TMCC Foundation Scholarships

The TMCC Foundation Scholarship is designed to award scholastic merit and assist with financial need by providing scholarships on an academic year cycle. Funds are provided by private donors wishing to aid TMCC students with their educational goals.

Current and prospective TMCC students are eligible to apply for TMCC Foundation scholarships between January 1 and March 1 annually. Scholarship awards are based on factors such as scholastic merit and financial need.

Scholarship Application

Scholarship Facts

  • Academic Works
    • Academic Works is TMCC's scholarship application platform students use to apply for TMCC Foundation Scholarships and to complete required post-acceptance questions.
  • Apply
    • TMCC encourages all prospective and current students to apply for TMCC Foundation Scholarships between January 1 and March 1 annually.
    • Incomplete or drafted applications will not be reviewed.
    • Students do not need to apply for a specific scholarship. Student profiles are matched with appropriate scholarship opportunities based on the information provided in the application and from the students' MyTMCC account. Some Apply-To scholarships may require short-essay responses.
    • Audited classes and personal interest classes are not funded through scholarships.
  • Awards
    • Scholarship awards are made in late Spring and Summer for the following Fall and Spring Semesters.
    • Scholarship awards are a minimum of $500 and are split between the Fall and Spring Semesters; however, if your award is less than $500, you will generally receive it in the Fall Semester only.
  • Eligibility

    Graduate celebrating

    • Students must attend TMCC during the award year, and scholarships cannot be transferred to another institution.
    • Students must notify the TMCC Foundation Scholarship Office if you do not plan to attend TMCC during your award year.
    • Students must meet and maintain the minimum TMCC Foundation 2.0 GPA and enroll in at least 6 credits during each semester.
    • Some scholarships may require full-time enrollment, higher GPAs and other criteria, as established by the donor.
  • Requirements
    • Scholarship recipients must fulfill the following two requirements. Failure to fulfill the requirements will result in the forfeiture of the Spring award and future scholarship awards made by the TMCC Foundation for one full academic year:
      1. Students must answer and submit the post-acceptance questions related to their scholarship award through AcademicWorks. Students log-in using their TMCC log-in and password.
      2. Recipients must attend the annual TMCC Foundation Legacy Scholarship Reception in the Fall of the scholarship award year to receive their spring disbursement.

For Prospective Donors