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.
| Award | Name | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| $500.00 |
Parsons Family Scholarship (Returning)
The Parsons Family Scholarship is awarded to returning BC students...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $350.00 |
Pat Lee Memorial Award (Transfer)
The Pat Lee Memorial Award (Transfer) is awarded to transferring...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $350.00 |
Pat Lee Memorial Scholarship (Returning)
The Pat Lee Memorial Scholarship is awarded to returning students at...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $950.00 |
Patricia A. Blair Memorial Scholarship
The Patricia A. Blair Memorial Scholarship is awarded to returning...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $500.00 |
Paul M. Baldwin Leadership Award
This leadership award is chosen by BC Biology Professor, Dr. Joe...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $350 |
Pavletich Family Athletic Award
The Pavletich Family Athletics Award shall be given to a student athlete...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $350.00 |
Pavletich Family Scholarship (Agriculture) - Returning
The Pavletich Family Scholarship is awarded to returning students...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $1,200.00 |
Phillip J. Cerro Memorial (Transfer) Scholarship
The Phillip J. Cerro Memorial Scholarship is awarded to BC transfer...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| Varies |
Phillips 66 Scholarship
The Phillips 66 Scholarship is awarded to incoming or returning...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $1,000.00 |
Phillips 66 Women In STEM Scholarship
The Phillips 66 Women in STEM Scholarship will be awarded to students...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $550.00 |
Phyllis R. Gold Nursing Scholarship
The Phyllis R. Gold Nursing Scholarship is awarded to full time (12...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $750.00 |
Political Science Award
The Political Science Award is awarded to BC returning or transfer...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $1,100.00 |
Ralph A. Smith Nursing Scholarship
The Ralph A. Smith Nursing Scholarship is awarded to returning students...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $900.00 |
Ray M. Aguirre Award (Athletics)
This award is presented to a sophomore student athlete football player...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Re-entry Students Encouragement Scholarship
Re-entry Students Encouragement Scholarship
This scholarship is...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $500 |
Reflections Scholarship
The Reflections Scholarship is awarded to incoming, returning, or...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| Varies |
Reggie Williams Distinguished Writing Award
The Reggie Williams Distinguished Writing Award is awarded to enrolled...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| Varies |
Richard L. Davis Culinary Arts Scholarship
The Richard L. Davis Culinary Arts Scholarship is awarded to returning...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $320.00 |
Robb Walt Scholarship
The Robb Walt Scholarship is awarded to students enrolled in the...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $500.00 |
Robert J. and Margaret C. Self Scholarship (Returning)
The Robert Self Scholarship is awarded to a returning student with...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $140.00 |
Robert R. Quiggle Memorial Scholarship
The Robert R. Quiggle Memorial Scholarship is awarded to returning...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $550.00 |
Robert Raskind Nursing Scholarship
The Robert Raskind Nursing Scholarship is awarded to returning 2nd year...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $1,000.00 |
Roger and Madeleine Traynor Scholarship (Transfer)
The Roger and Madeleine Traynor Transfer Scholarship is available to...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Roger and Madeline Traynor Scholarship (Ag Transfer)
The Roger and Madeline Traynor (AG Transfer) Scholarship is awarded to a...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Rozell Family Scholarship
The Rozell Family Scholarship is for Bakersfield College students who...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| Varies |
Rural Initiatives Scholarship (Non-STEM)
For several decades, Bakersfield College’s Delano Campus has provided...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| Varies |
Rural Initiatives STEM Scholarship
For several decades, Bakersfield College’s Delano Campus has provided...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $1000 |
Saba Family Renegade Pride Scholarship
The Saba Family Renegade Pride Scholarship is awarded to incoming or...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $1,000 |
Scott Family Scholarship
The Scott Family Scholarship is awarded to incoming and returning...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| Varies |
Sean Murray Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is available to incoming, returning, or transferring...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $500.00 |
Second Chance Scholarship
The Second Chance Scholarship is awarded to returning Bakersfield...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $180.00 |
Sergeant Patrick Vegas Memorial Scholarship (Transfer)
The Sergeant Patrick Vegas Memorial Scholarship is awarded to transfer...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $300.00 |
Sharon Edgmon Scholarship
Sharon Edgmon Scholarship
This scholarship goes to a returning female...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $250.00 |
Sierra Service Center Council Scholarship
The Sierra Service Center Council Scholarship is awarded to returning...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| up to 3000 |
Skeet Varner Scholarship
The Skeet Varner Scholarship is for returning students with financial...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $450 |
Speck and Lorraine Haslam Memorial Scholarship
The Speck and Lorraine Haslam Memorial Scholarship is awarded to...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| Varies |
Stephanie Marie Gonzalez Memorial Scholarship
The Stephanie Marie Gonzalez Memorial Scholarship is awarded to...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| Varies |
Sterling Silver Culinary Scholarship
The Sterling Silver Culinary Scholarship is sponsored by the Bakersfield...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $1,000.00 |
Sterling Silver Scholarship
The Sterling Silver Scholarship is sponsored by the Bakersfield College...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $300.00 |
Steven Pritchard Industrial Automation Scholarship
The Steven Pritchard Industrial Automation Scholarship is available to...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $0.00 |
The Lionel Alex Jauregui Ortiz Memorial Scholarship
The Lionel Alex Jauregui Ortiz Memorial Scholarship opportunity is for...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $1,000.00 |
The Roxana Merrill Moonstone Scholarship for Early Child Development
The Roxana Merrill Moonstone Scholarship for Early Child Development is...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $300.00 |
Tom Lindley Memorial Track and Field Award
Tom Lindley Memorial Track and Field Award
This is an award for a male...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $300.00 |
Umoja ASTEP Scholarship
The Umoja ASTEP Scholarship is awarded to Umoja Community ASTEP students...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
| Varies |
Verna L. Kelly Memorial Scholarship (Agriculture)
The Verna L. Kelly Memorial Scholarship is awarded to students majoring...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $1,000.00 |
Verona Duncan/Delta Theta Tau Gamma Xi Chapter Scholarship
The Verona Duncan/ Delta Theta Tau Gamma Xi Chapter Scholarship is...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $500.00 |
Virginia Vasquez Scholarship
Virginia Vasquez Scholarship
The scholarship is provided to returning or...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $500.00 |
Virtuous RN Student Award
This student award is available to current Bakersfield College 4th...
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Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $200.00 |
Wallace Jones Memorial Track Award
This award is made available to students who were members of the BC...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |
| $500.00 |
Wally G. Beardsley Scholarship (DSP&S)
The Wally G Beardsley Scholarship is awarded to returning DSP&S students...
|
Deadline02/01/2025 |