Wednesday, January 18, 2012

For high school and college students: scholarships, internships

and all that good stuff. Local and statewide opportunities to further your education, meet interesting people, and make some money!

Assembly Fellowship

Applications are being accepted for the 2012-2013 Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellowship Program until Feb. 22. The Assembly Fellowship Program is a full time, 11-month fellowship that gives an introduction on how the Assembly works. Fellows participate in a weekly academic seminar, earn graduate credits from California State University, Sacramento. Fellows are paid a monthly stipend of $1,972, plus health benefits.

Applications for the 2012-2013 Assembly Fellowship Program are due February 22, 2012. Contact the Center for California Studies with any questions at calstudies@csus.edu or (916) 278-6906. An online application is available here.

For information on the Senate, Judiciary and Executive Fellowships, click here.

Scholarship program from PG&E

PG&E
will award up to $1 million in scholarships to enable high school, community college and “non-traditional” students to complete their higher education paths. Bright Minds scholarship winners will receive full-ride scholarships of up to $30,000 per year; program finalists will receive $2,500 towards their studies.

The Bright Minds scholarships will be awarded based on a combined demonstration of community leadership, personal triumph, financial need and academic achievement. Deadline for applying is February 17, 2012.
For more information and to apply, click here.

Agriculture scholarships

Agri-Culture, a Watsonville organization dedicated to promote better understanding of agricultural issues, is accepting applications for two scholarship programs for students majoring in agriculture.

To be eligible for the scholarships, students must live in Santa Cruz County or within the Pajaro Valley Unified School District boundaries, or be a member of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau. Deadline to submit applications is Feb. 24. For more information, click here.

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