Academic Senate Scholarship Committee
Acknowledging that many of our students require financial assistance to meet basic needs while pursuing their education—and recognizing that some students may feel hesitant to apply for scholarships—the Academic Senate has chosen to provide monetary awards based solely on financial need and demonstrated persistence in achieving academic goals. In the desire to include students who might not normally see themselves as scholarship recipients, this award will be applied for by the °®¶¹´«Ã½ College employee who finds that persistent student with a need that a small award ($500 maximum) could help to mitigtate.
Financial Aid Award from the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Academic Senate
- Description: Intended for any °®¶¹´«Ã½ student who is committed to their educational goals and needs a little monetary help to achieve those goals.
- Qualifications
- °®¶¹´«Ã½ student
- 18 units completed at °®¶¹´«Ã½
- Nominated by employee of °®¶¹´«Ã½ College who is member of Academic Senate
- Number of recipients: Maximum award per student if $500; number of recipients depends on funds available.
- Deadline to apply: Open until finances exhausted for 2024-25
The nominating employee of DeAnza College is asked to complete the . This application requires that the nominating employee answers the following questions about the student they are nominating for the award:
In the application thenominator is required to answer all of the following questions:
- Student's CWID
- Is student currently enrolled in classes at °®¶¹´«Ã½ for this quarter?
- Has student completed at least 18 units at °®¶¹´«Ã½?*
- What are the student’s future educational plans (at °®¶¹´«Ã½ or another college?)
- Is the student on academic probation and, if so, what is their academic plan to get back into good standing?
- How would this scholarship help the student stay in school and achieve their goals?
- Special challenges faced by student: housing insecurity, food insecurity, involved in the criminal justice system or been systems impacted, balancing school with a job and/or parenting and/or childcare and/or other caregiving responsibilities.
- Is there anything else you wish to share?
The Academic Senate is proud to support students' educational journey
"to realize their goals; and to be socially responsible leaders in their communities, the nation and the world."
- (quoted from °®¶¹´«Ã½ College Mission Statement 2024-25)
