College Wide Scholarships
Private Scholarship Applications
Bristol Community College (Follett) Merit Scholarship
Transfer Scholarships
Click on the name of the scholarship in the table below to download the application.
| Scholarship | Amount | Requirements/Comments* | Deadline |
| Bridgewater State University Presidential Scholarship | One Full Tuition & Fees Scholarship- 4 semesters and two $1000 one-time scholarships |
• G.P.A. > 3.5 • Plan to enroll in Fall 2012 • Day or Evening • Completed associate's degree by August 2012 • Must apply for admission to BSU • Must apply for financial aid at BSU • Must be a U.S. Citizen and Mass. Resident |
March 19, 2012 |
| Bridgewater State University Transitions Scholarship | $1000 | •G.P.A. > 3.0 •Plan to enroll in FALL 2012 •Day or Evening •Completed associate's degree by August 2012 •Must apply for admission to BSU •Must qualify for financial aid at BSU •Must be a U.S. Citizen and Mass. Resident •Part-time students are eligible |
March 19, 2012 |
| New England Transfer Association | $1000 | • G.P.A. > 3.5 •Must be eligible to receive an associate's degree by the end of August 2012 •Must have successfully completed 30 credits at nominating institution (BCC) by the time of the application •Plan to attend a regionally accredited, NETA-affiliated, four-year institution (most New England colleges and universities) full-time in fall 2012 |
March 9, 2012 |
| UMass Amherst | $2500-5000 per year | • G.P.A. > 3.5 • Award is pro-rated for part-time students • Priority given to Joint Admissions/MassTransfer Students • U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident • Must have at least 54 transferable credits; 45 credits from a Mass. community college • Must plan to attend UMA during the day in fall 2012 • Must apply for admission to UMA |
March 19,2012 |
| UMass Boston Foster Furculo | Tuition & Most Fees for 2 years | • G.P.A. > 3.5 •Must be eligible to receive an associate's degree by the end of June 2012 • U.S. Citizen or Eligible Non-Citizen and Massachusetts Resident • Must apply for admission to UMB • Must complete application process for financial aid at UMB |
March 19,2012 |
| UMass Dartmouth For more information, contact Darcy Stevens at 508-999-8613 or dstevens@umassd.edu |
Up to $5000 per year depending on GPA | Eligible students are those who are graduating from a two-year college (public or private). Students must have a grade point average of 3.25 or better and have completed their associate degree program before matriculating at UMD. The scholarships are renewable for up to four semesters if students complete 18 credits a year and maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average. Application for admission and subsequent acceptance to UMD will automatically allow students to be considered. Recipients are selected by UMD’s Admissions Committee. | For more information, contact Darcy Stevens at 508-999-8613 or dstevens@umassd.edu |
| UMass Lowell | $2500 per year | • G.P.A. > 3.7 • Award is pro-rated for part-time students • Priority given to Joint Admissions/MassTransfer Students • U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident • Must complete 45 credits from a Mass. community college • Must plan to attend UML during the day in fall 2012 • Must apply for admission to UML |
March 19,2012 |
*Unless otherwise noted, scholarships are for students who will graduate from BCC in June or August 2012 and plan to attend a four-year institution full-time during the day in the fall of 2012.
Award amounts and criteria are subject to change. Check this site for updated information.
NEW! Guaranteed Scholarships from Bryant University
Bryant University has expanded their scholarship support to outstanding BCC transfer students. They will guarantee three $10,000 academic scholarships to students enrolled full time in the following BCC programs:
- One scholarship to a student in the Presidential Scholars Program
- Two scholarships to students enrolled in the Communication Transfer Program, Business Administration Transfer Program or the Computer Information Systems Transfer Program
Eligibility Requirements
- acceptance to Bryant University as a full-time student
- completion of an associate’s degree in one of the three BCC/Bryant articulation agreement programs
- recent graduate from bcc with a minimum GPA of 3.5
- enrolled as a full-time student while at bcc
- There is no scholarship application. winners will be selected from eligible applicants to Bryant University
NEW! Scholarship for Future Teachers
The National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP) will award two $1000 scholarships to students in education programs at member colleges. Bristol Community College is a member of NACCTEP. Click Here to learn more about the scholarship and to download an application. Be sure to read the guidelines for supplementary application materials. The deadline is April 20, 2012.
NEW! Transfer Scholarships from Clark University
Clark University, located in Worcester, Ma, offers several scholarships to transfer students. No separate application is required; all applicants who meet the criteria and apply for admission to Clark are considered. These scholarships are based solely on merit, but students may also apply for financial aid through the financial aid office at Clark. More information about transfer scholarships at Clark can be found at www.clarku.edu/transferscholarships
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship - $10,000 Up to 10 merit-based scholarships to students transferring to Clark from two-year colleges. Applicants must:
· Be members of Phi Theta Kappa
· Have a minimum GPA of 3.5
· Be transferring with a minimum of 45 credits
· Be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents
· Meet all admissions and supporting credentials deadlines
Phi Theta Kappa All-USA Academic Scholarship - $15,000 Up to four merit-based scholarships to students transferring to Clark from two-year colleges who have been nominated to the Phi theta Kappa/All-USA Academic Team. Applicants must:
· Have a minimum GPA of 3.7
· Be transferring to Clark with an associate’s degree or a minimum of 60 credits
· Be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents
· Meet all admissions and supporting credentials deadlines
Transfer Leadership Scholarship - $7000 Awarded to students who are transferring from either a two-year or four-year institution. Applicants must:
· Have demonstrated leadership at their institution, place of employment, or community organization
· Have a minimum GPA of 3.3 while carrying a full course load in a challenging curriculum
· Be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents
· Meet all admissions and supporting credentials deadlines
NEW! Next Step to Emerson Transfer Scholarship
Emerson College awards half-tuition scholarships valued at more than $15,000 to high-achieving transfer students who plan to transfer to Emerson in fall 2011. The scholarships are renewable for a second year.
Eligibility Requirements
· Students must have at least a 3.2 GPA
· Students must have an associate’s degree from an eligible community college. BCC students are eligible.
· Students must enroll full-time at Emerson and complete their Emerson degree in five or fewer semesters
· Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA while at Emerson to continue to receive the scholarship
· Next Step Transfer Scholarship Application http://www2.emerson.edu/admission/next-step
· Deadline March 15, 2012
New! Phi Theta Kappa/Boston University Scholarship
This scholarship was established through the efforts of Phi Theta Kappa members to recognize outstanding academic and leadership achievements among students seeking to transfer to Boston University.
Up to five scholarship recipients, chosen from among students nominated by Phi Theta Kappa chapter advisors nationwide, will each receive a renewable, half-tuition scholarship award from Boston University. Nominees must be prepared to enter their program of admission as juniors, and a minimum of 60 transferable credits is required.
Scholarship forms are available on our website. Please share these forms with your chapter members. Each chapter may nominate two outstanding students. The submission deadline for the application and all supporting credentials is March 15, 2012. For more information on how to apply, interested students can visit our website.
If you have any questions about the scholarship competition, please contact Jon Korhonen, Associate Director of Admissions, at 617-353-2319.
UMass Dartmouth's Division of Professional and Continuing Education (UMD/PCE) will award qualified community college graduates a scholarship equal to a 33% tuition waiver for each course taken to complete a bachelor's degree through UMD/PCE. Full-time or part-time PCE students are able to take on campus, online, blended and weekend courses year-round during fall, winter, spring and summer sessions.
To qualify for the Success by Degrees program, students must
- Obtain an associate's degree from a community college
- Graduate from their community college with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Submit a UMD/PCE degree application within one year of graduating from their community college
Once matriculated at UMD/PCE, qualified students will be eligible for the Success by Degrees program for four years as long as they maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 at UMD. http://www.umassd.edu/pce/apply/ Please write in your Admission status as "Success By Degrees" on the PCE application.
Available Programs:
Accounting, BS
Crime and Justice Studies, BA
General Business Administration, BS
History, BA
Liberal Arts, BA
Med Lab Science Health Services Option, BS
Nursing RN-BS, BS
Psychology, BA
Sociology, BA
Guaranteed Transfer Scholarship at Lesley College and The Art Institute of Boston
Lesley's Community College Scholarship is an $8000 award, guaranteed and renewable for a second year, for a total value of $16,000. The scholarship will be awarded to Bristol Community College graduates who apply, are admitted and enroll in either one of Lesley's undergraduate colleges-The Art Institute of Boston (AIB) or Lesley College.
Additional Information is available on the following websites:
For AIB: www.lesley.edu/aib/admissions/scholarships.html
For Lesley College: www.lesley.edu/lc/merit.html
Hispanic College Fund Transfer Scholarships
The Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) offers scholarships to students, in the US or Puerto Rico, who are pursuing studies in Accounting, Finance, or Business related fields. The purpose of these scholarships is to encourage those students who have demonstrated academic excellence to continue pursuing their professional careers. Over the past three years, ALPFA has awarded students over $457,000 in scholarship money. For more information please click here http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org
Scholarship for Veterans
Wesleyan University in Connecticut is encouraging U.S. military veterans to consider completing their bachelor’s degree at Wesleyan with the help of the Military Veterans Endowed Scholarship Fund. Combined with veterans’ benefits, work study, and grant aid, the scholarship will allow qualified veterans to attend this premier liberal arts college with no loans in their financial aid packages. Applicants must be seeking their first bachelor’s degree, have served on active duty in any branch of the U.S. military service, and been discharged with any designation except “dishonorable.”
For more information about the scholarship, contact Associate Dean Terri Overton at toverton@wesleyan.edu or 860-685-2988. For details about Wesleyan’s admissions process, go to www.wesleyan.edu/admission . For information about the financial aid process at Wesleyan, go to www.wesleyan.edu/finaid .
Links to Other Merit-Based Scholarships
Some four-year institutions award scholarships to students based on their academic or other achievements. Click on the links below for more information:
www.meritaid.com
Rhode Island College
Roger Williams University
UMASS Amherst
UMASS Boston
UMASS Dartmouth
UMASS Lowell
Other Scholarship Opportunities
Explore other scholarship opportunities at the following web sites:
http://www.ptk.org
http://www.fastweb.com
http://collegeboard.com
http://finaid.com
BCC Foundation Scholarships
Scholarships funded through the BCC Foundation and Alumni Association range in value from $200 to $2,200. Scholarship application forms are available in mid-March online at the foundation website
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Endowed Fund: Edward Adaskin Family Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Demonstrated financial need. Residency Requirement: Fall River, Swansea, Westport, or Freetown
Endowed Fund: Altrusa Club/Camilla C. Pickering Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Demonstrated community service Residency Requirement: Bristol County, Massachusetts
Endowed Fund: Argy Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Full-time student matriculating in engineering, science, or health science Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Leonard and Ruth Baker Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Full-time student enrolled in business administration who has completed 24 credits Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: BCC Alumni Association Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: General requirements Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: H. M. Booth Theatre Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Full-time student with preference given to a theatre major Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Zelma Braga Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: General requirements Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Gerald M. Brown Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Minimum of 6 credits per semester, matriculating into a degree program. Residency Requirement: Greater Fall River resident
Endowed Fund: Ruth P. Brown Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: GPA 3.0, 6 credits Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in a business program. Preference given to female student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Professor C. John Capone P.E. Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in engineering or environmental technology program with a minimum of 6 credits per semester Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Arnold A. Carbone Memorial Scholorship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 2.5 Additional Requirements: Demonstrated financial need, arts/fine arts program student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: John A. and Eileen F. Carr Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Nursing or elementary education student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Donna Castro, RN Nursing Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Nursing student, preference given to student with prior work experience in healthcare field Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Judith R. Chace Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Preference given to employee, or spouse, child or grandchild of Chace Company employee Residency Requirement: Tiverton, RI resident, or graduate of Tiverton High School
Endowed Fund: Citizens-Union Savings Bank Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in business related program Residency Requirement: Greater Fall River area
Endowed Fund: Francis J. Colaneri Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in engineering program Residency Requirement: Bristol County, MA or RI
Endowed Fund: Pamela Colaneri Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: 2nd year student matriculating in the dental hygiene program. Demonstrates academic merit and financial need. Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Christopher M. Cordeiro Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Michael T. Davis Memorial Journalism Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA of 3.0 Additional Requirements: 2nd year student matriculating in a communications major with intent to pursue journalism career Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Dr. and Mrs. Paul P. Dunn Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in health science program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Fall River Opportunity Fund Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement: Fall River resident
Endowed Fund: J. B. Fernandes Trust Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Portuguese-American student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Paul Fletcher Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in art/humanities program, taking minimum of 6 credits per semester Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Kathy Torpey Garganta Attleboro Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student completed 12 credits at Attleboro Center Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Kevin J. Garganta Human Services Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 2.5 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in human service program who has completed a minimum of 30 credits and has demonstrated financial need Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Loretta S. George Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Full-Time student, minimum GPA 3.0, academic promise Additional Requirements: Preference given to student with Lebanese heritage Residency Requirement: Greater Fall River area
Endowed Fund: Globe Manufacturing Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement: Greater Fall River resident
Endowed Fund: Max and Edith Gold Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement: Fall River resident
Endowed Fund: Harry Gottlieb Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Business or accounting program Residency Requirement: Greater Fall River resident
Endowed Fund: Bruce O. and Virginia I. Hawes Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: General requirements Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Lincoln T. Hawes Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: General requirements Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Hebrew Ladies Helping Hand Society Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Full-time student with demonstrated financial need and academic promise. Preference given to Jewish student Residency Requirement: Preference to greater Fall River resident
Endowed Fund: Anne P. Hindle Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in allied health program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Dr. Rachel V. Holland Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Minority student with educational or financial disadvantages. Student to utilize education to help others Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Jack P. Hudnall Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: 2nd year student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Joseph and Jeanette Koppelman Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Top 30% of class Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Virginia and Harold Lash Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Virginia Lash Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: General requirements Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: William List Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement: Fall River, Somerset, Swansea, Westport, or Freetown
Endowed Fund: Alfred J. and Marie B. Macomber Music Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student with a interest in music Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: George and Doris Magnan Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in fire science technology who has completed at least 12 general education credits and at least 12 fire science credits Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Basil and Theresa Maravelas Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Full-time student with an interest in public service and/or leadership Residency Requirement: Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Freetown, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford or Rochester, Massachusetts
Endowed Fund: Mary G. and John Cabral Medeiros Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: 2nd year student with 30 credits earned, Portuguese heritage, matriculating in engineering, math or accounting Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: J. Robert Mello Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Student who has demonstrated outstanding ability and talent in the arts program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Minority Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Student of minority status Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Kevin T. Mitchell Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Academic potential Additional Requirements: Financial need Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Loree Moglia Mullen Memorial Detal Hygiene Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: A recent/eligible high school graduate accepted in to the BCC Dental Hygiene program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Mullins Family Nursing Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Nursing student with financial need and scholastic merit Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: NationsHeritage Federal Credit Union Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Student studying primarily in the Attleboro Center Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Luis Rodriguez Pavao Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Full-time student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Pierce Foundation Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in the nursing program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Jessica M. Raposa '05 Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Graphic arts student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Rappaccini's Retort Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in liberal arts, literature, or philosophy Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: RI Society of Governmental Accountants and Auditors Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Students matriculating in business administration with an accounting option Residency Requirement: Preference to RI residents; additional preference to child/grandchild if RISOGAA members (Please note RISOGAA relationship on the BCC Foundation scholarship application)
Endowed Fund: Ella A. Rodgers Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement: Greater Fall River
Endowed Fund: Mary Lou Hallal Sabra Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Recipient of a G.E.D. Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Philip and Evelyn Sacknoff Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Demonstrates academic promise Additional Requirements: Preference given to student matriculating in health science or computer science Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Angela Rose Sbardella Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Demonstrates scholastic merit Additional Requirements: Will transfer to a 4 year college upon completion at BCC Residency Requirement: Fall River
Endowed Fund: Reverend Dr. Lex King Souter Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in liberal arts and humanities Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: The Robert F. Stoico/FIRSTFED Foundation Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Student matriculating in accounting, business, or business transfer Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Sally Sweeney Memorial Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Full or part-time student with financial need Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Truesdale Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 and demonstrated clinical competence Additional Requirements: Student in the 2nd year of nursing program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Union Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 and demonstrated clinical competence Additional Requirements: Student in the 2nd year of nursing program Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Elizabeth A. and Sumner James Waring Jr. Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Full-time student Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Watuppa Masonic Foundation Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Residency Requirement: Fall River, Swansea, Somerset, Freetown, Assonet
Endowed Fund: Betty M. Welch Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Minimum GPA 3.0 Additional Requirements: Full-time student matriculating in business administration with an accounting major Residency Requirement:
Endowed Fund: Yawkey Foundation Scholarship
Scholastic Merit: Additional Requirements: Academically disadvantaged students over the age of 23 attending BCC Residency Requirement: |