{"id":833,"date":"2024-08-15T15:13:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T15:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/educationinstruction\/?page_id=833"},"modified":"2024-08-15T16:02:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:02:53","slug":"scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/educationinstruction\/scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College offers numerous scholarships based on financial need, family status, educational background, or academic major. Start Here. Get There.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ed\">Education Instruction Department Scholarship<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#jo\">Jo Frances Hill Endowed Scholarship<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#townsel\">Melinda Townsel and Greg Dunn Endowed Scholarship<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College offers numerous scholarships based on financial need, family status, educational background, or academic major. Start Here. Get There. Education Instruction Department Scholarship Jo Frances Hill Endowed Scholarship Melinda Townsel and Greg Dunn Endowed Scholarship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-833","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"layouts":[{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"","column_1":"<h2><strong>Education Instruction Department Scholarship<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"ed\"><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To provide assistance to students in the ACC Education Instruction Program based on scholastic merit and a passion for teaching.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amount:<\/strong> The number of awards and the dollar amount will be based on the funds available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum 3.00 GPA in all college work.<\/li>\n<li>May only be used by students planning to enter the teaching field through the Austin Community College.<\/li>\n<li>Associate of Arts in Teaching program.<\/li>\n<li>Successfully completed EDUC 1301 with a \u201cC\u201d or better.<\/li>\n<li>Financial need (as determined by the ACC Financial Aid Office).<\/li>\n<li>Possible interview with members of the Education Instruction Department faculty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Terms of Scholarship:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Successfully complete a minimum of six hours with a 3.00 GPA.<\/li>\n<li>Scholarship applies to tuition, fees and books.<\/li>\n<li>Scholarship must be used within one academic year.<\/li>\n<li>Re-application necessary each academic year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To apply, complete the ACC General Scholarship Application <a href=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/scholarships\/how-to-use-scholarship-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Application Deadline: June 1st of each year<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/tuition-and-financial-aid\/scholarship-opportunities\/acc-scholarships\/general-scholarship-application-instructions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#fffaf5","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"","column_1":"<h2><strong>Jo Frances Hill Endowed Scholarship<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"jo\"><strong>Purpose:<\/strong>\u00a0To provide assistance to students studying to become a teacher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amount:<\/strong>\u00a0$650<\/p>\n<p><strong>Criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hold a GPA of at least 2.5 in all college work or satisfactory completion in Continuing Education at ACC.<\/li>\n<li>May only be used by students planning to enter the teaching field.<\/li>\n<li>Financial need (as determined by the ACC Financial Aid Office).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Terms of Scholarship:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Successfully complete a minimum of six hours with a 2.5 GPA or successfully complete the required Continuing Education curriculum.<\/li>\n<li>Scholarship applies to tuition, fees and books.<\/li>\n<li>Scholarship must be used within one academic year.<\/li>\n<li>Re-application necessary each academic year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To apply, complete the ACC General Scholarship Application\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.academicworks.com\/opportunities\/1889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Deadline:<\/strong>\u00a0June 1st of each year<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/tuition-and-financial-aid\/scholarship-opportunities\/acc-scholarships\/general-scholarship-application-instructions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apply Now!<\/a><\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"","column_1":"<h2><strong>Townsel and Dunn Endowed Scholarship<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"townsel\"><strong>Purpose:<\/strong>\u00a0To provide assistance to students planning to enter the teaching field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amount:<\/strong>\u00a0$700<\/p>\n<p><strong>Criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum 2.75 GPA in all college work.<\/li>\n<li>May only be used by students planning in the Associate of Arts in Teaching program.<\/li>\n<li>Financial need (as determined by the ACC Financial Aid Office).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Terms of Scholarship:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Successfully complete a minimum of six hours with a 2.75 GPA.<\/li>\n<li>Scholarship applies to tuition, fees and books.<\/li>\n<li>Scholarship must be used within one academic 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