Academic Senate Scholarship Committee

Academic Senate Scholarship Committee

Acknowledging that many of our students require financial assistance to meet basic needs while pursuing their education—and recognizing that some students may feel hesitant to apply for scholarships—the Academic Senate has chosen to provide monetary awards based solely on financial need and demonstrated persistence in achieving academic goals.  In the desire to include students who might not normally see themselves as scholarship recipients, this award will be applied for by the De Anza College employee who finds that persistent student with a need that a small award ($500 maximum) could help to mitigtate.

Financial Aid Award from the De Anza Academic Senate

• Description: Intended for any De Anza student who is committed to their educational goals and needs a little monetary help to achieve those goals.
• Qualifications
  • De Anza student
  • 18 units completed at De Anza
  • Nominated by employee of De Anza College who is member of Academic Senate
  • Number of recipients: Maximum award per student if $500; number of recipients depends on funds available.
  • Deadline to apply: Open until finances exhausted for 2024-25

The nominating employee of DeAnza College is asked to complete the application. This application requires that the nominating employee answers the following questions about the student they are nominating for the award:

In the application thenominator is required to answer all of the following questions:

• Student's CWID
• Is student currently enrolled in classes at De Anza for this quarter?
• Has student completed at least 18 units at De Anza?*
• What are the student’s future educational plans (at De Anza or another college?)
• Is the student on academic probation and, if so, what is their academic plan to get back into good standing?
• How would this scholarship help the student stay in school and achieve their goals?
• Special challenges faced by student: housing insecurity, food insecurity, involved in the criminal justice system or been systems impacted, balancing school with a job and/or parenting and/or childcare and/or other caregiving responsibilities.
• Is there anything else you wish to share?

The Academic Senate is proud to support students' educational journey