As the 2025 year begins, the availability of scholarships starts to increase more than in last year’s winter. Because of this, it makes a great time for seniors to have many options to help pay for the college of their choice after graduation if they’ve chosen to go down that path. From their recent Senior Scoop, counselors were able to direct them to the official AHS website to apply for scholarships on the state, county, or local levels, providing them a variety of options to help aid them in paying for college.
However, the scholarships listed are not the only ones seniors can choose from as there’s practically hundreds of scholarships available out there to also choose from, which can fit one’s needs better than the ones listed on the website depending on personal preference, circumstances, and eligibility. Below are some additional scholarships to look into if the scholarships available from the official AHS website don’t fit your personal needs to the best interest.

Hot Jazz Jubilee Music Scholarship ($1,500 each for 3 winners)
Eligibility Requirements
Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
State: California
Field of Study: Music
Background: Involved in music, either in school or in an outside music program
Deadline: Jul 15, 2025
Essay required

SVCF Bright Futures Scholarship ($10,000)
Eligibility Requirements
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Education level: High school senior, currently enrolled undergraduate students, and reentry students pursuing a first associate (AA) or bachelor’s (BA) degree, and graduate students who can demonstrate academic excellence and financial need
State: California
Have demonstrated academic promise with a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA
Plan to enroll at a two- or four-year institution in the fall.

William R. Blow Sr. Scholarship ($2,500)
Eligibility Requirements
Deadline: May 1, 2025
Citizenship: US Citizen
Plan to graduate from a California high school in spring
Intend to enroll in an accredited, public or not-for-profit, four-year college or university in the U.S. beginning in fall
GPA: Earn a minimum, cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.7 or above
Demonstrate an unmet financial need
Based on merit

Linda Kay Monroe Whelan Memorial Education Scholarship ($1,000)
Eligibility Requirements
Deadline: Apr 14, 2025
Essay required
Education Level: High school senior
State: California
Background: Low-income (Need based)
Experience: Volunteering
Planning to pursue a college education after high school

Rodney James Pimentel Memorial Scholarship ($5,000)
Eligibility Requirements
Deadline: Apr 30, 2025
Education Level:High school or undergraduate
State: California
Background: Low-income (beed based)
Major/Field: STEM
Essay required

However, the scholarships listed above are clearly not all the available scholarships that one can apply to outside the AHS website. There is an endless amount of them, and if the ones above still don’t fit your needs, you can still do research on your own to find ones that do.