OCEF Scholarship
Non-renewable $10,000 awards for disabled, at-risk or Native American youth living in Orange County, California who enroll full time in an accredited secondary or post-secondary program. Apply with a 500-word statement, sealed transcript, one recommendation, eligibility documents and a financial-need worksheet.
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Who can apply
- From Orange County, CA
- Lives or goes to school in California
- must be disabled, at-risk, and/or Native American youth or full-time enrollment
- Disability: disabled (preferred, not required)
- Ethnicity: Native American (preferred, not required)
- Circumstance: at-risk youth (preferred, not required)
- Shows financial need
How to apply
You’ll need an essay, recommendation letters, a transcript, the FAFSA.
Open this listing in the Scholarship Finder for the application page and contact details. This foundation has no website; most small foundations take applications by mail or through the local high school’s counseling office. A short, polite letter asking for the application works well.
Is this legit?
Trust 80/100 Run by an IRS-registered charity that reports its scholarship grants on its annual tax filing. No red flags.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF (tax year 2023) · checked September 30, 2026. Sponsors change dates and amounts; confirm with the sponsor before you apply.
Listed for: California. See all 7,344 scholarships or the ones that welcome homeschoolers.
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