Scholarship Update

2008-09  Scholarship Recipients

Conducting Your Own Scholarship Hunt

 Non-Transfer Scholarship Announcements

Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Scholarships

The Community Foundation

 Transfer Scholarship Announcements

Conducting Your Own Scholarship Hunt

Scholarship Search Web Sites

Fastweb  http://www.fastweb.com/

SRN Express  http://www.srnexpress.com/

WiredScholar  http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/content/pay scholarship search.html

FinAid  http://www.finaid.org

Beware of unsolicited offers.  Do not "pay money to get money"!  The FinAid website will help you determine if a scholarship offer is legitimate or a scam.  www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml

Advice on finding scholarships from Tavia Evans, a 2001 graduate of Northwestern University, excerpted from an article on www.fastweb.com.

Virginia Space Grant Consortium Community College Scholarship

This scholarship was established to encourage student to pursue studies in technical fields, engineering and the sciences.  Awards are one-year non-renewable $1,500 for students enrolled at one of Virginia's community colleges.

Students must have a minimum 3.00 grade point average and have completed one semester of coursework .  These courses may include associate degrees related to math or science and AAA or AAS in advanced technology fields such as, but not limited to engineering, computers, electronics and industrial technology.  Awards are generally made to full-time students (12 credit hours), but part-time students (at least 9 credit hours) demonstrating academic merit are also eligible. 

Deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. EST, February 2008.  Applications and guidelines may be obtained from the JSR Scholarship Office or download from www.vsgc.odu.edu.

Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship

One student from each campus may be nominated to received the Coca-Cola Two-Year College Scholarship.  Annually 400 awards are made for scholarships ranging from $1,000 and $2,000 to students attending two-year higher-education institutions granting terminal degrees.

Nominees must have a minimum 2.5 grade point average, have some community service or be employed part- or full-time, and be enrolled in at least two courses during the upcoming fall term at a two-year college.  Deadline:  May 31, 2008

For more information and complete eligibility requirements see www.coca-colascholars.org.

The Community Foundation Scholarships

The Community Foundation announced three scholarships which students attending JSRCC may be eligible to apply.  These scholarships are:  Mary Lou Lukhard Nursing Scholarship, The Woman's Club Education Endowment Scholarship, and Anne Anton Koval Memorial Scholarship.

Students interested in applying should visit the Community Foundation website at www.tcfrichmond.org.  The website contains eligibility requirements, application forms and financial need forms for each scholarship.

Applications must be returned to the Community Foundation.

Virginia Credit Union 2008 Dorothy J. Hall Scholarship Program

Virginia Credit Union will award scholarships for an amount up to $2,500 to 25 students enrolled in a college or university for the 2008-2009 academic year.  The scholarship may not exceed costs of education billed by the school.  Scholarship funds will be paid directly to the school

Applicants must be a primary member of the Virginia Credit Union and must have joined by September 30, 2007.  Students must be attending an accredited college or university and enrolled in at least 9 credits per semester for 2008-2009.  All applicants must have a minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average.  Deadline Date for Submission:  March 30, 2008

Please contact the JSRCC Scholarship Office to obtain an application,

Telephone  523-5084 or email rliggan@reynolds.edu

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Scholarships

Virginia provides scholarships and increased compensation for child care providers to earn credentials up to an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education.  This scholarship is for teachers, family child care providers, center directors and assistant center directors who work in a state regulated child care facility who have not already earned a degree in Early childhood Education.  The scholarship will pay 80% tuition, 80% book reimbursement, travel stipend, paid release time from work for home providers and teachers, and a cash bonus for completing a scholarship year.

To be eligible child care providers must work a minimum of 30 hours per week in a state regulated child care setting, must have their high school diploma or GED, must be sponsored by their licensed child care program at the facility they are employed, must participate with the Virginia Department of Social Services Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and must pass each course with a "C" or better.

Contact the JSR Scholarship Office or download the application at www.vakids.org.

Brian Cho Memorial Scholarship

10 Scholarships Available for Community College Students Transferring to VCU

On April 13, 2006, Dr. Eugene Trani, president of VCU, announced that VCU will offer 10 competitive need-based scholarships for VCCS students with at least a 2.75 GPA. The scholarships will cover tuition and fees at the four-year university.  The scholarships will cover tuition and fees at the four-year university.
 Also included in the announcement was an agreement that guarantees admission to VCU for community college graduates.  To qualify, community college students must graduate from a transfer curriculum with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5. Click here to view the full details of the agreement.

All USA Academic Team Scholarship

JSRCC may nominate 2 students from each campus for this scholarship.  Students must be transferring to a four-year college/university Fall 2008 with a cumulative grade point average 3.50.  All Phi Theta Kappa  students are encouraged to apply; however, you do not have to be a Phi Theta Kappa member to apply for the nomination.  $2,500 awards, if you receive the award.  Each student selected by JSRCC for the nomination will receive $500.  Application deadline to the JSRCC Scholarship Office is November 1.  Contact the Scholarship Office to receive a copy of the nomination application and/or further information. 

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program

This is a merit-based scholarship for outstanding sophomore level students with at least a “B” G.P.A. who plan to transfer to a four-year institution.  The awards are for the study of mathematics and the natural sciences and cover tuition, fees, books, and room and board at a senior institution for two academic years. Students must be nominated by college.  Click here for information.

Virginia Tech Lifeline Scholarship

The Virginia Tech Lifeline Scholarship has been established to recognize the top five Virginia Community College degree recipients accepted to Virginia Tech. Minimum qualifications for the merit scholarship include completion of the associate degree, native student status, 3.5 cumulative grade point average, Virginia resident, and an accepted Fall transfer to Virginia Tech. 

Virginia Tech awards one full and five one-half annual tuition and fees to each cohort.  The scholarships are based entirely on merit and valid for four consecutive semesters, given the student maintains a 3.6 cumulative average. 

For further information contact, Virginia Tech at www.registrar.vt.edu.

 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation annually awards approximately 50 scholarships worth up to $30,000 to students and recent alumni from accredited community colleges transferring to four-year colleges.  Each college may nominate two students or recent alumni.  Nominees must have at least a 3.5 grade point average, have sophomore status by December 31, 2007, or have graduated after May 2002 from an accredited two-year college; and plan to enroll full-time in a four-year college in Fall 2008.  The Foundation seeks applicants with academic excellence and unmet financial need.

Applications may be obtained by contacting the JSR Scholarship Office, Telephone 804-523-5084, email RLiggan@Reynolds.edu.

Harvard College Announces New Low and Moderate Income Initiative

Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers announced in February 2004 a major new initiative designed to encourage talented students from families of low and moderate income to attend Harvard College. While the new initiative has four major components, including recruitment, admissions, and a summer academic program designed to prepare talented students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds for college, the financial aid component increases aid for students from low and moderate income families. Beginning with the 2004-05 year, parents in families with incomes of less than $40,000 will no longer be expected to contribute to the cost of attending Harvard for their children. In addition, Harvard will reduce the contributions expected of families with incomes between $40,000 and $60,000.

For additional information, visit http://fao.fas.harvard.edu/index.htm.

Harry S. Truman Scholarship

Merit-based scholarship for sophomore year candidates from two-year colleges for students with outstanding leadership potential who desire a career in public service. Students chosen from community colleges are eligible to receive up to $6,000 per year for the junior and senior years of undergraduate education and up to $9,000 per year for two years of graduate study.  Students must be nominated by their college.  For more information:   http://www.truman.gov/

Pathways to Teaching Scholarships

Pathways to Teaching Scholarships are available to students planning to pursue a career in teaching Math, Science or an area in Career & Technical Education.  The three categories available are:

(1) $1000 scholarships to two students from each of the following school divisons-Hanover, Henrico and Richmond City Public Schools

(2) $1000 scholarships to two J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College qualified students planning to continue their studies toward teacher preparation in math, science or a Career & Technical content area and meet the criteria on the flyer.

(3) $2000 scholarships to two JSRCC students transferring to Old Dominion or Virginia Union Universities and continuing their studies toward teacher preparation in math, science or a Career & Technical content area and meet the criteria on the flyer.

Further information, a flyer and the application are on-line at: http://org.reynolds.edu/NSF-ATE/.  The due date is March 31, 2008. 

Morris K. Udall Foundation Scholarship

The Morris K. Udall Foundation honors Congressman Udall's legacy of public service by awarding $5,000 merit-based scholarships to outstanding college students who intend to pursue careers related to the environment, or who intend to pursue careers in Native American health care or tribal public policy and are Native American or Alaska Native.  There have been 836 Udall Scholars since the program began in 1996.

To be eligible:

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College may nominate six students to be considered for this $5,000 scholarship.  Nomination applications may be obtained by contacting the JSRCC Scholarship Office 804-523-5084.  Deadline for submission of completed nomination application to the JSRCC Scholarship Office is February 1, 2008.

VA Teaching Scholarship Loan Program (VTSLP)

The primary purpose of the VTSLP is to provide an incentive to students who want to teach in one of Virginia's critical shortage fields. At this time, the critical shortage fields include all areas of special education, sciences, technology education, library media, foreign languages, English as a second language, reading (reading specialist), work and family studies, and agricultural education. Males who wish to teach in the elementary or middle grades and people of color in all teaching fields are also eligible.

Through the VTSLP, eligible students may receive a scholarship-loan up to $3,720. When the student completes his/her program, the scholarship-loan is totally forgiven if the student teaches for four semesters in the public schools of Virginia in the critical shortage field. Recipients may teach in any public school in Virginia. If, upon completion of the program, the student does not teach, the scholarship-loan must be paid back to the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Each year students who are enrolled in one of the 37 colleges and universities in Virginia with approved teacher preparation programs are nominated by the college or university to receive the award. To qualify, students must be enrolled on a full- or part-time basis, be at or beyond the sophomore year, possess a grade point average of at least 2.7, and be identified as a domiciliary resident of Virginia.

The VTSLP applications are distributed to each of the 37 colleges and universities early in the spring semester and are usually returned to the Department of Education by the end of April. Recipients are chosen by a selection panel and are notified individually of their selection. This scholarship-loan program is open to JSRCC students and is coordinated by the Virginia Department of Education. For more information, call the Virginia Department of Education automated response line at 1-800-292-3820 and leave your name and address or visit http://www-test.pen.k12.va.us/

Virginia Transfer Grants

Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant Program

NOTE: Other colleges and universities offer academic scholarships to transfer students. Be sure to check with the financial aid office at any school which you are considering.

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