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TRUSTEE FAFSA SCHOLARSHIP

Application

Number of Potential Recipients:
Varies each school year.

Amount of Award:
Cost of tuition for fall and spring terms at in-district rate only.

Award Criteria:

  • Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Result of application must indicate an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) number between 2,001 and 7,999. FAFSA results must show completed and verified by the Financial Assistance Office. Files chosen for verification by the Department of Education will delay completion time.
  • Current cumulative GPA must be 2.50 or higher.
  • Be enrolled in a minumum of six (6) credit hours for each term in which the award will be given.

Renewing Criteria:
Scholarship is automatically renewed for the spring term if a 2.00 cumulative GPA is achieved in the fall term. Students must apply for the scholarship each year. Awards will be made upon completion of the F.A.F.S.A. each year. Verification of FAFSA information will be required if chosen for verification by the Department of Education.

How to Apply:
To apply, contact:

Cassandra Samson
St. Charles Community College Financial Assistance Office
Administration Building Room 1115
Phone: 636-922-8578
E-mail: csamson@stchas.edu

The application can be accessed online by clicking here.

Deadline:
April 1 (June 1 for any remaining scholarships not awarded from the April 1 deadline.) All required scholarship items must be provided by 4:30 p.m. on the deadline date. Any missing criteria may disqualify the applicant. Also see deadline information.

Deadline

All materials for this application must be submitted to the Financial Assistance Office (ADM 1115) by 4:30 p.m. on April 1.

Should there be any scholarships remaining after the initial awarding, you may still be considered for the second deadline of June 1.  All Trustee Scholarships will be awarded in the fall for the upcoming school year.


TRUSTEE ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

Daniel K. Barklage
Trustee Academic Scholarship

One applicant of the Trustee Academic Scholarship will be named as the Daniel K. Barklage Trustee Scholarship recipient.

Photo - Daniel K. Barklage -

In honor of his long-standing service to SCC, the Board of Trustees named one of the Trustees scholarships after Daniel K. Barklage, who retired from
the Board in 2006.

Application

Number of Potential Recipients:
Varies each school year.

Amount of Award:
Cost of tuition for fall and spring terms at in-district rate only.

Academic - Provide one of the following:

  • Official high school or St. Charles Community College transcript indicating a cumluative GPA of 3.00.
  • Official GED test results indicating a score of 2,700 or higher and verification of 12 hours of instruction through a St. Charles Community College site.
  • Official ACT test results indicating a score of 23 or higher.

Fine Arts: Theater, Music, and Visual Arts - Provide one of the following:

  • Official high school or St. Charles Community College transcript indicating a cumulative GPA of 2.50.
  • Referral letter from the respective St. Charles Community College Program Coordinator.
  • See additional criteria as required by your selected Fine Arts program.

Renewing Criteria:
Scholarship is automatically renewed for up to three additional semesters (excluding summer terms) if a 2.50 cumulative GPA is achieved at the end of each term.

How to Apply:
To apply, contact:

Cassandra Samson
St. Charles Community College Financial Assistance Office
Administration Building Room 1115
Phone: 636-922-8578
E-mail: csamson@stchas.edu

The application can be accessed online by clicking here.

Deadline:
April 1 (June 1 for any remaining scholarships not awarded from the April 1 deadline.) All required scholarship items must be provided by 4:30 p.m. on the deadline date. Any missing criteria may disqualify the applicant. Also see deadline information.

TRUSTEE FINE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Application

Please contact the Arts/Humanities Division Office Coordinator at 636-922-8254 or 636-922-8255  to request a referral from your Fine Arts Program Coordinator.

Theater:
The student must be actively involved in four academic theater productions annually (two each semester). Active involvement may include:

  • Performing a role on stage.
  • Serving as a Stage Manager for a production.
  • Working on a major Technical Running Crew for a production.
  • Working a scheduled number of hours in the technical preparation of a production (scenery, lighting, costumes).
  • Any combination of the above.

Visual Art:
The student must enroll for at least two studio courses each semester and participate in the Student Art Exhibitions in both the fall and spring semesters. Incoming freshmen must submit the following pieces from their portfolio: three still-life drawings; one portrait; one self-portrait; one miscellaneous drawing (work must be drawn from life, not from photographs, and must represent different drawing medias); three examples of two-dimensional work (computer created or photograph); and one three-dimensional project.

Music:
The student must be actively involved in at least one large performance ensemble (SCC singers, concert band, or orchestra) each semester. The student must also be enrolled for six credit hours of music, including two credit hours of individual lessons for their major instrument each semester.

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