Grants & Scholarships
The online application to apply for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 scholarships at MJC will go live online the first Monday in October 2023!
The deadline to apply for scholarships has passed. Please check back in Fall semester for more information.
Minimum qualifications to apply:
- Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher by the end of the fall 2022 semester
- Have a total of 12 units completed by the end of the fall 2022 semester
- Have a clearly defined major; a requirement for the essay portion of the application
- Have an active MJC email (@my.yosemite.edu)
- Be actively enrolled both fall 2023 & spring 2024 at MJC; this does not apply to current high school seniors who will be new-incoming freshman at MJC fall 2023
Students must sign-in by clicking in the yellow box at the top left of the page that states - Sign in with your school account!
Amanda White Memorial
School of Art, Performance & Humanities: Music with active participation in choir;
2 semesters
$250.00
Due January 31, 2024
Ann Crawford Memorial
School of Arts, Performance, Music & Humanities: Music major with a goal of becoming
an instructor Must be a resident of Stanislaus County
$400.00
Due January 31, 2024
Beatrice A. Colton Memorial
School of Arts, Performance & Humanities: Music major.
Due January 31, 2024
Crystal Blondeau Memorial for Art
School of Arts, Performance, Music & Humanities: Art major Open to all years
$300.00
Due January 31, 2024
Eleanora Fagin Memorial
School of Arts, Performance & Humanities: Art major; Graphic Art, Sculpture, Ceramics,
Painting Continuing or transfer student Female student preferred
Due January 31, 2024
Ellen Wiltse-Thomas Memorial
School of Arts, Performance, Music & Humanities and Language Arts & Education: Female
student Humanities major; art, music, philosophy, foreign language, english, literature
Preference to be given to a female student transferring to a UC school, preferably
UC Berkeley. No out of state college or university. **CSU student OK.
$2,000.00
Due January 31, 2024
Emily B. Gottschalk Music
School of Arts, Performance & The Humanities: Music major Incoming or continuing student
Active participant in instrumental music at Modesto Junior College
$400.00
Due January 31, 2024
Ernie Bucio Memorial
School of Arts, Performance & Humanities: Music major Must be a horn/brass player
$1,000.00
Due January 31, 2024
Friends of the Art Gallery
School of Art, Performance & The Humanities Art majors All years
$500.00
Due January 31, 2024
Gladys Gagos-Crane Burke Music Award
School of Arts, Performance & Humanities: Music major Transfer student Graduate of
Downey High School
$850.00
Due January 31, 2024
Hiram S. O'Kelley Scholarship Fund
School of Arts, Performance & Humanities: Open to all Music majors Academically deserving
Financial need
Due January 31, 2024
Jeraldine Alexander Muller Memorial Scholarship
School of Art, Performance, & Humanities: Music majors
$500.00
Due January 31, 2024
Jon & Grace Zagaris Guitar
School of Art, Performance & Humanities: Music/guitar student
$300.00
Due January 31, 2024
Lena and Jules Peron
School of Art, Performance & Humanities: Music major
$1,250.00
Due January 31, 2024
Leonard Bartlett Memorial
School of Art, Performance & Humanities: Major must be Journalism, Theatre Arts or
Computer Graphics/Art Must have have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
$1,000.00
Due January 31, 2024
Lewis and Shirley Woodward Friends of Music
School of Art, Performance & Humanities: Music major
$700.00
Due January 31, 2024
Loren & Doris Scanlon Arts Scholarship
School of Art, Performance & Humanities: Must be a Fine Art major; sculpture, painting
or drawing Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher Must have financial need
$650.00
Due January 31, 2024
MJC Art Scholarship
School of Art, Performance & Humanities: Fine Art major Continuing or transfer students
$250.00
Due January 31, 2024
Music Teacher's Association of California
School of Art, Performance & Humanities: Music major
$300.00
Due January 31, 2024
Natalie Ritschel Memorial Scholarship
School of Art, Performance & Humanities: Theater Arts major
Due January 31, 2024
Raymond Bates Art and Art History Scholarship
School of Art, Performance & Humanities: Art and or Art History major
$1,500.00
Due January 31, 2024
Robert K. Hamilton Memorial Scholarship
School of Arts, Performance, Music & Humanities: Music major
$750.00
Due January 31, 2024
Robert W. McKnight Memorial Scholarship
School of Arts, Performance, Music & Humanities: Music major
$400.00
Due January 31, 2024
Sculpture MJC Fine Art Scholarship
School of Art, Performance & Humanities: Fine Art major Must have a cumulative GPA
of 3.5 or higher
Due January 31, 2024
Shirley Woodward Piano Scholarship
School of Arts, Performance, Music & Humanities: Music major with an emphasis on Piano
$200.00
Due January 31, 2024
Stroud Band Scholarship for Non-Music Majors
School of Art, Performance & Humanities: Music major Excellent instrumentalist (winds
or percussion) who is actively enrolled in the MJC Symphonic Band
$600.00
Due January 31, 2024
Woodward Opera-Musical Theater
School of Arts, Performance, Music & Humanities: Music major with emphasis on vocals
$500.00
Due January 31, 2024