CCD Graduate Lisa Fertman
Scholarship Newsletter - May 2017
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” - Colin Powell
Student Highlight
Lisa Fertman graduated from Community College of Denver with an Associate of Applied Science in Human Services this month. Her success will take her far and we at CCD wish her well on the next steps in her journey!
“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: YOU DON’T GIVE UP!” -Anne Lamott
In This Issue
Private Scholarships
Aspiring Healthcare Professional Scholarship
- Dental Hygienist (Amount- $250.00)
- DEADLINE: December 31, 2017
Awareness of Smoking Essay Contest
- Amount - 3 awards up to $6,000.00
- DEADLINE: October 1st, 2017
- Amount - $1,500.00
- DEADLINE: June 30, 2017
- Amount $1000
- DEADLINE: August 1st, 2017
Sleep Science, Psychology and Mental Health Student Scholarships
- Amounts- $$ Varies
- DEADLINE: Varies
Hair Loss In Women Scholarship
- DEADLINE: December 1st, 2017
International Student Scholarship
- Amount- $5000.00
- DEADLINE: September 28, 2017
Affordable College Scholarships for Minorities
- Amounts- $$ Varies
- DEADLINE: Varies
- Amount- $$ Varies
- DEADLINE: Varies
Featured Scholarship of the Month
Summer Deadline
June 1st, 2017
Keys Scholarship Recipient Reflects on Her CCD Education. Read on ...
The KEYS scholarship program provides support and services to displaced homemakers to become self-sufficient. KEYS is committed to empowering displaced homemaker through education and employment, to enter or re-enter the workforce with the goal of becoming economically self-sufficient.
The KEYS Scholarships aims to:
- Provide self-sufficiency and self-confidence,
- Encourage and reward academic excellence,
- Provide a financial support mechanism for displaced homemakers,
- Encourage success in achieving excellence in education,
- Assist with resume updating,
- Assist with overcoming barriers,
- Assist with a success plan
- Provide workshops on topics relevant to displaced homemakers,
- Provide funding that only covers tuition, books, supplies required for the course and listed on the syllabus.
Three Tips to Improve Your Odds of Success
1. Apply for local scholarships.
Many local scholarships are available through clubs, organizations, small businesses and benefactors. Your odds of winning this group of scholarships can be greater than those that are open to larger groups of students. To find these scholarships:
- Search local media websites such as TV and radio stations.
- Check with your instructors and counselors.
- Use geographical internet searches such as “scholarships in Colorado”.
- Ask people that you know have graduated from high school and/or college.
2. More Work = Fewer Applicants = Better Chances!!
Many students want to take the easy way out and avoid scholarships that require a lot of work. As a result the applicant pool is smaller, which means your chances are greater.
3. A Strong Essay is Key.
- Don’t repeat the essay questions - Be original. Use the beginning of your essay to set the stage for your story and to showcase your personality. From there you can directly answer the essay questions.
- Don’t use quotes - This essay is about you. You want to be unique and stand out, so be original and use your own words.
- Don’t introduce yourself - it's cliché and could even get you disqualified. Many committees do conduct blind readings, and essays that included personal identifiers could be discarded.
- Stick to the word limit - It could disqualify you!
Announcements & Updates
- Our Dream.US applicant process has been completed and we have been informed that we have several students who will be awarded this great scholarship in the upcoming 2017-2018 aid year!! Congratulations to our scholars!
- CCD’s scholarship application process is underway for the Summer 2017 semester and the upcoming aid year! If you have not applied you are still encouraged to do so! Go to CCD.edu/Scholarships to start the application process.
- We have had the opportunity to showcase some wonderful CCD students. If you would like to be on our cover or know someone who does, let us know!
- Scholarship Walk-in Hours: EVERY Wednesday in Confluence Room 118
Contact Us
Scholarships@ccd.edu | 303.556.5503
Community College of Denver, Confluence Building, Suite 120
800 Curtis Street, Denver, CO 80204