Mendocino College Scholarship Application Critieria

Mendocino College Scholarship Application Criteria and Information

CRITERIA FOR APPLYING

All scholarships are for enrollment at Mendocino College; they cannot be used at other community colleges or universities (unless specifically noted as a transfer scholarship). Failure to enroll or dropping all classes after enrollment nullifies eligibility and award must be repaid to donor.
Application forms must be typed or keyed and all documents completely filled out—please be neat and thorough!
You must have a Mendocino College Student ID. If you do not have an ID, Click Here to enroll or you can enroll at the Ukiah, Lake or Willits Admissions office.

Beginning the first week of January…

Application forms can be filled out online. However, you must print the application and sign it.
Or you can print it and then type the information into the form.
Or you can print it, begin filling in the information, and preparing your essay. Once you have all your application information in place, fill out the online PDF version of the application, print it, sign it, attach your recommendation letters and turn it into the Scholarship Coordinator.
Hard copy application packets available for pick up from the Scholarship Application folder, located just below the Scholarship Bulletin Board in MacMillan Hall.
Application Packets will also be available
at Lake Center Admissions,
or Willits Center Admissions.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Fill out one application packet — you will be eligible for all scholarships for which you meet the donors’ criteria.

A complete application packets must contain the following (packets with missing documents will be returned to the applicant):

Scholarship Application form;

A student essay (please keep within one page only);

Two Recommendation Forms (or you may substitute a form with a Letter of Recommendation) from an instructor, employer or other relevant source. At least one Recommendation Form/Letter of Recommendation MUST BE FROM AN INSTRUCTOR unless you are a re-entry student (have not attended college and/or high school for 5 or more years);

Signature page — signed and dated;

High school students MUST submit their high school transcripts with their application.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

Scholarships are typically awarded based on some or all of the following criteria:

Academic achievement and career or educational goal;
Grade point average;
Financial need;
Full-time (12 units) or Part-time status (6 or more units), as determined by the donor;
Service to the college, community groups, campus clubs, volunteerism & honors/awards.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU APPLY

The scholarship selection committees screen the applications for the most qualified student for each award. Scholarship applicants will be notified by mail once the screening process for all scholarships has been completed. Scholarship monies are not released until the following Fall semester. Proof of enrollment at Mendocino College is required unless awarded a transfer scholarship. Some donors present checks to their recipients the night of the Spring Awards Ceremony.

SPRING AWARDS CEREMONY

Scholarship recipients are recognized at awards ceremonies in the Spring.

QUESTIONS

Please contact: Lana Eberhard, Scholarship Coordinator
Mendocino College Foundation • Room 5110 • 1000 Hensley Creek Road • Ukiah, CA 95482
E-mail: leberhard@mendocino.edu • Phone: (707) 467-1018 • Fax: (707) 467-1035