Skilled Trades & Technical Career Scholarships

This scholarship program is for students attending Diablo Valley College (DVC) & Los Medanos College (LMC).

The Skilled Trades and Technical Career Scholarships offered by the Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation (RSF) is $4,000.

Applicants must be students at DVC or LMC with a declared major in one of the following disciplines and pursuing a Certificate of Achievement or an Associate Degree:

- DVC:

Administration of Justice

Construction

Culinary Arts

Dental Assisting

Dental Hygiene

Electrical/Electrical Technology

Engineering Technology

- LMC:

Administration of Justice
Automotive Technology
Electrical & Instrumentation Technology
Fire Technology
Nursing
Process Technology
Welding Technology

To apply and be eligible for consideration, applicants must have:
- A community college GPA of at least 2.50.
- Completed a minimum of 6 credit units in a declared eligible discipline.
- Demonstrate financial need by providing a 2027-2028 SAI (Student Aid Index) from either FAFSA (2027-2028 Form) or the CADAA (California Dream Act Application) of no more than 32000. (Applicants can click on these links to learn more about these programs.) It is estimated that an SAI of 32,000 is roughly equivalent to an income of no more than approximately $75-85K for a single person and approximately $145-160K for a family of 4.

Recommended during the application process that applicants:
- Confirm their teacher, counselor or employer has received their request for a letter of recommendation (LOR) to ensure it’s available to upload to their application.
- Ensure their transcript, SAI and photo are available and in the required format to upload to their application.

Applications must be 100% complete by the closing date, February 15,2027, to be considered.

In person interviews for eligible scholarship candidates scheduled for February 22 to March 2, 2027.

RSF Trustees review each applicant’s application and in person interview to assess the applicant’s academic and career readiness, career motivation, work experience, personal attributes and financial need to make its scholarship award decisions.

Awardees presented their scholarship award at an Awards Ceremony at the Rossmoor Events Center in Walnut Creek on May 2, 2027.

To receive the scholarship funds, an awardee must provide official evidence of enrollment in at least 6 credit units at an accredited college or vocational training program in one term in the 2027-28 academic year. Funds may be available to an awardee as early as July/August 2027.

DVC:
▪ DVC Scholarship Office - scholarships@dvc.edu

LMC:
▪ Beverly Bui, Financial Aid Scholarship Program Specialist - LMCScholarships@email.4cd.edu