Upward Bound Projects

College General Scholarships

The list is divided by college system, and for each university or college it includes:

CSU – California State University

CSU, Chico: https://www.csuchico.edu/fa/scholarships/wildcat.shtml
(Deadline: February 15, 2026)

CSU, Sacramento: https://csus.academicworks.com
(Deadline: March 2, 2026)

Cal Poly, Humboldt: https://cas.humboldt.edu/cas/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Fmy.humboldt.edu%2Fkurogo_login%2Freturn%2Flogin%2Fcas%3F_kgologin_state%3D9e838b9d-84f9-4a22-82ae-589508059a8a
(Deadline: January 31, 2026)

CSU, Sonoma: https://scholarships.sonoma.edu/scholarships
(Deadline: February 1, 2026)

CSU, San Francisco: https://sfsu.academicworks.com/
(Deadline: Varies)

Cal Poly, Maritime: https://www.calpoly.edu/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/cal-poly-scholarships
(Automatically Enrolled Through Admissions)

CSU, East Bay: https://www.csueastbay.edu/financialaid/scholarships/
(Deadline: April 5, 2026)

CSU, Stanislaus: https://www.csustan.edu/financial-aid-scholarship/stanislaus-state-scholarships
(Deadline: March 2, 2026)

CSU, Monterey Bay: https://csumb.academicworks.com/
(Deadline: March 31, 2026)

CSU, Fresno: https://fresnostate.academicworks.com/users/sign_in
(Deadline: March 2, 2026)

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: https://www.calpoly.edu/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/cal-poly-scholarships
(Automatically Enrolled Through Admissions)

CSU, Bakersfield: https://www.csub.edu/financial-aid/types/scholarships.shtml
(Deadline: Varies)

CSU, Channel Islands: https://www.csuci.edu/financialaid/oncampusscholarships.htm
(Deadline: March 2)

CSU, Northridge: https://csun.academicworks.com/
(Deadline: Varies)

CSU, Los Angeles: https://calstatela.academicworks.com/
(Deadline: April 18, 2026)

Cal Poly Pomona: https://csupomona.academicworks.com/
(Deadline: March 2, 2026)

CSU, Dominguez Hills: https://csudh.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com/CMXAdmin/Cmx_Content.aspx?cpId=1059
(Deadline: February 19, 2026)

CSU, Long Beach: https://csulb.academicworks.com/?page=1
(Deadline: March 2, 2026)

CSU, Fullerton: https://www.fullerton.edu/scholarships/scholarship-process/scholarship-application.html
(Deadline: March 1, 2025)

CSU, San Bernardino: https://www.csusb.edu/financial-aid/prospective-current-students/scholarships/on-campus-scholarships
(Deadline: TBA)

CSU, San Marcos: https://www.csusm.edu/finaid/scholarships/index.html
(Deadline: February 1, 2026)

San Diego State: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/sdsu-aztec-scholarships?utm_source=www&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=scholarships
(Deadline: Varies)

UC- University of California

UC Davis: https://financialaid.ucdavis.edu/scholarships/campus/apply-prospective
(Deadline: December 2, 2025)

UC Berkeley: https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/types-of-aid-at-berkeley/scholarships/berkeley-undergraduate-scholarship/
(Automatically Enrolled Through Admissions)

UC Irvine: https://www.ofas.uci.edu/scholarships/applying-for-scholarships.php
(May 1-31, 2026)

UC Merced: https://financialaid.ucmerced.edu/types-aid/scholarships/%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8BInstitutional-uc-merced
(Automatically Enrolled Through Admissions)

UC Riverside: https://financialaid.ucr.edu/scholarships#incoming-first-year-student-sc
(Automatically Enrolled Through Admissions for Some... Others on Scholarship Universe)

UC Los Angeles: https://ucla.academicworks.com/
(Majority open on March; many open year-round)

UC San Diego: https://fas.ucsd.edu/types/scholarships/regents-scholarships-for-entering-freshmen.html
(Automatically Enrolled Through Admissions)

UC Santa Cruz: https://financialaid.ucsc.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/
Automatically Enrolled Through Admissions; Some Have Separate Apps.)

UC Santa Barbara: They will get an email with a link /update
(Automatically Enrolled Through Admissions)

CCC- Community College (Local)

Butte College: https://www.butte.edu/foundation/scholarships.html
(Deadline: March 15, 2026)

Yuba College: https://yccd.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com/CMXAdmin/Cmx_Content.aspx?cpId=1307
(Opening by end of February / early March)

Shasta College: https://shastacollege.academicworks.com/
(Deadline: March 2, 2026)

Feather River College: https://www.frc.edu/financialaid/foundation-scholarships
(Opening in March)

Sierra College: https://sierracollege.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com/Scholarships/Search
Deadline: March 2, 2026)

Woodland College: https://wcc.yccd.edu/student/financialaid/scholarships/foundation-scholarships/
(Opening by end of February / early March)