FAFSA workshops
sponsored by HCC Financial Aid Dept (Feb 2009)
The Financial Aid Office is hosting group sessions to help
students complete their FAFSA. Please see the link above for
more information.
Science Scholars Program (SSP)
Highline Community College offers competitive scholarships for
qualifying Pure and Applied Science majors of up to $5,265
annually through a $600,000 grant from the National Science
Foundation.
Cougar Commitment
This scholarship will pay full tuition and required fees if
you’re from a low- or middle-income family and meet State Need
Grant or Pell Grant requirements.
For example, if you’re from a family of four
with an income of $46,500 or less, you could attend Washington
State University tuition-free.
Husky Promise
This guarantees that full tuition will be covered by grant or
scholarship support if you are a low- or lower middle-income
student and a Washington resident.
Highline Community College Foundation
Scholarship applications are due April 4, 2008. Visit
here
for more info. Last year the Foundation awarded 60
scholarships for a total of $80,000.
Seattle Pacific University - Electrical Engineering
Apply for an
ECASE* Engineering Scholarship
Are you a transfer student interested in an electrical
engineering degree? Would you like financial aid to earn your
electrical engineering degree at Seattle Pacific University?
Good news! Seattle Pacific is awarding nine National Science
Foundation funded scholarships for up to $10,000 per year for up
to three years to transfer students like you who have a
financial need and are committed to engineering.
SMART Scholarships
The Department of Defense (DoD) is proud to
offer scholarships to undergraduate, master's and doctoral
students who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for
training in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
(STEM) fields. The DoD also offers them career opportunities to
continue their research as civilian employees of a DoD
laboratory after graduation.
The Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation
(SMART) Defense Scholarship for Service Program offers our
nation's research leaders of tomorrow not only an education but
rewarding career opportunities. Visit
here for
more info.
WSU Engineering Scholarships for
Transfer Students (Due January 31, 2009)
The College of Engineering and Architecture
at Washington State
University would like to announce a scholarship opportunity for
community college students. Transfer students who have completed
a year
of calculus and a year of calculus based physics or chemistry at
the
community college level with a GPA of 3.2 or higher will be
considered
for Dean's Scholarship Awards. Scholarship awards range from
$500 to
$2,000, and are renewable for up to 3 years depending on
academic
performance. Transfer students having met these
requirements should complete a
WSU Scholarship Application. As stated on the WSU
Scholarships & Finances web site, in order to be considered for
a scholarship you must 1) apply to WSU by January 31, 2)
complete your WSU Scholarship Application by January 31, and 3)
complete your FAFSA by February 15.
University of Washington NASA Space Grant
(Due March 5,2009)
The Washington NASA Space Grant Community College Transfer
Scholarships are awarded to promising community college students
planning to transfer to the UW to continue their studies in
engineering, math or science. These competitive scholarships are
based on academic achievement, personal essays, recommendations
and future academic promise. Visit
here for
more info.
Scholarships range from $1,000 to $5,000,
and are awarded for one year at a time. Recipients may apply for
renewal for an additional year, depending on availability of
funding and providing that they maintain program requirements
for their majors and a satisfactory GPA.
To be eligible, applicants must be Washington residents and U.S.
citizens planning to major in a science, mathematics or
engineering discipline at the University of Washington. The
Washington NASA Space Grant program values diversity and
strongly encourages women and minorities to apply. Notification
of the awards will be made in early May.
Seattle University Bannan Scholarship (Due March 13, 2009)
Applications are invited for the Bannan Scholarship Program in
the College of Science and Engineering at Seattle University.
This is open to current Seattle University students and incoming
transfer students in winter 2009 or later who will have junior
or senior standing in the College of Science and Engineering by
Fall 2009. It provides scholarship support over and above the
financial aid package that the student would otherwise receive
at Seattle University.
We reserve a number of these scholarships every year for new
transfer students. International students are eligible to apply
(See Program Eligibility below).
Applications can be downloaded from the College of Science and
Engineering
The application deadline for transfer students is March 13,
2009.
