Cascadia College Foundation
Scholarship Application
2020-21 Award Year
Applications must be submitted by 5:00PM - March 6, 2020.
See guidelines below for details. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Section1–ApplicantInformation
Name: SID:
(ifknown)
GenderIdentity:
PreferredName: Email:
Alt.Email:
MailingAddress:
City,State,andZipCode(andcountryifoutsideUSA): Phone:
LastHighSchoolAttended:
DateofHSGrad:
PreviousCollege(s)Attended:
CurrentCumulativeCollegeGPA:
T
otalCollegeCreditsearnedtodate
(includinganyatCascadia):
StatusofmyFinancialAid
Application(FAFSAorWAFSA)
Submitted Awarded Notapplying
Section2–IntendedPathway
Degree,CertificateorMajorpathwayatCascadia(ifknown):
PursuingaTransferDegree
Yes No
Inten
dedtransferinstitution(ifknown):
PursuingaProfessional/
TechnicalDegreeorCertificate
Yes No
Certificate
orDegreeprogram(ifknown):
Enrollingfulltimeand/orpart‐timeforthe
followingquartersduringthe2020‐21year.
Summer Fall Winter Spring
PartTime PartTime PartTime PartTime
FullTime FullTime FullTime FullTime
Section3–Selectanythatapply
Iplanto,orwill,beworking hoursper
Iintendtotr
ansferfromCascadiaduringthe
2020‐21academicyear.
weekduringthe2020‐21academicyear.
Havevolunte
eredorbeenamemberofa
communityserviceorganization
EnrollingatCascadiaasaRunningStartstudent
duringthe2020‐21academicyear
IdentifyasamemberoftheL
GTBQA
community

Havenotattendedhighschoolformorethanone
yearbeforeenrollingatCascadia
Veteran 
DidnotearnaHighSchooldiplomaorGEDbefore
attendingCascadia(UScitizensonly)
FirstinFamilytoattendCollege Pursuingstudiesorcareerincybersecurity
Pursuingstud
iesorcareerinhuman
services
AttendedLakeWashingtonorNorthshoreSchool
District
Pursuingaca
reerinpsychology,human
rights,orsocialjustice
CollegeGoalCascadiaprogramparticipant
Pursuingade
greeinthesciences,math,
economics,orengineering
PersonwithDisability
Pursuinga careerinbiologicalormedical
sciences
PersonofColor
Pursuinga careerinbusinessor
entrepreneurship
InvolvedinaMasonicYouthGroup
Section4–PleaseAttachandSubmitonaSeparatePiece(s)ofPaper
(1”margin,typed,12pt.font.ConsideraddressingitemscheckedinSection2)
Name:
ShortEssay1:
CommunityService&Activities:Pleasedescribeyourcurrentorpastparticipationinanyclubs,
organizations,serviceprojects,athleticsand/orvolunteeractivities.
(Nottoexceed300words)
ShortEssay2:
GoalsandPlans:Pleasedescribeyourcurrentacademicplansandcareergoals.
(Nottoexceed300words)
LongEssay:
Pleasedescribethechallengesorbarriersthatyouhavehadtoovercometoreachthispointin
yourlifeand/orthatchallengeyourabilitytocompleteyoureducation(financial,personalor
academic).Considerdiscussingyourcareerinterests,aswellaspertinentpersonalperspectivesand
experiences–basedonyourselectionsinSections2and3.
(Essaytobebetween400‐600words)
Section5–PleaseReadandInitial
Iunderstandthatperfederalregulationsallscholarshipsmustbeincorporatedinto
myfinancialaidawardandthatitmayimpacteitherawardiftotalamountof
allocatedfundsexceedthecostofattendance.
Iunderstandthatinformationprovidedinthisapplicationmaybesharedwith
scholarshipdonorsandselectioncommitteemembers.
IhavereadtheGuidelinesforScholarshipApplicantsdocumentandagreetoall
specificationstherein.
AsaNon‐USCitizen,Iunderstandthatsomeoftheserulesmaynotapplytomy
application.IwillconsultwiththeFoundationifIhaveanyquestions.
CascadiaCollegebelievesinPluralism,anintentionalculture
whereeveryone'shistorycontributestothecollectivesuccessofourcommunity.AllCascadia
students,includinginternationalprogramsstudentsandundocumented/DACApersonsare
welcomeandencouragedtoapply.
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GuidelinesforScholarshipApplicants
Thisapplicationallowsyoutoapplyforallscholarshipsavailablethroughthe
CascadiaCollegeFoundation.Allapplicantswillbenotifiedattheconclusionofthe
selectionprocessnolaterthanthelastweekinApril,2020.
STEP1: CompleteApplication
Downloadapplicationatwww.cascadia.edu/scholarships
ORpickoneupatthefollowinglocations:
1
st
FloorInformationDeskinCC1building
FoundationOfficeinCC2‐281
STEP2: AttachTranscriptandEssays
1. MostrecentunofficialCascadiatranscript
ORmostrecenthighschoolornon‐Cascadiacollegetranscript
2. Three(3)essaysdescribedinSection4ofapplication
IMPORTANT:Applicationsareincompleteandwillnotbeconsidered
withoutyoursignature,transcriptandessays.Pleaseincludeyourname
onallattachments.
STEP3: SubmitApplication,TranscriptandEssaysbyMarch6at5:00p.m.
Emailtoscholarships@cascadia.edu
ORdropoffatoneofthefollowinglocations:
1
st
FloorInformationDeskinCC1building
FoundationOffice(CC2‐281)
STEP4: WealsorecommendthatyoucompleteandsubmittheFreeApplicationfor
FederalStudentAid(FAFSA)and/orWashingtonApplicationforStateFinancial
Aid(WASFA)toStudentFinancialAidServices
USCitizensandeligiblenon‐citizenscanfindtheFAFSAonlineat
www.fafsa.ed.gov.
AvalidFAFSAisonethatcontainsallrelevantinformationrequiredby
DepartmentofEducationandcontainsanEstimatedFamilyContribution
(EFC).
AvalidWASFAisonethatcontainsallrelevantinformationasinstructed
byWashingtonState’sready.set.grad.program.
CompletionoftheFAFSAand/orWASFAdoesnotobligateyoutoaccept
loan,grant,orscholarshipmoneyfromCascadiaCollegeortheCascadia
CollegeFoundation.
IMPORTANTINFORMATION:
Whenindicatingyourplannedenrollmentfortheyearinsectiontwo,besureto
identifywhetheryouwillbeenrollingasa“Part‐time”or“Full‐time”studenteach
quarterforwhichyouintendtoenroll.
RecipientsmustenrollincoursesatCascadiaCollegebetweenJuly6,2020andJune
11,2021toreceiveanaward.IfyoudonotplantoenrollatCascadiaduringthis
period,pleasedonotapplyforascholarship.
StudentsenrolledintheRunningStartprogramforthe2020‐21academicyear(July
6,2020–June11,2021)arenoteligible.StudentscompletingRunningStartduring
the2019‐2020academicyearandintendingtoenrollatCascadiaasageneral
studentduringthe2020‐21yearareeligible.
Section3oftheApplicationasksyouto“self‐identify”regardinginformationthat
ourdonorsandsponsorscareaboutandwishtosupportthroughtheirscholarships.
Yourselection(s)allowustomatchyourapplicationwiththemostappropriate
award(s).Theinformationyouprovidewillbesharedwithscholarshipdonorsand
selectioncommitteemembers.Pleaseconsideryourselectionsthoughtfully.
Foressayquestions#1and#2,considerincludinginyourresponses,careerinterests,
aswellaspertinentpersonalperspectivesandexperiences–andwhytheseare
importanttoyou.
Planonenrollinginaminimumoften(10)creditseachquarteryouintendtoenroll
atCascadiaduringtheawardyear.
Generally,awarddisbursementbeginsthefirstquarteryouenroll.Youmayrequest
adifferentdisbursementschedule.
YouacceptallresponsibilityforanyimpactaFoundationscholarshipawardmay
haveonyourfinancialaidpackage.StudentFinancialServiceswillbeinformedof
yourreceiptofthisaward.
Manyscholarshipsareawardedbasedoncriteriaotherthanneed.Scholarshipsare
availableforstudentswhoarenoteligibleforfederalassistance.AllCascadia
studentsareencouragedtoapply.
APPLICATIONANDSELECTIONPROCESSTIMELINE:
ApplicationsareavailablebeginningthefirstdayofWinterQuarteratthecollege’s
website(www.cascadia.edu/scholarships).Printedapplicationpacketsarealso
availableatthe1
st
FloorInformationDeskinCC1andattheFoundationofficein
CC2‐281.
CompletedapplicationsmaybesubmittedbyThursday,March6,2020@5:00PM.
Ifselectedforaninterview,aninterviewdateandtimewillbeemailedtoyoubythe
fourthweekinMarch.Reschedulinginterviewsisnotpermitted.
Awardrecipientsandnon‐recipientswillbenotifiedoftheresultsoftheir
applicationbymailattheaddressprovidedintheirapplicationnolaterthanthelast
weekinApril.