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ScholarshipsScholarship InformationYork College offers scholarships to full-time students who have special qualities and/or talents. Scholarships are awarded on a first come, first served basis until scholarship funds are exhausted. Students financial need, as determined by the FAFSA, is also considered in awarding some scholarships. For any student to be eligible for any York College Scholarship or Grant the student must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The scholarship priority deadline is June 15, 2010. After June 15, 2010 scholarships may be awarded by need. Each applicant is first considered for all grants and scholarships awarded, remaining need may be met with loans and/or campus employment as eligibility permits. Students receiving institutional scholarships and grants are expected to represent York College in a positive and respectful manner. Students experiencing discipline problems or facing disciplinary action may lose their scholarships. In addition, Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is required to keep all scholarships. For renewable scholarships, a student not maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress may apply for reinstatement of the scholarship after one year without the scholarship provided the student maintained a GPA of 2.00 for the previous semester. To ensure eligibility of renewable scholarships students must also complete the FAFSA by the determined priority date. Academic and ACT scholarships under $6,250 require a GPA of 3.00 to be maintained in order to keep the scholarships. Academic and ACT scholarships of $6,250 or greater require a GPA of 3.50 to be maintained in order to keep the scholarships. Academic ScholarshipsAcademic scholarships are based upon academic merit. They may be stacked up to full-tuition. The following list represents some of the scholarship opportunities available to new incoming students who have never been enrolled with full-time status at a previous institution:
*Please note that SAT scores will be converted to an ACT Composite Score. Transfer students who were previously enrolled for 12 semester hours or more (in any given term) may be eligible for the following scholarships: Talent ScholarshipsAthletics Scholarships are available for baseball (M), basketball (M/W), soccer (M/W), softball (W), Track/Cross Country (M/W), volleyball (W), and wrestling (M). Creative Arts Students may stack up to ½ tuition with other non-creative arts scholarships. A minimum $500 scholarship is available for the following programs:
Departmental Awards Second-semester sophomores may apply for a $1,000 departmental award to be applied in $250 increments each remaining semester. This award may stack up to full tuition. Departmental ScholarshipsEach York College program offering a bachelor’s degree can award a maximum of five* Departmental Scholarships. These scholarships will be awarded up to $1,000 per semester. This scholarship is stackable up to ½ tuition and is for the student’s first year only attending York College. Each department is responsible for setting the recipient criteria, collecting applications, and selecting the recipients. Student's financial need, as determined by the FAFSA is also considered in awarding this scholarship. A copy of the Departmental Scholarship application for each student receiving the award should be turned into the Financial Aid Office by the head of the respective Department so the ability to stack scholarships can be determined.
Taylor Leadership Scholarships The Ernie and Mary Taylor Leadership Scholarship recognizes the leadership experience of first-time students to York College. This scholarship may stack up to half tuition with other York College scholarships. This scholarship is awarded on a recommendation basis. Student's financial need as determined by the FAFSA is also considered in awarding this scholarship. Submit recommendation letters as proof of your participation in or completion of the following:
Each recommendation letter must come from the sponsor of the specific organization. Each letter produced will equal an award up to $250 per year up to $1,000 as long as the student meets the FAFSA priority deadline. Recommendations must be postmarked no later than July 31 to receive consideration.
Other Award Opportunities York College offers its students a variety of miscellaneous scholarship opportunities such as the following:
*Scholarship is available to students after their first-year at York College.
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