Financial Aid

New Scholarship Announcements

BigSun Scholarship

Application Deadline: June 24, 2010
We are proud to be able to help young athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. The successful applicant will be currently involved in athletics in some capacity, either for their school or for their community.
Amount of Award - $500.00
Please visit our website at http://www.bigsunathletics.com to learn how to apply.
This scholarship has been listed with FastWeb.

Online Associate Degree Scholarship

Application Deadline: April 1, 2011
A $500 scholarship for full-time or part-time students who are interested in pursuing any online associate level degree. http://degreedirectory.org/pages/Online_Associates_Degree_Scholarship.html

Computer Technology and Information Systems - Associate Degree Scholarship

Application Deadline: April 1, 2011
A $500 scholarship for students who are interested in pursuing associate level degrees and certificates related to Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Networking, Computer Software, Database Technology, Information Security and others.
View more information here.

Art and Design - Associate Degree Scholarship

Application Deadline: April 1, 2011
A $500 scholarship for students who are interested in pursuing associate level degrees related to Art, Computer Aided Design, Fashion Design, Visual Communications, Interior Design, Computer Graphics and others.
http://degreedirectory.org/pages/Art_and_Design_Associates_Degree_Scholarship.html

Nursing and Medical Assisting - Associate Degree Scholarship

Application Deadline: April 1, 2011
A $500 scholarship for students who are interested in pursuing associate level degrees and certificates related to Nursing, Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory Technology, Physical Therapy, Veterinary Technology, Radiologic Technology and others.
http://degreedirectory.org/pages/Nursing_and_Medical_Assisting_Associates_Degree_Scholarship.html

NJC Colorado Garden & Home Show Scholarship

Credit Union of Colorado Scholarship

The CCCS Foundation is pleased to announce that again this year the CREDIT UNION OF COLORADO is offering scholarships to students enrolled at any of the 13 colleges of the Colorado Community College System. Scholarships will be available for both full-time and part-time students. There will be up to 3 full-time $1,500, and 4 part-time $750 scholarships awarded for the 2010-2011 academic school year.
For more information, please contact the Financial Aid Office.

Douglas County Conservation

Douglas County Conservation District has two $500 scholarships available to qualified applicants. This scholarship is open to any college Freshmen or Sophomore student majoring in the fields of Agriculture, Agronomy, Horticulture, Environmental Science, Soil Science, Watershed Management, Earth Resources Sciences, and other fields related to the utilization and conservation of soil and water resources. Students must have a GPA of 2.5 or better. For more information, please contact the Financial Aid Office.

Western Sugar Cooperative/Syngenta Crop Protection Scholarship

Western Sugar Cooperative/Syngenta Crop Protection is offering a $5,000 scholarship for a high school senior, college freshmen, sophomore or junior who is involved in 4-H or FFA involved in agriculture with plans to attend college and pursue an agriculture related degree. For more information please contact Shawn Brecht, Western Sugar Cooperative Agriculturist & Database Director at 970-768-1681
Application Deadline: June 16, 2010

AES Engineers Scholarships

AES Engineers is pleased to be able renew our scholarship offer for 2010. The applicants are not required to be taking Engineering courses to be eligible.

How to Apply:
Students must submit an essay of no more than 1000 words in answer to one of the two questions that are posted on our site: http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.php

Amount of award: $500.00
Deadline for entry: October 8, 2010

Further information, including previous winners, is available on our web site at:
http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.php

Jane Carlson Scholarship

This scholarship is in honor of Jane Carlson, an attorney who believed in the power of education to help women to further their independence and self-esteem; and in honor of the many women clients she served who became self-reliant and achieved their goals through education.

Requirements:

Female
Single parent
Full time student
Annual income of $20,000 or lower

Essay:
In no more than 300 words, explain:

Your background,
How you are the kind of woman Mrs. Carlson would have thought could succeed at your studies at NJC
How this education will help you succeed throughout the rest of your life.

Scholarship

One recipient.
Full-time student
$3,000 total (to be allocated in 4 scholarships of $750/semester)
In order to continue receiving scholarship, recipient must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

B. Davis Scholarship

The creators of the “ScholarshipQuestHelper” website are offering a scholarship for 2010.

Please visit our website at http://www.scholarshipquesthelper.com to read about us and to apply for our scholarship. While you’re there, please browse through the rest of the site to learn more about applying for scholarships.

Our website was developed solely for the purpose of helping students locate and apply for scholarships. We are trying to improve the students chances for success. The site is free and we charge nothing for the information or the application.

The deadline for applications is May 28, 2010

Amount of Scholarship: $1,000

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at awards@scholarshipquesthelper.com

Culinary Arts Scholarship

View details to a possible scholarship for our future Culinary Arts program here.

Colorado Association of Wheat Growers Scholarship

The Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) will award a $1,000 scholarship to a Colorado high school senior. The applicant’s parent, grandparent, or legal guardian must be a current or new member of CAWG OR the applicant must be nominated by a current sponsor of CAWG. For a list of sponsors, please contact the CAWG office at 303-721-3300, or visit the scholarship page at www.coloradowheat.org. Or contact Glenda Mostek, Communications and Marketing Director at 303-721-3300 or email gmostek@coloradowheat.org

Kaiser Permanente Colorado Diversity Scholarship Program

Do you want to be a physician, nurse, surgeon, physician assistant or dentist? Are you interested in a career in mental health, public health, or health policy? If so, the Kaiser Permanente Diversity Scholarship Program can help.

The goal of the Kaiser Permanente Diversity Scholarship Program is to enable underrepresented populations to have a chance at earning a degree, be able to make a positive impact on the community, and assist people in need. All qualified veterans and students are encouraged to apply including those who identify as African American, Asian Pacific, Latino, Native American, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, individuals with a disability, and/or US Veterans.

Who's Eligible?
Students who meet the following requirements are eligible:
- Veterans who have served and are ready to enter college or graduate school
- Graduating high school seniors or GED recipients entering or currently enrolled in a post-secondary school as a full-time student
- Active full-time undergraduates
- Active full-time graduate or doctoral level students (e.g. graduate school, nursing school, pharmacy school, or medical school)
and
- Have a minimum high school or post-secondary GPA of 2.7 or a GED score of 520
- Be a Colorado resident

To download an application packet, please visit the following Web site: http://physiciancareers.kp.org/co/scholarship/Index.htm

Questions? Please email co-diversitdevelopment@kp.org