Coastline College Foundation is committed to ensuring the continued success and support of our students by offering scholarships.
More than 300 scholarships are disbursed each year, offered in a variety of award amounts ranging from $250 - $13,000. Students are only required to fill out one application, where the scholarship committee will match you with the appropriate scholarship based on the eligibility requirements.
You can submit a scholarship application online using your Student ID number and email address in your MyCoast portal. If you do not have a Student ID number, you can obtain one from Admissions & Records. The application is available now, October 1 - December 31, 2023.
Coastline College’s General Scholarship application opens on October 1, 2023 and will be available through December 31, 2023. We encourage students to share their story and narrative for a chance to win a scholarship. Students may access the online Scholarship Application to apply.
For help and what to prepare to complete the application, see our How To Apply Video.
If there are circumstances that prohibit you from applying online, please contact the Scholarship Selection Committee.
In addition, please view these scholarship video tips to help you strengthen your application and personal statements:
Qualified candidates should meet the following minimum criteria:
Scholarship recipients are selected by the Scholarship Selection Committee, whose members include administrators, classified staff, faculty, and Coastline College Foundation Board members.
Factors for selection can include academic achievement, service and leadership, college and community involvement, and/or financial need. Applicants are required to submit a Scholarship Application and must be enrolled at Coastline in the Fall and/or Spring semester during the year in which they apply.
The Scholarship Selection Committee will review Coastline transcripts, only, in determining eligibility.
Students will be notified via email (to their @student.cccd.edu email accounts) if they are a recipient of a Coastline College Scholarship. Those who were not awarded will also be notified by email to their @student.ccced.edu email accounts.
Consider touching upon these areas that the scholarship readers will score essay applications around (each area is a maximum of two points on the rubric, for a total of 20 points maximum):
Students who are selected for a scholarship will receive an email notifying them of the Scholarship Recognition Ceremony event details, and are required to accept the award through the online scholarship portal, draft their thank you note to the scholarship donor(s), and RSVP for the event.
Each spring, students selected for a Scholarship Award are honored at an annual Scholarship Recognition event. Coastline College Foundation's 2023 Scholarship Recognition Event will be on Friday, April 14th at the Center at Founder's Village in Fountain Valley.
Scholarships are made available through the generous donations of Coastline College's Foundation, Associated Student Government (ASG), faculty, staff, community organizations and private donors. Scholarships are awarded to applicants on a variety of factors, such as academic achievement, financial need, community involvement, volunteerism, program major and more. Unlike some other forms of financial aid, scholarships do not have to be repaid. However, unless otherwise stipulated, recipients are required to submit formal thank you letters to the scholarship donors, as well as attend the Scholarship Awards Ceremony.
Donors who would like to contribute to scholarships awarded to Coastline students, please contact the Foundation Office or check out our Ways to Give webpage.