Kirby Able Memorial Scholarship

Award Amount:

$500

Available Awards:

3

Specific Course of Study:

Any associate degree

Required Academic Standing:

2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale – minimum C average

Enrollment Status:

Full-time or part-time

Newly entering students only

Financial Constraints:

Need-based

Other Criteria:

Preference given to a male high school graduate under the age of 21 who grew up in a single-parent household; preference is waived if such a student is not available among the pool of applicants, in which case age and financial need will prevail

Additional Application Requirements:

Transcript from most recent school attended

Letters of recommendation from a high school teacher and a community representative

Eligible Expenses:

Tuition and fees

Books, equipment, materials, supplies

Background Information:

Established in memory of Kirby Able’s role as an advisor to young men with financial need

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Alumni Association – Evelyn R. Willson Scholarship

Award Amount:

$1,000

Available Awards:

1

Specific Course of Study:

Any associate degree

Required Academic Standing:

3.0 on a 4.0 scale – minimum B average

Enrollment Status:

Full-time rising second-year student only; must have earned one-half the total credit hours required in an associate degree program as of beginning of fall semester

Financial Constraints:

None

Other Criteria:

Preference given to students who are actively participating in campus-sponsored student activities, organizations, external community service activities and other activities that demonstrate both civic awareness and support of the college

Additional Application Requirements:

Current transcript

Letter of recommendation from the department chair or a representative faculty member of the academic program in which the applicant is enrolled

Eligible Expenses:

Tuition and fees

Books, equipment, materials, supplies

Background Information:

Established by the MTC Alumni Association Board of Directors in honor of Evelyn R. Willson, former Secretary of the Midlands Technical College Commission

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Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Alumni Scholarship

Award Amount:

$300

Available Awards:

1

Specific Course of Study:

Associate Degree Nursing Program

Required Academic Standing:

3.0 on a 4.0 scale – minimum B average in Nursing major

Enrollment Status:

Presently enrolled in NUR 201, NUR 265, NUR 263, NUR 210, or NUR 162

Financial Constraints:

Need-based

Other Criteria:

Consideration will be given to projected contributions to the nursing profession upon graduation as demonstrated by active participation in nursing associations while a student

Additional Application Requirements:

Current transcript

Letter of recommendation from the college’s ADN department chair or representative faculty member

Eligible Expenses:

Tuition and fees

Books, equipment, materials, supplies

Background Information:

Established by the MTC Associate Degree Nursing Alumni Association to support the achievement of academic excellence in nursing education

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Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Scholarship

Award Amount:

$500

Available Awards:

1

Specific Course of Study:

Information Systems Technology or Computer Technology programs

Required Academic Standing:

3.0 on a 4.0 scale – minimum B average

Enrollment Status:

Full-time or part-time

Continuing students only

Financial Constraints:

Need-based

Other Criteria:

Must have completed 12 credit hours in CPT or IST courses

Additional Application Requirements:

Current transcript

Eligible Expenses:

Tuition and fees

Books, equipment, materials, supplies

Background Information:

Established by the Association of Information Technology Professionals

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BFS Auto Supply Scholarship

Award Amount:

$750

Available Awards:

2

Specific Course of Study:

Automotive Technology program

Required Academic Standing:

3.0 on a 4.0 scale – minimum B average

Enrollment Status:

Full-time students only

Newly entering or continuing students

Financial Constraints:

Need-based

Other Criteria:

Newly entering students must provide a letter of recommendation from a teacher

Additional Application Requirements:

Transcript from most recent school attended

Eligible Expenses:

Tuition and fees

Books, equipment, materials, supplies

Background Information:

Established by BFS Retail & Commercial Operations and the Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund for the support of general scholarships to attract students to the Automotive Technologies program

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Steven L. Ball Memorial Scholarship

Award Amount:

$1,000

Available Awards:

1

Specific Course of Study:

Any degree or certificate program or academic courses

Required Academic Standing:

None

Enrollment Status:

Full-time or part-time

Newly entering or continuing students

Financial Constraints:

None

Other Criteria:

Applicants must provide proof that they have sustained a traumatic brain injury or a spinal injury

Additional Application Requirements:

None

Eligible Expenses:

Tuition and fees

Books, equipment, materials, supplies

Background Information:

Established by Henrietta and David Ball in memory of Steven L. Ball to assist individuals who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or a spinal injury and who express the desire and willingness to further their educational level and skill; it is more specifically designed to be used for the beginning semester to allow the recipients a chance of proving to themselves and others that they can succeed in a learning environment

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Paul J. Boan Memorial Art Education Scholarship

Award Amount:

$250

Available Awards:

1

Specific Course of Study:

Associate in Arts degree

Required Academic Standing:

3.0 on a 4.0 scale – minimum B average

Enrollment Status:

Continuing students only

Financial Constraints:

Need-based

Other Criteria:

Recipient must be a student who plans to work in the field of art education

Additional Application Requirements:

Current transcript

Letter of recommendation from the department chair or a representative faculty member of the academic program in which the applicant is enrolled

Eligible Expenses:

Art supplies

Background Information:

Established by Teresa Boan Alsing, a graduate of the Associate in Arts degree program at MTC, and her husband, Maurice O. Alsing, Jr., to assist deserving students in pursuing a career in Art Education

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Burroughs-Wyman Memorial Scholarship

Award Amount:

$500

Available Awards:

2

Specific Course of Study:

Any associate degree

Required Academic Standing:

3.5 on a 4.0 scale – minimum B+ average

Enrollment Status:

Full-time or part-time

Continuing students only

Financial Constraints:

None

Other Criteria:

Preference given to female students; preference is waived if such a student is not available among the pool of applicants

Student must have earned approximately one-half the total credit hours required in the program as of the beginning of the fall semester

Additional Application Requirements:

Current transcript

Student must have a letter of recommendation from their academic program chair or representative faculty member

Eligible Expenses:

Tuition and fees

Books, equipment, materials, supplies

Background Information:

Established in 1978 in memory of Emmaline Burroughs-Wyman, an instructor of English and an advisor to women at Midlands Technical College

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