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External Scholarships

External scholarship opportunities are offered by individual donors, organizations and businesses outside of DVC. These scholarships are offered at the local, regional, state, or national level.

Review our list of popular external scholarships. These scholarships are not associated with DVC Foundation scholarships, and a separate application is required for each external scholarship. Please note that DVC does not endorse or recommend any particular organizations, points of view, products, or services offered by these outside organizations and does not assume responsibility for the information listed. Students should carefully review all scholarship information.

Additional Sources for External Scholarships


  • Scholarship search engines may be used to search for scholarship opportunities. Please note that DVC does not endorse or recommend any particular organizations, points of view, products, or services offered by these outside sites and does not assume responsibility for the information listed. Students should carefully review all scholarship information.

Contact Us

Scholarship Office

Pleasant Hill Student Services Center - SSC Room 127

Hours: M-Th 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. F 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

San Ramon West Building - W

Hours: MTTh 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (remote services) W 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.