奖学金

If you have been awarded a 奖学金 Scholarship from your high 学校, Vincennes University will automatically match up to $250 for the year! There are no additional forms to complete. We will award the additional $250 from 澳门足球博彩官方网址 once we receive your DFS scholarship check.

To be eligible to participate in the Senior Scholars Remission of Tuition Program through Vincennes University, a student must meet all of the following qualifications:

• 成为印第安纳州居民
• Be a senior citizen (sixty (60) years of age or older)
• 被淘汰
• Not employed on a full-time basis
• Have a high 学校 diploma or GED
• Be enrolled in a credit course to earn a grade

Senior Citizen refers to an Indiana resident at least 60 years of age at the time of enrollment. Retirement means those persons who were employed on a full-time basis and are no longer employed, or those persons who were not employed outside the home (homemakers) but have reached the age of 60. This scholarship does not cover the following: books, 班级或化验费, 飞行费用, 停车许可证, 学生活动费. Expenses other than tuition are the responsibility of the student. For more information and registration questions, contact the Student Success Center at 812.888.4451 或者发邮件给 SSC@fjqdt.org.

A frequent misconception about scholarships is that they are only available to the highest ranking academically. The average and above average student often don’t apply because they don’t think they will qualify. While academic ranking and grades are important, that is only one part of your student’s credentials. 

Most students and parents are not fully informed about scholarship opportunities available to them. There are many sources for scholarships. 一些例子是: 

• All universities that the student is considering attending 
• 县社区基金会 
• 经验丰富的组织 
• 俱乐部 
• Associations related to field of study 

奖学金 generally have a variety of criteria that have to be met by the recipient. 标准 is what the donor (may be a person, 集团, company or organization) determines are important points regarding the student(s) they want to assist. Universities and organizations are interested in finding the applicant(s) who best fit the criteria for a scholarship award. 

Common university and organization scholarship criteria may include any or a combination of: 

• Resident area (state, city, county, portion of county, 学校 corporation) 
• Grade point average (GPA) (may be as much as a 3.5个或至少2个.0 that must be maintained at all times)
• 类排名 
• Student status – Full time or Part time (typical full time is 12 credit hours or more, part time is 6-11 credit hours) 
• 主修专业 
• 家庭 affiliation with or membership in an organization 
• 领导才能 
• Talent in an area related to major 
• 财务需要 

如何获得奖学金:

• Newspapers: clip information on scholarships distributed within the community that your student meets the qualifications for.
• 在线: university websites (ex: fjqdt.org) many websites have information about the scholarships they offer.
• 在线: There are many FREE websites that offer tips and resources for scholarship searches. We suggest you create a separate email when using these scholarship search resources.
• Fastweb
• 奖学金360
• School guidance office/Senior Counselor(s): one of the best resources for local scholarships. 

Local communities have scholarships available to local residents. Indiana students can check out this list of Indiana Community Foundation scholarships.

• 印第安纳社区基金会

To successfully qualify for scholarships, students need to begin working right away on “setting themselves apart” from the other applicants. 

• Improve grades and study habits. 
• Track extra-curricular activities (community, 学校, 教堂, 体育运动, job) Consider leadership positions if the student is able to do so without adversely affecting grades. Make note of awards received, offices held, responsibilities, etc. 
• Request letters of recommendation from those who are directly related to the activities. 
• Start building the student’s “resume”. 
• Take the SAT or ACT more than once if needed, to improve scores. 
• Pay attention to deadlines and application requirements.