Student Scholarships – Spring Semester 2008

Thank you for selecting Durham Tech as your educational choice! Scholarships are competitive and limited in number. Please read this page carefully and apply for up to a maximum of three of the scholarships outlined below.

Applicants must be legal, in-state residents who have been formally accepted into a program of study and have completed all required developmental courses unless otherwise noted. All scholarships listed are contingent upon availability of funds at the time the Scholarship Committee meets. Unless otherwise specified in the scholarship guidelines, recipients will be selected by the Durham Technical Community College Scholarship Committee. For scholarships awarded over more than one semester, scholarship recipients must continue to meet all stated selection criteria each semester in order to receive subsequent disbursements. Any scholarship recipient who finds it necessary to withdraw from his/her classes must meet with the Scholarship Coordinator (536-7250) in order to determine his/her eligibility for any subsequent disbursements.

All applicants will be notified in writing of selections. All scholarship recipients will be required to attend a Scholarship Ceremony in April.

All scholarships are competitive. The Committee uses the results of student applications for Federal Student Aid (Pell Grant) to determine if a student has demonstrated financial need. Please contact the Financial Aid Office for further information (536-7209).

Application packets are available in the Financial Aid Office (room 1209, Phail Wynn, Jr. Student Services Center) or may be downloaded. Please complete the application in its entirety. The Scholarship Committee will only consider original, completed applications (no facsimiles or copies).

In order to help you select appropriate scholarships to apply for, please note the following:

1. You may apply for up to 3 scholarships.
2. Please take the time to interpret the criteria and choose the scholarships most applicable to your situation and need. Read each scholarship description carefully.
3. Some scholarships are restricted to specific programs of study.
4. Some scholarships require additional documentation or application forms.
5. All scholarship applications must include a recommendation by a faculty member (or program director where indicated) in your program of study who has taught you. (Note: Copies of completed faculty recommendation forms will not be accepted.)

Name of Scholarship	Total Amount	Distributed Over	Program of Study	Selection Criteria
Arts, Sciences, and University Transfer	$600	Spring	Associate in Arts Associate in Science	3.5 GPA; completed a minimum of 30 semester hours; enrolled in a minimum of 9 credit hours. The application must be accompanied by a recommendation from a University Transfer faculty member who has taught you.
Campus Fund Drive	$600	Spring	Any Associate Degree, Certificate or Diploma	3.0 GPA; completed a minimum of 9 credit hours in the program; enrolled in 9 or more credit hours.
William H. Cogwell, Jr. Memorial	$600	Spring	Any degree, certificate or diploma in the Industrial and Engineering Technologies Department (*see below for list of programs)	2.5 GPA; completed at least 9 credit hours in the program of study; enrolled in 9 or more credit hours. The application must be accompanied by a recommendation from an Industrial and Engineering Technologies faculty member who has taught you.
Nancy and Daniel Conn-Corley Opticianry Scholarship	$1,200	Spring Summer Fall	Opticianry	2.5 GPA; female student; enrolled in 9 or more credit hours; North Carolina resident. The application must be accompanied by an essay (Please see Dorothy Brower Brokaw in room 512 in the Educational Resources Center.) and a recommendation from Mike Szcerbiak, Program Director for Opticianry or Barry Dark, Opticianry Instructor.
Durham Tech Retirees	$600	Spring	Any Associate Degree, Certificate or Diploma	3.0 GPA; completed a minimum of 9 credit hours in the program; enrolled in 9 or more credit hours; demonstrate financial need (Pell Grant) Preference will be given to relatives of current or retired Durham Tech employees. Please specify name and relationship.
Ray W. Fuller Memorial	$1,200	Spring and Fall	Computer Programming and Applications Networking Technologies	3.0 GPA; completed a minimum of 9 semester hours in the program or certificate; enrolled in 9 or more credit hours per semester; demonstrate financial need (Pell grant). The application must be accompanied by a recommendation from a Computer Programming and Applications or Networking Technologies faculty member who has taught you.
Gamma Beta Phi	$100	Spring	Any Associate Degree, Certificate or Diploma	3.5 GPA; completed at least 24 credit hours in any degree program; enrolled in 9 or more credit hours; Gamma Beta Phi member in good standing with the Durham Tech chapter. The application must be accompanied by a recommendation from a Gamma Beta Phi Advisor.
Robert L. Lyon Memorial	$600	Spring	Any Associate Degree, Certificate or Diploma	3.0 GPA; completed a minimum of 12 credit hours in a program of study; enrolled in 9 or more credit hours.
Henry Seeman V.F.W. Post 2740 Associate Degree Nursing	$600	Spring	Associate Degree Nursing	3.0 GPA; enrolled in 12 or more credit hours per semester; completed 20 hours of coursework at Durham Tech; demonstrate financial need (Pell Grant). Preference given to Durham County residents and veterans. The application must be accompanied by a recommendation from Dr. Helen Ayres, Program Director of Associate Degree Nursing.
UNC Hospitals Volunteer Association	$300	Spring	Any Associate Degree, Certificate or Diploma	2.0 GPA; be an employee of UNC Hospitals; hold less than a bachelor's degree in higher education. Student must submit sealed letter of verification of permanent employment at any hospital within the UNC Health Care System. The verification letter should be submitted with the completed scholarship application.

*Industrial and Engineering Technologies Programs: Architectural Technology, Automotive Systems Technology, Electrical/Electronics Technology, Electronics Engineering Technology, Industrial Systems Technology, Machining Technology

Students must complete the process for Pell Grant in order to establish financial need.