Scholarship Search

Minimum requirements:

1. Must be a full-time student (9 units minimum) at LACC and between the ages of 16 to 24

2. Must have completed a minimum of 6 semester units toward their educational goal (vocational certificate, AA degree or transfer) at LACC or comparable institution

3. Must be a member in good standing of the LACC Guardian Scholars Program

4. Must have at least 2.0 GPA

5. Demonstrate financial need by attaching either the FAFSA EFC form or LACC Financial Aid summary

6. Must meet with an academic advisor and be recommended by the GSP Program Director and Assistant Program Director

Purpose: To help a needy student succeed

Criteria For Applying:

1. Must have completed a minimum of 24 units toward a CAOT certificate or AA Degree
2. Must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in all classes completed at LACC
3. Must write an essay; two-page maximum
4. Unofficial transcript

Requirements: An unofficial transcript must be attached to this application. All information must be filled out and a color, passport-sized photo attached to an essay of no more than two pages that includes educational and career goals. 

• To honor Dr. Anatoliy Nikolaychuk for his outstanding career as a Math Professor at Los Angeles City College from his arrival at LACC in fall 2000, until his death on June 6, 2019, both for his teaching math courses and for his establishing the LACC Math Club and leading the LACC Math Team to many victories in the annual American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) National Math Competition from 2001 through 2019
• To provide Dr. Anatoliy Nikolaychuk Awards each semester. To recruit outstanding graduating high school math students to enroll at LACC; and to provide financial assistance for outstanding LACC math students who have completed their first year at LACC and will enter their second year at LACC in the coming fall semester
• To encourage friends and alumni of the LACC Math Department to consider donating to the Dr. Anatoliy Nikolaychuk Endowment Fund and/or establishing and donating to similar endowment funds at the LACC Foundation to benefit LACC math students and the LACC Math Department.

• Incoming full-time first-year LACC student of a student who has completed his or her first year at LACC and who will be continuing at LACC as a second-year full-time LACC student.
• As a first priority, the student intends to become or is a Math major, or as a second priotiy, the student is, intends to become, or is a STEM major.
• The student applies for the Award on the appropriate LACC Foundation form directly to the LACC Foundation.

• The student has a high GPA
• The student has participated in the LACC Annual High School Math Day Contest and/or in the LACC Math Club/Math Team
• The student has successfully tutored other students in Math at LACC

• Candidates must be currently enrolled in a minimum of six (6) units in LACC Cinema/TV Department
• Candidates must have completed a minimum of 12 units of LACC Cinema/TV program prerequisites
• Candidates must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.0
• Candidates will have demonstrated financial need based on current or projected income as compared to expenses during their enrollment
• Candidates must submit a one-page, typed essay that will describe their goals for their cinema or television career, what led them to choose cinema or television as their major, and their financial needs
• Candidates must include their LACC Student I. D. and Social Security* numbers (*except international students) to complete the application
• Candidates must include a copy of their unofficial transcripts, current registration, and two current letters of recommendation from LACC Cinema/TV faculty members with their applications
• Student must submit either the Expected Family Contribution Form from the FAFSA or the award letter from LACC’s Financial Aid Office

• Candidates must be enrolled in a minimum of five (5) units in LACC journalism courses. This may include a combination of audit as well as credit courses.
• Candidates must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 at LACC or a previous institution.
• Candidates will have demonstrated financial need based on current or projected income as compared to expenses during their enrollment
• Candidates must submit a one-page, typed essay that will describe their aspirations for a professional career in print or broadcast journalism or photojournalism, and a section that describes what led them to pursue a career in the field.
• Candidates must include their LACC Student I. D. and Social Security numbers (*except international/undocumented students) to complete the application
• Candidates must include a copy of their unofficial transcripts, current registration, and one (1) letter of recommendation from a faculty member with their applications
• Candidate applications will be reviewed by a committee from the Journalism Scholarship Committee. The finalists will be reviewed by the Foundation Executive Director before the final selection is made
• Upon award, student will submit a Thank You letter addressed to the Golden Globes Foundation

Purpose:  The purpose of this fellowship is to provide support to LACC Theatre Academy students who can demonstrate financial need. The award will be granted based on need and talent in any one or more of the theater disciplines and will be awarded for the fall semester. 

Criteria to Apply:

1. Candidates must be approved student members of the LACC Theatre Academy
2. Candidates must demonstrate financial need:
   1. Candidates must submit either the Expected Family Contribution Form from the FAFSA or the award letter from LACC’s Financial Aid Office
3. Candidates must submit a one-page, typed essay describing their financial need, career goals and what led them to choose theatre as their major
4. Candidates must include their LACC Student ID and Social Security numbers to complete the application
5. Candidates must include a copy of their unofficial transcripts and current registration

Requirements: Students must secure a Theatre Academy faculty endorsement and a signature from the Department Chair Signature. In addition, candidates must submit a color passport-sized photo and signed statement, “My photograph may be used for reproduction.”

Purpose: To assist students in the Social Science Department complete their educations.

Criteria for Applying:

1. Minimum 2.5 GPA
2. Full-time student at LACC (minimum 12 units)
3. Must be a Social Science major
4. Completion of not more than 90 units
5. Transferring to a four-year university or college
6. Faculty & community letters of recommendation

Requirements: An unofficial transcript and a copy of current registration must be attached to this application, plus all entries must be completed. Candidates must submit a one-page, typed self-profile (approximately 500 words) that includes educational and career goals and attach a color passport-sized photo and signed statement, “My photograph may be used for reproduction”.  Candidates must also provide letters of reference from two (2) faculty members and one (1) letter of recommendation from a community organization.

Purpose: Bernard Osher created this award to be distributed through the California Community Colleges Foundation to students with the greatest financial need. Priority is given to students with the greatest need, as determined by the individual community colleges. As long as an applicant is making satisfactory progress toward a degree, the applicant’s academic performance will not be considered by the selection committee. The award should be used to cover lab fees, books, uniforms, tools, and other equipment required by a student’s course of study.

Criteria for Applying: 

• Students must have completed 24 or more degree-applicable semester units (or the equivalent) at the time of the initial scholarship disbursement
• Student must be enrolled at least half-time (6 or more units) during all terms in which the award remains active
• Applicants must have a minimum 2.0 GPA
• Student must have received a CCC Board of Governor’s Fee Waiver
• LACCF may choose to prorate based on units per term. Suggested prorated award amounts follow:
• Full-time (12 or more units per term) = up to $800.00 per semester, $1,600.00 per year ($4,800.00 lifetime total)
• Three-quarter-time (9-11.99 units per term) = up to $600.00 per semester (or $1,200.00 per year)
• Half-time (6 – 8.99 units per term) = up to $400.00 per semester (or $800.00 per year)
• Applicants must attach:
  • A copy of their unofficial transcript and a copy of the class schedule approved by the Admissions & Records Office.
  • A copy of their Board of Governors Fee Waiver
  • Student must submit either the Expected Family Contribution Form from the FAFSA or the award letter from LACC’s Financial Aid Office

1. Demonstrate financial need.
2. Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 in coursework completed at LACC.
   • Students with a GPA below 3.50 may submit a brief explanation of extenuating circumstances and/or highlight significant contributions to the LACC Journalism Program in their Scholarship Personal Statement.
3. Be currently enrolled in Journalism courses at LACC.
   • Applicants are not required to be Journalism majors.

• Are current staff members of the LACC Collegian newspaper; and
• Have completed at least 12 college units, with a minimum of 8 units completed at LACC.

• The scholarship is intended for currently enrolled LACC students and is not available to high school students.
• The award is intended to support students continuing their education at LACC and is not available to students who are graduating and immediately transferring to a four-year institution.

• Tuition (if not fully covered by other programs such as the California Promise Program)
• Books and supplies
• Campus fees
• Education-related expenses
• Emergency expenses

Purpose: This scholarship was funded by an endowment from the Wells Fargo Foundation to provide support for exceptional students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and involvement in the school and/or community.
Criteria for Applying:

1. Must be a current full-time student at LACC (12 units minimum)
2. Must have completed a minimum of 24 degree-applicable units and no more than 75 degree-applicable units at LACC
3. Must have a GPA of 3.5 or above
4. Must be a student who is preparing to transfer to a four-year college or university
5. Must be CA Resident
6. Demonstrated leadership and involvement in the school and/or community
7. Student must have received a CCC Board of Governor’s Fee Waiver
8. LACCF may choose to prorate based on units per term. Suggested prorated award amounts follow:
   • Full-time (12 or more units per term) = up to $800.00 per semester, $1,600.00 per year ($4,800.00 lifetime total)
   • Three-quarter-time (9-11.99 units per term) = up to $600.00 per semester (or $1,200.00 per year)
   • Half-time (6 – 8.99 units per term) = up to $400.00 per semester (or $800.00 per year)

9. A copy of their Board of Governors Fee Waiver
10. A copy of their unofficial transcript and registration receipt.
11. Student must submit either the Expected Family Contribution Form from the FAFSA or the award letter from LACC’s Financial Aid Office

Requirements: Candidates must complete a self-profile essay indicating background,   interests, goals, and need for a scholarship. Students must demonstrate a commitment to transferring to a four-year college or university. Candidates must provide letters of recommendation from two (2) faculty members associated with the applicant's major and proof of school or community involvement. In addition, candidates must submit a color passport-sized photo and signed statement, “My photograph may be used for reproduction.”