2014-2015 Academic Year

Scholarships

How do I know if I’m eligible? s Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or international student. s Applicants must have a high school diploma, GED, or have completed the Ability

to Benefit. s College students must be enrolled at least half-time or plan on enrolling at FVCC

for the upcoming academic year (2014-2015) and have a cumulative 2.0 or higher grade point average (G.P.A.).

s Previous scholarship recipients need to reapply each year for scholarships.

How do I apply?s Complete the attached application form. s Attach a current academic transcript (official or unofficial). s Attach a one-to-two-page essay discussing how your FVCC education will help

you achieve your educational goals, discuss what your educational goals are, explain your need for scholarship support, and give a brief account of your activities, community support, and employment.

s Attach two letters of recommendation, including one letter from a faculty or staff member. The second letter should be from a community member, employer, family friend, or other non-relative who knows of your qualifications and character. If you are not a current student, both letters can be from a non-relative.

s Please staple all documents together and drop off or mail to:

Flathead Valley Community College Financial Aid Office 777 Grandview Drive Kalispell, MT 59901

s Applications must be received by 5 p.m. on March 14th, 2014 for priority consideration. Applications received after March 14th will be considered for any additional scholarships that become available.

s These scholarships are awarded for the 2014-2015 academic year. Additional scholarships are advertised and awarded on a semester-by-semester basis.

s If you have any questions regarding the scholarship application, please contact the Financial Aid Office at (406) 756-3849.

s The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be filed for financial need scholarships.

For which scholarship(s) am I eligible? s By completing the application, you will be considered for all scholarships for

which you qualify. Listed in this application are the scholarships currently available.

When will I know if I received a scholarship? s All recipients will be notified of their status by May 15th. s All students who receive awards will be expected to write a note of thanks to the

donor.

FVCC is grateful to the many community donors who provide scholarship assistance. All students are invited to apply and scholarship recipients are encouraged to attend the annual scholarship recognition ceremony.

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FVCC ScholarshipsThe following scholarships are currently being

offered for the 2014-2015 Academic Year.

Alton Pearce • Amount varies, up to $1,500 • Full-time and degree-seeking • Second-year student majoring in health-

related field • Pursuing a four-year degree

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Endowed • $500 • Full or part-time student • Minimum 3.0 GPA to renew • Kalispell or Libby campus

Andrea Naples Single Parent Scholarship • Single parent

The Antonio DiCiocco Memorial Scholarship • Amount varies • Preference given to non-traditional-aged

student • 2.0 GPA or higher • Libby campus • Resident of Libby

The Beyer Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship • Amount varies, two awards annually • Education major who has completed at

least 24 credits with a minimum 3.0 GPA • Full-time student • Kalispell campus

Bigfork Service Club,Formerly known as the Bigfork Lady Lions • Amount varies • Full or part-time • Preference given to nursing student

Bill and Lois McClaren Endowed Scholarship • Amount varies up to $250 • Full or part-time student • Kalispell or Libby campus

Bill McMannamy Memorial Scholarship • Amount varies • Recipient must be pursuing studies in the building trades area • Recipient must be a resident of the

Flathead Valley • 2.0 or higher cumulative GPA

Charlotte Kempf Johnson Endowed • Amount varies up to $250 • Nursing major • Kalispell or Libby campus • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Earned minimum 12 credits at FVCC • Full or part-time

Christopher Savage Memorial Endowed • Amount varies up to $500 • Minimum age 25 • Minimum 2.5 GPA • To be used toward tuition, books, & supplies • Pursuing studies in the sciences,

sociology, social work, criminal justice, education, history, anthropology, human services, or early childhood education

The Columbia Falls Library Association Scholarship • Three awards at $200 • New or returning student • Full or part-time • Student must have a library card • Student must reside in Columbia Falls

School District #6

The Complete Restoration Emergency Services Scholarship • Applicant or applicant’s parent or

grandparent to be employed by an emergency services agency (firefighters, EMT’s, etc.) or related organization within Flathead, Lincoln, Lake, Sanders, Glacier, or Missoula County

• Full or part-time • Kalispell or Libby campus • 2.0 GPA or higher

Curtis and Evelyn Mitchell Endowed • Amount varies, approximately $250 • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Single parent who has completed one

successful semester at FVCC • Kalispell or Libby campus

Merit-based scholarships are based on GPA, program of study, and/or activities.

Merit-Based Scholarships

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Doug and Patsi Morton Endowment Fund • One scholarship to an honors student

with childcare needs • Scholarships to students in need of

support services such as tutoring or special equipment

Dr. Larry J. Blake Sr. (Founding President) Endowed • Amount varies up to $1,000 • Flathead Valley resident • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Outstanding leadership qualities with a

concern for the local community

Eric Pei Scholarship • $300 • Student participating in a study abroad

program

Flathead Business Group • Amount varies • Second-year entrepreneurial student

studying business who plans to own and operate his/her own company in the greater Flathead Valley area

• 2.0 GPA or higher

Flathead Chapter of Montana Society of CPAs • Non-traditional-aged second-year student

pursuing an AAS degree in accounting • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Kalispell campus • Full or part-time

Flathead County Sheriff’s Posse • $800 • Incoming freshman • Graduate of Bigfork, Columbia Falls, or

Whitefish High School • Majoring in criminal justice

Flathead Electric Co-op Endowed • Amount varies up to $500 • Full or part-time • Kalispell or Libby campus

Fun Beverage, Inc. Scholarship • $2,700 • Student must be full-time and have a

3.0 or higher GPA • Student must be an employee, married

spouse or a dependent of an employee of Fun Beverage or pursuing studies in culinary arts or business education

FVCC Merit • Amount varies up to $500 • Awarded to the top applicants

Gary Morris Musical Theatre Scholarship • Amount varies • Student with an interest in musical

theatre

The Holly Jean Larson and Bernard Walz Endowed Scholarship • Amount varies • Resident of Flathead or Lincoln County • Music major • 2.0 GPA or higher • Merit, financial need as described in

goals statement, commitment, and desire

Jean Houseworth Memorial Art Scholarship(s) • $1,000 • Art major • Kalispell or Libby campus • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Full or part-time • Submit digital portfolio containing 10

slides of original work. Please test your media on multiple computers to ensure that it works.

Jim Gordley Memorial Endowed • Amount varies up to $500 • Full-time • Completed 24 FVCC credits • Employed part-time • To be used toward tuition, fees, and books

only • Minimum 2.0 GPA • Majoring in technology, engineering,

science, or medicine

Kalispell Regional Healthcare Health Science Student Scholarship • Three at $1,000 • Flathead County resident • Pursuing studies in a healthcare-related

field • New freshman • 3.0 GPA or higher • Kalispell campus • Full time • Merit based (financial need as described

in goals statement)

Karen Longhart Memorial Mathematics Education Scholarship • Amount varies • Returning student pursuing studies in

secondary mathematics education or elementary education with a strong background in mathematics

Merit-Based Scholarships

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The Konsberg Endowed Scholarship • Amount varies • Student pursuing studies in nursing • Flathead or Lincoln County resident • Incoming freshman • Enrolled part-time

Kootenai Valley Federal Credit Union Scholarship • Amount varies • Libby campus only

Lawrence A. Goroski Memorial Endowed • Amount varies • To be used toward tuition, books, fees,

and/or tools • Minimum 2.0 GPA • Full or part-time • Kalispell or Libby campus • Born and raised in Montana • Pursuing an occupational program

Marjory & Alvin Jacobson Scholarship(s) • $250 each • Full-time degree-seeking student • Kalispell campus • Major in fine art: sculpture, painting,

ceramics, or jewelry and goldsmithing

Mark Hodgson & Dorothy Jaquette Hodgson Endowed • Amount varies up to $500 • Degree-seeking • Graduate of Flathead, Whitefish,

Columbia Falls, or Bigfork High School preferred

Mary Fetter Memorial Endowed • Tuition and fees • Non-traditional-aged student • Involved in community service • Kalispell or Libby campus

Mary Treloar Memorial Business Endowed • Amount varies, approximately $100 • Outstanding first-year business student nominated by business instructors • Flathead, Lake, or Lincoln County resident

The Mercord Family Endowed Scholarship Fund • Amount varies • To support a student enrolled in the

Scholars Program • 2.0 GPA or higher • Kalispell campus • Merit, financial need as described in

goals statement, commitment. and desire

Milton Mercord Memorial • $400 • Second-year student • Full-time and degree-seeking • Majoring in social or natural science

(social work, education, psychology, sociology, chemistry, geology, biology, botany, health/medical related)

• Interested in pursuing bachelor’s degree

Montana Wooden Boat Foundation • $500 • Pursuing an Associate of Applied Science

(AAS) degree • Full or part-time • Kalispell campus • Preference given to students who participated

in the Montana Wooden Boat Foundation

National Rifle Association Foundation Scholarship • Amount varies • Students enrolled in the Short-Term

Summer Gunsmithing Program • Financial need as described in goals

statement • Record of promoting firearm and hunting

safety • Record of participation in shooting sports • Interest in historic, technological, or

artistic context of firearms

Northstar Fund Nursing Scholarship • Full-time • Second-year nursing student • Kalispell campus • Graduate of a Flathead Valley high school

Northwest Retired Educators Association Scholarship(s) • $500 • Pursuing education degree • Recipient must be currently enrolled at FVCC

O’Neil/Truckner Single Parent Scholarship • Amount varies • Student must be a single parent

Ora and Stanley Halvorson Endowed • Amount varies up to $200 • Second-year student • Pursuing four-year degree • Preference given to women • Kalispell or Libby campus • Leadership qualities and community

involvement

Merit-Based Scholarships

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Owen Sowerwine Scholarship(s) • Up to $1,500 • Second-year student • Full-time and degree-seeking • Majoring in social or natural science

(social work, education, psychology, sociology, chemistry, geology, biology, botany, health/medical related)

• Interested in pursuing bachelor’s

Patyk Foundation Endowed Scholarship • Incoming freshman • 2.5 GPA or higher • Kalispell campus • Full-time • Must commit 20 hours of community or

college service per semester • Merit, financial need as described in

goals statement, commitment and desire

Paul Boe Mosby Memorial Endowed Scholarship • Awarded to students involved in the

theatre

Paul T. Williams Memorial Endowed Scholarship • Amount varies • Returning student pursuing a degree in

allied health • Minimum GPA 3.0 • Kalispell or Libby campus • Full or part-time

PEO Chapter BM • Amount varies • Full-time • Second-year student • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Based on merit, commitment, and desire

PEO Chapter C • Amount varies • Full-time • Second-year student • Minimum 3.0 GPA • At least 28 credits earned • Flathead County resident • Awarded in spring

Perry and Luella Melton and Stephen F. Hagel Scholarship Fund • Amount varies • Student must be affiliated with organized labor • Recipient recommended by Flathead

Labor Council • Kalispell or Libby campus

Philip J. Rygg Memorial Scholarship(s) • $1,000 • Kalispell or Libby campus • Economics major, political science major,

or student with disabilities

The Ralene Sliter Honor Scholarship • $500 • Working parent with child care expenses

“attending school striving for betterment through education”

• Flathead County resident • 12 semester hours completed at time of

application • 2.0 GPA or higher • Kalispell campus • Full or part-time

Red Lion Hotels Endowed • Full-time student • Flathead County resident • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Culinary Arts major

Rhoades Family Endowed • To be used toward tuition and fees only • Full or part-time student • Graduate in top 25% of high school class • Kalispell or Libby campus • Minimum 2.0 GPA • May not be awarded to students who have

received other tuition scholarships • Renewable

Robbie Sullivan Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund • Amount varies up to $1,000 • Full-time student • Kalispell campus • Non-traditional student with a history of

drug or alcohol dependency who is returning to school to pursue his/her dreams of a college education

Ruth Iliff Memorial Scholarship(s) • One or two awards at $200 • Kalispell or Libby campus; preference

given to Libby students • Returning student with at least one

successful semester of coursework completed • Education major

Sliters Ace Lumber and Building Supply Endowed Scholarship • Amount varies • Majoring in welding, building trades,

plumbing, or electrical • Flathead County resident • Kalispell campus • Full or part-time student

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Merit-Based ScholarshipsInstitute of Socioeconomic Studies Scholarship in Memory of Leonard M. Greene • $1,000 • Students pursuing studies in nursing • 2.0 GPA or higher • Kalispell or Libby campus • Full or part-time

Soroptimist International of Whitefish CNA Scholarship • $500 • To support students pursuing Certified

Nurse Assistant certification • Kalispell campus • Merit, financial need as described in goals

statement, commitment, and desire

Soroptimists International of Whitefish • Two awards at $1,000 each: one to a

nursing student and one to an early childhood education student

• Recipients must be returning students who have completed 24 semester hours

• Flathead Valley residents • 2.0 GPA or higher • Financial need as described in goals

statement • FVCC Campus

Sullivan Family Endowed • Amount varies • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Degree-seeking • Montana resident with preference given

to Flathead County resident

Susan Ennis Scholarship • $500 • Full or part-time • Kalispell or Libby campus • Returning student with one successful

semester completed at FVCC • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Montana resident for at least 10 years

The Sustainability Fund • Amount varies • Full-time • Completed 20 FVCC credits • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Majoring in ecology, earth science,

natural resource management, environmental studies, geography, geology, or related field

• Commitment to social, economic, and environmental sustainability of their community

Thomas C. Perry Endowment Fund • New or returning student majoring in business • Full or part-time student • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Graduate of a local high school in

Flathead or Lincoln County

Tracy Foundation Scholarship Honoring Mike Mansfield • $4,000 • Montana resident • Pursuing an associate’s degree in Liberal

Arts • 3.0 or higher GPA • Student must write an additional

paragraph answering the question, “What can be learned from the life and

career of Mike Mansfield?”

Van Sickle Technical Scholarship • $1,000 • Student must be pursuing a degree in a

technical program • Full or part-time • 2.0 or higher GPA

Walter Kuhn Sr. Scholarship • Student enrolled in the heavy equipment operator program • Resident of Flathead or Lincoln County • Full-time • Merit, financial need as described in

goals statement, commitment, and desire

Whitefish Mountain Resort Endowed Scholarship • Amount varies • Recipient must be an employee or

dependent of an employee of Whitefish Mountain Resort or pursuing studies in nusiness, nursing, or engineering

• 3.0 GPA or higher

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Need-Based ScholarshipsThese scholarships are based on financial need which is determined by applying

through the FAFSA. Please have your FAFSA submitted by March 1st,if you would like to be considered for need-based scholarships.

Barbara P. and Eugene E. Graf Memorial Endowed • Amount varies • Full or part-time • Degree-seeking in humanities (art,

English, journalism, philosophy, speech, language, music, humanities, or theater)

Barce Family Scholarship • $200 • Business major • Second-year student • Kalispell or Libby campus • Minimum 2.0 GPA • Computer science emphasis preferred

Cal Tassinari Memorial Endowed/Flathead Land Trust • Amount varies • Full-time • Kalispell or Libby campus • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Montana resident with preference given

to Flathead County resident • Natural resource management, forestry,

environmental studies/science, or wildlife biology major

CK Logue • Amount varies up to $2,500 • Full-time • Kalispell or Libby campus • Degree-seeking • Minimum 3.0 GPA

Class of ’61, Inc • $300 • Attended Libby High School • Full-time returning student • Kalispell or Libby campus

Cobb Foundation • $1,000 • Completed 24 credits at FVCC at time of application

Cobb Foundation Nursing Scholarship • $1,000 • Student enrolled in the nursing program

Daniel and Ann Fey Army Veterans Scholarship • Amount varies • Full-time • Army veteran

Daniel and Ann Fey Nursing Scholarship • Amount varies • Student must be pursuing a nursing degree • Full-time

Danielle Dimmick Memorial • $350 • Kalispell or Libby campus • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Montana resident pursuing studies in

human services Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation Scholarship(s) • $1,000 each • Full-time second-year student • Kalispell or Libby campus • Interested in pursuing bachelor’s degree • Montana resident • Minimum 2.5 GPA

The Doris C. Forkin Family Endowed Scholarship • Amount varies • Documented financial need

Ella Hanley and Jacobson Family Endowed • Amount varies up to $500 • Full or part-time • Minimum 2.0 GPA • Certificate or degree-seeking • Single parent

Flathead Farm Mutual Insurance • $500 • Full or part-time • Flathead High School graduate • Minimum 3.0 GPA

FVCC Foundation Achievement Scholarships • $5,000 • Full-time • Degree-seeking • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Currently enrolled at FVCC’s Kalispell

or Libby campus • Recent volunteer or community

involvement experience

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FVCC Foundation Occupational Trades Scholarship • Students enrolled in an occupational

trades program • Need based, preference given to full-time

students

FVCC Foundation Summer Scholarship • Enrolled in at least six credits for

summer semester • Completed FAFSA for current year

FVCC/LCC Employee Sponsored • Amount varies • Minimum 2.0 GPA • Kalispell or Libby campus • Certificate or degree-seeking continuing

student

Glacier Bank Endowed • Three awards at $1,000 • Business Management major • Based on merit, commitment, and desire • Minimum 3.5 GPA • Full-time • Kalispell or Libby campus • Two awards at $1,000 for Laser High

School graduates awarded by Laser High School

The Glenda and Marvin Northcutt Scholarship • $500 • Need-based • Education major • New or returning student • 2.0 GPA or higher • Kalispell or Lincoln County campus

Glenn Ford Memorial (Family) • $200 • Full or part-time • Minimum 2.0 GPA • Flathead County resident • Returning student

Glenn Ford Memorial & Recycling • Amount varies up to $300 • Full or part-time • Completed one semester at FVCC at time of application • Flathead County resident • 2.5-3.45 GPA

Heather Smith Memorial • $200 • Full or part-time pre-nursing student • Montana native • Resident of Flathead County

Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Cabinet Lodge #68 • Student attending classes at the Lincoln County campus

Jack & Almeda King Scholarship(s) • $1,000 each • Full-time returning student • Kalispell or Libby campus • Major in medical technology or nursing • Flathead or Lincoln County High School

graduate • Minimum 2.5 GPA • Current Flathead County resident

Jerome & Rebecca Broussard Family Endowed Scholarship(s) • Amount varies up to full tuition • Full or part-time student • Minimum 2.0 GPA • Kalispell or Libby campus

The Jim Daley and Doris Monk Daley Scholarship • $1,000 • Resident of Montana for at least five years • Strong commitment to education and

academic and career goals

Mary Grace Houlberg Certainty Endowed Scholarship(s) • $1,000 • Montana resident • Full-time • Kalispell or Libby campus • Math or science major • Minimum 3.5 GPA

Melody and Stuart Johnson Culinary Arts Scholarship • Award is one-half tuition and fees up to

18 credits • Second-year culinary arts student • 3.0 or higher GPA • Full-time

The Nyeste-Regling-Whitehouse Family Scholarship • $1,000 – must be disbursed in halves for

fall and spring semesters • Montana resident • Returning student – must have

completed 12 semester hours at time of application

• 3.0 GPA • Degree-seeking – AA, AS, AAS • Kalispell campus • Full-time • Need-based

Need-Based Scholarships

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Rita Johnson Endowed Scholarship Fund for Nursing Students • $600 • Merit and need-based • Full-time or half-time student pursuing

an LPN degree • Returning student • Minimum 2.0 GPA • Kalispell campus

Scott Vallely Soldiers Memorial Fund Endowed Scholarship • Amount varies • Resides in FVCC’s service area • Veteran or immediate family member

of a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces, National Guard, or Reserves

• 2.0 GPA or higher • Demonstrates leadership qualities and

financial need

Selma Dodge Endowed • Amount varies up to $500 • Need and merit-based • Full-time • Pre-nursing student • Minimum 2.0 GPA

Steve and Sue Cummings • $200 • Full or part-time • Minimum 2.5 GPA • Based on merit, commitment, and desire • Completed 15 credits at FVCC at time of application

T & D Lindsey Scholarship • $1000, renewable for $500 • Troy High School graduate • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Full or part-time • Kalispell or Libby campus

The Ila B. Dousman Endowed Scholarship • Amount varies • Montana resident • 2.5 or higher GPA • Kalispell or Libby campus • Based on merit, financial need,

commitment, and desire

Uhde Memorial Endowed • Amount varies up to $200 • Second-year student • Business/economics major interested in

public service • Nominated by faculty

Viola Jore Memorial Endowed Scholarship(s) • $100 • Second-year student • Kalispell or Libby campus • Education major

Vivian Beardslee Scholarship(s) • $400 each • Full-time student • Kalispell campus • Pre-nursing major pursuing a bachelor’s

degree • Minimum 3.0 GPA

Walt and Mary Louise Mauritson Memorial Endowed Scholarship • Amount varies • Must be enrolled full-time at the

Kalispell campus • Majoring in environmental science • 2.0 or higher GPA • Must be a Flathead County resident • Need and merit-based, leadership, and

community involvement

The Wilke-Brooner Elementary Education Scholarship • $2,000 • Graduate of Somers/Lakeside School District or a current resident of the

district • Incoming freshman • Elementary education • 3.5 GPA or higher preferably attending

with a high school honors tuition waiver • Kalispell campus • Financial need

Need-Based Scholarships

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These scholarships require a separate application.FVCC/LCC Adjunct Faculty Union • Full or part-time student • Kalispell or Libby campus • Montana resident • Certificate or degree-seeking • Awarded along with federal financial aid

Community College Honors • FVCC AA or AS recipients who graduated

from Kalispell or Libby campus and are transferring to one of the Montana universities

• Degree-seeking • Minimum 3.4 GPA • Montana resident • Attended FVCC for two semesters prior to

graduating • Apply online at www.scholarship.mt.gov

Dustin Petersen Memorial • $300 • Full-time • Flathead Valley resident • First-year radiologic technology program • Selection-based on additional essay • Contact Financial Aid for essay information

Express Employment Professionals • Amount varies • Must be a client, family member, or

associate of Express Employment Professionals

Flathead Valley Community Theatre • Technical theatre award • Amount varies • Contact Joe Legate – 756-3906

Flathead Electric Co-op Non-Traditional Scholarship • $2,000, $1,000 per year for two consecutive

years • Must be member of Flathead Electric

Cooperative and served by the co-op in his/her primary residence

• Contact Flathead Electric Co-op for application - due March 30th

FVCC/LCC Academic • Tuition for two semesters • Minimum 3.5 GPA • Degree-seeking • Kalispell or Libby campus • Completed 30 credits at FVCC • Eligibility good for two years after

meeting requirements • Provide Financial Aid office with a copy of

most recent transcript

FVCC Division • Tuition for two semesters • Students majoring in humanities, social

sciences, math/sciences, allied health, or business/technology

• Minimum 3.0 GPA in major

FVCC Foundation Transformation Scholarship • $10,000 renewable • Full-time • Degree-seeking • Minimum 3.0 GPA

FVCC Logger Sports • Amount varies, partial to full tuition waiver • Minimum 2.5 GPA • Member of Logger Sports team • Contact Ann Beall – 756-3813

FVCC Student Newspaper Stipend • Five awards at $525 • Minimum 2.5 GPA • Active involvement in publishing the

newspaper • Paid at the end of the semester upon

successful completion of duties • Contact Mercury News advisor

Grainger Tools for Tomorrow • Veteran honorably separated from the U. S.

Armed Forces (Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy)

• 3.0 GPA or higher • Enrolled at least 12 credit hours • Final year student in a technical

education program (electronic systems, heating/air conditioning, plumbing, welding, automotive, construction, facilities maintenance, or other

industrial trade)

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These scholarships require a separate application.

Jarecki Foundation • One award annually • FVCC graduates can apply for some of

their student loans to be repaid • Application must be submitted 60 days after

the completion of the certificate or degree • Contact Financial Aid for an application

Kalispell Farmer’s Market • $500 • Full-time • Re-entry adults • Single parent or non-traditional-aged • Montana resident, preferably involved

with the Farmer’s Market

Keith & Annie Robinson Theatre • Theatre arts major • Contact Joe Legate – 756-3906

Morton Endowment Fund • Scholarships to students in need of support

services such as tutoring or special equipment • Contact Anna San Diego in the Learning

Resource Center for application

La Serenissima Scholarships • Amount varies • Supports students participating in the

Venice Study Abroad program • Must fill out FVCC institutional

scholarship application • Must write two-page essay answering: 1)Why do you want to attend the

semester in Venice? 2) What are your expectations of this program, and how do you think they will be fulfilled?

Native American Tuition Waiver • Half-time or greater • Degree-seeking • Quarter Indian blood • Minimum 2.5 GPA • Contact Mick Stemborski – 756-3945

Oreste J DiMuro Scholarship • $500 • Merit-based • For a returning student participating in

the Venice Study Abroad trip. A letter will be sent out explaining application process to all students signed up for the Venice Study Abroad trip.

• Returning student

Outstanding Young Woman • Woman named Junior Miss • Tuition waiver for two semesters • Must maintain 2.5 GPA • Eligibility good for two years after being

named Junior Miss

Public Safety • Student volunteer in First Responder • EMT Basic or Reserve Officer Training classes • Minimum 2.5 GPA • Tuition waiver for EMT Basic or Reserve

Officer class • Contact Financial Aid for application

Student Services Discretionary • Full-time student • Minimum 2.5 GPA or higher • Scholarship assists needy students who

have limited or no free resources • Contact Financial Aid for application

Society of American Foresters • $500 • Degree-seeking • Natural resources management or

forestry major • Second-year student • Tuition for two semesters • Minimum 2.5 GPA • Deadline: February 1st • Contact Christina Relyea – 756-3846

Sons of Norway Scholarship • $2,000 for a student transferring to a four-

year school. A separate application will be sent out in April to all students who apply for graduation with a two-year degree.

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These scholarships require a separate application.

Tiny Tillotson and Roy Bandy • Up to $1,500 • Surveying students • Second-year status at time of application • Grade transcript which includes spring grades • Deadline: postmarked mid-May • Contact Dave Dorsett – 756-3913

TRIO Employee Endowed Scholarship • $100 • Full or part-time • Kalispell or Libby campus • ARC participant • Nominated by ARC staff • Contact Charlene Herron – 756-3888

United Way • $500 • Pursuing a career in a helping profession • Recipient assists United Way Coordinator

on campus

Whitefish Credit Union Community Pride • Full or part-time • Flathead or Libby campus • Permanent resident of Flathead, Lake,

Sanders, or Lincoln County • Strong potential for academic and career

success • Deadline: May (for summer), August (for

fall), January (for spring)

Windmill Foundation Endowed Scholarship

• Assist students incurring excessive fees or expenses that cause hardships while attending college. Examples include lab fees, knife and pastry sets, uniforms, licensing fees, etc. Applications can be obtained from the Financial Aid office.

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High School Senior Scholarships

Governor’s Postsecondary Scholarship - Merit at Large • $2,000, renewable • Apply online www.mgslp.org no later

than March 15th • Full-time • Montana resident • Must file a FAFSA • Kalispell or Libby campus

High School Honors • In-district tuition for two semesters • Eligibility good for two years • Flathead, Bigfork, Columbia Falls, and

Whitefish High School seniors who graduated in top 10% of class

• Available at Lincoln County Campus for graduates of Eureka, Libby, or Troy High Schools

• Minimum 2.5 GPA • Recipients determined by high schools

Northwest Montana Attendance Area Waivers • In-district tuition for two semesters • Eligibility good for two years • Top graduate with minimum 3.0 GPA • Attending FVCC from Arlee, Bigfork,

Browning, Charlo, Eureka, Hot Springs, Libby, Noxon, Plains, Polson, Ronan, St. Ignatius, Swan Lake, Thompson Falls, or Troy

• Minimum 2.5 GPA • Recipients determined by high schools

Ruder Educational Fund • $400 • Degree-seeking senior from Columbia

Falls High School • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Non-smoker • Deadline: May 1 • Apply through high school

FVCC reserves the right to change scholarship amount and deadline dates due to fluctuating interest rates. Criteria and scholarship amounts also may be updated due to a donor’s request.

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“Words cannot fully describe mygratitude. I am a statistics majorwith the hopes of pursuing Actuarial Science, a dream I certainly would not be able to pursue without your help.”

Christian Stratton, Kila

“We’re grateful, not only forthe monetary value of the gifts

we are given, but the value ofwhat they represent.”

Sam Roslie, Kalispell~ mother of two

Scholarships transform lives.

It is our goal to ensure no student is denied access to education at FVCC

because of financial need nor are they burdened with heavy debt when they

complete their studies.

Transformation

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406.756-3849Fax: 406.756.3966

www.fvcc.edu

“You have given me my first push. I have done things I never dreamed I could do.”

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