Want $10,000 to go to college? Here’s how California students can apply for financial aid
California students have the opportunity to win thousands in college scholarships.
The Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation Foundation recently announced it would award up to $600,000 in financial aid in 2025 to California students seeking higher education, according to a news release.
The nonprofit organization is offering up to $10,000 in college scholarships for in-state students pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math disciplines.
“For more than a decade, the PG&E Corporation Foundation has had the honor of helping students pursue careers as scientists, engineers and innovators powering California’s clean energy progress and future,” Carla Peterman, PG&E’s executive vice president of corporate affairs, said in a news release. “It is our privilege to play a part in helping these young people grow and succeed in their academic and professional endeavors.”
Since 2012, the scholarship program has awarded California students more than $7 million for demonstrating “community leadership, personal triumph, financial need and academic achievement,” the PG&E Corporation Foundation said.
This year, the foundation plans to hand out 60 scholarships worth $2,500, $5,000, or $10,000 to California STEM students.
Here’s how to apply for financial aid:
Who is eligible & how to apply for college scholarships?
PG&E Corporation Foundation scholarship applications are open to California students who meet this criteria:
- A high school senior or graduate; an individual that has earned a GED diploma; a current college undergraduate or a non-traditional student
Reside or be a dependent of a resident in PG&E’s service area in Northern and Central California
Plan to enroll in full‑time undergraduate study for the entire 2025-2026 academic year
Seeking their first undergraduate degree at an accredited four-year institution in California or a historically Black college or university
Pursuing a degree in engineering, computer science or information systems, cyber security, environmental sciences, math or physics
“STEM scholarships are designed to give the next generation of Californians an opportunity to learn and succeed in higher education and support students who have made an impact in their community or who have overcome personal challenges,” the PG&E Corporation Foundation said in the release.
To apply, visit learnmore.scholarsapply.org/pge and learn more about the scholarship program.
When is the deadline to get financial help?
The 2025 scholarship application is currently open through 1 p.m. on Friday, March 14, according to the PG&E Corporation Foundation.
All applicants will be notified of scholarship decisions in mid-May, with scholarship funds being delivered by August, the nonprofit said.
This story was originally published January 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Want $10,000 to go to college? Here’s how California students can apply for financial aid."
