Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Riverside Community College District Scholarship listing. Below are scholarship opportunities offered by the Riverside Community College District Foundation for the next academic year. The General Scholarship Application is required to apply and be considered for all the scholarship opportunities listed below. You will be matched to any scholarships for which you meet the general requirements. Some scholarships may also require more action in addition to the General Application.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1,000.00 100 BMIE Scholarship
The overall concept of the 100 began in 1963 in New York City when a...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Aaron & Anita Tilton Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Aaron Tilton was an attorney who worked on the Nuremberg Trials after...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Afton Williamson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Afton Williamson was truly a special individual. A silent giant, she...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Agatha J. Baxter Memorial Scholarship-Moreno Valley College
The Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) established the Agatha J....
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Agatha J. Baxter Memorial Scholarship-Norco College
The Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) established the Agatha J....
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Agatha J. Baxter Memorial Scholarship-Riverside City College
The Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) established the Agatha J....
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Alan D. and Jan Pauw Endowed Scholarship
Alan Pauw served on the RCC District Board of Trustees from 1964-1992,...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Albert Tilton Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Albert Tilton was the husband of Irmy Tilton, RCC Cosmetology Director...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Alyssa Rayne "Aly" McCroskey Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Aly was a bright, beautiful, loving 16 year-old whose brief life ended...
Deadline01/17/2025
$1,000.00 Angela and Margret Forte Memorial Scholarship
The Angela and Margret Forte Memorial Scholarship Fund at Norco College...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Antoinette Tavaglione "Tavy" Diederich Endowed Nursing Scholarship
Antoinette Tavaglione Diederich, RN, was an operating room supervisor at...
Deadline01/17/2025
$200.00 Arlington-Riverside Gakuen Endowed Scholarship
The Arlington-Riverside Gakuen Endowed Scholarship was established by...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Arnie Sherman Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Arnold Lee Sherman was the youngest son of immigrants who came to the...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Arthur C. Knopf Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Arthur Knopf began his RCC career in 1950 as a teacher of English,...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Arthur Edward Young Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Arthur Edward Young passed away in May 2008 after a 34-year career with...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Bartholomew A. Brown Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The family and friends of Bart Brown, a long-time Riverside resident and...
Deadline01/17/2025
$250.00 Berkeley Douglas Powell Endowed Scholarship (Engineering)
Berkeley Douglas Powell was a former WWII veteran, civil engineer, and...
Deadline01/17/2025
$250.00 Berkeley Douglas Powell Endowed Scholarship (Photography)
Berkeley Douglas Powell was a former WWII veteran, civil engineer, and...
Deadline01/17/2025
$500.00 Bernard Fradkin Library Scholarship
The building that hosts the RCC Library is 81,000 square-foot facility....
Deadline01/17/2025
2-$500, 2-$1000 BESP (Building & Energy Systems Professional Program) Scholarship
Basic requirements and reviewer notes: Major: No specific major...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Bette Fauth Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Bette Fauth, an artist, musician, writer and teacher joined the RCC art...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Betty Day Endowed Scholarship
Betty Day, Professor Emerita of English, attended RCC from 1956-58 and...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Betty J. and Gordon N. Swoffer Endowed Scholarship
In 1981, upon her resignation from the Board of RCCD Foundation, Betty...
Deadline01/17/2025
$200.00 Blaga S. Pauley Memorial Scholarship
Blaga Pauley was born in communist Bulgaria and immigrated to the United...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Bourns Foundation Endowed STEM Scholarship
The Bourns Foundation established this scholarship in 2016 to provide...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Brodie James Smith Memorial Scholarship
Brodie James Smith was a student and employee at RCC’s Norco campus when...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Burrtec Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 2016 by Burrtec Waste Industries,...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined C. Bruce Tomlinson Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor Mr. C. Bruce Tomlinson and his...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined C.L. Endowed Scholarship
Donor and family (Anonymous) established this scholarship in recognition...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined CalRTA - Riverside Division 21 Scholarship
The mission of the California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA) is...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Cardenas Markets Inc. Foundation Scholarship - Moreno Valley College
Cardenas Markets is a family owned business headquartered in Ontario,...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Cardenas Markets Inc. Foundation Scholarship - Norco College
Cardenas Markets is a family owned business headquartered in Ontario,...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Cardenas Markets Inc. Foundation Scholarship - Riverside City College
Cardenas Markets is a family owned business headquartered in Ontario,...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Cecil and Janet Green Endowed Scholarship
Cecil Dennis Green served as Dean of Occupational Education for...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Cecil and Mildred Ybarra Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Cecil and Mildred Ybarra proudly raised their family in Riverside, and...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Cecil Dennis Green Memorial Scholarship
Cecil Dennis Green served as Dean of Occupational Education for...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Charles R. and Elaine B. Ford Endowed Nursing Scholarship
In appreciation of the exceptional education provided by RCC, RCCD...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Chemistry / Allied Health Endowed Scholarship
The Chemistry / Allied Health Endowed Scholarship was established in...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Cheri Jo Bates Memorial Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1997 by the family of Cheri Jo Bates...
Deadline01/17/2025
$500.00 Cindy Taylor Memorial Scholarship
Cindy was a dedicated member of the Riverside City College staff for...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Clifford W. Holmes, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Cliff Holmes was an astronomy instructor at RCC from 1989 until his...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Coach Don Birren Endowed Scholarship
The Coach Don Birren Endowed Scholarship was established in 2008 by a...
Deadline01/17/2025
9+ units = $1450, 6-8 units = $725 Colonel Ralph M. Wright Memorial Endowed Osher Scholarship
The Colonel Ralph M. Wright Memorial Endowed Osher Scholarship honors...
Deadline01/17/2025
$200.00 Creative Writing Scholarship
The Creative Writing Scholarship was established in 1993 by the English...
Deadline01/17/2025
$200.00 Creative Writing Transfer Scholarship
The Creative Writing Transfer Scholarship was established in 1993 by the...
Deadline01/17/2025
2 at $250-$500 CryoWorks Inc. Endowed Welding Scholarship
CryoWorks Inc. has established this scholarship to assist currently...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies Cunnison Family Scholarship
The purpose of the Fund is to provide direct scholarship support for...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Dale and Theresa Griffin Endowed Scholarship
The Dale and Theresa Griffin Endowed Scholarship was developed to...
Deadline01/17/2025
min $500 Daniel DiBenedetto Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Daniel DiBenedetto...
Deadline01/17/2025
Varies - Amount to be determined Daniel J. Kipper Memorial Civil Engineering Endowed Scholarship
The Daniel J. Kipper Memorial Civil Engineering Endowed Scholarship was...
Deadline01/17/2025