Outside Scholarships
Outside Scholarships are not awarded by the government or Cal Maritime and are funded through a private sector company, philanthropist or foundation.
Where to Find Outside Scholarships
- High School Guidance Offices
- Community College Offices
- Banks and other businesses
- Local community groups or clubs
- Educational organizations
- Religious or church groups
- Service Organizations such as Lion’s, Rotary or Kiwanis
- Alumni associations
- College or Major department websites/bulletin boards
- Parent or Guardian employers
- Professional Organizations
Scholarship Search Engines
Several reputable free scholarship search services are available. You shouldn’t ever pay for scholarship searches. Many of these sites also have valuable information and advice on how to research and apply for scholarships.
- 10,000 Degrees
- Academic Invest
- Bold.org
- College Board Online Scholarship Search
- CollegeScholarships.org
- Fastweb
- FinAid
- Gates Millennium Scholarships
- GoGrad
- Lists of Scholarships
- Making Waves Foundation
- Money Geek
- Scholly® Scholarships
- Scholarmatch.org
- Scholarship America
- Scholarship Experts
- Scholarships360
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation
- Tuition Funding Sources
- US Department of Education
- We Make Scholars
If you have applied to and have already been awarded an outside scholarship, make sure that your donor or the scholarship agency sends the check to the correct office to ensure your scholarship is applied to your student account.
Send Scholarship checks to:
Mailing Address
California State University Maritime Academy
Attention: Cashier's Office
200 Maritime Academy Drive
Vallejo, CA 94590
On the memo section of the check, please include the student's first and last name with the student ID number.