{"id":19842,"date":"2023-12-18T10:23:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T18:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vccflegacy.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=19842"},"modified":"2025-01-29T07:47:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T07:47:07","slug":"scholarships-for-college-or-vocational-studies-in-ventura-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/es\/scholarships-for-college-or-vocational-studies-in-ventura-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Becas para estudios universitarios o de formaci\u00f3n profesional en el condado de Ventura"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This article was translated from its original Spanish.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ventura County students who wish to pursue college or vocational studies will be eligible for financial aid to fulfill that dream.<\/p>\n<p>The Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF) offers this opportunity to those interested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have more than 120 scholarships for any type of student, whether they are going to study in college or in a trade school,\u201d said Matthew Bigelow, a volunteer at VCCF.<\/p>\n<p>The amount of the scholarships ranges between $500 and $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>Students can apply through the foundation&#8217;s website. There they must provide the following documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a copy of your academic record<\/li>\n<li>Email address of two people who serve as references (other than friends or family)<\/li>\n<li>Some of the scholarships require demonstrating financial need<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The application process closes on January 19, 2024. To view the requirements and list of scholarships, <a href=\"https:\/\/vccflegacy.wpenginepowered.com\/scholarships\/student-applicants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pulse aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>VCCF offers two types of scholarships: Automatch and Apply To. Automatch scholarships only require completing the general scholarship application while Apply To scholarships require an additional essay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I look for in essays is what gives to the student&#8217;s background, what makes them special and why they deserve the scholarship,\u201d Bigelow said.<\/p>\n<p>VCCF awarded more than 400 scholarships to residents of its county last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese scholarships can help them go to college, make their dreams come true, and achieve their goals,\u201d Bigelow said.<\/p>\n<p>Scholarships not only offer significant financial relief but also provide access to resources, mentorship, and support networks that will enrich students&#8217; educational journey.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telemundo52.com\/educacion\/pizarron-52\/condado-ventura-becas-estudios-universitario-vocacional\/2554125\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This article was originally published by Telemundo 52 LA.<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was translated from its original Spanish. &nbsp; Ventura County students who wish to pursue college or vocational studies will be eligible for financial aid to fulfill that dream.&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":19843,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-coverage"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}