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Petersen Scholars Program

Offered independently by Pasadena Community Foundation

Open to any schoolLos Angeles / Pasadena, California

About this scholarship

Monthly stipends plus materials and equipment support for former foster youth in career and technical programs at Los Angeles Community College District campuses.

Who can apply

Transition-age youth (18-26) with foster care history, enrolled in a career, technical, or vocational program at an LACCD college.

Every scholarship in this directory is exclusively for current or former foster youth. Read the sponsor’s own eligibility rules before you start — they decide who qualifies.

How to submit your application

  1. 1. Check the deadline. No fixed deadline published — check the sponsor's site.
  2. 2. Gather your documents. Use the checklist to the side so you are not scrambling at the last minute.
  3. 3. Open the sponsor’s application. The button below takes you straight to Pasadena Community Foundation. Your application is submitted there, directly to them.
  4. 4. Save your confirmation. Keep the confirmation email or reference number, and follow up with the sponsor if you do not hear back.

Amount and deadline not published. The sponsor's page The sponsor does not publish award amounts or a fixed deadline., so we could not confirm the figures. Contact their financial aid or program office to confirm the timing before you apply.

Start your application on Pasadena Community Foundation’s site

Opens the sponsor’s own application. Thank a Teacher does not receive applications and never collects or stores any of your information.