04/01/20
Cherokee County Civitan Club offers $1,000 scholarship to GSCC student
The Cherokee County Civitan Club is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a qualifying student with a disability at Â鶹´«Ã½. The scholarship may be used toward the cost of tuition, books, fees or other expenses charged to the student by the College.
To apply, the student must complete a Cherokee County Civitan Club scholarship application and meet the following criteria:
- Student must be registered through the Â鶹´«Ã½ State Office of Disability Services and Resources.
- Student must be a resident of Cherokee County.
- Student must be enrolled at Â鶹´«Ã½ State Cherokee with a minimum of six credit hours.
- Student must have at least a 2.5 GPA.
- Student must have completed their high school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Student must satisfactorily demonstrate financial need for the scholarship.
Applications may be obtained by contacting Luanne Hayes, campus director, at 256-927-1805 or .
The application along with a typed paragraph detailing financial need and one letter of recommendation from a non-family member in the community should be submitted to Â鶹´«Ã½ State Cherokee by May 31. The application packet may be mailed or dropped off to the campus located at 801 Cedar Bluff Road in Centre.
Applications will be reviewed by a three- to five-person panel led by the Â鶹´«Ã½ State Cherokee director and a member of the Cherokee County Civitan Club. The panel recommendation will be forwarded to the Civitan Club Scholarship Committee for final approval. Award decisions will be made by June 15.