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Thomas Nelson Community College Educational Foundation Scholarships
The Thomas Nelson Community College Educational Foundation awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors who excelled academically and participated in extracurricular school activities or were active in civic organizations. Each public high school in the TNCC service area may nominate two students. The awards are based on merit, not demonstrated financial need. Any unused funds remaining at the end of the spring semester are returned to the TNCC Educational Foundation. Eleven scholarships are supported by the Foundations Scholarship endowment Fund.
Amount
Not to exceed $1,200
Semester(s) Awarded
Awarded in fall and divided equally between the fall and spring semesters. A GPA of 2.5 must be maintained in order to receive the award for the spring semester
Requirements
- Graduating senior of one of the public high schools in the TNCC service area, which includes the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg, and the counties of James City and York;
- Minimum high school GPA of 2.5; and
- Enrolled and maintain full-time student status.
In addition to standard Application Packet include
- Letter of recommendation written by a teacher; and
- Statement of nomination, usually written by the student’s guidance counselor, not to exceed two single-spaced typewritten pages which include:
- A description of the ways in which academic excellence has been demonstrated, and
- A description of extracurricular activities and/or civic work. Seven of these scholarships are privately funded and may have additional requirements and application items. These seven scholarships are listed on the subsequent seven pages.
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