February 12, 1999
By Elizabeth Posadas
Southwestern College students have the opportunity to be rewarded for academic excellence and for participating in campus activities. An abundance of scholarships are offered through SWC and other professional organizations for students interested in financing their education.
Students applying for Southwestern College scholarships are required to submit the scholarship application, two letters of recommendations, Student Organization card, an educational/career goal statement, qualification statement, and must be involved with extra-curricular activities on campus. Different criteria are required for each scholarship. An essay writing workshop will be available to students applying for scholarships.
A scholarship committee composed of classified staff, faculty, and student representatives then review the applications. The selection process lasts five-weeks and begins in March. Award recipients are then notified in April and are honored at an award ceremony May 12.
Award range from $50 to $2,500 and are targeted to a wide range of academic majors, interests, special talents or activities and ethnicities. There are thirty-nine different scholarship available in 1999.
Southwestern College also offers additional scholarships from various local, state, and national organizations. Some scholarships available include: California Association or Nurseymen Scholarship; Chico State University Scholarships; American Chemical Society Scholarship; American Association of University Women Scholarships; American Meteorological Society Scholarships; Humboldt State University Scholarship; National Society of Public Accountants; Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Scholarships; Beverly Yip Fund Scholarship; American Association of Hispanic Certified Public Accountants Scholarship; University California of Los Angeles Alumni Association Scholarships; Asian and Pacific Americans in Higher Education Scholarship; Society of Women Engineers Scholarship; Hispanic College Fund Scholarship; Datatel Scholarship; and Roland and Ethel Hoyt Scholarship.
Scholarship applications are available at the ASO office, the Career Center, the Transfer Center, and can be printed from a computer in the Learning Resource Center. All scholarship materials must be submitted by February 12, 3 p.m. at the Transfer Center in room 622, the San Ysidro Education Center, the Higher Education Center at National City, or the EOPS office. Notification of results will be given by early May.
For more information call the Transfer Center at (619) 482-6472.
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