College Wide Scholarships
Private Scholarship Applications
Bristol Community College (Follett) Merit Scholarship
Edward J. Sullivan Scholarship
Fall River Scholarship Foundation
Sandra M. Cabral Nursing Scholarship - Description / Application
Transfer Scholarships
All USA Academic Team
BCC nominates two students to the All-USA Academic Team for Community, Technical and Junior Colleges. From the nominations received, 20 first, second and third team members will be selected. First Team members will receive a $2,500 cash stipend and will be recognized during the Phi Theta Kappa Presidents' breakfast at the AACC National Conference, and will be featured in USA Today. BCC nominees will be eligible for $500 BCC Foundation scholarships and are eligible for Phi Theta Kappa Internship programs. Candidates should:
- have a minimum GPA of 3.25
- be on track to earn an associate’s degree
- complete 45 college level credits by December 31, 2009 and earn an associate's degree by August 31, 2010
- have a minimum of 30 college-level credits in the past five years
- not have been nominated previously for the All-USA Academic Team
- have a community college record free of suspension, probation, and serious disciplinary action, and must enjoy full rights of citizenship in his/her country (none have been or remain abridged due to criminal conduct)
Click here to download the All-USA Academic Team Preliminary Application. Submit the application to Beth Vezina in BCC’s Transfer Office (G-208) by October 20, 2009.
UMass Amherst Transfer Scholarship
UMass Amherst invites students who will graduate from BCC in December 2009 and plan to transfer to UMA in January 2010 to apply for a $2,500 per year scholarship. Candidates for this scholarship must:
- Be graduating with a minimum G.P.A. of 3.5 and at least 54 transferable credits
- Have completed at least 45 credits at a Massachusetts community college
- Complete the transfer process to UMass Amherst
- Be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident
- Plan to enroll in the Day Division of the University Click here to download the UMA Transfer Scholarship Application. Submit the application to Beth Vezina in BCC’s Transfer Office (G-208) by October 20, 2009.
UMass Lowell Transfer Scholarship
UMass Lowell is sponsoring a scholarship ($2500 per year) for community college students. Students are eligible to apply if they meet all of the following conditions:
- Achieve a minimum GPA of 3.7 at the time of application
- Complete at least 45 of the total number of credits for the associate’s degree at a Massachusetts community college
- Complete the transfer process to UMass Lowell
- Complete graduation requirements at a Massachusetts community college prior to enrollment at UMass Lowell
- Be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident
- Plan to matriculate as a day student at UMass Lowell
Click here to download the UML Transfer Scholarship Application. Submit the application to Beth Vezina in BCC’s Transfer Office (G-208) by October 20, 2009.
Scholarship for Evening Students – UMD’s Success by Degrees program.UMass Dartmouth’s Division of Professional and Continuing Education (UMD/PCE) will award qualified community college graduates a scholarship equal to a 33% tuition waiver for each course taken to complete a bachelor’s degree through UMD/PCE. This amounts to a savings of approximately $183 per three-credit course.
To qualify for the Success by Degrees program, students must
- Obtain an associate’s degree from a community college
- Graduate from their community college with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Submit a UMD/PCE application within one year of graduating from their community college.
- Answer "yes" to the question on the application, "Applying for Success by Degrees Program?"
- NOTE: It is NOT necessary for Success by Degrees applicants to send a high school transcript.
Once matriculated at UMD/PCE, qualified students will be eligible for the Success by Degrees program for four years as long as they maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 at UMD.
Available Programs:
Accounting, BS
General Business, BS
History, BA
Liberal Arts, BA
Management, BS
Psychology, BA
Sociology (General or Criminal Justice options), BS
Click here for an application. BE SURE TO ANSWER "YES" to the question on the application, "Applying for Success by Degrees Program?" It is NOT necessary for Success by Degree applicants to send a high school transcript.
Applications are also available in BCC’s Transfer Office (G208). For more information, contact a UMD/PCE Academic Advisor at 508-999-8071.
The Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awards one of the largest scholarships available to students and recent alumni from community colleges. The award provides for up to $30,000 annually per recipient to help students pursue four-year degrees at any accredited college or university in the United States and abroad. Last year, the Cooke Foundation received nearly 700 nominations for these awards. A student from Bristol Community College received one of the scholarships three years ago.
Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and must be planning to graduate in December 2009, June 2010 or August 2010 and transfer to a four-year college or university in fall 2010. Students must be nominated by their community college.
BCC can nominate two students. The deadline for submitting applications for consideration by the BCC Transfer Scholarship Committee is October 20, 2009. If you would like more information, please email Ann Ibara at aibara@bristol.mass.edu or call 508-678-2811, ext. 2236. Click here for the preliminary application. Please return to Beth Vezina in BCC’s Transfer Office (G-208) by October 20, 2009.
Barry Goldwater Scholarship
The Goldwater Scholarship provides up to $7500 per year to students who intend to pursue careers in math, natural science or engineering. Candidates should:
- Be full-time, matriculated students graduating in June 2010
- Have a GPA of at least 3.5
- Be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or resident aliens
Please email aibara@bristol.mass.edu , call 508-678-2811, ext. 2236, or stop by the Transfer Office (G208) for more information. The deadline for applications is October 20, 2009.
New! Follett Merit-Based Scholarship
Follett Merit Scholarships will be awarded to students who contribute significantly in a student leadership capacity at BCC. Examples include, but are not limited to, service on College Committees, elected student leadership positions, service learning, student club leadership roles, and outstanding student athletic achievement. A maximum award of $500 per semester will be available for full-time students and a maximum award of $300 per semester will be granted for part-time students. Click here for more information and for a scholarship application.
Morris K. Udall Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to students who have a demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment or to Native American or Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to tribal pubic policy or Native health care. For more information about the scholarship, click here. If you are interested in applying for this scholarship, contact Ann Ibara at aibara@bristol.mass.edu or call 508-678-2811, ext. 2236. The deadline for submitting applications to the BCC Transfer Office is January 25th, 2010.
New! Scholarship from Eastern
The Division of Adult and Graduate Studies of Eastern Nazarene College is pleased to offer annual scholarships to exceptional students in their 2+2 programs.
Lesley's Community College Scholarship is an $8000 award, guaranteed and renewable for a second year, for a total value of $16,000. The scholarship will be awarded to Bristol Community College graduates who apply, are admitted and enroll in either one of Lesley's undergraduate colleges-The Art Institute of Boston (AIB) or Lesley College.
Additional Information is available on the following websites:
For AIB: www.lesley.edu/aib/admissions/scholarships.html
For Lesley College: www.lesley.edu/lc/merit.html
Hispanic College Fund Transfer Scholarships
The Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) offers scholarships to students, in the US or Puerto Rico, who are pursuing studies in Accounting, Finance, or Business related fields. The purpose of these scholarships is to encourage those students who have demonstrated academic excellence to continue pursuing their professional careers. Over the past three years, ALPFA has awarded students over $457,000 in scholarship money. For more information please click here http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org
New! Scholarship for Veterans
Wesleyan University in Connecticut is encouraging U.S. military veterans to consider completing their bachelor’s degree at Wesleyan with the help of the Military Veterans Endowed Scholarship Fund. Combined with veterans’ benefits, work study, and grant aid, the scholarship will allow qualified veterans to attend this premier liberal arts college with no loans in their financial aid packages. Applicants must be seeking their first bachelor’s degree, have served on active duty in any branch of the U.S. military service, and been discharged with any designation except “dishonorable.”
For more information about the scholarship, contact Associate Dean Terri Overton at toverton@wesleyan.edu or 860-685-2988. For details about Wesleyan’s admissions process, go to www.wesleyan.edu/admission . For information about the financial aid process at Wesleyan, go to www.wesleyan.edu/finaid .
Links to Other Merit-Based Scholarships
Some four-year institutions award scholarships to students based on their academic or other achievements. Click on the links below for more information:
Bryant University
Rhode Island College
Roger Williams University
Salem State College
UMASS Amherst
UMASS Dartmouth
UMASS Lowell
Other Scholarship Opportunities
Explore other scholarship opportunities at the following web sites:
http://www.ptk.org
http://www.fastweb.com
http://collegeboard.com
http://finaid.com
BCC Foundation Scholarships
Scholarships funded through the BCC Foundation and Alumni Association range in value from $200 to $2,200. Scholarship application forms are available in mid-March online at the foundation website
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Endowed Fund: Edward Adaskin Family Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Demonstrated financial need. Residency Requirement: Fall River, Swansea, Westport, or Freetown, Massachusetts
Endowed Fund: Altrusa Club/Camilla C. Pickering Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Demonstrated community service Residency Requirement: Bristol County, Massachusetts
Endowed Fund: Argy Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Full-time student matriculating in engineering, science, or health science Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Leonard and Ruth Baker Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Full-time student enrolled in Business Administration who has completed 24 credits Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: BCC Alumni Association Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: General requirements Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: BCC Foundation Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: General requirements Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: H. M. Booth Theatre Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Full-time student with preference given to a theatre major Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Borden Remington Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Top 30% of Class Additional Requirements: Preference given to child of Borden Remington employee Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Michael K. Bosi Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: student matriculating in journalism or communications program; preference will be given to a BMC Durfee High School graduate; student must submit letters of recommendation and work samples with application. Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Zelma Braga Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: General requirements Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Gerald M. Brown Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement: Greater Fall River resident
Endowed Fund: Ruth P. Brown Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Full or part-time student matriculating in a business program, Preference given to female student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: BFI Waste Management Systems Scholarship (Browning Ferris Industries)
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Preference to child/grandchild of BFI employee, Must be enrolled in environmental technology program Residency Requirement: Fall River, Somerset, Swansea or Westport Massachusetts
Endowed Fund: Professor C. John Capone P.E. Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in engineering or environmental technology program with a minimum of 6 credits per semester Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Chef John J. Caressimo Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Second year student matriculating in culinary arts program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: John A. and Eileen F. Carr Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Nursing or elementary education student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Donna Castro, RN Nursing Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Nursing student with preference given to student with prior working experience in the health care field Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Judith R. Chace Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Preference given to employee, spouse, child or grandchild of employee of Chace Company Residency Requirement: Tiverton resident or graduate of Tiverton High School
Endowed Fund: Citizens-Union Savings Bank Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in business-related program Residency Requirement: Greater Fall River area
Endowed Fund: Francis J. Colaneri Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in engineering program Residency Requirement: Bristol County Massachusetts or Rhode Island
Endowed Fund: Pamela Colaneri Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: 2nd year student matriculating in the Dental Hygiene Program who demonstrates academic merit and financial need Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Christopher M. Cordeiro Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Michael T. Davis Memorial Journalism Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA of 3.0 Additional Requirements: 2nd year student matriculating in a communications major with the intent to pursue a career in journalism Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Dr. and Mrs. Paul P. Dunn Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in health science program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Johanna Duponte Occupational Therapy Assistant Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 2.75 Additional Requirements: 2nd year student matriculating in the OTA Program who demonstrates professionalism, collegiality and commitment to the OTA profession. Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Fall River Country Club Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Preference given to employees of Fall River Country Club then students matriculating in the culinary arts program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Fall River Opportunity Fund Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement: Fall River resident
Endowed Fund: J. B. Fernandes Trust I Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Portuguese-American student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Paul Fletcher Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in art/humanities field taking a minimum of 6 credits per semester Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: John G. Fonseca Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.5 Additional Requirements: Non-traditional student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Kevin J. Garganta Human Services Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 2.5 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in Human Service Program who has completed a minimum of 30 credits and has demonstrated financial need Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Loretta S. George Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Demonstrates financial need, scholastic merit, minimum G.P.A. of 3.0, full-time student, demonstrates academic promise Additional Requirements: Preference given to a candidate with Lebanese heritage Residency Requirement: Resident of greater Fall River (Fall River, Swansea, Somerset, Westport, Freetown and Assonet)
Endowed Fund: Globe Manufacturing Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement: Greater Fall River resident
Endowed Fund: Max and Edith Gold Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement: Fall River resident
Endowed Fund: Harry Gottlieb Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in accounting or business Residency Requirement: Greater Fall River resident
Endowed Fund: Nick Grossi Memorial Culinary Arts Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Student entering the 2nd year of the culinary arts program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Officer Thomas J. Guinta Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Preference given to child or grandchild of active or retired Fall River police officer. If no qualified applicants, then open to a student in the criminal justice program. Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Bruce O. and Virginia I. Hawes Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: General requirements Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Lincoln T. Hawes Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: General requirements Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Hebrew Ladies Helping Hand Society Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Fulltime student enrolled at BCC who demonstrates academic promise and financial need. Residency Requirement: Preference given to Jewish student and 2nd preference to student from Greater Fall River.
Endowed Fund: Anne P. Hindle Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in an allied health program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Dr. Rachel V. Holland Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Minority student with a financial or educational background that puts them at a disadvantage. Student should exhibit a dedication to utilizing his/her education in helping others in the community Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Jack P. Hudnall Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Second year student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Ernest Israel Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Full-time student who graduated from Durfee High School in the last five years. Letter of recommendation from teacher/friend required. Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Edwin A. Jaffe Women In Technology Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student must have successfully completed the Women In Technology program and be enrolled in a career pathway at BCC Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Joseph and Jeanette Koppelman Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Top 30% of Class Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Virginia and Harold Lash Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: William List Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement: Fall River, Somerset, Westport, or Freetown Massachusetts
Endowed Fund: Marie B. Maalouf Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in the nursing program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Alfred J. and Marie B. Macomber Music Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student with a interest in music Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: George and Doris Magnan Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in Fire Science Technology who has complete at least 12 general education credits and at least 12 fire science credits Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Basil and Theresa Maravelas Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Scholastic ability and academic potential Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in the natural sciences Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Senator William and Marjorie MacLean Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Full-time student with an interest in public service and/or leadership Residency Requirement: Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Freetown, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford or Rochester Massachusetts
Endowed Fund: J. Robert Mello Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Student who has demonstrated outstanding ability and talent in the arts program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Loree Moglia Mullen Memorial Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Student in the first year of the dental hygiene program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: NationsHeritage Federal Credit Union Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Student studying predominately in the Attleboro Center Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Evelyn Pacheco Nursing Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student in the second year of the nursing program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Luis Rodriguez Pavao Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Full-time student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Pierce Foundation Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in the nursing program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Richard and Doris Quirk Nursing Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.5 Additional Requirements: 2nd year nursing student Residency Requirement: Dartmouth, New Bedford or Fairhaven Massachusetts
Endowed Fund: Rappaccini's Retort Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in liberal arts, literature, or philosophy Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Rhode Island Society of Governmental Accountants and Auditors Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in business administration with an accounting option Residency Requirement: Preference given to Rhode Island residents with additional preference to child/grandchild of RISOGAA members
Endowed Fund: Ella A. Rodgers Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement: Resident of Greater Fall River
Endowed Fund: Lucy Rose Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 and demonstrated clinical competence Additional Requirements: Student in the second year of the nursing program Residency Requirement: Preference to Fall River, Massachusetts or Tiverton, Rhode Island resident
Endowed Fund: Dr. August Ryer Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Accademic promise and financial need Additional Requirements: Student entering the second year of the nursing program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Mary Lou Hallal Sabra Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Recipient of a G.E.D. Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Philip and Evelyn Sacknoff Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Demonstrates academic promise Additional Requirements: Preference given to student matriculating in health sciences or computer science Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Angela Rose Sbardella Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Demonstrates scholastic merit and financial need and who will transfer to a four year college upon completion at Bristol Community College Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement: A resident of Fall River
Endowed Fund: Edward Terral Smith Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.5 Additional Requirements: Graduating transfer student with 75% of credits completed at BCC who must attend the graduation ceremony Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Reverend Dr. Lex King Souter Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in liberal arts and humanities Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: The Robert F. Stoico/FIRSTFED Foundation Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in accounting, business, or business transfer Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Sally Sweeney Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Full or part time student with financial need. Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Truesdale Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 and demonstrated clinical competence Additional Requirements: Student in the second year of the nursing program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Union Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 and demonstrated clinical competence Additional Requirements: Student in the second year of the nursing program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Elizabeth A. and Sumner James Waring Jr. Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Full-time student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Watuppa Foundation Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement: Resident of Fall River, Swansea, Somerset, Westport, Freetown, Assonet
Endowed Fund: Betty M. Welch Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in business administration with accounting option Residency Requirement: |