General Eligibility Criteria
Mission College (MC) Scholarships
Letter of Recommendation
To be eligible for a MC scholarship, you must:
Declare a major at MC.
Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50.
Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
Have submitted a completed scholarship application
by the stated deadline.
Meeting minimum requirements does not ensure
receipt of a scholarship.
Some Scholarships may have a need component
Awards are selected based on information provided in
each application. It’s possible for designated scholarship
recipients to become ineligible to receive their award if
they have a change in plans from the information
they provided in their application or no longer meet
the eligibility criteria for the individual award.
Personal Essay Questions
Type your answers in the space provided (make sure
your name and MC ID # are included on all pages if
any additional pages are attached) and attach it to your
completed application form. These will be
photocopied.
Enter your responses to each question in the
space provided in 150 words or less. When
writing your answers you may consider
including the following:
Most of these questions are designed for
you to demonstrate your motivation, vision,
and creativity. This will allow you the
opportunity to communicate the qualities and
abilities you most want to share with the
readers.
Only One letter of Recommendation is required. You
may use the letter of recommendation provided to give to
your evaluator.
Helpful tips:
Select someone who will say positive things
about you and your academic achievement
Evaluators must be a professional: dean,
professor, counselor, instructor, or someone
who knows you well professionally
(example: boss, supervisor, minister, etc.)
Give plenty of time for person writing letter
of recommendation
Must be returned in a sealed envelope.
Application Procedures
1. Print and complete an application from online
at the Mission College Financial Aid website
at: missioncollege.edu.
2.
Submit the application to the Welcome Center
no later than 6 PM on Monday, March 7th,
2016. No late or incomplete applications
will be considered.
Selection Criteria
A committee made up of financial aid staff and others
will select the recipients based on, but not limited to, the
following criteria:
Level of criteria match
Quality of response to essay questions
Scholarship Recipients will be notified via email.
Award Disbursements
The award will be paid to the recipients during the 2016-
2017 academic year. Scholarship awards will be
disbursed the beginning of the term provided student
meets all requirements and funds are available for
disbursement*.
*subject to change