Scholarship Opportunities

CCV SCHOLARSHIPS

CCV awards a number of scholarships each year to assist students in meeting their educational expenses. For most of these scholarships, you must be enrolled as a degree student and have earned 12 credits at CCV. Check with your academic advisor or a financial aid counselor to get more details about applying for these scholarships and to find out about deadlines for the fall and/or spring semesters.

Next Generation Scholarship
If you are a Vermont resident and if this fall will be your first semester as a CCV degree student, apply now for a Next Generation Scholarship that could cover up to 50% of your CCV tuition through completion of your associate degree at CCV. Recent high school graduates are encouraged to apply! Guidelines are outlined on the scholarship application form, which is also available at all CCV locations. Applications will be reviewed as received, and the application deadline is Friday, August 8.

Alumni Scholarship
Funded by alumni gifts, this scholarship is awarded each year to a CCV graduate who plans to continue on for a bachelor's degree. Applications are due this year by April 25. Application form

Agnes Lindsay Scholarship
CCV awards a number of scholarships each year through the Agnes Lindsay Trust. Recipients must live in a town with a population fewer than 5,000 and demonstrate financial need.

C.V. Starr Scholarship
This award is designated for students who can demonstrate financial need.

Hackett, Valine, and MacDonald Scholarship
This award is given to students who show special promise in attaining their educational goals.

Leah M. Kalb Memorial Fund
CCV has established the Leah M. Kalb Memorial Fund in memory of former President Kenneth Kalb's wife, Leah. The scholarship, awarded each year for which funds are available, benefits a female student who is at least 30 years of age and is pursuing an associate degree with a business-related concentration.

New Generation Scholarship
Students who graduate from CCV with a two-year degree are eligible to apply for this scholarship, which helps fund enrollment in a four-year program at one of the four other Vermont State Colleges.

Olin Scott Fund
This scholarship is made possible through the Olin Scott Trust Funds and benefits male students attending CCV in the Bennington site.

President's Scholarship
The President's Scholarship is supported through gifts and contributions to the College and used to assist academically promising students in meeting their educational expenses for one semester.

Scholarship Assistance Fund
The College maintains a Scholarship Assistance Fund, which provides funds for designated awards, which may be restricted geographically, by special areas of interest, or by other criteria. These awards are determined by site staff as funds become available.

Textbook Assistance Fund
Students in need of financial assistance with their course textbooks can request funding from this source through the site staff.

Valedictorian/Salutatorian Tuition Waiver
Students who have graduated number one or two in their high school class are eligible for a tuition waiver at any of the five Vermont State Colleges. One does not need to be a recent high school graduate to qualify for this waiver, but you cannot have already earned a baccauleaurate degree at any higher education institution.

Rise to the Challenge Voucher
This voucher provides tuition for one CCV course to all Vermont high school students who have completed the Introduction to College Studies course. The program is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education for a limited time only and covers course tuition at any of the Vermont State Colleges. Applications will be provided to students during the ICS course.

Vermont Endowment Challenge Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students who have financial need and who have demonstrated ability to succeed academically.

Vermont State Colleges Student Association Leadership Scholarship
The VSC Student Association chooses at least one student annually from each of the five Vermont State Colleges to receive its Leadership Scholarship.

Scholarships Sponsored through the Vermont State Colleges
Additional scholarships are made available to all VSC students, with no guarantee that a student from a particular college will be chosen. These scholarships include The Point/VSC Community Service Scholarship (for students who demonstrate a commitment to community service), and the Shorey-Harvey Scholarship (for students interested in education).

The College may also award additional scholarships as funds become available.

Other Sources of Financial Assistance

The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation can provide valuable information about other scholarships that are available for students. You can contact them at 1-800-642-3177, or search for information at www.vsac.org.

Many private and public organizations provide scholarships based on need, merit, or other factors. You may also want to make use of the internet to consult these and other scholarship sites:

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Vermont State Colleges Point Scholarship

The Point, VSC, Milne Travel American Express Community Service Scholarship

AWARD: $5,000
The scholarship will be given to one Vermont student with a strong commitment to community service. The scholarship is provided through a partnership with The Point Radio Network. Application deadline is April 4, 2008 for 2008-09 academic year.
Info: Click here to download the application.