Scholarships
Welcome to the Cuesta College Scholarship page! On this page, you will find useful information about the Cuesta College Scholarship Application and the Cuesta Promise. Additionally, you will find links to scholarship databases and information about outside scholarships. We encourage you to visit this page often since the Financial Aid Office updates this page regularly with new opportunities.
What exactly is a scholarship?
A scholarship is free money that can be used to help you pay for school expenses like tuition, books, and housing. That's right, free money that you do not have to pay back.
Cuesta College Scholarships
In addition to the Cuesta Promise, Cuesta College offers over 100 institutional scholarships through the Cuesta College Foundation. To be considered for any of these scholarships, you must submit a Cuesta Scholarship Application.
Cuesta College Scholarship Application
The Cuesta Scholarship Application is open from October 1, 2023 - March 2, 2024 for the 2024 - 2025 cycle.
IMPORTANT: Although completing a FAFSA or CADAA is not required to submit a scholarship application, we HIGHLY encourage you to complete a financial aid application because some scholarships are based on need.
Questions? Contact Financial Aid at (805) 546-3143 or email finaid@cuesta.edu.
The Cuesta Promise
Cuesta College offers tuition assistance for recent San Luis Obispo County…
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- High School Graduates
- GED Recipients
- Home School Graduates
To receive tuition assistance for the first two years at Cuesta College, students must complete all the Cuesta Promise steps by the August 1st deadline and must have graduate within the appropriate time frame. For more details, visit The Cuesta Promise Webpage.
Outside Scholarships
Outside Scholarship Policy
Have you been awarded an outside scholarship? Please review the following document for information on how to send the scholarship to Cuesta College: Cuesta College Outside Scholarship Policy
Outside Scholarship Opportunities
| Scholarship | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Corporate Responsibility & Brand Values Scholarship | 10/31/2023 |
| Clean Energy Experts Scholarship | 12/20/2023 |
| Varsity Tutors | Monthly on the 15th |
| AP Keenan Insurance Scholarships | 10/31/2023 |
| South Bay Women’s Network | Varies |
| The San Luis Obispo County Fire Safe Council Inc. | None |
| Ashley Strong Memorial for Social Justice (NAACP - SLO County Branch) | March 1st (Yearly) |
| Paralegal Studies Associate's Degree or Certificate Program Scholarship | None |
| Paralegal Certification Scholarship | None |
Outside Scholarship Databases
| Database | Type |
|---|---|
| The Community Foundation - SLO County | Local |
| Poise Foundation - NAACP Scholarships | National |
| Best Colleges | National |
| FastWeb | National |
| Scholarships | National |
| Unigo | National |
| FinAid | National |
| Nursing Journal | National - Nursing Students |
| Affordable College | National - Students with Disabilities |
| Cien Amigos | National - Latinx Students |
| League of United Latin American Citizens | National - Latinx Students |
| Immigrants Rising | Undocumented Students |
| Scholarships A-Z | Undocumented Students |
| eduPASS | International Students |