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Los Altos High School
201 Almond Avenue
Los Altos, CA 94022
Office: (650) 960-8811
Fax: (650) 948-8672
Attendance: (650) 941-2761

MVLA > Our Schools > Los Altos High School > Academics > AVID > AVID Financial Aid

Don't let the cost of college limit your choices. Most students take advantage of financial aid packages which include:

grants/scholarships (free money that you never have to pay back)
loans (often subsidized by the government)
work/study (on campus jobs while you're in college)

Use the resources at Finaid! as a good starting point for learning about financial aid. Particularly useful tools are the Financial Aid Calculators which allow you to enter in your family's financial information to get an estimate of your financial aid.

Use the links below to help you apply for financial aid and scholarships (also use the scholarship information on Naviance).

Fastweb

Free Scholarship Search Service

E4FC Scholarships

Scholarships without SSN Requirements

Maldef Scholarship List

Includes scholarships that don't require a SSN

Becas Latinas

College resources for immigrant families, including scholarship links

Zoomz Scholarship Resources

Zoomz Scholarships and other links

AVID Student Speaker (February)

Share how AVID has helped you change and define your future in 500 words. Winners will present their speech at an AVID Summer Institute.

Pursuit of Excellence (February deadline)

Focused on supporting low-income students who have work experience. Applications available from Joanne Miyahara.

San Jose GI Forum Scholarship (March deadline)

Scholarship for students of Hispanic descent.

Save Me a Spot in College Contest (March deadline)

Open to all grade levels. Compete in Written Word, Poster, or TV ad categories answering "Why should California leaders save you and your peers a spot in college?"

CTA Human Rights Scholarship (3/26)

Scholarship for underrepresented students pursuing a career in Pre-K to 12 education.

Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley Latina College Scholarship (rec'd by 3/26)

For Latinas; selection criteria include academic performance, community involvement, and writing ability.

MVLA Community Scholars (3/31)

Application covers multiple scholarships: Los Altos Rotary, Mountain View Rotary, MVLA Community Scholars, Richard Bell, Mountain View Kiwanis, and Quota

Smithsonian Latino Center Young Ambassadors Program (rec'd by 4/7)

Competitive opportunity to receive training and participate in a 4-week interdisciplinary education internship in museums and cultural institutions.

Youth Education Scholars Program (4/30)

For students in foster or kinship care in Santa Clara County.

Foothill Doorway to Success Scholarship (rec'd by 5/27)

For AB 540 students who will be attending Foothill College. Must have a minimum 2.0 gpa. More information available in the "Documents" Folder, under "Scholarship Information."

Student Advocates for Higher Education (rec'd by 5/28)

Scholarship for AB540 Students

Sigma Phi Epsilon Balanced Man Scholarship (6/30)

Awarded to "balanced men" at particular universities.

FAFSA

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

California Student Aid Commission

Cal Grants for CA high school graduates who will attend a qualified CA college

CSS Profile

Additional financial aid application required by most private schools

Paying and Saving for College (UC EAOP)

Cómo Pagar y Ahorrar para la Universidad (UC EAOP)