Wells Fargo Technical Scholarship Program
Application & Eligibility Criteria
Vance-Granville Community College is pleased to announce the 2020-2021 Wells Fargo
Technical Scholarship Program. The scholarship is valued at $500. This scholarship
program is distributed among the 58 colleges in the community college system, which
may be distributed in two payments: fall semester, $250; and spring semester, $250.
To qualify as a candidate for this scholarship, a person must meet the following criteria:
1. Be a ful
l-time student enrolled in the second year of a two-year
educational/technical program.
2. Demonstrate financial need.
3. Demonstrate scholastic promise.
4. Use the scholarship to pay for tuition, books, and/or transportation.
Application deadline is Wednesday, April 8, 2021.
Students: Submit your completed application, essay, and consent form to the Financial
Aid Office. One recipient will be selected by the VGCC Scholarship Committee. All
applications will be notified by email of the committee's decision. Incomplete
application packets (application, essay, & consent form) will not be considered.
If you have questions regarding the application, contact the Financial Aid Office at (252)
738-3280 (telephone) or fao@vgcc.edu (email). The Financial Aid Office's fax number is
(252) 738-3388.
Wells Fargo Scholarship
Application
Please print or type information.
Identifying Information:
Student’s Name:
___________________________________________________________
Social Security Number:
XXX XX - ________ (Last four digits only.)
Mailing Address:
___________________________________________________________
City & State
_________________________________
____________
County of Residence
________________________________________________________
Daytime Telephone Number:
(______) ______ - ________
Email Address:
___________________________________________________________
Community College where you are
currently enrolled or plan to attend:
_________________________________________
If you are receiving financial aid, please
list the type of aid (Pell Grant, loan, etc.)
______________________________________
Educational Accomplishments: (Use a separate sheet and attach to application.)
Please write no more than one-page, typed essay (12-point font) stating why you have a
chosen this field of study, how this scholarship will help you achieve your educational
goals and why you should be considered for this scholarship.
Return your completed scholarship application and essay to VGCC Financial Aid
Office. Scholarship deadline is Wednesday, April 8, 2021. The scholarship recipient
will be selected by the VGCC Scholarship Committee.
Financial Aid Administrator Signature: __________________________________________
Date: _____________________________
Consent Form
I hereby authorize ___________________ Community College and the
North Carolina Community College System to share my name and
address with one another and to release my name and
address to _______________________ (scholarship sponsor) and the
news media if I am awarded the _____________________ Scholarship.
I understand that the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
may prevent any disclosure of this information if I chose not to execute this
release.
Vance-Granville
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo Technical
_________________________________
Recipient’s Signature
_______________
Date