Scholarships 
Scholarships are funds made available by sources generally other than the government, such as private businesses, organizations, clubs, colleges, etc., for students to help with the costs of their education. Generally students must compete for scholarships. Awards have many different criteria; they may or may not depend on financial need, may be aimed toward a specific major or type of student, may have a high GPA requirement or may not.
HELPFUL TIPS
- Searching for Scholarships (provided by FastWeb.com)
- Writing Essays (provided by FastWeb.com)
- Tips on Scholarships - Facts (provided by FinAidFacts.org)
Scroll down to bottom of page for more helpful scholarship links
Outside scholarships are offered from a variety of local, statewide and national organizations or foundations. The list is updated frequently as new information is received by the college. These scholarship opportuntities are not specifically for Las Positas students, but may be of particular interest to LPC students. Often transfer scholarship opportunities for four year colleges are listed. Deadlines vary greatly, so make it a point to check this list frequently.
Free Scholarship Searches
*Other Scholarship Links of Interest
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Scholarship Search Companies and Scams
There are many businesses who would like to sell you the opportunity for them to search for scholarships for you. They will promise to locate several sources of scholarships which you qualify for and make it seem as if they could assist you in securing a better financial aid package than if you sought aid yourself. We highly discourage paying anyone to do this type of service, which the student can do for free utilizing the same data, directly on the web, and can get the same pertinent financial aid application and process assistance directly from our office for free! For further and specific information regarding scholarship scams, go to the following web page: http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml
*IMPORTANT -Las Positas College is not affiliated with and does not endorse any of the Web sites listed. This is simply a compiled list of web resources which may provide helpful information. LPC does not make any warranty regarding the accuracy or reliability of any information provided in this list. Clicking any link listed above will transfer the user to a page not under LPC’s control.
