Smiling College Cubbies team member holding the $500 scholarship check

Free to enterOne $500 winner · picked by November 13

For students moving out of state

$500 SCHOLARSHIP

We're a small team in San Diego that helps students move in and out. This fall, we're giving $500 to one out of state student at a Southern California school. No fee. No catch you can't see. Apply by Halloween.

Apply Before Halloween →

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Real people, real company.
Meet us below before you apply.

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Out-of-state only

Your home address is outside California

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Listed schools only

18 Southern California schools, full list in the form

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One deadline

Applications close on Halloween (Oct 31)

Who's behind this

Hi. We're the people giving you $500.

Dawson, founder of College Cubbies, smiling

I started moving boxes for college students in 2024 to help pay my own tuition at SDSU. That side hustle turned into College Cubbies.

Every move-in day we meet out of state families who flew across the country, paid for extra bags, and are still stretching every dollar. This $500 is for one of them.

Our team reads every finished application. A real person will call the winner.

DawsonFounder, College Cubbies

Dawson, Founder at College Cubbies — DawsonFounder

Corbin, Cofounder at College Cubbies — CorbinCofounder

Ryan, Cofounder at College Cubbies — RyanCofounder

Anna, Marketing at College Cubbies — AnnaMarketing

The College Cubbies move day crew smiling in front of the truck — And the crew that shows up on move day.

Why we started this

Moving far from home costs more than the plane ticket.

Distance adds up fast. Flights, shipping, extra baggage fees — out-of-state students pay a hidden tax just to get their life to campus.

$500 is real money. A dorm setup, a plane ticket home for break, textbooks — it lands right when it's needed most.

One student, chosen from real stories. No gimmicks — we read every finished application and pick the story that moves us.

Exactly how it works

No surprises. Here's every step and every date.

1
Today · about 2 minutes
Fill out 3 short steps below
You, a parent, and your home address.
2
Right after
Check your email and reply
We send you one short question. Reply with your answer. Applications without a reply aren't considered.
3
Halloween · Oct 31, 11:59 PM PT
Applications close
Late entries roll into our next scholarship round.
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By November 13
We pick one winner
We call and email both the student and the parent.
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Then
$500 goes to the winner
Coordinated with the parent or guardian on the application.

The honest part

Why is a storage company giving away $500?

Real talk: we want out of state families to know College Cubbies exists before summer move-out. Helping one student with $500 is a better way to say hi than another ad.

That's the whole catch. You'll hear from us about storage, and you can unsubscribe with one click.

What you'll need, and why we ask

Three quick steps — then check your email to finish.

01Student name, phone, email, and schoolSo we can reach you if you win.
02A parent or guardian's name, phone, and emailWe confirm with a parent before any money moves.
03Your home addressIt's how we prove you're from out of state.

Step 1 of 3 — Tell us about yourself

Tell us about yourself

Just the basics — about a minute.

Only apply if both are true:

You go to one of the schools in the list below
Your permanent home address is outside California

If not, this one isn't for you. We check every school and address, and applications that don't qualify are removed.

First name *

Last name *

Personal email *

Student phone *

School you're attending *

Don't see your school? Then you're not eligible for this scholarship.

Graduation Year *

Parent or guardian contact

So we can verify and coordinate the award if the student is chosen.

First name *

Last name *

Parent phone *

Parent email *

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Your application isn't finished yet

Check your email — we've sent you the next steps to finish your application.

You must complete those steps, or it won't be considered— we're only reviewing applications we've heard back on.

Real students, real move days

This is who we do this for.

College students and the College Cubbies crew smiling on move day

Questions

Before you apply

Yes. College Cubbies LLC is a real student storage company based in San Diego. The people on this page run it, and you can email us any time at info@collegecubbies.com.

Only students enrolled at one of our listed Southern California schools whose permanent home address is outside California can apply. Eligible schools: SDSU, UCSD, USD, PLNU, USC, UCLA, LMU, Pepperdine, Occidental, Caltech, Biola, UCI, Chapman, Pomona, Claremont McKenna, Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd. Any year, any major, full-time or part-time. If you don't meet both rules, please don't apply.

Our team reads every finished application after the Halloween (Oct 31) deadline and picks the story that best shows how $500 would help. "Finished" means you replied to our follow-up email.

By November 13, by phone and email — to both the student and the parent contact on the application.

You'll get the email with your next step, plus some emails about College Cubbies. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe.

So we can verify the award and coordinate delivery of the $500 if the student is selected — most awards involving minors or dependents go through a parent or guardian.

No. It's completely free, and it always will be.

$500. One story. Due Halloween.

Three quick steps, one reply to our email — and it's free.