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SCC Foundation Scholarships

Applications for 2009 - 2010 annual scholarships have closed.
Thank you to all who applied.

*The following scholarships and grants are on going:
 
(all "active" links to PDF files are in BLUE)

• Carli Edwards Memorial Scholarship
The Carli Edwards Memorial Scholarship assists Criminal Justice majors at Shoreline Community College who are survivors of domestic abuse. Financial assistance is provided toward the purchase of textbooks. Scholarship is offered fall, winter and spring quarters.

• General Application for Assistance
For students who are experiencing temporary financial stress, the Foundation may be able to help you complete your education. Emergency scholarships, grants and loans are available for eligible students in financial need who show a true commitment to their career goals and meet certain criteria. Please check with the Foundation office for more information.

• Ken LaFountaine First Nations Scholarship
This scholarship is intended to provide First Nations Students (students indigenous to the Americas and associated territories) with financial assistance in a time of need to prevent disruption of their continued studies at Shoreline Community College.

• Nell F Brown Emergency Fund
This fund provides emergency assistance for SCC Nursing students who are in dire need of financial assistance. Please check with the Foundation office for more information.

* Awards are based on availability of funds at the time of application.

  

Applications for 2010 - 2011 scholarships will be posted in
February 2010.

• Academic Excellence Scholarship for Graduating High School Seniors
The Academic Excellence scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors in Washington State who are enrolling at SCC for the 2009 - 2010 school year and have demonstrated strong academic performance, leadership qualities and involvement in school and community activities.

• Academic Improvement Scholarship for Graduating High School Seniors
The Academic Improvement scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors in Washington State who are enrolling at SCC for the 2009 - 2010 school year and have demonstrated consistent, positive academic improvement in the last three semesters.

• Beta Sigma Phi - Fine Arts Scholarship
This scholarship is intended to attract, encourage and assist talented students enrolled in the Fine Arts programs at SCC. The fund will be given to outstanding fine arts students, full or part-time.

• Boeing Company Scholarship
This scholarship supports Shoreline Community College students who are pursuing a degree in manufacturing, engineering, information technology or business management. Two $500.00 scholarships will be offered to SCC students who will be attending Shoreline Community College during the 2009-2010 year and meet the eligibility criteria.

• Co Dental Hygiene Scholarship
  This scholarship will be awarded to one full-time Shoreline Community College Dental Hygiene students. The award of $500 may be used for tuition, fees, and/or books at SCC; or other associated school or professional fees for SCC dental hygiene students such as equipment, and testing fees.

• Dorothy Ball Gough Scholarship for Women
Dorothy Ball Gough was a strong supporter of Shoreline Community College. As stated by Dorothy she was ‘not fortunate to have children, therefore, I had no expense putting a child though school and this is my way of helping a woman through school which I didn’t have … " This scholarship will be offered to a woman over the age of thirty who plans to attend Shoreline Community College during the 2009-2010 year and who meet the eligibility criteria.

• Dr. Bill Johnson Scholarship
Dr. Johnson was a professor of mathematics at Shoreline Community College for 25 years. He had a strong commitment to student success and was always willing and available to help students in the sometimes perplexing world of mathematics. Award is for a student who has a strong emphasis of study in mathematics or science.

• Elizabeth R Thomas Alumni Nursing Scholarship
Elizabeth R Thomas began her career as an LPN, graduated from Shoreline Community College in 1982 with an AA  AS degree, and became an RN. She continued her education at Seattle University and was the first African American to complete the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Washington School of Nursing and the first one to work as an ARNP in Seattle.  Elizabeth was a pediatric nurse practitioner at Odessa Brown clinic for over 25 years before her retirement.  Due to Elizabeth many contributions she has made in her practice and throughout the district and state nurses association, she was inducted into the WSNA Nurses Hall of Fame in 2000.  Scholarship awards will be based on need, merit and commitment to serving diverse communities and recipient's potential in his/her nursing career.

• Eric Niemitalo Scholarship in Earth and Environmental Science  
Eric Niemitalo was a student at Shoreline Community College. He was working towards an Associate of Science degree and planning to transfer to a 4-year College to pursue a degree in Environmental Science with an emphasis in Geology. This scholarship is given in memory of Eric to assist promising students to carry on Eric’s dream and continue their studies in Earth or Environmental Science (i.e. Geology, Environmental Science, Geography or Oceanography)

• Friends of Mary Automotive Scholarship
The Friends of Mary Automotive Scholarship was established by the friends and family of Mary Nelson, a Shorewood High School Graduate who attended SCC. This scholarship is in memory of Mary and her love of autos and provides financial assistance to women in the automotive program at Shoreline Community College.

• Ina Knutsen Scholarship
Ina Knutsen was the first female member of the Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees. Ina wanted to continue her strong commitment to education and established the Ina Knutsen Scholarship fund. Applicant must be a single parent with a child/children under age 18 living at home.

• Joan Heeter Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Joan Heeter became a nurse after she attended Olympic College in her fifties. Her husband established this fund in memory of his wife after her passing.  This scholarship is for nursing students and will be awarded based on need and with preference given to midlife women returning to school.

• Joseph Wood Rogers Memorial Scholarship
Joe Rogers was an associate faculty at Shoreline Community College. He received his PhD in electrical engineering, but his true passion was mathematics. This scholarship is for students who are planning to major in mathematics and who will be continuing their studies at an accredited four-year college or university.

• Linda Breiwick/MLT Program Scholarship                                                                          The Scholarship is available to one Shoreline Community College Medical Laboratory Technology student who will be continuing their education at Shoreline during the 2009 - 2010 year.

• Mallett Nursing Scholarship
Margaret Mallett was born in 1912 in North Dakota.  She came to the Northwest in 1923 and graduated from Ballard High School in 1930 and from the Seattle General Hospital School of Nursing in 1933.  Margaret passed away in Seattle in 1989.  This fund was established in memory of Margaret by her son. This nursing scholarship will be awarded based on need, merit and community involvement.

• Margaret Svec Scholarship
Margaret E. Svec was a member of the English faculty at Shoreline Community College from 1964, when the college opened, until 1978. She has won awards for her poetry and has been published in magazines and journals. Since 1978, Margaret has actively supported the Women’s Center as a presenter, mentor, advocate, advisory committee member and donor. Recipient must be a female student who demonstrates financial need.

• Mark Galloway Automotive Scholarship 
This scholarship established in memory of Mark Galloway, a Monroe High School and Sno-Isle Auto Technician Training Program graduate and SCC student; is offered to a graduate, or soon to be graduate, of the Sno-Isle Auto Technician Training Program who has been accepted into the GM-ASEP program at Shoreline Community College.

• Peggy O'Coyne Memorial Music Scholarship
The Peggy O'Coyne Memorial Scholarship, named in memory of a beloved Music Department Secretary was established to assist students who wish to pursue degrees and/or careers in music.  Applicants will be asked to perform a live audition piece for the selection committee.

• Ron LaFreniere Business Scholarship 
Ron LaFreniere was a professor of Business Administration at Shoreline Community College for over 35 years. Upon his retirement, Ron wanted to continue his strong commitment to student success and established the Ron LaFreniere Business Administration Scholarship.

• SCC Continuing Students Scholarship
The Shoreline Community College Foundation will offer scholarships to SCC students who will be continuing their education at Shoreline during the 2009 - 2010 academic year. These scholarships are available for students who demonstrate good academic performance and involvement in school and community activities.

• SCC Part-Time Student Scholarship
The Shoreline Community College Foundation will offer scholarships to SCC students who will be continuing their education at Shoreline during the 2009 - 2010 academic year. These scholarships are available for part time students who demonstrate good academic performance while working
25 – 40 hours a week.

• Shoreline Breakfast Rotary Presidents Scholarship
This scholarship was established in the spirit of Rotary International which is the world’s first service club organization. Rotary members volunteer their time and talent to further the Rotary motto: Service Above Self.

• Study Abroad Scholarship
The Study Abroad Scholarship Committee will award a maximum of 5 - $500 Summer Institute scholarships and 1 -$1000 BAW Denmark Exchange Program scholarship in 2009. Awards are for use on SCC Summer Institutes and BAW Denmark Programs only and must be used in the year they are awarded.

• VIVA Hispanic Foundation NW Scholarship
The VIVA Hispanic Foundation is committed to giving Latino youth and families life long learning experiences through a series of initiatives and programs that enables them to become successful and contributing citizens of our community. These scholarships, funded by the VIVA Hispanic Foundation NW, are available for students who are of Hispanic descent and attend SCC.

Annual Scholarship Available through Shoreline Community College

• Merit Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage students who have demonstrated outstanding potential to succeed. The student should believe that the opportunity offered by a Shoreline Community College education would be an integral part of reaching educational goals.

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