Dallas
County Community Colleges Student Emergency Need Scholarship
Foundation
Award Guidelines
The DCCCD
Student Emergency Need Scholarship Fund was established to provide immediate
financial support for DCCCD students and potential students, designated
by the Chancellor and Foundation who have been adversely affected by natural
disasters, experiencing temporary financial setbacks. An award from this
fund does not require repayment and should not be considered a
loan.
Amount
of Award
Not
to exceed $200 per semester per student if the financial need was
not created by natural disasters. {If the financial need is determined
to have been created by a natural disaster the amount of the award
(based on availability of funds) could amount to the total amount
needed to pay for books and tuition}.
Number
of Awards Per Year
Based
on availability of funds
Source
of Funds
Privately
funded
Designated
College
All
DCCC campuses and Dallas TeleCollege of the DCCC
Eligibility
Criteria
Applicants
must be DCCC students currently experiencing urgent financial needs
that affect their ability to attend and succeed in college. Funds
will be used to assist with the payment for tuition and books.
Application
ProcessOut-of-state
Student Application Process
(Applies to out-of-state, international and in-state (TX) students
that formerly enrolled in colleges in states affected by Hurricane
Katrina, states include Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.)
- The applicant must submit a complete DCCC
Foundation Student Scholarship Application Form and write
a brief statement describing their financial need to the Financial
Aid office at the campus they are attending.
- All applicants must complete the FAFSA or if the student is
undocumented, then the campus financial aid department must do
a Budget Analysis (by completing the FAFSA, for Financial Aid
Office use only) to determine the student need.
- The College Financial Aid Office will approve and determine
financial need.
International Student Application Process
- The International Student Advisor’s department at each location
must submit recommendation(s) to the financial aid department
to assist students who were affected by the tsunami tragedy.
- The applicants must submit a complete DCCC
Foundation Student Scholarship Application Form and a write
a brief statement describing their financial need to the International
Advisor at the campus they are attending.
- The student, the International Advisor and the campus Financial
Aid Director/Coordinator, must sign the DCCC student application
form.
- All applicants must complete the FAFSA or if the student is
undocumented, then the campus financial aid department must do
a Budget Analysis (by completing the FAFSA, for Financial Aid
Office use only) for the International Student to determine need.
General Student Application Process
Applicants must submit a complete DCCC Foundation Student Scholarship
Application Form and a brief statement describing their financial
need to the Financial Aid Director at the college they are attending.
Applicants must complete an application for Federal Student Aid and
submit it to the Financial Aid Office of the college they are attending.
Selection
Process
In
2005, priority will be given to students affected by natural disasters
including Hurricane Katrina and the tsunami in Southeast Asia.
The fund priorities are subject to change by direction of the DCCC
Chancellor and Foundation Board Chairman. Financial Aid Director/Coordinator
at each college will be responsible for submitting the completed
student DCCC application form to the DCCC Foundation for final approval.
Deadline
Open
until funds are expended.
For
further information, the DCCCD Foundation
214-860-2053 or 214-860-2149
Email: foundation@dcccd.edu
DCCCD Foundation, Inc., 701 Elm Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75202
Last
updated 8/23/07 October 2007 |
