Orange County Scholarship
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Award: $1000 – $1000
Deadline: February 12.
To assist female first-generation college students who have been residents of Orange County for at least one year. Qualifications: Applicants must be a female student who has resided in Orange County for a minimum of one year; have faced or are facing significant barriers that limit access to education after high school (preference given to applicants who are among the first generation in their families to attend college-neither a parent nor a grandparent received a bachelor's degree); seek an undergraduate degree; enroll at least half time; demonstrate financial need; demonstrate education/work ethic; attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding (Pell grants, federal Direct loans); students must be attending (or planning to attend) a college, university or training program within the United States or Canada who are: United States citizens. Selection criteria: Selection is based on financial need, essay, and recommendation letter. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; scholarships listed on pages 6-46 require the Unified Scholarship Application (USA); each scholarship usually requires at least one additional required document; submit required documents online through MyVSAC account; required documents: Unified Scholarship application, FAFSA, one recommendation letter #1 (non-relative), and essay #1 (general essay). Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.