2023-24 Scholarships
The SPSCC Foundation awarded more than $927,431 in scholarships and grants in 2022. Awards range from $500 to $3,000. All scholarships and grants are awarded contingent upon the availability of funds. Unfortunately, Running Start students are not eligible for Foundation scholarships at this time.
Steps to Apply for Foundation Scholarships
Students apply for all available scholarships through one application.
- Log in to SPSCC AcademicWorks using your ClipperID and password.
- Required: Complete the General Application
- Required: Upload your Personal Essay to the application as a PDF file. In your essay, please include information about your educational journey, your field of study, your long-term career goals, and your current financial need. Learning Support Services offers in-person and virtual tutoring appointments if you want feedback on your essay.
- Optional: Upload up to two letters of recommendation from current or former teachers, employers, or community members (not family members).
- Optional: Upload transcripts.
- Once you submit your application, check your SPSCC email account for information regarding award offer emails and other deadlines.
- All applicants will receive an email regarding the status of their application once the evaluation process is complete.
Questions? Contact scholarships@spscc.edu or by phone at 360-596-5541
Scholarship Application Dates & Deadlines
Fall Scholarships Cycle: April 1 - June 30, 2023
The Fall Scholarships application cycle is open to all applicants on April 1. Offer emails will begin July 28, 2023. All applicants who do not receive a scholarship offer will be alerted by email once the awarding period has ended. Scholarships awarded from this application cycle will be made available for Fall Quarter 2023, provided the student completes the acceptance process by the deadlines outlined in the award offer email.
Award offers will be communicated to applicants through campus email accounts only.
Winter Scholarships Cycle: September 15 - November 5, 2023
The Winter application cycle is open to all applicants on September 15. Offer emails will begin November 29, 2023. All applicants who do not receive a scholarship offer will be alerted by email once the awarding period has ended. Scholarships awarded from this application cycle will be made available for Winter and Spring Quarter 2024, provided the student completes the acceptance process by the deadlines outlined in the award offer email.
Award offers will be communicated to applicants through campus email accounts only.
Application Process
Students apply for all available scholarships through one general application online. To be eligible for a Foundation Scholarship, apply online during one of the application cycles above.
Applicants are matched with scholarship criteria and are reviewed and scored by a group of volunteers, faculty, and staff. Once applications are reviewed and awards are offered, applicants are required to complete a post-acceptance questionnaire.
For questions on aid eligibility, please contact Financial Aid at 360-596-5232. Contact scholarships@spscc.edu for general SPSCC Foundation Scholarship questions.
Steps to Accepting Foundation Scholarships
If you were awarded an SPSCC Foundation Scholarship, you must complete the following requirements and deadlines in order to receive the scholarship. Not meeting these requirements can lead to the withdrawal of your scholarship.
Requirements include:
- Accept the scholarship by logging in at SPSCC AcademicWorks.
- Submit the Post-Acceptance Questionnaire by logging into your AcademicWorks account, clicking "Finish" under the scholarship(s) you have been awarded, and completing the items under the Supplemental Questions tab.
- Acknowledge any special requirements for the scholarship, such as:
- Minimum grade point average (GPA)
- Academic and leadership achievement
- Registration in a minimum number of credits
- Educational purpose – program or degree
- Attend service group meetings or a special event related to the donor of the scholarship you have received
Foundation Scholarships are applied directly to Tuition and Fees. Contact your Financial Aid Advisor or the Financial Aid Department at financialaid@spscc.edu if you have questions or need to request changes.
Scholarships that are $1,000 or less are typically applied in full to the next quarter's tuition and fees. Your other forms of Financial Aid may be adjusted in order to fit in the full scholarship award within your aid package. Scholarships over $1,000 may be split equally over the coming academic year (ex. $1,500 = $500 per quarter Fall/Winter/Spring).
Foundation Scholarships are for use at SPSCC only and are not transferable to other institutions. Please contact the Financial Aid Office if you do not plan to attend SPSCC.
You have until June 30, 2024 to use your scholarship.
You are required to notify the Financial Aid Office of any educational assistance you receive. Please notify us as soon as you know you are receiving funds so that we may coordinate the aid with the rest of your financial aid package.
Failure to report other financial resources can cause an over-award of funds. In some cases, this could result in a loss of future quarter aid, or require repayment of federal or state funds.
Examples of educational assistance include:
- External Scholarships
- Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
- Labor & Industries
- Employment Security
- Tribal
- Other Outside Assistance Received for Education Expenses