Scholarships

Minimum qualifications to apply

• Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher by the end of the fall 2025 semester
• Have a total of 12 units completed by the end of the fall 2025 semester
• Have a clearly defined major; a requirement for the essay portion of the application
• Have an active MJC email (@my.yosemite.edu)
• Be actively enrolled both fall 2025 & spring 2026 at MJC; this does not apply to current high school seniors who will be new-incoming freshman at MJC fall 2025

Amanda White Memorial
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Music with active participation in choir; 2 semesters
$250.00

Ann Crawford Memorial
School of Arts, Performance, Music & the Humanities: Music major with a goal of becoming an instructor Must be a resident of Stanislaus County
$400.00

Beatrice A. Colton Memorial
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Music major.

Crystal Blondeau Memorial for Art
School of Arts, Performance, Music & the Humanities: Art major Open to all years
$300.00

Eleanora Fagin Memorial
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Art major; Graphic Art, Sculpture, Ceramics, Painting Continuing or transfer student Female student preferred

Ellen Wiltse-Thomas Memorial
School of Arts, Performance, Music & the Humanities and Language Arts & Education: Female student Humanities major; art, music, philosophy, foreign language, english, literature Preference to be given to a female student transferring to a UC school, preferably UC Berkeley. No out of state college or university. **CSU student OK.
$2,000.00

Emily B. Gottschalk Music
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Music major Incoming or continuing student Active participant in instrumental music at Modesto Junior College
$400.00

Ernie Bucio Memorial
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Music major Must be a horn/brass player
$1,000.00

Friends of the Art Gallery
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities Art majors All years
$500.00

Gladys Gagos-Crane Burke Music Award
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Music major Transfer student Graduate of Downey High School
$850.00

Hiram S. O'Kelley Scholarship Fund
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Open to all Music majors Academically deserving Financial need

Jeraldine Alexander Muller Memorial Scholarship
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Music majors
$500.00

Jon & Grace Zagaris Guitar
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Music/guitar student
$300.00

Lena and Jules Peron
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Music major
$1,250.00

Leonard Bartlett Memorial
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Major must be Journalism, Theatre Arts or Computer Graphics/Art Must have have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
$1,000.00

Lewis and Shirley Woodward Friends of Music
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Music major
$700.00

Loren & Doris Scanlon Arts Scholarship
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Must be a Fine Art major; sculpture, painting or drawing Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher Must have financial need
$650.00

MJC Art Scholarship
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Fine Art major Continuing or transfer students
$250.00

Music Teacher's Association of California
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Music major
$300.00

Natalie Ritschel Memorial Scholarship
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Theater Arts major

Nickerson-Rossi Dance Scholarship 
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Dance major
$2,500.00

Raymond Bates Art and Art History Scholarship
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Art and or Art History major
$1,500.00

Robert K. Hamilton Memorial Scholarship
School of Arts, Performance, Music & the Humanities: Music major
$750.00

Robert W. McKnight Memorial Scholarship
School of Arts, Performance, Music & the Humanities: Music major
$400.00

Sculpture MJC Fine Art Scholarship
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Fine Art major Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher

Shirley Woodward Piano Scholarship
School of Arts, Performance, Music & the Humanities: Music major with an emphasis on Piano
$200.00

Stroud Band Scholarship for Non-Music Majors
School of Arts, Performance & the Humanities: Music major Excellent instrumentalist (winds or percussion) who is actively enrolled in the MJC Symphonic Band
$600.00

Woodward Opera-Musical Theater
School of Arts, Performance, Music & the Humanities: Music major with emphasis on vocals
$500.00