2023-2024 Scholarship Application

The following items must be satisfied to be considered for this award:

• Admitted to CCA for 23-24 academic year
• Completed scholarship application
• Completed 23-24 FAFSA
•  ATTACHED most recent transcripts (based on which is most applicable)
• High school transcripts showing graduation completed within last 24 months with cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
• GED transcript showing completion within last 24 months and a Battery Average score of 570 or higher
• ATTACHED personal essay answering the following 3 prompts:

1. What are your academic and/or career goals? How does/will attending CCA assist you in reaching these goals?

2. What experiences have influenced you to pursue higher education? Identify and explain how those experiences impacted you.

3. How would a scholarship support your academic and/or career goals?

•  Submit completed application and  supporting materials to  FinancialAid.CCA@ccaurora.edu or in- person to Financial Aid at the CentreTech campus

-This Scholarship is available for the Fall and Spring semesters; awards will not be applied retroactively.

-Award amounts will be determined by the number of credit hours the recipient is attending each semester—award values prorate for less than full-time enrollment and will not disburse at less than six credit hours.

-Amounts are limited based on availability and may be adjusted when factoring other Financial Assistance awarded.

-This scholarship may not be used in conjunction with other CCA Institutional Grants or Scholarships.

-If selected for this scholarship in the Fall semester, you must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress to remain eligible for a renewal in Spring.

Statement of Educational Purpose: I certify that I will use any money that I am offered, unless I specifically decline the offer in writing, from a Federal or State of Colorado assisted loan, grant, scholarship, or work-study program only for the expenses related to my attendance at the Community College of Aurora. Should my enrollment status or financial situation change after I am offered financial aid, I understand that I am responsible for repaying any funds I receive which cannot be reasonably attributed to meeting my educational expenses at the Community College of Aurora. I understand that any financial assistance offered to me is based on the availability of funding and may be revised.

I understand that before I can be considered for this scholarship or any other type of financial aid, I must be officially admitted to the Community College of Aurora in a financial aid eligible degree or certificate program. Applicants who obtain a previously earned Bachelor’s degree will not be eligible for this scholarship. Candidates must meet all financial aid eligibility requirements as set by the Department of Education.

Community College of Aurora

LAUNCH YOUR FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP

The Launch Your Future Scholarship is designed for Colorado residents who have graduated from high school or completed their GED within the last 24 months (two years). Candidates for this award will have:

• Graduated High School within the last 24 months with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above, OR
• Earned a GED within the last 24 months with a Battery Average score of 570 or higher

Eligibility Criteria:

• Colorado Resident
• Graduated High School OR completed GED after 08/01/2021
• High School GPA 2.5+ OR GED Battery Score 570+
• U.S. Citizen or eligible non-citizen
• 23-24 FAFSA completed: meet financial aid eligibility requirements as set by the Department of Education
• Applying for scholarship in first semester of college coursework (current ASCENT/Concurrent Enrollment students are not eligible)
• If you have a college transcript indicating coursework completed at time of submission, you are not eligible
• Students who have earned a Bachelor’s degree are not eligible
• Be enrolled in a minimum of six (6) credit hours per semester at CCA while being considered for the award
• Be admitted to a financial aid eligible degree or certificate program at CCA
• Not Pell eligible according to EFC on 23-24 FAFSA

*Priority consideration will be to applications received by deadline as listed below.

(Awards available until funds are exhausted.)

Priority deadline to apply for fall semester: May 31, 2023

Priority deadline to apply for spring semester: November 30, 2023