External Scholarships

In addition to our Coastline scholarships, we receive announcements of scholarship offerings from external organizations. Coastline is not responsible for the application or awards process for these external scholarships. Please phone or write to each organization directly for details.

Avoid Scholarship Scams! Please visit the following sites for information on how to protect yourself from scholarship and financial aid scams and identity theft.

• ftc.gov : Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams
• studentaid.gov : Avoiding Student Aid Scams

• List Of External Scholarships

  Asian American / Pacific Islander

  • APIA Scholars
  • OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates

  Black / African American

  • Bold.org

  Hispanic / Latinx

  • Hispanic Education Endowment Fund
  • National Hispanic Business Women Association (NHBWA)
  • The Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU) Student Programs (scholarships, internships, etc.)

  General Scholarships & Directories

  • Fastweb Scholarship Search
  • Jeannette Rankin Women's Scholarship Foundation
  • Niche: $2,000 "No Essay" College Scholarship
  • Scholarship America
  • Taco Bell's Live Mas Scholarship
  • The Frank M. & Gertrude R. Doyle Foundation Scholarship
  • The Mensa Foundation's U.S. Scholarship
  • Virginia Smith Trust Scholarship

  Women

  • Go Girl! Grant
  • Miss Fountain Valley
  • P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education
  • Patsy Mink Foundation
  • Soroptimist International Live Your Dream Award
  • Women's Independence Program
  • Women's Transportation Seminar - Orange County (WTS-OC) Scholarship

  Major / Career Specific

  • AP Keenan Insurance Scholarship
  • California Community College's Chief Information Systems Officers Association (CISOA) Scholarship
  • Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship
  • Microsoft Cybersecurity Scholarship
  • Orange County Community Foundation
  • Real Estate Education Scholarship Endowment (09/01/20 - 04/01/21)

  Psychology Scholarships

  • Ashford University (BA - Psychology)
  • Southern New Hampshire University (BA - Psychology)
  • Los Angeles Pacific University (Bachelors - Applied Psychology (B.A.))
  • Purdue University Global (BS - Psychology)

AANAPISI Scholarship Program

AANAPISI Scholarship Program

AANAPISI Scholarship Program

The APIASF Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) Scholarship Program

The APIASF Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) Scholarship Program is a collaboration with AANAPISIs and the communities they serve to provide scholarships, expand institutional capacity and mobilize local resources to help foster economic development. The APIASF AANAPISI Scholarship is available annually to students attending APIASF AANAPISI partner campuses. The scholarship award varies from $2,500 - $5,000. Please visit the APIASF Scholarship website for more information.

AANAPISI Scholarship Timeline

• September 7, 2022 - Application OPENS
• January 19, 2023 - Application CLOSES
• Mid-Spring - Finalists Notified
• Late Summer 2023 - Scholarship Distribution to College Foundation

External Scholarship Recipient Information

Students often receive scholarship funding from outside organizations. Scholarship funds are offered to students with different criteria set forth by the donating organization.

At times, certain scholarship awards require the funds to be issued directly to the college or deposited into a student account. If your scholarship donor requests the funds to be issued to the college and not directly to you, please inform the donor to make the checks payable to "Coastline College" or "CC Foundation." An award letter with stipulations should accompany the scholarship check, and include the student's full name and student ID number.

Mail the scholarship check to:

Coastline Community College
ATTN: Foundation
11460 Warner Ave
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Students must notify the Foundation office of an incoming award, by submitting a Scholarship Account Set-up Form. Please complete the form then email, fax, mail or drop off in-person to the Foundation office, located in room 241 at College Center. Depending on your scholarship award criteria, you may have a variety of services available to you, such as deferred tuition fees, CCC Bookstore Voucher, or reimbursement for allowable expenses (such as gas, rent, course materials, tuition) already paid by you out-of-pocket.

How To:

• Defer Fees

  How To Defer Tuition / Registration Fees

  You are responsible for paying your tuition fees at the time of registration. However, as a courtesy, the Foundation Office may defer your registration fees if you have an incoming scholarship award from an organization other than Coastline.

  To have your tuition fees defer, fill out the Service Request Form. This process is not done automatically by the Foundation Office. To ensure your classes are not dropped, please fill out the Service Request Form and email the Foundation Office prior to your registration date. This form must be submitted before the start of each semester.

  Once the semester begins, the Foundation Office will pay your fees directly with your scholarship funds, once the check is deposited and cleared for use. Registration fees covered with scholarship funds are paid starting the fourth week of each semester – no sooner. This provides you a chance to make changes to your schedule the first two weeks of each semester i.e. adding and dropping classes. Taking this step will prevent you from being dropped for non-payment.

• Receive Bookstore Voucher

  How To Receive A Bookstore Voucher

  If your scholarship allows you to purchase textbooks and course materials, the Foundation Office has the ability to issue a CCC Bookstore Voucher to you in lieu of payment.

  Please complete the Service Request Form. Please forward an estimate cost of the transaction (including tax), allowing 2 business days for processing. Foundation staff will forward a bookstore voucher via email. Bookstore vouchers cannot be used for purchases online, only for in-person transactions. If you are a distance learner, please contact Foundation staff at (714) 241-6154 for additional information.

• Seek Reimbursement

  How To Be Reimbursed For Educational Expenses

  Students who prefer to purchase course materials out-of-pocket or online, may forward their receipts for reimbursement. Please hold on to all original receipts for items purchased in-person at a retailer and/or bookstore. Confirmation emails may be forwarded, but must clearly reflect method of payment and the student's name in the transaction. Please complete a Scholarship Reimbursement Form and forward to the Foundation: foundation@coastline.edu . A check will be mailed to the student's address on file within 2-4 weeks.