Nichols Family Scholarship
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Award: $6250 – $6250
Deadline: February 12.
To ease the financial burden of a college degree for Vermont students who have faced adversity in their lives and/or overcome hardship. Qualifications: 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; seek an undergraduate degree; enroll full time; demonstrate academic achievement (minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale); demonstrate financial need; demonstrate resilience in the face of adversity and/or hardship; attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding (Pell grants, federal Direct loans). Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the Committee criteria. 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), essay #1 (general essay; include specific examples of ways in which have demonstrated resilience in the face of adversity and/or overcome hardship in life), and official transcript. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.