Financial Aid & Scholarship Blog

NEW Spring 2012 Scholarships

Julie — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:41:00 GMT

GateWay Community College is pleased to announce that the following scholarships are available for the Spring 2012 semester:

GateWay General Scholarship

Margaret R Bergstein, R.N. Memorial Scholarship

Dr David Wessel Memorial Scholarship

Mauro da Fonte Memorial Scholarship

Jesse Gelsinger Clinical Research Scholarship

American Building Supply Scholarship

GW Athletics’ Scholarship

John Van Houten Memorial Nursing Scholarship

To apply for these scholarships you will need to complete the scholarship application on the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation website.

Deadline for scholarship application is December 31, 2011. Scholarships will be awarded in the Spring 2012 semester.

NEW 2012-2013 Arizona Society of CPA's Scholarship

Julie — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:31:00 GMT

Arizona Society of CPA's are offering $1000 scholarships to students majoring in accounting in the fall of 2012.

Scholarship Requirements

· Designate your major in accounting (If you attend a community college that does not offer this major, please indicate on the application.)

· Legal U.S. and Arizona resident

· Full-time student (12 or more credits per semester or 24 credits per year) at an Arizona private university or community college for the 2012-2013 school year

· Earned at least 12 college or university credits at time of application

· Completed at least one accounting course at a college or university

· GPA of 3.0 or better

· Complete and submit a scholarship application, required supporting materials and documentation by the specified deadline

Deadline is: February 8, 2012

Quick Reference Guide on Repaying Student Loans

Sheryl — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:05:00 GMT

Fastweb and FinAid have compiled a four-page quick reference guide to repaying student loans. It includes information and advice about managing student loan debt, a list of key telephone numbers and web sites, and a variety of useful charts. Topics include the student loan interest deduction, consolidation loans, repayment plans, income-based repayment, public service loan forgiveness, dealing with financial difficulty, default, deferments and forbearances, loan rehabilitation, budgeting tips and loan cancellation, as many practical tips as we could squeeze into four pages.

The quick reference guide is available at www.finaid.org/loans/RepayingStudentLoans.pdf

Important! New Financial Aid Disbursement Options

Sheryl — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:00 GMT

We are introducing the new Maricopa Student Refund Program (MSRP) effective summer II 2010, see the flyer below for more information. The Cashier’s office will begin making summer II disbursements to eligible students on July 19, 2010. Eligible students are students who:

have been awarded,
are in the number of credit hours they were awarded for,
have completed and successfully graded in prior classes,
have begun attending their summer classes, and
are not taking 6 or more credit hours in open entry/online classes.

Please note the following financial aid policies:

In accordance with federal regulations, students may be required to repay federal financial aid:
- if they were completely withdrawn from all classes during a period of enrollment,
- if they did not successfully complete any classes, or
- if a class they received aid for is cancelled or dropped.
Any refunds from tuition will be applied to student owed institutional debt and/or federal programs as regulated by law.

To review your awards, please log onto http://www.my.maricopa.edu/. At your Student Center:

·         Select, "View Financial Aid"
·         Choose "2010" beside GateWay Community College
·         Lastly, you may have to click "View Summer 2010"

It is also important to ensure your mailing address is correct at http://www.my.maricopa.edu/.

Maricopa Student Refund Program Flyer (English | Spanish)

New Scholarship: Arizona Education Consortium

Sheryl — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:33:00 GMT

The Arizona Education Consortium(AEC) is pleased to offer an Academic Scholarship award. This award is designed to recognize academic achievement and provide financial assistance to eligible college students pursuing a degree from any school that is a current member of the Arizona Education Consortium. Each year we award two $1,000 scholarships; one in September and another in January.

Please go to http://azec.org/scholarship.html for more information.

New Scholarships: Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation

Sheryl — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:30:00 GMT

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE for the 2010 – 2011 Academic Year

Available to new & continuing students

Apply online at:

www.maricopa.edu/foundation/apply/index.php

New Scholarship: AES Engineering Scholarship

Sheryl — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:04:00 GMT

AES Engineers is pleased to be able renew our scholarship offer for 2010.

The applicants are not required to be taking Engineering courses to be eligible.

How to Apply:
Students must submit an essay of no more than 1000 words in answer to one of the two questions that are posted at: http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.php

Amount of award: $500.00
Deadline for entry: October 8, 2010

Further information, including previous winners, is available at:

http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.php

New Scholarship: Maricopa Community College Dislocated Worker Tuition Assistance

Sheryl — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:19:00 GMT

Please refer to the flyer for more information about this opportunity.

Apply for Financial Aid Now

Sheryl — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:30:00 GMT

Students may begin completing the 2010-2011 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The application covers the Fall 2010, Spring 2011, and Summer 2011 academic year.

Please go to www.fafsa.ed.gov to complete the application and for further information.