Scholarships & Grants
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Southeastern Community College offers two special kinds of Board of Trustees scholarships.
The Board of Trustees HONORS Scholarship is available to the VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN of the graduating class in any state accredited public or parochial high school in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. The scholarship shall be renewable for a second year of enrollment. The scholarship will pay for all tuition and required textbooks. Should the student have other scholarships which must be applied toward tuition and required textbooks, the Trustees Scholarship shall be reduced by that amount. Carl Sandburg trustee scholars' tuition will be paid at no more than SCC's non-resident rate.
Southeastern Community College will make available annually five SCC Board of Trustees' DIVERSITY Scholarships which will pay for all tuition and required textbooks. These awards shall be renewable for a second year of enrollment provided the recipient maintains appropriate eligibility criteria.
Contact the SCC Enrollment Office for more information. Ph. (319) 208-5017.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SCC STUDENTS!
The SCC Foundation awards hundreds of scholarships annually totalling more than $100,000 per year. Recipients are current, future and returning SCC students. Applicants need not be Einsteins or paupers. However, ALL applicants should complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) no later than March 1.
Incoming or current SCC students can APPLY for many different SCC Foundation scholarships by completing a SINGLE, GENERIC APPLICATION FORM. Deadlines for applying are APRIL 1 for full-year awards and OCTOBER 1 for Spring term awards.
To view the SCC Foundation list of available scholarships, click here.
All SCC Foundation applications must be accompanied by two reference letters. Click on the reference letter template.
Many other scholarships are available from services clubs and other organizations. Contact the SCC Financial Aid Office for more information. Ph. (319) 208-5015.
For non-local scholarship and grant resources, go to www.fastweb.com.
SCC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HELPS SCC GRADS
The SCC Alumni Association offers several scholarships to graduating SCC students. [Two $1,000 awards, one $500 award to the highest overall GPA, and 1 variable award to a student pursuing a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) career.] These are usuallyannounced at graduation.
Graduating SCC students can APPLY for an SCC Alumni Association scholarship by clicking on the SCCAA Scholarship Application.
Like Foundation scholarship, FAFSA information and two reference letters are required.
For tips on writing scholarship application essays, click on http://www.eslmonkeys.com/student/essay/scholarship/index.php
Questions? Contact the Office for Institutional Advancement, Becky Rump, Executive Director, at (319) 208.5065 or send an email to brump@scciowa.edu.
Scholarship Application Deadlines
Deadlines for scholarship applications for SCCAA and SCC Foundation scholarships are April 1 for the following Fall semester and October 1 for the following Spring semester.
Leave yourself plenty of time to complete the online application and your FAFSA, which means you'll to need to have filed your current tax form. You will also need to provide two reference letters from folks like your teachers, employers, or co-workers, so give them at least two weeks to write the letters.
Note: FAFSA information and reference letters can be mailed or hand delivered to the SCC Foundation Ooffice, 1500 W. Agency Road, Suite 116, West Burlington, IA 52655.
Need a helping hand?
Are you a current student in a bit of a financial pinch? The SCC Foundation has a limited number of one-time emergency revolving loans available for students who have completed at least the first semester mid-terms (i.e., have achieved a recorded GPA) and who risk dropping out of college because of an unexpected, short-term financial crisis.
The Yohe Emergency Retention Fund (for West Burlington Campus students) and the Chuck Peters Emergency Retention Fund (for Keokuk Campus, Fort Madison and Mount Pleasant Center students) are designed to assist students who have extreme financial need by providing a revolving loan (i.e., repayment without interest is expected at a later date) of up to $200 once during an academic year.
Documentation of need and attempts to secure other funding are required. No direct-to-student grants are provided. Assistance can be applied only to SCC tuition or books, or to another third party only if an invoice is presented (e.g., from a landlord, car repair business, babysitter, etc.).
Students who have never requested assistance will receive preference.
A written referral is required. At the West Burlington Campus, Fort Madison Center, Mount Pleasant Center, contact SCC SuCCess Center Director, Dr. Teresa Garcia at tgarcia@scciowa.edu. For students attending Keokuk Campus, contact Keokuk Campus Dean, Ben DeSpain at bdespain@scciowa.edu or Financial Aid Officer, Ean Freels at efreels@scciowa.edu.
