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GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS American Association of University Women Amount: $250 per year as available Second-year non-traditional student (female preferred) Carry and maintain 12 credit hours per semester Must maintain cumulative 2.0 GPA May use for books or tuition Must be a graduate of Pueblo County public school or GED recipient American GI Forum Amount: $500 per semester The American GI Forum, a veterans family organization since 1948 Web: http://www.va.gov/ At least one parent or grandparent must be of Hispanic descent and provide a letter confirming such (must indicate on Scholarship Application ethnicity) Pueblo County resident for 3 years preceding date of application Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.8 GPA per semester One letter of recommendation should be from a high school instructor Prefer letter from Department Chair of applicant's major Final approval - American GI Forum Scholarship Committee Autobee Club, Inc. Amount: $250 per semester In honor of Autobee Family's Great Grandfather, Charles Autobee, to help the community and maintain grandfather's memory Pueblo County resident Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Essay must include financial need Academic standing Battelle Amount: $500 per semester Major in Math or Science Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Essay must include financial need Academic standing Bridges to the Future Amount: Tuition Child placement agency Web: http://www.du.edu/bridges/ Prior foster care resident within the State of Colorado Letter from Social Services confirming applicant lived in foster care within Colorado Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Richard & Margaret Capek Memorial Amount: $500 per semester Foundation Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Essay addressing financial need Cardinal Family Amount: $250 per semester Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Essay addressing financial need E. M. Christmas Foundation Amount: $500 per semester Foundation Applicant must have completed 12 college credit hours Carry and complete 6 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Essay addressing financial need Dammann Family Amount: Tuition, books & fees up to $500 per semester Foundation Available at the Pueblo and Fremont campuses Seeking AAS degree or certificate Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Provide documentation of community involvement and/or volunteer work Based on merit Essay must address financial need Stephanie T. Eve Memorial Amount: Varies Foundation Available to PCC facility services employees and their immediate family members Carry and complete 6 credit hours per semester Joseph A. and Barbara Fortino Amount: $750 per semester Foundation At least one parent or grandparent must be of Italian descent and provide a letter confirming such (Must indicate ethnicity on Scholarship Application) Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Fremont Campus Amount: $500 per semester Fremont campus only Completed 12 college credit hours Carry a minimum of 6 hours per semester Minimum 3.0 GPA to apply and minimum 2.5 GPA per semester/3.0 cumulative GPA to retain scholarship Essay must address financial need Jess and Lucy Garcia Amount: Varies Carry and maintain 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Must be a second-year student (prefer single parent) A copy of financial aid award letter must be submitted with scholarship application. Levi F. Garrett Memorial Amount: $250 per semester Southwest Campus only Student must be employed Carry and complete 6 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Preference given to first generation student Essay must include statement confirming first generation and documentation of community volunteer activities Janice K. Gould Amount: $500 per semester Pueblo or Fremont campuses Preference for women in a transition program with area women's centers Carry and complete 9 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Essay must include financial need Hasan Family Amount: $500 per semester Must be enrolled in either a PCC culinary, teaching, music or health program Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Essay must include financial need Edgar F. & Francis D. Johnson Memorial Amount: $1,500 per semester Foundation Demonstrate significant academic improvement or scholarship Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Donor encourages future repayment of scholarship awards to help additional students Essay should include statements that support academic improvement Kane Family Foundation Amount: $500 per semester Carry and maintain 12 credit hours per semester Maintain 3.25 GPA per semester Demonstrate high motivation and potential for academic success Marvin Carroll Knudson Past President Amount: $500 per semester Carry and maintain 12 credit hours Maintain a 3.5 cumulative college GPA Major of Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of General Studies, or any other program that has a transfer articulation agreement Must document community and high school volunteer activities Loaf 'N Jug Amount: $500 per semester Foundation Completed 12 college credit hours Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Essay should include statement that addresses financial need John & Agnes Miazga Amount: $500 per semester Pueblo Campus only Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Essay must address financial need John L. & Hester E. O’Donnell Memorial Amount: $500 per semester Foundation Applicant must be a graduate of Pueblo area high school Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Essay should include statement that addresses financial need Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Amount: up to $600 per semester for tuition, fees, books, and supplies Pueblo or Fremont Campuses Carry and complete 6 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Essay to describe experiences as a GLBT person or involvement/Experience in support of the GLBT community Must be available to be recognized/honored at the annual Pride Banquet held in October Pepsi Bottling Group Amount: $750 per semester Completed 12 college credit hours Carry and complete 6 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Include within essay a statement that addresses financial need Frank and Hazel Petrocco Amount: $500 per semester Foundation Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Essay should include statement that addresses financial need Hazel Felton Petrocco Amount: $500 per semester Foundation Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Essay should include statement that addresses financial need Pueblo Community College Foundation Amount: $500 per semester Completed 12 college credit hours Carry and complete 6 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Essay should include statement that addresses financial need Pueblo Community College Honors Program Amount: $250 per semester Completed 12 college credit hours Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.5 GPA per semester Accepted into the PCC Honors Program Essay should include a statement addressing financial need Pueblo Lodge No. 17 A.F. & A.M. Warren Skrifvars Scholarship Trust Amount: $500 per semester Foundation High school graduate Resident of Pueblo County Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Essay should include statement that addresses community activities demonstrating leadership qualities Pueblo Reunion Amount: $500 per semester Must have graduated from any Pueblo City/County High School Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Very important that your essay include how you will use your education to enhance the quality of life in Pueblo Puebloans By Choice Amount: $500 per semester Pueblo campus only Completed 12 college credit hours Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Must perform 15 hours of community service per semester (total of 30 hours) as a volunteer at the Pueblo Zoo, Pueblo Animal Shelter or with the Pueblo Downtown Association Essay should include statement that addresses financial need May receive other scholarships Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation (The Pueblo Chieftain) Amount: $750 per semester Web: http://www.chieftain.com/ Pueblo campus only Enrolled in media related programs High school graduates with a 2.5 GPA may apply Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Essay must state financial need Freda T. Roof Memorial and Yngve Hansen Fund Amount: Tuition and fees up to $800 per semester Enrolled in a recognized major Carry and complete 6 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Donor encourages the future repayment of scholarship to help other students Schepp Family Amount: $500 per semester Foundation Fremont County Resident Preference given to single parent household (include in essay) Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.8 GPA per semester Essay to include statements about the importance of continuing education in applicant's life Sociedad Mutalista Ignacio Zaragoza Amount: Varies Must be a Pueblo County resident attending PCC in Pueblo Carry and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Must be of Mexican descent (must indicate Mexican ethnicity on Scholarship Application; Hispanic ethnicity does not meet the criteria) Essay must state financial need, how your education will improve our community, indicate name of a relative, relationship of relative and name of Mexican city/state where relative came from and year they lived there Two references from PCC professors and must sign Release of Information Form Swerdfeger Family Scholarship Amount: $250 per semester Completed 12 college credit hours Carry and complete 6 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Essay should include statement that addresses financial need Thirty Club Foundation Amount: $500 per semester Pueblo Campus only Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Include statement in essay that addresses financial need Robert & Bernice Carter-Trisler Memorial Amount: $500 per semester Foundation Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Include within essay a statement that addresses financial need Louis & Rose Ursick Memorial Amount: $800 per semester Foundation Pueblo County resident for three years preceding date of application Graduate of high school within Pueblo County within last 12 months Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.5 per semester Max & Kathleen Watts Foundation Amount: $1,500 per semester Available to students seeking a vocational degree/certificate who do not intend to obtain a baccalaureate degree Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 3.0 GPA per semester Essay should include statements identifying current sources of income Dean & Betty Wolcott Amount: $1,000 per semester Foundation Resident of Montezuma, Dolores, LaPlata, Archuleta or San Juan counties Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Minimum GPA 2.0 per semester. No GPA requirement for incoming students Include within essay a statement that addresses financial need Wolfers Family Amount: Varies Fremont Campus only Carry and complete 6 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Carl & Goldie Wood Memorial Amount: $500 per semester Carry and complete 12 credit hours per semester Maintain a 2.5 GPA per semester Essay should include statement identifying current sources of income