Scholarships

 

  

The deadline has closed for 2013-2014 annual scholarships

 

Please check back in February for 2014-15 information and applications


Ongoing scholarships and assistance available through the SCC Foundation:
 

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.

 

Corvette Marque Club of Seattle Automotive Technician Scholarship
Established by the Corvette Marque Club of Seattle, this scholarship is for students who are in the SCC GM ASEP program. Check with the Automotive Department for application, criteria and procedures.

 

General Application for Assistance
For continuing students who are experiencing temporary financial stress during the quarter, the Foundation may be able to assist you. Small emergency scholarships, grants and loans may be available for eligible students in financial need who show a true commitment to their career goals and meet certain criteria. Funding is very limited. Please check with the Foundation office for more information prior to completing the application.

 

Joseph Jex Martin Music Tech Scholarship
Joseph Jex Martin was pursuing a music tech degree from SCC when he unexpectedly passed away at the age of 24. This scholarship is intended to provide SCC music tech students with financial assistance in a time of need.

 

Joseph Schultz Memorial Automotive Scholarship
This fund was established in memory of the son of former Automotive Director - Don Schultz and his wife, Mary.  This scholarship is for students enrolled in SCC's automotive program who have financial need.

 

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 studies at Shoreline Community College.

 

Michael Mitchell Voice Scholarship
This scholarship is intended to provide SCC classic vocal music students with financial assistance in a time of need.

 

Michael Thompson Fund for Students with Disabilities
This fund provides financial assistance in a time of need to students with disabilities that might otherwise prevent disruption of their continued studies at Shoreline Community College.

 

Nell F Brown Emergency Scholarship
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.

 

Norton Family Automotive Scholarship
Check with the Automotive Department for application, criteria and procedures.

 

Veterans' Emergency Assistance Fund
This fund provides financial assistance in a time of need to SCC Veteran Students which might otherwise prevent disruption of their continued studies at Shoreline Community College.

 

 

 Ongoing scholarships offered through the College:

SCC Piano Scholarship
Quarterly renewable scholarships for fall, winter and spring; awarded to deserving students for private study of classical piano. Please check with the piano faculty for application, criteria and procedures.

 

 

 

 

Annual Scholarships offered through the SCC Foundation

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

 

Blavat Family Scholarship
Created in memory of Helen and Walter Blavat, by their daughters, this scholarship will provide assistance to a student enrolled in the SCC Nursing Program.  Preference is given to applicants with minor children living at home and/or who are pursuing careers in geriatric nursing.

 

Boeing Company Scholarship
Through the generosity of the Boeing company, this scholarship is being offered to support a student pursuing a degree in math, manufacturing or engineering.

 

Digital Film Production Scholarship
The Digital Film Production Scholarship was established by the SCC Digital Film Production faculty and advisory council in 2010. The award is available to students who are pursuing an AAS-T degree in Digital Film Production at Shoreline Community College.

 

Dislocated Worker Scholarship
For SCC students who are recently unemployed and have exhausted their Workforce Training funds, this scholarship is available to assist them in completing their program.

 

Professor Emeritus Dr. Bill Johnson Memorial 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's many contributions she 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.

 

High School Academic Scholarship
The High School Academic Scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors in Washington State who are enrolling at SCC for the upcoming school year and have demonstrated strong academic performance, leadership qualities and involvement in school and community activities.

 

Hugh S. Cannon Foundation Scholarship
This scholarship is funded by the generosity of the Hugh S. Cannon Foundation to support current SCC students who will be continuing their studies at Shoreline during the upcoming school year and demonstrate good academic performance and have financial need.

 

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 in Mathematics
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 "pure" mathematics.  The award is to be used for tuition 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 upcoming school year.

 

Margaret 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.

 

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 who has been accepted into the GM-ASEP program at Shoreline Community College. Preference is give to a graduate, or soon to be graduate, of the Sno-Isle Auto Technician Training Program.

 

Rick Kaminski Memorial Athletic Scholarship
Rick Kaminski was an SCC Alumni who was SCC's Student Body President during 1973-1974. Rick was known to many as the Seattle Mariners beloved "Peanut Man". This scholarship was established in memory of Rick and his support of Seattle sports teams and will offer financial support to SCC student athletes who also show strong leadership traits.

 

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 Foundation 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.  Selected applicants will be asked to perform a live audition piece and be required to perform in at least one major ensemble each quarter during the upcoming school year.

 

SCC Full-Time Continuing Student Scholarship
The Shoreline Community College Foundation will offer scholarships to SCC students who will be continuing their education at Shoreline during the upcoming school year. These scholarships are available for students who demonstrate good academic performance and involvement in school and/or community activities.

 

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

 

SCC Student Veteran Merit Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor U.S. Military Veteran or current Military who are ongoing Shoreline Community College students and display exemplary academic performance.

 

Shawn Henrichsen Memorial Dental Hygiene Scholarship
The Shawn Henrichsen Memorial Dental Hygiene Scholarship was established by his parents Phyllis and Leo Henrichsen in July 2012 in memory of their son.  Shawn was a 1996 graduate of Shoreline Community College Dental Hygiene Program. This fund was created to provide assistance to students enrolled in the SCC Dental Hygiene Program who have financial need.

 

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".

 

Shoreline - Lake Forest Park High School Scholarship
Current graduating High School Seniors who live in the city of Shoreline or Lake Forest Park  and who will enroll at SCC in the upcoming school year, are encouraged to apply for these scholarships.  Awards will be made to students who demonstrate consist, positive academic achievement in their last three semesters.

 

Sonia O Kemp Nursing Scholarship
Established from the Sonia O. Kemp Charitable Trust fund in 2009, this nursing scholarship will be awarded to Shoreline Community College Nursing Students who display financial need.

 

The Sparrow Scholarship for Music Tech Students - In Memory of Ted Luttrell
Established by family and friends of Ted Luttrell who was a student at SCC until his death from an aneurysm at age 20.  Ted was a gifted bassist and lyricist who had a passion for music and hoped to complete the audio recording program at SCC despite his scholastic and medical challenges. This scholarship is intended to support students who share Ted's gift and passion for music and also face challenges that make attaining their dream more challenging than the norm.

 

Swisher/Matesky Piano Scholarship
This scholarship assists students who wish to pursue degrees and/or careers in music with an emphasis on piano.  Through the generosity of donors, the SCC Foundation is making these scholarships available to students who plan to study at SCC during the coming school year.

 

Tammi O'Brien Shanks Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Tammi O'Brien Shanks graduated from SCC's Nursing Program in 1996 and worked at Northwest Hospital as a surgical nurse for 12 years. In 2001 she was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.  The hardest thing she ever had to do was to give up her nursing career due to her disability. She was patiently awaiting a lung transplant at the time of her death.  This scholarship established in memory of Tammi by her family and friends, will assist students in the Nursing Program at SCC.

 

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 are awarded to students who are of Hispanic descent and attend SCC.

 

Vivian Wellman Batty Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Vivian Wellman Batty graduated from Edison Nursing School in the early 1960's. She entered nursing school while she was in her early 40's and her graduation fulfilled a life-long dream to become a nurse and a service to others. Most of her nursing career was spent at the VA Hospital on Beacon Hill and it is there that she served many of the veterans from the Viet Nam War.  This scholarship is available to Shoreline Community College Nursing student who will be continuing their education at Shoreline during the upcoming school year.

 

 
Annual Scholarships offered through the 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.

 

 

The following organizations have provided information to our office regarding scholarship opportunities. The SCC Foundation does not endorse any of these scholarships, nor are we involved in the selection of recipients. We make this information available as an added service for students' scholarship search. For information on these scholarships, please contact the organization offering the scholarship. We wish you success in your scholarship search.