Scholarship Opportunities for the 2012 -2013 school year

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NECC Scholarship Opportunities

Northern Essex has a number of scholarship awards available to students from private donors, through the Office of Institutional Advancement located on our Haverhill Campus, Bentley Library – Room A317.

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Please review all instructions and eligibility requirements below:

General requirements:

• Personal Statement (minimum 250 words)
  • Tell us about yourself and include information about your need for financial assistance, interest in the program major you have chosen, personal or professional goals and/or achievements and how NECC has impacted your life. (Submit by April 13, 2012 with name and ID# to scholarships@necc.mass.edu. If you need assistance in writing your personal statement contact the Academic Resource and Tutoring Center at 978-556-3422.)
• Letter of Recommendation
  • This can be from a current or past faculty member, advisor, employer or high school guidance counselor (no family members). Ask the person writing the letter to email it to scholarships@necc.mass.edu or mail to Institutional Advancement, Northern Essex Community College, 100 Elliott Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 by April 13, 2012

• Must have 9 credits completed at Northern Essex by the end of the Fall 2011 semester
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
• Register for Fall 2012 semester for a minimum of 6 credits by May 16, 2012.
• Completed application forms should include:
• Check off personal information boxes on application form (some scholarships require this voluntary personal information)
• Second Essay if required

You must register for fall classes before your application can be reviewed by the scholarship committee.

• You must register for at least 6 credits at NECC for the Fall 2012 semester by May 16, 2012 to be considered for an NECC scholarship.
• If you drop below the scholarship award minimum of six (6) credits by the end of any term for which you receive a scholarship award, the award will be rescinded and you will be billed for that term.
• If at the end of the Spring 2013 term funds are unused, they will be rescinded; at no time will scholarship award funds be given directly to a student.

Some scholarships are for students in a specific major. If you are enrolled in any of these majors please indicate this in your personal statement:

• Business
• Deaf Studies
• Education (including interest in Special Education)
• Hospitality
• Journalism
• Liberal Arts
• Nursing
• Performing Arts
• Photography
• Radiologic Technology
• Respiratory Therapy
• Science (including Engineering/Computer Technology/Mathematics)

There are many other awards available for students enrolled in any major.
Applicants receive notification in July. Recipients must write a thank you note for the donor.

Awards are sent to the NECC Bursar’s Office after the fall add/drop period to be applied directly towards student bills for tuition, fees, books and health insurance.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at 978-556-3624 or 978-556-3612.

Transfer Scholarship Opportunities from NECC

Northern Essex offers several individual transfer scholarships to transferring Northern Essex students.

Payment Information for Transfer Scholarship Awards
Awards are paid directly to the student’s transfer school. Recipients must forward a copy of their transfer school tuition bill to:
NECC Office of Institutional Advancement
Attention Cheryl Dick
100 Elliott Street, Haverhill MA 01830
or
You may fax your bill to 978-556-3645 or email Cheryl Dick at
cdick@necc.mass.edu.

Instructions will be included in the scholarship award letter.

Recipients of transfer awards will be notified prior to graduation and must be willing to write a thank you note to the scholarship donor and participate in a group photograph.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at 978-556-3624 or 978-556-3612.