Financial Aid Office

Finish Line Scholars Scholarship and Emergency Grant program provides financial assistance through a scholarship, to eligible students who are on their way toward a finish line goal of transferring to a college or university or completing a certificate or degree. Read qualifications carefully!
The application will be open March 1 2024 through March 29 2024.

Applicants must:

Scholarship:

• Receive a tuition fee waiver under the California College Promise Grant.
• Have a goal of completion of a certificate or degree program, or transfer to a four-year college or university.
• Take at least 12 units or maintain an alternate full-time equivalent status during all terms in which the scholarship is active.
• Make progress toward goal as indicated by having completed approximately half of the credits required for the program and have a realistic plan to finish the remainder in under 2 academic years.

In addition, students pursuing a degree or transfer must also meet two of these three criteria:

• Have completed a transfer level English course
• Have completed a transfer level math course
• Have a GPA of 2.5 or higher

*Recipients, please submit a thank you letter to the financial aid office for the Foundation for California Community Colleges. We will submit your letter on your behalf. 

Emergency Grant:

Eligibility criteria for emergency financial aid are separate and different from the scholarship criteria and are not related to your educational goals. Emergency aid is intended to support students facing unexpected or short-term financial barriers that may prevent you from enrolling or staying enrolled in college. No student should be denied based on immigration status.

• Feather River College Foundation
• California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment
• California School Employees Association (CSEA)
• Academic Senate
• Faculty Union
• Rose Cortez Memorial Scholarship
• Donato Merit Scholarship

For more information click here

Citizen Scholar Scholarship Program

Each year, Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative (PSREC) and Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications (PST) offer local students the opportunity to expand their horizons and further their education. PSREC and PST offer two $1,000 scholarships. All interested students are invited and encouraged to apply.

To Qualify: the student's primary residence in Plumas, Lassen, Sierra or Washoe counties must be supplied with either electric power through PSREC or Internet service through Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications. The entry deadline for the Citizen Scholars Scholarship is Friday, April 26, 2024.

Applications are available for download here, by visiting the website at www.psrec.coop, or by calling the PSREC Member Services Department at 530-832-6032 or 800-555-6032.

Plumas District Hospital Volunteers 2024 Scholarship