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For information on how to apply for Cascadia Foundation scholarships, please visit the Foundation section of this website.

 

Details on most scholarships are available on the websites for those individual scholarships

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Grants

Title: Complete Your Dream Grant - Students who encounter financial obstacles that may jeopardize their ability to complete 10 or fewer credits to graduate from Cascadia Community College may apply for the Complete Your Dream Grant.
Eligibility: Applicants must
  1. have 10 or fewer credits remaining to complete an AA degree or certificate,
  2. be graduating from Cascadia Community College at the end of the quarter for which assistance is requested,
  3. have a 2.0 or better cumulative GPA, and
  4. be a Washington State resident.

A student may apply for this award only once.

Submit to: Student Financial Services, Kodiak Corner  Application form
Title: Students in Technology Grant - Students who are enrolled in a technology class at Cascadia Community College may apply for a Students in Technology Grant
Eligibility: Applicants must
  1. be enrolled at Cascadia Community College,
  2. be enrolled in a technology course, and
  3. use the grant money to pay for texts or recommended books and/or computer lab fees and supplies.

Preference is given to students committed to a career in the field of internet and/or web technology, with demonstrated financial need, and/or applying for the grant for the first time.  One letter of recommendation from the Cascadia faculty teaching the student's technology course is required.

Submit to: Cascadia Community College Foundation office CC2-281E  Application form

 

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Other Cascadia Specific Scholarships/Grants

Title: Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
Amount: Offers $1,000 scholarships to 350 students attending two-year degree granting institutions. Students are nominated by their colleges; an independent committee selects scholarship recipients from those nominations.
Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must:

  1. Be U.S. citizens or permanent residents;
  2. Have demonstrated academic success with a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale;
  3. Actively engaged in community service or employed at least part-time within the previous 12 months;
  4. Be planning to enroll in at least two courses during the next term at a two-year institution;
  5. Applicants may not be children or grandchildren of Coca-Cola employees

 
Application Deadline: Application, questionnaire and 500 word essay must be received by the Student Financial Services by 6:30pm April 30, 2008
Submit To: Student Financial Services, Kodiak Corner
Title: NELA Take AIM Incentive Scholarship
Amount: $500 scholarship to students enrolled at least half time.  The student must maintain satisfactory academic progress and financial need is considered.
Eligibility Criteria: - Must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher
- Transfer students must have applied to a four-year school by June 2008
- At the time the student submits the application, the student must continue to maintain satisfactory academic progress
- The student must have a verifiable financial need as established by the expected family contribution (EFC).  The EFC is determined by information students and parents provide on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Application Deadline: Apply online between March 3, 2008 and May 16, 2008
Submit To: Submit online.  For questions or suggestions regarding the program, please contact the NELA Center for Student Success toll free at 877.635.2669 or washingtoncenter@nela.net
Title: NELA Take AIM Transfer Scholarship
Amount: $2,000 Transfer Scholarship to students enrolled at least half time.  The student must maintain satisfactory academic progress and financial need is considered.
Eligibility Criteria: - Must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher
- Transfer students must have applied to a four-year school by June 2008
- At the time the student submits the application, the student must continue to maintain satisfactory academic progress
- The student must have a verifiable financial need as established by the expected family contribution (EFC).  The EFC is determined by information students and parents provide on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Application Deadline: Apply online between March 3, 2008 and May 16, 2008
Submit To: Submit online.  For questions or suggestions regarding the program, please contact the NELA Center for Student Success toll free at 877.635.2669 or washingtoncenter@nela.net
Title: Educational Opportunity Grant
Amount: Up to $2,500 for the academic year. May be renewed for one additional year.
Eligibility Criteria:

Requirements:

  • Be a Washington state resident;
  • Have at least junior standing;
  • Have financial need;
  • Be place bound;
  • Be enrolled in an eligible four-year Washington school. This school must be different from the one you attended during the prior academic year;
  • Not pursuing a degree in theology.
Application Deadline: Must be applied for before student enrolls. Grants are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible students
Application available at: www.hecb.wa.gov/eog

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Other Scholarships
Title: Abbott and Fenner Scholarship  The winner(s) of this annual scholarship will receive their award within two weeks of the listed deadline.
Amount: $1,000
Eligibility Criteria: Available to all high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post secondary institution. Must be between the ages of 16 and 30.
Application Procedure: Write an essay on one of the two topics below:
1.  Discuss, in less than 1000 words, what you consider to be the single most important societal problem?  Why?
2.  How has your education contributed to who you are today or how will it affect who you will become.  In less than 1000 words, discuss this question.
Application Deadline: June 20, 2008
Submit to: Send your essay via email to scholarships@abbottandfenner.com  All applicants should include their full name and address with their submissions.
Title: College Success Foundation Leadership 1000 Scholarship
Amount: $5,000 a year for four years - Up to 100 scholarships will be awarded for 2008-2009 academic year
Eligibility Criteria: - A Washington resident (for at least one year) planning to attend or are attending a Washington State public or independent college.
-  International students or students on foreign exchange or visas are not eligible.
- Enrolled high school senior who has applied or been accepted into a four year college/university OR an enrolled college freshman or sophomore at time of application.
- Planning to or already pursuing a four year undergraduate degree.
- Must have filed a FAFSA-Free Application for Federal Student Aid, if eligible to apply.  If not eligible to submit a FAFSA, alternative financial information must be submitted to the College Success Foundation.
- Income cannot be higher than:
Family of 3 $62,000
Family of 4 $70,000
Family of 5 $78,000
Family of 6 $86,000
Family of 7 $94,000

- Must have demonstrated high potential.
- Minimum 2.75 high school GPA at time of application if applying as a high school senior
- Minimum 2.75 college GPA at time of application if applying as a college student
- Must be planning to enroll or actually enrolled full-time as a college student for 12 credits per quarter
Application Deadline: May 15, 2008 is priority deadline.  The Leadership 1000 Scholarship will be potentially awarded throughout the summer as funding becomes available.
Submit to: Leadership 1000 Scholarship
College Success Foundation
1605 NW Sammamish Road
Suite 100
Issaquah, WA 98027
Title: Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Amount: up to $5,000
Eligibility Criteria:
  • US Citizen
  • Undergraduate in good standing
  • Pell Grant Recipient at the time of application
  • Is applying to or has been accepted to a university approved, undergraduate credit-eligible program of study abroad
  • May study in any country worldwide with the exception of Cuba and those countries under US Department of State Travel Warning
  • Program must be a minimum of four weeks

Selection Criteria:

  • Statement of Purpose
  • Follow-on Service Project
  • Academic Progress and Performance
  • Diversity of participant
  • Fields of study
  • Country of destination
  • US Institution and State Distribution (Community College Students are encouraged to apply)
  • Length of study
  • Preference is given to students with no previous study abroad experience
Application Deadline: Fall and academic year Study Abroad - April
for a complete timeline on the due dates for fall visit: http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/apply/fall.html

Spring Study Abroad - September
for a complete timeline on due dates for spring visit:  http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/apply/spring/html
Submit To: Online at http://www.iie.org/gilman
Title: Indian Health Services Scholarship
Three interrelated scholarship programs for American Indian and Alaska Native students to train the health professionals necessary to staff IHS health programs serving the Indian people.

Health Professions Preparatory
Health Professions Pre-Graduate (Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Podiatry)
Health Professions
Amount: Varies, but covers the following:

- Stipend for student living expenses
- Payment of tuition and required fees
- Books, lab expenses and other education expenses
- Travel expenses to and from school

Awards are for one school year only, but students can request continuing support annually if they fulfill the criteria specified for their specific scholarship program.
Eligibility Criteria: Must be descendents and members of federally or state recognized American Indian and/or Alaska Native Tribes.  Documentation is required.

Must also be a U.S. citizen; permanent resident aliens and other aliens are not eligible.
Application Deadline: Must be received and/or postmarked by IHS Scholarship Program Office by 5:00 pm, April 28, 2008
Submit To: IHS Scholarship Program
801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 120
Rockville, MD 20852
Questions:
Scholarship Branch Phone:  301.443.6197
Division of Grants Operations Phone: 301.443.0243
Title: Nathaniel Jacob Allen Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $300 for one quarter
Eligibility Criteria: Applicants must:
1.  Have not received a high school diploma or GED before entering Cascadia,
2.  Be at least 22 years old, and
3.  Plan to pursue a professional or vocational certificate or an associate degree at Cascadia
Application Requirements
 and Deadline:		 Please visit the Foundation section of the website for more details
Title: National Council of Jewish Women, Seattle Section, Scholarship
Amount: Scholarships are partial and payment is made on a quarterly or semester basis
Eligibility Criteria:
  • Academic achievement
  • Financial need/extenuating circumstances
  • Essay
  • Jewish and general community involvement
  • Special aptitudes, skills and interests
  • Students must maintain a GPA of 2.5
  • Must be Washington State residents
Application Deadline: Postmarked by May 15, 2008
Submit To: National Council of Jewish Women, Seattle Section
Scholarship Committee
1501 - 17th Avenue, Box 105
Seattle, WA 98122
Do not hand deliver - Must be mailed to be considered.  Questions:  Call 425.588.1894
Title: ScholarshipExperts.com
Amount: $5,000 One (1) scholarship will be awarded
Eligibility Criteria: This program is open to students, 13 years and older, who are legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia.
Application Procedure: Students must complete a scholarship search profile online and respond in 250 words or less to the following topic:  "How will a $5,000 scholarship for education make a difference in your life?"
Application Deadline: April 30, 2008
Submit To: ScholarshipExperts online
For more information about this scholarship program email members@scholarshipexperts.com or call 904.854.6750
Title: Stanwood-Camano AAUW Scholarship 2008 - American Association of University Women advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research
Amount: Two $2,800 scholarships to be awarded
Eligibility Criteria: Must be residents of the Arlington/Stanwood/Camano Island area; OR must be past graduates of Stanwood, Lincoln Hill, Lakewood or Arlington high schools; AND must completed at least 2 years of college or university by June 2008; AND have verifiable plans to continue upper-division or graduate work at an accredited 4-year college or university in the fall of 2008
Application Procedure: Submit college transcripts, two confidential letters of recommendation, a brief personal statement, and a 300-word essay about their relationship to the AAUW mission
Download application at www.scaauwscholarship.org
Request application by email at aauwscholarship@msn.com
For more information go to www.scaauwscholarship.org
Application Deadline: Must be complete and postmarked or received via email by April 30, 2008
Submit To: By email at aauwscholarship@msn.com
By regular mail to:
AAUW Scholarship Committee
PO Box 2652
Stanwood, WA 98292-2692
Title: SPENDonLIFE College Scholarship Program offers financial assistance for college students who are unable to obtain student loans due to a negative credit history. Awards range from $500 to $5000. All applications and essays must be received by May 15th of each year.
Amount: $500 to $5000 - 10 scholarships will be awarded
Eligibility Criteria: Applicants must meet the following qualifications:
- The student must have been rejected for a student loan due to negative credit. A rejection letter from a lending institution or a letter from the student's financial aid officer confirming denial of financing may be requested.
- The student must be a legal U.S. Resident
- The student must be a high school or college student
- The student must be 16 years of age or older
- The student must plan to be enrolled or must currently be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or graduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university
Application Deadline: May 15th of each year
Submit To: SPENDonLIFE Scholarship Program
Title: Post 4137 Veterans Foundation Scholarship - This is a tuition scholarship for persons in secondary education or college who are veterans, children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren of U.S. veterans.
Amount: $5,000 - Number of scholarships to be awarded has not been determined.
Eligibility Criteria: - Must be enrolled at or admitted to a secondary educational institution or university, including community colleges by April 1, 2008 and;
- Must provide a legible copy of your or the veteran's DD Form 214 as proof of:  Your, his or her active duty service during WWII, the Koran conflict, Vietnam, or;
- Your, his or her eligibility to receive or receipt of the Southwest Asia Service Medal
Application Deadline: Application must be received by May 30, 2008 by 5:00 pm  Application available in Student Financial Services in Kodiak Corner
Submit To: Post 4137 Veterans Foundation
cc/o Invicta Law Group, PLLC
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3310br> Seattle, WA 98115
Title: Washington Financial Aid Association (WFAA)
Ethnic Awareness Committee Scholarship  A one-year scholarship for a student of color attending a WFAA member college or university

Qualifying criteria includes:

  • Strong leadership ability;
  • Academic promise, must have a minimum 3.0 GPA or higher;
  • Financial need as certified on the application (determined by a 2008-2009 FAFSA); School certification demonstrating financial need as determined by the 2008-2009 FAFSA is required;
  • Must enroll at least half-time at a WFAA member community or technical college, public or private college/university
  • Must be a Washington State resident and a US citizen or eligible noncitizen
Amount: The scholarship award amount is variable up to $1,500.  This award is a one-year scholarship for a student of color attending a WFAA member college or university.
Application Deadline: Postmarked by June 27, 2008
Submit To: WFAA Ethnic Awareness Scholarship Committee
c/o Lisa Fortson
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom Financial Aid
99401 Farwest Drive SW
Lakewood, WA 98498-1999
Recipients will be notified by:  September 15, 2008.  Questions:  Vickie Rekow Scholarship Officer for Leadership 1000 425.679.5549
Title: Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarships
A Zonta International Program, funded by Zonta International Foundation

Scholarships are awarded to women studying business at the undergraduate level who have demonstrated outstanding potential in the field
Amount: Twelve scholarships in the amount of $5,000 each
Eligibility Criteria: Women of any nationality pursuing an undergraduate business degree who demonstrate outstanding potential in the field.  Students pursuing a master's degree are not eligible.  Members and employees of Zonta International or Zonta International Foundation are not eligible to apply.

Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:

Be eligible to enter the third or fourth year of an undergraduate degree program (first university degree) at an accredited university/college/institute at the time the funds are received from Zonta International Headquarters in November.

Have achieved an outstanding academic record during the first two-three years of academic studies.

Demonstrate intent to complete a program in business, knowledge of the field and outstanding achievement in business-related subjects, as recorded on the official university/college/institute transcript.

Demonstrate initiative, ambition and commitment to pursuing a career in business.
Application Deadline: All applications must be received at the Zonta Club by May 15, 2008
Submit To: Zonta Club of Everett
PO Box 5204
Everett, WA 98206
OR
email to zontafdtn@zonta.org