Number offered per year
1
Value
One school year (Fall/Spring)
Value applies towards tuition & fees
$1,500 per semester full-time award not to exceed tuition & fees
Qualifications
- Must indicate first-generation college student on admissions application by designating they come from a family in which neither parent/guardian earned a bachelor’s degree
- Student must have competed a minimum of twenty-four (24) credit hours at OTC
- Requires student to maintain involvement in FGCS and to work a minimum of 40 hours service per semester at OTC events, providing campus tours, and completing duties assigned by FGCS advisors
- Demonstrate cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher or a minimum GED score of 2900
- Full-time enrollment (12 + credit hours)
- Seeking a degree at OTC
Renewal Criteria
Scholarship is awarded for one school year (Fall/Spring). Student must apply each academic year and participate in an FGCS scholarship interview by a Review Committee which includes FGCS advisors and scholarship committee members that will consider need, academic ability, and service experiences
Deadline
June 1st