Scholarships
California Masonic Foundation - Grand Lodge F. & A.M
Educational Scholarships: Scholarships to graduating high school seniors planning to attend an accredited two or four year institution of higher learning as a full time undergraduate. Some preference given to applicants with Masonic relationship and/or Masonic Youth Group (DeMolay, Jobs Daughters, Rainbow for Girls) membership. Annual awards range from $500 to $2,500/year and may be renewable upon the student's reapplication with evidence of academic progress and continuing financial need. Deadline: February 28th for new applicants; February 28th for renewing students.
California Masonic Foundation
1111 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94108-2284
(415) 292-9196
California Masonic Foundation - Grand Lodge F. & A.M.
C.E. Towne Scholarships: Awarded to graduating high school seniors who will attend an accredited four year institution of higher learning. Some preference given to applicants with Masonic relationship and/or Masonic Youth Group membership. Renewable annual awards are $10,400/year. Deadline: February 28th for new applicants; February 28th for renewing students.
California Masonic Foundation
1111 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94108-2284
(415) 292-9196
California Masonic Foundation - Grand Lodge F. & A.M.
Arnold Wilmott Scholarships: Awarded to graduating high school seniors that will be attending an accredited two year or four year institution of higher learning as a full time student. Masonic relationship or membership is not required. Preference given to students graduating from the Whittier area schools. Deadline: February 28th for new applicants; February 28th for renewing students.
Aronld Wilmott Scholarship
Greenleaf Gardens Masonic Lodge
12001 East Beverly Boulevard
Whittier, CA 90601
Send a SASE ($0.66) for an application.
California Scottish Rite Foundation
Memorial Scholarship Fund and Special Scholarship Fund: Scholarships for California residents aged 17 to 25 seeking a college degree as an undergraduate at any fully accredited college or university nationwide. Masonic affiliation and/or membership is not required. Deadline: March 14th.
California Scottish Rite Foundation
855 Elm Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90813
DeMolay Foundation of California, Inc.
Northern California College or University Scholarship Fund
Fund helps active DeMolays who seek a college education and who will be a credit to DeMolay. Academic excellence is not the only criteria to receive the scholarship. Scholarship if for $2,000 for one year, renewable for a lesser amount under some circumstances. Deadline: May 1st.
DeMolay Foundation of California, Inc.
4631 Nevin Avenue
Richmond, CA 94805
DeMolay Foundation of California, Inc.
Northern California Community Junior Colleges (Trade School), a two-year curriculum scholarship fund: Fund helps active DeMolays seeking an education and willing to work hard to accomplish his personal goals and will be a credit to DeMolay. Award is for $750. Deadline: May 1st.
DeMolay Foundation of California, Inc.
4631 Nevin Avenue
Richmond, CA 94805
Demolay Foundation, Inc.
Frank S. Land Scholarship: Fund assists applicants to four year colleges based on need, scholastic ability, and personal qualifications. Applicants must be active DeMolays. Grants are for a maximum of $800/year, normally for one year only. Grants must be repaid. Deadline: April 1st.
Scholarship Administrator
DeMolay Foundation Incorporated
10200 N. Executive Hills Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64153
DeMolay Foundation, Inc.
Grotto of North America Scholarship: Fund assists active or senior DeMolays pursuing undergraduate or graduate school education in dentistry or medicine based on need, scholastic ability and personal qualifications. Scholarship grants are a maximum of $1,500/year and must be repaid. A total of three scholarships are awarded annually. Deadline: April 1st.
Scholarship Administrator
DeMolay Foundation Incorporated
10200 N. Executive Hills Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64153
California Association of High Twelve Clubs
Ensign Mayo High Twelve Loan Fund: Fund loans up to $2,000 annually for up to five years to DeMolays, Job's Daughters and Rainbow Girls seeking an undergraduate education.
Mr. Norman Mykles
Secretary of the Board
P.O. Box 691826
Stockton, CA 95269-1826
International Order of Job's Daughters
State of California Educational and Scholarship Award: Fund assists active or majority members of a Bethel of Job's Daughters in the State of California. Applicant with highest score will be awarded the Elise Bonneville Daskam Memorial Scholarship; second highest scoring applicant is awarded the Harold Aggesen Grand Bethel Memorial Scholarship. Many other scholarships of lesser amounts are awarded as funds are available. Deadline: Postmarked no later than April 1st.
Grand Guardian Council of California, I.O.J.D.
Mrs. Jean Point, P.G.G.
Grand Secretary
303 W. Lincoln, Suite 210
Anaheim, CA 92805
International Order of Job's Daughters
State of California Educational and Scholarship Loan Fund: Loans are made up to $750 for tuition, books, car fare, or room and board and first installment toward repayment must begin five years from the date of the note or 120 days after applicant after applicant completes her training and/or schooling, whichever date occurs first. Deadline: Applications will not be accepted less than sixty days or more than four months prior to the date the loan is desired.
Grand Guardian Council of California, I.O.J.D.
Mrs. Jean Point, P.G.G.
Grand Secretary
303 W. Lincoln, Suite 210
Anaheim, CA 92805
International Order of the Rainbow for Girls
Nancy Bronston Memorial Scholarship: Awards $1,000 annually for as many years as the funds are available from the Bronston family. Applicant must be a member of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls in California, including majority members. Deadline: March 1st.
Mr. William Caldwell
Chairman of Scholarship Committee
15450 Pozzan Road
Healdsburg, CA 95448
International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, Grand Assembly of California
Rainbow Scholarship Fund: Assists a Rainbow Girl, in good standing, to enter a recognized college of her own choosing by providing non-renewable awards in the amount of $500. It is for active members entering college for the first time. A supplementary scholarship, the Beverly Sanders Memorial Scholarship may award grants from $100 to $250 dollars to the recipient of the Rainbow Scholarship without separate application. Deadline: March 1st.
Mr. William Caldwell
Chairman of Scholarship Committee
15450 Pozzan Road
Healdsburg, CA 95448
International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, Grand Assembly of California
Rainbow Music Scholarship Fund: Assists a Rainbow Girl, in good standing, to enter a recognized college of her own choosing by providing non-renewable awards in the amount of $500. It is for active members entering college for the first time and who major or minor in music. Deadline: March 1st.
Mr. William Caldwell
Chairman of Scholarship Committee
15450 Pozzan Road
Healdsburg, CA 95448
Knights Templar Educational Foundation of California
Christian Ministry Scholarship Fund: Assists in filling vacant Protestant Pulpits existing in the United States by awarding twenty $1,500 scholarships to students attending either the American Baptist Seminary of the West, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Pacific School of Religion, San Francisco Theological Seminary or the School of Theology at Claremont. Nominations before November.
Knights Templar Education Foundation
Christian Ministry Scholarship Fund
801 Elm Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90813
Knights Templar Education Foundation, Division of the Grand Commandary Knights Templar of California
Educational Loan Fund: Provides a maximum loan of up to $2,500, repayable in quarterly installments over a four year period after graduation to full time students enrolled in their Junior and/or Senior year in an accredited College or University. Fund considers certain types of accredited vocational training and may also be granted for professional training, advanced degrees or post graduate work.
Knights Templar Education Foundation
801 Elm Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90813
Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Leadership Scholarship Program: Program awards two $12,000 scholarships annually to individuals possessing an A M.A. or M.S. degree who are in mid-career and are working to secure a Doctor's Degree in Public School Administration based on evidence that without the financial assistance provided by the Scholarship, the individual would not be able to pursue further graduate studies. Deadline: April 1st of each year.
Director of Education
Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree
1733 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009-3199
Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Shepherd Scholarship: An unrestricted Scholarship to pursue advanced education, providing an amount of $6,000 per year for a maximum of four years with the objective of aiding worthy candidates in obtaining a baccalaureate or graduate degree in fields assocated with service to country and generally perceived as benefiting the human race. Deadline: April 1st of each year.
Director of Education
Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree
1733 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009-3199
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Valley of Bakersfield - Orient of California
The Henry Eissler Memorial Scholarship: Available to senior students enrolled in a public high school and who will attend an academic college or university in Kern County. Fund provides ten $500 scholarships, subject to adjustment each year.
Bakersfield Scottish Rite Bodies
1700-21 Ashe Road
Bakersfield, CA 93309
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Valley of Bakersfield - Orient of California
The Henry H. Bock Memorial Scholarship: Available to graduating high school seniors who are members of a Masonic youth organization (i.e., DeMolay, Job's Daughters, Rainbow Girls) in the jurisdiction of the Bakersfield Scottish Rite. Fund provides two $1,000 scholarships, subject to adjustment each year; some $500 scholarships are available.
Bakersfield Scottish Rite Bodies
1700-21 Ashe Road
Bakersfield, CA 93309
Northern California Scholarship Foundation
Education Scholarships (The Scaife Foundation; The Helen Wegman Pannelee Educational Foundation; The Herbert Frank and Bertha Maude Laird Memorial Foundation): Each Scholarship grant is awarded for four years and pays $400 per month for ten months of the college year; candidates attending Junior College and living at home may receive $200 per month until they transferto a four year college. Deadline: Announcements are available from High School Principals and Counselors in January or write to:
Northern California Scholarship Foundations
Secretary, Educational Scholarships
1547 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612
Sacramento Scottish Rite Bodies
Charles M. Goethe Memorial Scholarship: Renewable awards ranging from $350 to $1,700 per year to students who are members or Senior Members of the Order of DeMolay or sons and daughters of a member or deceased member of a constitutent Masonic Lodge of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of California who are enrolled at an accredited college or university pursuing any academic major. Some preference is given to students majoring in Eugenics, genetics and the biological or life sciences. Deadline: June 10th
General Secretary
Sacramento Bodies of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
P.O. Box 19497
Sacramento, CA 95819
Sacramento Scottish Rite Bodies
Student Loan Program: Educational loans to assist worthy student obtain a college degree, providing a maximum loan to any one student not in excess of $2,000.
General Secretary
Sacramento Bodies of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
P.O. Box 19497
Sacramento, CA 95819
Sacramento Scottish Rite Bodies
Manning Scholarship: Grants to qualified college students enrolled at any accredited college or university, limited to students who are residents of California between the ages of 17 and 25. Preference is given to residents of that portion of Northern California under the jurisdiction of the Sacramento Scottish Rite Bodies which includes the Counties of Amador, Alpine, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba. Deadline: June 10th.
General Secretary
Sacramento Bodies of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
P.O. Box 19497
Sacramento, CA 95819
Sacramento Scottish Rite Bodies
Leonard F. Stark Scholarship: Grants of varing amounts to qualified college students enrolled at any accredited college or university, limited to students who are residents of California between the ages of 17 and 25. Preference is given to residents of that portion of Northern California under the jurisdiction of the Sacramento Scottish Rite Bodies which includes the Counties of Amador, Alpine, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba. Deadline: June 10th.
General Secretary
Sacramento Bodies of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
P.O. Box 19497
Sacramento, CA 95819
The Wolcott Foundation - High Twelve International
Educational Scholarship: Provides tuition and other assistance to qualified students for a maximum of 36 semesters of graduate study at The George Washington University School of Government and Business Administration, or the Elliot School of International Affairs with the purpose of preparing young men and women of good character, who have an appreciation for honesty and good government, for a career in government service or international business at the federal, state or local levels. Deadline: February 1st.
Roy E. Ludwig, State Secretary
15456 Ivanhoe Drive
Visalia, CA 93292-9149or
Office of Fellowship Programs
Hall of Government, #401
George Washington University
Washington, D.C. 200052
Grand Chapter of California - Order of Eastern Star
Eastern Star Educational and Religious Scholarships: Awards for no less than $500 nor more than $1,000 a year for those atending a four-year college/university and for no less than $250 nor more than $500 a year for those attendin a community/junior college or a trade school in California. A scholarship of $500 if also available to college graduates desiring to enter or continue in a theological school or seminary. Deadline: April 1st. Write for application with a SASE to,
Grand Secretary
Grand Chapter of California, Order of Eastern Star
870 Market Street, Suite 722
San Francisco, CA 94102-2996
Or www.oescal.org