Apply Now for PVCC Scholarships
Deadra Miller, online editor
Silvia Dowell, the scholarship & alumni association coordinator at PVCC states, “The scholarship application process closes March 1.” Dowell is in charge of posting and coordinating over 150 scholarships that are available to PVCC students. A grand total of $365,343 in scholarships was given away last calendar year to students. Scholarships range from $500 to $5000.
Dowell has many tips on how to correctly submit an application for any and all of the scholarships that are offered.
Dowell said, “Correctly construct the essays that are requested on the scholarships that you are applying for and carefully contemplate and request a faculty member willing to write a recommendation for you.” These two tips are the dependent upon the scholarships that are applied for.
When applying, applicants need to use their PVCC email address so when the scholarship system reviews the many applications, the approvals can be sent to the correct person.
As the scholarships are perused, please pay attention to every detail listed because even the smallest oversight can disqualify one from receiving the scholarship that is being applied for. For example, some scholarships are program-of-study specific, career-specific, and age-specific. A lot of factors are taken into consideration when looking at candidates for the massive scholarships that are listed.
Some of the more specific scholarships offered are for county high school graduates, newly naturalized citizens, students that have been in the foster care program, and military veterans.
The website will close the application process on March 1 for those to be awarded in the fall of this year. The recipients of the scholarships will be notified via email before the fall semester.
If there are any difficulties with the application, please email Dowell directly at sdowell@pvcc.edu, call her at 434.961.5204 or stop by her office M210 which is in the 200 wing of the main building on campus.
You can learn more on PVCC’s website at https://www.pvcc.edu/institutional-advancement/donors/giving-opportunities/scholarships.
