Craig Venter Institute

J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is a premier, not-for-profit genomics research institute with more than 200 scientists and staff in Rockville, Maryland and San Diego, California. JCVI continues to lead the world in genomic science with new programs to improve understanding in the areas of genomic medicine, infectious disease, microbial and environmental genomics, synthetic biology, and informatics. JCVI consists of a team of dedicated scientists and support staff that all work together to reach the goals of the Institute. 

The Department of Genomic Medicine at JCVI seeks a Summer Intern to work as a member of the human microbiome research team on the development of a bacterial in vitro biofilm model system that enables systematic testing of invasion resistance and the prediction of interactions between microbial community members.

The Intern will develop methodological concepts that can be applied to introduce either pathogenic or commensal bacteria into a complex biofilm environment. The candidate must have an excellent science background with experience in microbiology.

J. Craig Venter Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Click here for more information. Click on “Intern La Jolla, CA” under Current Openings Click “Apply”

Apps for Creating Change Hackathon

The San Diego Jewish Academy is teaming up with app developers and engineers at Lightwell to host the Apps for Creating Change Hackathon on Sunday, February 10th, from 1:00pm-6:00pm. 

They’re looking for Upper Elementary (4th and up), Middle Schools, and High Schools to come with at least 1 student team (3-4 students per team; max 3 teams per school) to participate! 

Student teams will participate in a collaborative and creative coding challenge. They will develop an app in a 6-hour app building sprint themed around the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Students will learn the app development process from building in Lightwell to publishing their app with Xcode onto a local iOS device (iPhone or iPads). 

Teams will create an educational/informative, gaming, or narrative-driven app. The apps will be designed to bring awareness to sustainability goals and to educate citizens in developed countries. 

Lightwell engineers and product designers will be available throughout the Hackathon for beginner and advanced students to gain more skills and experience building apps. 

Each team will present their app before a panel of judges. The winning team will have the opportunity to work with Lightwell to publish their final app to the App Store. 

For more information, review the event flyer here and please contact Kwaku (kaning@sdja.com) & Jerica (Jerica@lightwell.pro) to sign up as soon as possible!

STEM Program for Middle School Girls NOW OPEN!

BE WiSE Program for Middle School Girls

The Fleet Science Center’s BE WiSE (Better Education for Women in Science and Engineering) program stimulates and sustains girls’ interest in science. Through the program, girls will meet other like-minded girls, connect with female scientist role-models, and participate in many hands-on opportunities at science career sites all around San Diego County.

Girls must apply for BE WiSE in grades 7 and 8. The application period is January to February of each year and consists of an application, a teacher recommendation, and an essay. Once accepted, the students will attend a science overnight event as their first activity and will continue to be invited to various science workshops throughout high school and into college.

https://www.rhfleet.org/be-wise

Conference for HS Girls Envisioning Engineering

Envision 2019 Conference for High School Girls

The UCSD Society of Women Engineers welcomes high school girls ages 14 to 18 to learn about the exciting career possibilities in STEM at the SWE Envision 2019 Conference on Feb. 2 at Jacobs Hall in UCSD.
Students will participate in hands-on computer programming activities, see a STEM project fair, hear speakers from industry and academia, and have a chance to be mentored by engineering undergraduates. There will be a parallel parent-educator session that includes discussion about financial aid and a student-parent panel.
The conference will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration is free. Click here for more information. Contact swe.envision.outreach@gmail.com with any questions.

Free Immigration Consultations

Alliance San Diego will be offering free immigration consultations at MiraCosta College - Community Learning Center on February 9, 2019 by appointment only. To register or for more information, please contact Nora Cardona (619) 629-0348 or nora@alliancesd.org

Calling All Scientists!

The National Youth Science Camp program brings scientists from across the nation to present lectures and hands-on science experiences to students who want to focus and explore biological and physical sciences intertwined with art and music.

It also includes overnight expeditions into the Monongahela National forest with opportunities for backpacking, rock climbing, caving, mountain biking and kayaking. To apply you must be a graduating senior by June 2019.

The deadline to submit applications is 6:00 PM EST on February 28, 2019. The 2019 NYSCamp will be held from June 27 to July 20, 2019; you must be able to attend the entire program - no exceptions. To learn more: https://nysf.smapply.io/

One Stop Shop for Scholarships!

Going Merry is a new (and free) platform that enables students to find and apply directly to all their scholarships from one site. It also allows counselors to track and support their students' applications (like uploading recommendation letters.) Going Merry’s mission is to give every student equal access to life-changing education through scholarships. 

You can sign up here in 2 minutes: www.goingmerry.com/sign-up