CMC Scholarships

Available Scholarships at CMC & Requirements

The scholarships listed below may be added or deleted from the list each year, according to availability. All CMC scholarships require a completed online application. Some scholarship require additional essays or materials to be completed. Read the instructions carefully.

• Academic Merit Scholarship

  Qualifications

  • You completed a minimum of 12 degree-applicable/transferable units at CMC.
  • You will complete 12 units, per semester, during the upcoming academic year.
  • Your current cumulative CMC GPA is 3.5 or higher for degree-applicable/transferable units.

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  Application Requirements

  • Attached is a one-page essay answering the question “How do I personally demonstrate the value of education and learning?”
  • Attached is a separate page listing the activities, programs, and organizations you have been active in on campus and/or in the community.
  • Attached is a separate page discussing why you should be chosen as the Academic Merit Scholarship winner.
• Art Mitz Social Sciences Scholarship

  Qualifications

  • You will complete 6 units per semester during the upcoming academic year.
  • You are pursuing an Associate degree in Social Sciences (Anthropology, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or Social Science).
  • Your current GPA is 3.00 or higher.
• Byerrum Business and Accounting Scholarship 

  Qualifications

  • Your cumulative GPA (from all colleges attended) is 3.0.
  • Your CMC major is Business Administration or Accounting.
  • You have unmet financial needs.

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  Application Requirements

  • Attached is a paragraph explaining your career goals.
• Cathy Allen Artist Scholarship

  Qualifications

  • You are pursuing an Associate degree in Art History or Studio Arts at CMC.
  • Yourcurrent CMC GPA is 3.00 or higher.
  • You will complete 6 units per semester during the upcoming academic year.

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  Application Requirements

  • Attach a short essay explaining your journey on how you overcame challenges so you could study Art.
• Classified Senate Scholarship

  Qualifications

  • You will complete 6 units per semester during the upcoming academic year.
  • Your current CMC GPA is 2.50 or higher.
• CMC Faculty Scholarship

  Part of the Osher Initiative for California Community College Students

  Qualifications

  • You will complete 6 units per semester during the upcoming academic year.
  • Your current GPA is 2.00 or higher.
  • You have completed a minimum of 24 degree-applicable cumulative units.
  • Your course completion rate at CMC is at least 50% or higher.
  • You’re pursuing an Associate in Science (AS) or Associate in Arts (AA).
  • You qualify for the California Promise Grant
  • You have unmet financial needs

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  Application Requirements

  • You must attach unofficial transcripts for units completed outside of CMC
• IE Community Foundation Pooled Scholarship Master Fund

  The Inland Empire Community Foundation Pooled Scholarship Master Fund

  Qualifications

  • You will complete 6 units per semester during the upcoming academic year.
  • You are a permanent resident of Riverside or San Bernardino County.
  • Your current CMC GPA is 3.0 or higher, or 2.75 if enrolled in technical training.
  • You have unmet financial needs.
• George Floyd Scholarship Fund

  Qualifications

  • You will complete 6 units per semester during the upcoming academic year.
  • You are a Person of Color.

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  Application Requirements

  • Attached is a separate page discussing:
    • What motivated you to apply for the George Floyd Memorial Scholarship?
    • What are your dreams and goals for the future after you complete your degree?
    • What would help you to complete your college education?
    • What are your goals for your family?
• Glenda and Jay Haislip Memorial Scholarship 

  Qualifications

  • You will complete 6 units per semester during the upcoming academic year.
  • Your cumulative GPA (from all colleges attended) is 3.0.
  • You receive services from ACCESS.
• Jeff Tabor Memorial EMT Scholarship

  Qualifications

  • You are enrolled in the EMT Program at CMC.
  • Your cumulative GPA is 3.0.
  • You have unmet financial needs.

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  Application Requirements

  • Attached is a paragraph explaining my career goals.
• Lena T. Pond Fund Scholarship

  Through The Inland Empire Community Foundation

  Qualifications

  • You will complete 6 units per semester during the upcoming academic year.
  • You are enrolled in CMC’s VN or RN program.
  • You are a permanent resident of Riverside or San Bernardino County.
  • Your current CMC GPA is 2.75 or higher.
  • You have unmet financial needs.
• Molly Adams Endowed Scholarship

  Through Inland Empire Community Foundation

  Qualifications

  • You will complete 6 units per semester during the upcoming academic year.
  • You receive services from ACCESS.
  • You are a permanent resident of Riverside or San Bernardino County.
• Rene Willard Memorial Scholarship

  Qualifications

  • You are a Student Worker at CMC.
  • Your current CMC GPA is 3.00 or higher.
  • You will complete 6 units per semester during the upcoming academic year.
  • You are pursuing an Associate degree in Business Administration or an IS-related field (CIS, CS, CP).
  • You have unmet financial needs.
• Sergeant Dominic Vaca Memorial Scholarship 

  Qualifications

  • You will complete 12 units per semester during the upcoming academic year.
  • Your current CMC GPA is 3.0 or higher.
  • Your CMC major is Criminal Justice or Administration of Justice.

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  Application Requirements

  • Attached is a separate page addressing: What motivated you to apply for the Sergeant Dominic Vaca Memorial Scholarship?and What are your goals for the future after you complete your degree?
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• Southern California Edison STEM Scholarship

  Qualifications

  • You will complete 6 units per semester during the upcoming academic year.
  • Your current CMC GPA is 2.50 or higher.
  • You are pursuing an Associate degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, or Mathematics.
• Trisha Laubenstein Elementary School Teacher Scholarship 

  Qualifications

  • You are a current student taking at least 6 units at CMC.
  • Your cumulative GPA (from all colleges attended) is 3.0.
  • Your CMC major is Elementary Teacher Education.

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  Application Requirements

  • Attached is a one-page essay on “Why I want to be an elementary school teacher.”
• Trustees Gilbert and Lombardo Scholarship

  Qualifications

  • You will complete 6 units per semester during the upcoming academic year.
  • You are a non-traditional student, i.e. 25 years of age or older.

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  Application Requirements

  • Attached is a one-page essay on the topic: How do you envision your life five years from now and how could this scholarship contribute to you achieving your goals?