I want to bring a scholarship opportunity to your attention: the All-USA Community College Academic Team. There will be a total of $100,000 in related scholarships awarded for those selected at the national level, so this is a great opportunity for our Bellevue College students.
The All-USA Community College Academic Team recognizes high achieving community college students who demonstrate academic excellence and intellectual rigor combined with leadership and service that extends their education beyond the classroom to benefit society.
Do you know students who have demonstrated academic excellence and service to the community? Please encourage students in your class(es) or those with whom you interact in various capacities across campus to apply for this scholarship.
Eligibility criteria for students:
– Must be enrolled at your community college through December 2015
– Must have a cumulative college-‐level GPA of 3.50 on a 4.0 scale for all coursework completed in the last five years (fall 2010-‐present), regardless of institution attended. If the student has attended more than one school, transcripts may be recalculated to determine the cumulative GPA for all college-‐level coursework taken. GPA is evaluated at the point of application and the student must maintain a 3.50 or higher GPA through the fall 2015 semester to remain eligible.
– Students must be on track to earn an associate or a bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent of a U.S. associate or bachelor’s degree). Students must have a minimum of 36 semester (or 48 quarter) college-‐level credits completed at or transferred to a community college by December 31, 2015, and 48 semester (or 72 quarter), college-‐level credits by August 31, 2016. Students must have a minimum of 30 semester (or 45 quarter), college-‐level credit hours completed at a community college in the past five years. (Courses must be college‐level. Developmental or remedial coursework, such as pre-‐algebra or basic writing, will be removed when determining number of credits as well as cumulative GPA.)
– To be considered for the Coca‐Cola Community College Academic Team, the student must be enrolled at least part‐time at a two‐year or four‐year college for the fall 2016 semester. Proof of enrollment will be requested.
– Must not have previously been nominated for the All-‐USA Community College Academic Team or the Coca-‐Cola Community College Academic Team.
– The student must hold temporary or permanent residency in the country of the community college the student is attending or possess a visa considered appropriate by the college. Please see the student application for acceptable documents verifying proof of citizenship.
– Students who attend community college in the United States do not need to be a member of Phi Theta Kappa.
– Must have a community college record free of suspension, probation or other serious disciplinary action. Nominee must not have a criminal record, or if a convicted felon must have all conditions of sentencing, including probation, completed.
Please direct students to the following website to create an account & begin the application: www.ptk.org/Scholarships.aspx
Please note that students do not need to be members of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society to apply; the application is simply run through the organization’s online scholarship system.
We have an internal deadline of Friday, November 13, 2015, to review the applications. Two applicants will be selected to represent Bellevue College for this scholarship competition. This is an excellent opportunity for our students. This is a distinction that affords many opportunities for selected students. In the past several years students who have received this award have been admitted into universities across the country, including Harvard, Stanford, Cornell, The University of Washington, Seattle University, and Columbia.
Last Updated October 10, 2016