Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Kern Community College District Scholarship Portal! Here you will find hundreds of scholarship opportunities for Bakersfield College, Cerro Coso Community College, and Porterville College. Please note: You must complete a General Application to apply for any of the scholarships listed below. All students are encouraged to apply!

The 2024-2025 application period will officially open on October 1, 2024.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1,000.00 Dolores Cerro Scholarship (Nursing)
The Dolores Cerro Scholarship is awarded to students enrolled in the BC...
Deadline02/01/2025
$1,000.00 Dolores Cerro Scholarship (Returning)
The Dolores Cerro Scholarship is awarded to returning students in all...
Deadline02/01/2025
$500 Dominic Vasquez Scholarship
The Dominic Vasquez Scholarship is awarded to a single parent student...
Deadline02/01/2025
$250.00 Don Rodewald Memorial Scholarship
The Don Rodewald Memorial Scholarship is awarded to returning full time...
Deadline02/01/2025
$600 Donna Ann Sisco Memorial Scholarship
Donna Ann Sisco Memorial Scholarship This scholarship is available to...
Deadline02/01/2025
$1,000.00 Donna Litherland Memorial Scholarship
The Donna Litherland Memorial Scholarship is awarded to full-time (12...
Deadline02/01/2025
$1,000.00 Dr. Edward Simonsen Memorial Scholarship
The Dr. Edward Simonsen Memorial Scholarship shall be awarded to a...
Deadline02/01/2025
$1,100 Dr. George & Millie Ablin Scholarship
The Dr. George and Millie Ablin Scholarship is awarded to returning...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Dream Act Scholarship
The Dream Act Scholarship is awarded to undocumented transfer students...
Deadline02/01/2025
$500.00 Ed & Elsie Fanucchi Memorial Scholarship
The Ed & Elsie Fanucchi Memorial Scholarship is awarded to BC returning...
Deadline02/01/2025
$500.00 Eileen Luevano Memorial Scholarship
The Eileen Luevano Scholarship is awarded to students majoring in...
Deadline02/01/2025
$500.00 Emma Buckmaster Memorial Scholarship
The Emma Buckmaster Scholarship is awarded to returning full-time (12...
Deadline02/01/2025
$500-$1500 and publication opportunity English Department Student Colloquium Award
The English Department Colloquium and Essay Contest is awarded in...
Deadline02/01/2025
$500.00 EOP&S/CARE/CalWORKs Foundation Scholarship
The EOP&S/CARE/CalWORKS Foundation Scholarship is awarded to Bakersfield...
Deadline02/01/2025
$300.00 Esperanza Ramirez Memorial Scholarship
The Esperanza Ramirez Memorial Scholarship is available to BC students...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Ferris A. Boyce Memorial Scholarship
The Ferris A. Boyce Memorial Scholarship is awarded to students majoring...
Deadline02/01/2025
$800 Forestry Forever Scholarship
Forestry Forever Scholarship This is for Bakersfield College Students...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Forrest & Ruth Frick Scholarship (Transfer)
The Forrest & Ruth Frick Scholarship is awarded to Arvin High School...
Deadline02/01/2025
$2,000.00 Fred & Beverly Dukes Scholarship (Transfer)
The Fred & Beverly Dukes Scholarship is awarded to students transferring...
Deadline02/01/2025
$500.00 Fred Rue Jacobs Scholarship (Transfer)
The Fred Rue Jacobs Scholarship is awarded to students with a 3.5 GPA or...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Friends of the Library Award
The Friends of the Library Award is awarded to Library Student Workers. ...
Deadline02/01/2025
$600.00 Gary Coats CAD Scholarship
Gary Coats CAD Scholarship The recipient must be an Industrial Drawing,...
Deadline02/01/2025
$2,400.00 Gene Haas Scholarship
The Gene Haas Scholarship(s) will be awarded to Bakersfield College...
Deadline02/01/2025
$300.00 George Day Memorial Award (Broadcast Journalism)
The George Day Memorial Award is awarded to incoming and returning BC...
Deadline02/01/2025
$575.00 George Pavletich, Jr. Memorial Scholarship (Transfer)
The George Pavletich Jr. Memorial Scholarship is available to students...
Deadline02/01/2025
$1,500.00 Girish and Pragati Patel Scholarship
The Girish and Pragati Patel Scholarship is awarded to a returning BC...
Deadline02/01/2025
$400 Glen Earl Chesnut Memorial Scholarship
The Glen Earl Chesnut Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a returning BC...
Deadline02/01/2025
$700.00 Grace Van Dyke Bird Academic Excellence Scholarship (Transfer)
The Grace Van Dyke Bird Scholarship is awarded to transfer students who...
Deadline02/01/2025
$500.00 Greater Bakersfield New Car Dealers Association Scholarship (Incoming & Returning)
The Greater Bakersfield New Car Dealers Association Scholarship...
Deadline02/01/2025
$6,000.00 Hall Family Engineering Scholarship
Hall Family Engineering scholarship is for Bakersfield College students...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Harrer Family Scholarship
The Harrer Family Scholarship is awarded to incoming, returning, or...
Deadline02/01/2025
$1,500.00 Harriet Sheldon Athletic Award
The Harriet Sheldon Athletic Award is awarded to the outstanding woman...
Deadline02/01/2025
$500.00 Industrial Automation Merit Award
The Industrial Automation Merit Award is for students with a declared...
Deadline02/01/2025
$500.00 International Student Affairs Scholarship
The International Student Affairs Scholarship is awarded to returning...
Deadline02/01/2025
$500.00 Jack & Mary Lou Thomson Scholarship (Transfer)
The Jack & Mary Lou Thomson Scholarship is awarded to transfer students...
Deadline02/01/2025
$1,000 Jack Brigham Scholarship (Transfer)
The Jack Brigham Scholarship is awarded to a student who has maintained...
Deadline02/01/2025
$500 Jacqueline E. Gullam Memorial Early Childhood Education Scholarship (Transfer)
The Jacqueline E. Gullam Memorial Scholarship is awarded to transfer...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies James and Dorothea Inskeep Memorial Scholarship
The James and Dorothea Inskeep Memorial Scholarships are awarded to...
Deadline02/01/2025
$400.00 James M. Whitehouse Family Scholarship (Re-entry)
The James M. Whitehouse Family Scholarship is awarded to re-entry...
Deadline02/01/2025
$250.00 Jan Stuebbe Memorial Athletic Award
The Jan Stuebbe Memorial Scholarship Award is awarded to continuing or...
Deadline02/01/2025
$400.00 Jazz Crusader Scholarship (Incoming Students)
This scholarship is for incoming student majoring in the Jazz Studies...
Deadline02/01/2025
$500.00 Jeffrey and Amy Bell Scholarship (Returning)
The Jeffrey and Amy Bell Scholarship is available to returning full-time...
Deadline02/01/2025
$500.00 John Ackland Memorial Scholarship
The John Ackland Memorial Scholarship is available to 2nd year full-time...
Deadline02/01/2025
$1,500.00 John and Ruth Ann Ulman Scholarship
The John and Ruth Ann Ulman scholarship is awarded to graduates of North...
Deadline02/01/2025
$1,000.00 Joseph Bela Huszti Choral Scholar Award
The Joseph Bela Huszti award is for Bakersfield College students...
Deadline02/01/2025
$150.00 Joy of Teaching Award
The Joy of Teaching Award is awarded to students with a high GPA (honor...
Deadline02/01/2025
$1,000.00 June Williams Scholarship
The June Williams Scholarship provides one (1) $1,000 scholarship. It...
Deadline02/01/2025
$400.00 Karen Kloth McDougle Memorial LVN Scholarship
The Karen Kloth McDougle Memorial Nursing Scholarship is awarded to...
Deadline02/01/2025
$450.00 Kathryn Harding Burdick Nursing Scholarship
The Kathryn Harding Burdick Nursing Scholarship is awarded to BC...
Deadline02/01/2025
Varies Kern County Broadcasters Association Scholarship
The Kern County Broadcasters Association Scholarship is awarded to...
Deadline02/01/2025