General Scholarships

These scholarships are available to all SCC students. Interested students need to complete an application; only one is needed, even if you are interested in more than one scholarship. The SCC Foundation staff will use your information to find the best possible scholarship. This allows the Foundation and Financial Aid to award the most scholarships to the most students.

Please view the General Scholarship Application Procedures if you have any further questions.

Available General Scholarships:

Albert Leroy Brown Foundation Scholarship

• Requires a 2.0 GPA.
• For any student seeking an A.A. or A.S. degree at SCC.
• Award Amount: $400 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

Anna Fertic Foundation Endowed Scholarship

• Requires a 3.0 GPA.
• Parents/Guardians must have been a resident of Central Florida for over 35 years. Applicants must provide proof of residency.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

Armed Forces Communications and Electronic Association of Central Florida Scholarship

• Requires a 3.0 GPA.
• Must be studying a field related to informational technology.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters; pays for books, tuition and fees.

Ashley Nicole Strum Memorial Scholarship

• Requires a 3.0 GPA.
• Preference given to softball players or students seeking an art degree.
• Must be a Seminole or Orange County resident.
• Award Amount: $750 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

Bank of America Endowed Scholarship

• Requires a 2.5 GPA.
• For any student seeking an A.A. or A.S. degree.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: Up to $750 for two semesters; pays for books, tuition and fees.

Bernard A./Elva R. McGee Scholarship

• Requires a 2.5 GPA.
• For any student seeking an A.A. or A.S. degree.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters; pays for books, tuition and fees.

B.R. Chamberlain Foundation Scholarship

• Requires a 2.0 GPA.
• Must be seeking an A.A. or A.S. degree.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

Central Florida Fair Scholarship

• Requires a 3.0 GPA.
• For students in the Science Merit Program or an Agriculture major.
• Must be a resident of Lake, Osceola or Brevard County.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

Dianetta W. Alexander Life Scholarship

• Requires a 2.0 GPA.
• Must be a Seminole County Resident and have graduated from Crooms, Seminole or Lake Mary High school, or the SCC GED or Adult High School programs.
• Must be a full time student taking 15 hours of classes.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters; pays for books, tuition and fees.

Dr. Earl S. Weldon Memorial Scholarship

• Requires a 2.8 GPA.
• Must be a Florida resident.
• Must provide proof of extracurricular activities.
• Award Amount: $750 for two semesters; pays for books, tuition and fees.

Ethics in Business Scholarship

• Requires a 3.0 GPA.
• Must be a Florida resident.
• Must provide documentation for community service.
• Award Amount: Up to $800 for two semesters.

Executive Women International Scholarship

• Requires a 2.5 GPA.
• Must prove to be socially, economically or physically disadvantaged. Preference given to single mothers or displaced homemakers.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: Up to $1,000 for two semesters.

Gibson Truck World Scholarship

• Requires a 2.8 GPA.
• Must be seeking an A.A. or A.S. degree.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

Greater Agape Scholarship

• Requires a 2.0 GPA.
• Must be a Seminole County resident.
• Must be a graduate of Crooms, Seminole or Lake Mary High School, or SCC's GED or Adult High School programs.
• Application essay must express the need for this award.
• Must be a full time student taking at least 15 hours of classes.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters; pays for books, tuition and fees.

Jack Pantelias Scholarship

• Requires a 3.2 GPA.
• Preference given to veterans or veteran dependents.
• Applicants must be seeking an A.A. or A.S. degree and plan on moving on to a four-year university.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: $600 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

Jack Jennings Memorial Scholarship

• Requires a 2.5 GPA.
• Must be seeking a degree in Construction Technology.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: $375 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

Jennifer L. Schott Disabilites Endowed Scholarship

• Requires a 2.0 GPA.
• Applications must be submitted through the disabilities department.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

Joseph C. Caldwell/Seminole County NAACP GED Scholarship

• Must be a resident of Seminole County.
• Must have passed the GED exam.
• Applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from the GED coordinator or a faculty/staff member of the GED program.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

Joseph L. Reinhardt Memorial Scholarship

• Requires a 2.5 GPA.
• Must be enrolled in a degree program of networking, computer sciences or information systems.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters.

The Kimball Foundation Endowed Scholarship

• Requires a 2.8 GPA.
• Preference given to African American students.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters.

Kiwanis Club of Sanford/Earl Weldon Memorial Scholarship

• Requires a 2.8 GPA.
• Must be a resident of Seminole County.
• Must be involved in community service.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters; pays for books, tuition and fees.

Minority Students Scholarship

• Requires a 3.0 GPA.
• Preference given to minority students.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: $400 for two semesters, pays tuition and fees.

Myrna L. Deal Memorial Endowed Scholarship

• Must have a 3.0 GPA.
• Award Amount: $750 for two semesters, pays tuition and fees.

NAWIC Scholarship

• Requires a 2.5 GPA.
• Must be an Orange, Seminole, Lake or Osceola County high school graduate OR a member of NAWIC, AGC, or ABC. If a member of any of the previous organizations, must provide a letter from employer.
• Award Amount: $245 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

Rotary Club of Sanford Endowed Scholarship

• Requires a 2.5 GPA.
• Preference given to Sanford residence.
• Recipient must attend a Sanford Rotary Club meeting and speak to the members about what this award means to him/her and his/her future goals.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

Rotary Club of Altamonte Springs/Forest City Memorial Scholarship

• Requires a 2.5 GPA.
• Must be a Seminole County resident.
• Must have graduated from a Seminole County public high school in the top 25% of their class.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters.

Rotary Club of Lake Mary Scholarship

• Requires a 2.8 GPA.
• Must be a high school graduate, with an ACT score of 20 or an SAT score of 950.
• A written essay must be provided as well as two letters of recommendation. There will be a mandatory visit to a Rotary Club of Lake Mary meeting.
• Award Amount: $500 for one semester.

Rotary Club of Sanford/Breakfast Club Scholarship

• Requires a 2.5 GPA.
• For anyone who graduated Seminole High School, or attended and then received a GED.
• Award Amount: $375 for two semesters.

Rotary Club of Winter Springs Scholarship

• Requires a 2.5 GPA.
• Must be a graduate of Winter Springs or Oviedo High School.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters; pays for books, tuition and fees.

Sally Sherman Community Service Scholarship

• Requires a 2.5 GPA.
• Must be a graduate of Seminole High School.
• Must provide a record of community service hours.
• Award Amount: $250 for one semester.

Sandra Glenn Memorial Scholarship

• Requires a 3.0 GPA.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: $500 for one semester, pays for tuition and fees.

TEAM Information Technology Scholarship

• Requires a 3.0 GPA.
• Must be seeking a career in technology, preference given to computer science.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: $375 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

Thomas E. Whigham Memorial Scholarship

• Requires a 2.0 GPA.
• Must be a graduate of Seminole High School.
• Must be a Seminole County resident.
• Preference given to minority students.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: $600 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

Tracey Jenkins Scholarship

• Requires a 2.5 GPA.
• Preference given to females, or single mothers.
• Must be seeking an A.A. or A.S. degree.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees

Tracy Lynn Rupp Memorial Scholarship

• Requires a 3.0 GPA.
• Preference given to females, students who have a lost sibling, students involved in athletic programs, and/or students planning to finish their degree at Florida State University.
• Must be a full time student.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

University Club of Orlando

• Requires a 3.2 GPA.
• Must be a resident of Seminole, Orange or Osceola County, and be a graduate of a high school of that county.
• This scholarship is renewable if satisfactory progress is made toward a four year degree.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters; pays for books, tuition and fees.

Wayne W. Walker Memorial Scholarship

• Requires a 2.5 GPA.
• For students seeking a non-traditional role for their gender.
• Award Amount: $750 for two semesters, pays for tuition and fees.

William Schaffner Memorial Scholarship

• Requires a 2.5 GPA.
• Must be a Seminole County resident and have graduated from a Seminole County public high school.
• Must provide documentation proving community service.
• Award Amount: Up to $1,000 for two semesters; pays for books, tuition and fees.

Women's Club of Sanford

• Requires a 2.8 GPA.
• Must submit 3 letters of recommendation from teachers, counselors or administrators.
• Award Amount: $500 for two semesters; pays for books, tuition and fees.