About West Valley College Scholarships
West Valley College scholarships are designed to recognize accomplishments and to provide tangible encouragement to students who have demonstrated academic achievement, leadership, community service, and financial need.
Each year the West Valley College Scholarship Program awards scholarships ranging from $400 to $5,000. The funds for these scholarships are provided from a joint investment of contributions from the private sector and from West Valley College employees.
Application Deadline: Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 11:59 PM.
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Congratulations to our 2020-2021 West Valley College Scholars
| Students | Scholarships |
|---|---|
| Syrena Acuna | Chris Montana Scholarship |
| Rawan Alkhafaf | Bill & Leila Cilker Scholarship |
| Shehab Alnaimi | Carolyn B. King Scholarship |
| Karolyn Alvarado Bejarano | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Alejandra Alvarez Magana | Barbara A. Vrevich Scholarship |
| Elizabeth Angel | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Lanayah Apuan-Wild | Founders/Emeriti Scholarship |
| Celeste Avila Salcido | Lenore & Curtis Mills Scholarship |
| Kazem Ayat | Carolyn B. King Scholarship Robert C. & Marion F. Thorburn Memorial Scholarship |
| Seyyed Mahmood Ayatollahi | Fereydoun Shehabi Scholarship |
| Sofia Bellavance | Founders/Emeriti Scholarship |
| Maike Bohm | Carolyn B. King Scholarship |
| Tyler Bonde | Julie Boiko Scholarship Rita Boren Scholarship |
| Emma Bowman | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Drew Bozarth | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Gwendolyn Brito | Carolyn B. King Scholarship Charest Female Scholarship |
| Keyana Brito | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Adriana Caban-Centeno | Carolyn B. King Scholarship |
| Ashley Caldwell | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Giovanna Cardenuto | Allman Family #3 Scholarship Fang Pei Promise Fund |
| Gustavo Carlos | Fang Pei Promise Fund |
| Jesus Celaya | Grace Ostrus Scholarship |
| Leslie Chavez | Grace Ostrus Scholarship |
| Reyna Chipana Valdez | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Jordan Chong | UCSC Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Award |
| Justine Chu | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Nghi Cong | Osher Scholarship |
| Jose Cortes | Lenore & Curtis Mills Scholarship |
| Seyyedeh Mojdeh Dastgheib | WM Café Scholarship |
| Angela De Luna | Fang Pei Promise Fund |
| Raquel de Pinho Goncalves Araujo de Sa | Charest Female Scholarship Wanda Wong International Scholarship |
| Gabriela Diaz | Carolyn B. King Scholarship |
| Jessica Dolan | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Joseph Ellison | Amanda Hope Lyons Scholarship |
| Leena Elzeiny | Lenore & Curtis Mills Scholarship |
| Shayan Eslamian | Carolyn B. King Scholarship Clifford Leong Scholarship |
| Adriana Esparza | Rita Boren Scholarship |
| Nora Espinal | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Brenda Feldman | Charest Female Scholarship Osher Scholarship |
| Sierra Ferrato | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Benjamin Fleming | Grace Ostrus Scholarship |
| Rudy Flores | Katarina Pivk Scholarship |
| Carlos Flores Santoyo | Carolyn B. King Scholarship |
| Adam Francis | Lenore & Curtis Mills Scholarship |
| Alejandra Franco | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Shahrzad Ghorbannia | Bill & Leila Cilker School of Art and Design Scholarship Carolyn B. King Scholarship |
| Alexis Goldin | Scholar Athlete Scholarship |
| Mansoureh Golmohammadi | Carolyn B. King Scholarship |
| Jorge Gonzalez-Manzo | Carolyn B. King Scholarship |
| Granville Goza | Lenore & Curtis Mills Scholarship |
| Heather Gray | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Or Haluyan | Fang Pei Promise Fund |
| Tisha Hartman | Louise Cooper Scholarship |
| Madison Huntze | Charlotte & Bill Allman Sr. Scholarship |
| Tina Huynh | Carolyn B. King Scholarship WM Café Scholarship |
| Mehrazin Iranbakhsh | Persian Scholarship |
| Parmida Kavoosi | AAUW Los Gatos-Saratoga Local Scholarship Woman of Distinction Scholarship |
| Maryam Khatoon | ECE: Sisters of the Holy Family Scholarship Founders/Emeriti Scholarship |
| Ezabel Lazarof | Rita Boren Scholarship |
| Andrea Le | AAUW Los Gatos-Saratoga Local Scholarship Victoria Sessions Scholarship |
| Anh Le | ECE: Sisters of the Holy Family Scholarship |
| Emma Linden | Robert C. & Marion F. Thorburn Memorial Scholarship |
| Cassandra Lopez | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Leslie Magbitang | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Maria McAllister | ECE: Sisters of the Holy Family Scholarship |
| Kiana Miller | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Surayya Moghaddam | Osher Scholarship |
| Karina Morales Vasquez | Saratoga Rotary Art Show Scholarship |
| Arman Mousavi | Carolyn B. King Scholarship Robert C. & Marion F. Thorburn Memorial Scholarship |
| Veronica Moya | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Mia Munemitsu | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Chantal Naugle | Fang Pei Promise Fund |
| Kevin Nguyen | Carolyn B. King Scholarship Don Ostrus Scholarship |
| Nadja Novakovic | Allman Family Scholarship |
| Cynthia Nunez Zamora | Carolyn B. King Scholarship |
| Olivia Ocher | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Daniel Ochoa | Osher Scholarship |
| George Odhiambo | R.V. Louise Cooper Garrod Scholarship |
| Courtney Olson | Osher Scholarship |
| Soheila Oregani | AAUW Los Gatos-Saratoga Local Scholarship Rita Boren Scholarship |
| Alex Overton | Grace Ostrus Scholarship |
| Milka Perez Cazarez | NeeDeep Scholarship |
| Reed Prescott | Marchelle S. Fox Scholarship |
| Chanel Ramirez | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Alejandro Rivera | Olympiad of the Arts Scholarship |
| Alexandra Robertson | Carolyn B. King Scholarship |
| Marco Robles | Fang Pei Promise Fund |
| Susana Romero | Saratoga Foothill Club Scholarship |
| Asyl Sadyralieva | Osher Scholarship |
| Jessica Sanchez | Grace Ostrus Scholarship |
| Sarai Sanchez | Fang Pei Promise Fund |
| Daria Savchenko | Allman Family Scholarship |
| Amirhossein Sepasian | Beverly & Bill Allman Scholarship Carolyn B. King Scholarship |
| Paula Silva de Oliveira | Lenore & Curtis Mills Scholarship |
| John Soto | Chris Montana Scholarship |
| Payton Stauble | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Talia Stauble | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Luke Stewart | Lenore & Curtis Mills Scholarship |
| Quincy Strasilla | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Lacey Strong-Collins | Fang Pei Promise Fund |
| Yuiko Tahara | Jack & Mary Pease Scholarship |
| Ali Taleghani | Carolyn B. King Scholarship Julie Boiko Scholarship |
| Sovanny Thach | Fang Pei Promise Fund |
| Candelaria Torres-Loya | ECE: Sisters of the Holy Family Scholarship |
| Trung Truong | Osher Scholarship |
| Christopher Valerio | Lenore & Curtis Mills Scholarship |
| Marcia VanderVinne | Grant J. Munsey Music Education Scholarship |
| Sofia Vartanian | Woman of Distinction Scholarship |
| Emmanuel Velasquez Vega | Osher Scholarship |
| Helen Vu | Charest Female Scholarship |
| Jaida Ward | Fang Pei Promise Fund |
| James Zetterberg | Carolyn B. King Scholarship Saratoga Foothill Club Scholarship |
External Scholarships
Many foundations, professional associations, religious and ethnic organizations, and corporations offer grants and scholarships. These awards are based on a wide variety of qualifications including, financial need, academic achievement, religious affiliation, ethnicity, community service, and special interests.
| Donor | Amount | Deadline | Submittal |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Association of University Women (AAUW) Los Gatos-Saratoga Local | $3,000 | 2/25/2021 | Financial Aid Office |
| American Association of University Women (AAUW) San Jose Local | $1,500 – $5,000 | 4/30/2020 | AAUW San Jose |
| Asian American Women’s Alliance (AAWA) | $500 (4 scholarships) | 10/2020 | AAWA |
| Asian & Pacific Islander American (APIA) Scholars | $2,500 – $20,000 | Opens in September | APIA Scholars |
| BigSun Athletics | $500 | 6/19/2020 | BigSun Athletics |
| California Chafee Grant (Foster Youth) | Up to $5,000 | Varies | CSAC |
| California Strawberry Commission | Merit Based | 2/2021 | CA Strawberry Commission |
| CCCSFAAA Scholarship | $500 – $1,000 | TBD | Financial Aid Office |
| County Federal Educational Scholarship | $500 | 4/11/2020 | Online |
| Earnest Scholarship | $5,000 | 5/31/2020 | Earnest |
| Education.com Scholarship Program | Up to $10,000 | 6/30/2020 | Education.com |
| eQuality Scholarship Collaborative | $6,000 | Opens in November | Online |
| Freedom Financial Network | $10,000 – $50,000 | 4/15/2020 | Online |
| Generation Progress - for Undocumented Students | $250 – $5,000 | Varies | Online |
| Immigrants Rising: for Undocumented Students | Varies | Varies | Online |
| Italian American Heritage Foundation | Varies | 4/30/2020 before 4:00 PM | IAHF |
| Jim McEntee Legacy Scholarship | $2,000 | 4/30/2020 | Jim McEntee Legacy Committee |
| Karl S. Pister Leadership | $20,000 | opens in December | Financial Aid Office |
| Latinos in Technology | up to $30,000 | 3/2021 | Online |
| MALDEF (The Latino Legal Voice) | Varies | Varies | Online |
| Military Families | Varies | Varies | Online |
| National Federation of Republican Women | Three $1,000 | 6/1/2020 | Online |
| National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) | Three $1,000 | 3/2021 | NLAPW Santa Clara |
| National Security Education Program Boren Scholarship | Varies | Opens in December | Online |
| Nordson Builds Scholarship | $2,000 – $10,000 | 5/15/2020 | Nordson |
| Pen America (Writing for Justice Fellowship) | $10,000 | Opens in April | Online |
| P.E.O. Program For Continuing Education | $3,000 | Varies | Online |
| The Pivotal College Scholarship (Former Foster Youth) | $3,000 – $5,000 | 5/1/2020 | Pivotal |
| PixelPlex Bi-Annual STEM Scholarship | $2,000 | 6/5/2020 12/5/2020 |
PixelPlex |
| POINT (The National LGBTQ Scholarship) | Varies | Opens in November | Online |
| Real Estate Scholarships | $800 Per Academic Year | Opens in September | Online |
| The Reeves Law Group Scholarship | $3,000 | Opens in September | Online |
| Residential Design Scholarship | $2,500 | 6/30 and 12/15 | Online |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation Scholarship | $1,000 – $40,000 | Varies | Online |
| STEM Scholarship for Women Going Solar | $500 – $15,000 | Varies | Online |
| Sustainable Residential Scholarship | $2,500 | 6/30 and 12/15 | Online |
| Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship and Emergency Grant Programs | Varies | 2/2021 | Online |
| Women in Technology | $2,000 | Varies | |
| Worthy Women's Professional Studies Scholarship | $1,000 – $2,500 | 12/1/2020 | Worthy |
| ZipRecruiter | $3,000 | Every 3 months |
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