TCC Scholarships

TCC provides scholarships for programs at the College such as Honors, Peer Leadership, Student Ambassadors, Model UN and S.T.E.M.

TCC Foundation Scholarships

The TCC Foundation offers a variety of scholarships all established by private donors or organizations and are awarded based on specific criteria as set by the donors. Foundation scholarships are available for First Generation, Military, Science & Math, Theater, Workforce Development, Disabilities, Education, Criminal Justice, Building & Construction, etc. Learn more

First Generation Matching Grant Scholarships

From the support of TCC Foundation private donor scholarship contributions designated for the First Generation Matching Grant (FGMG) scholarship program, TCC is afforded the opportunity of awarding spring semester scholarships to eligible students who are first generation in their immediate family to attend college. Students eligible to receive FGMG state matching funds must meet the following criteria for both the fall and spring semester of the academic year in which the awarding occurs:

• Be a Florida resident and a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen. A student’s residency and citizenship status are determined by the postsecondary institution. Questions regarding such status should be directed to the financial aid office or admissions office of the institution the student plans to attend.

• Not owe a repayment or be in default under any state or federal grant, loan, or scholarship program unless satisfactory arrangements to repay have been made.

• Not have previously received a baccalaureate degree.

• Be accepted at a Florida state university or Florida college (public community college) and enroll in a minimum of 6 credit hours per term as a degree-seeking undergraduate student.

• Meet additional eligibility requirements as established by the postsecondary institution.

• Be a first generation college student. A student is considered "first generation" if neither of the student's parents earned a college degree at the baccalaureate level or higher. A student who regularly resided with and received support from only one parent who did not earn a baccalaureate degree would also be eligible.

• Have met the eligibility requirements in Section 1009.50, Florida Statutes, for demonstrated financial need for the Florida Public Student Assistant Grant, by submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Defined as PELL eligible

Student Housing Scholarships

The TCC Foundation has a limited number of housing scholarships as well. Housing scholarship awards are paid directly to the assigned apartment complex the recipient will be living at and are paid on behalf of the student.

Students who are currently enrolled or who plan to attend Tallahassee Community College during the upcoming semester are eligible to receive a scholarship.

The TCC Foundation offers both financial need and non-need based scholarships, so it is important to complete and submit the FAFSA in order to determine your financial eligibility when applying.

Scholarship awarding occurs three times during each academic year according to the awarding date calendar.

Scholarship awards are posted directly to the recipient's TCC student account and are applied towards the recipient's tuition cost, fees and in some cases textbooks for the semester the award is given.

Scholarship awards are not applicable for payments to third parties outside of Tallahassee Community College.

To be considered for a scholarship you must complete and submit the online TCC scholarship application

Applicants only need to submit one application for the 2018-19 academic year. All applications will be kept on file and reviewed during each of the three awarding cycles, which include two for Fall 2018 scholarships and one for Spring & Summer 2019 scholarships. Applications can be submitted at any time during the 2018-19 academic year. 

Once you have successfully submitted your application you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive an email log back in to your account as your application may need additional information. 

If you will be returning to TCC for the 2019-20 academic year you will need to submit a new application in December 2019 when it becomes available.

First Time Users

If you are a first-time user, you will be required to set up a scholarship account.

• For current TCC students, please be sure to use your TCC email address when establishing your scholarship account. 
• For current high school students (or those who have not yet received a TCC email address), be sure to use the email address that you check most often.

Returning Users

Student's should set-up and manage only one TCC scholarship account. If you have applied for scholarships in the past simply login to your existing account.

Having Trouble? If you forgot your scholarship account username and/or password, contact TCC Scholarship Coordinator Angie Isaac at isaaca@tcc.fl.edu

Consideration

Submitted applications undergo a matching process, this process determines which of the available scholarships you are eligible for based on your answers to the questions asked. It is advised that you manage your scholarship account periodically for updates on the individual scholarships you have qualified as eligible to receive.

Selection Process

Applications are reviewed by a variety of Tallahassee Community College scholarship committees. These committees are made up of faculty, staff, administrators and TCC Foundation board members. During the review process committee members are assigned groups of applications to read, evaluate and rank based on the following factors:

• The specific criteria of the individual scholarships they have been assigned
• Required essays
• Letters of recommendation
• Overall completion of the application questions

When applying for scholarships, it is best to submit a thorough and well-detailed application for the best opportunity of being selected to receive an award. Be sure to check all spelling and grammar in the writing portions of the application.

At times there may be circumstances when students who have applied are selected for more than one scholarship in an awarding cycle and awarded again during another awarding cycle within the same academic year.

Award Notification

If you are selected as a recipient an email notification will be sent to you. This notification will be sent to the email address you used to set-up your scholarship account. You can also directly login to your scholarship account at any time to see your awarding status.

If you submitted an application and do not receive notification of being selected during a particular awarding cycle there is still a chance that you could be selected after the designated recipient notification date of the current awarding cycle or selected during the next awarding cycle. It is advised that you periodically monitor your account so that in the event you are given a late award you do not miss the opportunity to accept your award before it is canceled.

Be sure that you did include at least two letters of recommendation with your application. Not submitting a letter can be a reason for not receiving an award.

Applicants must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application to be considered for a scholarship. Information from the FASFA is used to determine financial eligibility for each candidate. It is important to remember that the TCC Foundation offers scholarships for students with a wide range of financial need so be sure to complete this process, it benefits all applicants.

FASFA general information, dates and deadline are available online at fafsa.ed.gov. Be sure to set aside uninterrupted time to complete the required application information. You can save your progress as you go in the event you need to temporarily stop the application process.

It is possible to receive a scholarship along with other sources of financial aid assistance. The TCC Financial Aid Office will verify any scholarships that you have been selected for so as not jeopardize your current financial aid package. 

TCC Foundation scholarships are not eligible to be combined with students who have been awarded or are currently receiving full tuition scholarships such as Florida Bright Futures, Take Stock In Children, TCC Peer Leadership and TCC Student Ambassadors scholarships. Additionally, verification of the applicant's Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) for PELL eligibility will be taken into consideration when determining award eligibility.

To view scholarships that you have been awarded login to your TCC student account and click the Financial Aid Awards tab. Scholarships that you have been awarded for the current academic semester will not appear in your account until disbursement has occurred. 

The TCC Foundation implements several events on campus throughout the year and very often engages scholarship recipients as part of them. If you receive a scholarship you may be contacted and asked to participate on one of these events. Both the TCC Foundation and the College believe it is important that your award accomplishment is recognized by others.

If you are an individual from an outside scholarship recipient selection committee for a TCC Foundation scholarship, please click the link below to download the scholarship nomination form.

Outside scholarship committees must submit a Scholarship Award Nomination Form for fund balance verification before awards will be processed. Once a nomination is submitted funds will be verified and you will receive an email notification of approval status. 

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD NOMINATION FORM

Email forms to: stouts@tcc.fl.edu

TCC Gates Scholarship Committe:

To nominate a student for a Gates Book Scholarship award, please click on the link below to download the Gates Book Award Nomination Form. 

GATES BOOK AWARD NOMINATION FORM

 Award nomination forms must be submitted in order for recipient scholarship awards to be processed.

Email forms to: stouts@tcc.fl.edu

To nominate a student for a Follett Book Scholarship award, please click on the link below to download the Follett Book Award Nomination Form. 

 FOLLETT BOOK AWARD NOMINATION FORM

Award nomination forms must be submitted in order for recipient scholarship awards to be processed.

Email forms to: stouts@tcc.fl.edu