Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

Student Financial AssistanceGale Quimby Sinagra Memorial Scholarship (S70)The Gale Quimby Sinagra Memorial Scholarship is sponsored byMr. and Mrs. Joseph Quimby, Jr. and family in honor of theirdaughter. A student must be enrolled part-time with at least a2.5 grade point average and be a resident of the Eastern Shore. Itis renewable for a second year, if funds are available.H. T. Slaughter, Jr. Scholarship (S10)One scholarship of $500, sponsored by the Easton Lions Club, isawarded each year to a resident of Talbot County with financialneed.Pauline and Shirley T. Smith Educational Fund (SMITH)This bequest fund with the Mid-Shore Community Foundationprovides funding for Maryland residents with preference toEastern Shore residents who hold a second year status and haveachieved academic success. Applicants must have demonstratedneed and work to pay for college.Talbot County Women’s Club Scholarship (P97)One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a full-time female student,with preference given to a single parent, pursuing TeacherEducation who resides in Talbot County. This scholarship is renewable.Tri-County Ruritan (S39)This scholarship is available to full- or part-time students witha minimum grade point average of 2.0. Students must reside inQueen Anne, Talbot or Caroline counties to be considered. Thisscholarship is renewable for a second year.Tudor Farms Scholarship (P61)Tudor Farms sponsors four $500 scholarships for residents ofDorchester County. Applicants must have at least a 2.5 highschool grade point average. Recipients may enroll either full- orpart-time.Verizon Scholarship (S03)Two scholarships are awarded annually to students majoring infields of technology and education who are residents of the fivecountyarea who enroll full-time at the College.VFW Post #5118 Commander’s Scholarship (VFW)This scholarship is available to a Queen Anne’s, Talbot or Carolinecounty resident enrolling full-time who holds a 2.5 gradepoint average. Preference is given to post members or their relatives.All awards must be approved by the Charity Committeeeach year.VFW Post #5118 Nursing Scholarship (S29)A scholarship will be awarded to a student in the Nursing Programwho enrolls full-time with at least a 2.0 grade point average. Preferencewill be given first to a member of the VFW Post #5118 orfamily member, then to a Talbot County resident, or to a residentof the Eastern Shore.Winslow and Helen Womack Book Scholarship (WOMAC)This scholarship is available to Eastern Shore residents who aremajoring in nursing.Woman’s Club of Denton Scholarship (WCDEN)This donor advised fund with the Mid-Shore Community Foundationprovides funding to students who have attended all four yearsof high school in Caroline County. This scholarship is need-basedand requires a 3.0 grade point average for renewal.uuuuOther Assistance Programs• Waiver of tuition and fees for foster care recipients allows certainstudents who reside or have resided in foster care in the State ofMaryland a waiver of tuition and fees. The foster care recipientmust have resided in a foster care home on their 14th birthday inMaryland, on or after their 18th birthday, or must have residedin a foster care home on their 14th birthday and adopted out of afoster care home after their 14th birthday. The student must notbe older than 21 years of age when enrolling as a degree studentat Chesapeake College. The student must file the Free Applicationfor Federal Student Aid by March 1st, of each year. The waivercovers tuition NOT covered by financial aid.• DC Tuition Assistance Grant Program for District of Columbiaresidents allows District residents attending Chesapeake atuition subsidy that will pay the difference between in-state andout-of-state tuition. Funding is for tuition only. Students mustcurrently live in the District and have lived there for at least 12consecutive months prior to the beginning of their freshman yearof college; they must have graduated from high school or receivedthe equivalent of a diploma on or after January 1, 1998; studentsmust have begun their undergraduate course work within threeyears of graduating from high school; students must be enrolledat least half-time and must not have completed their undergraduateprogram.• Senior Citizen and Disability Tuition Waivers are availablewith proper documentation. Please contact the Business Officefor eligibility requirements and application to apply.• Maryland National Guard Tuition Waivers are available forstudents who are currently serving in the Guard. Please contactthe Business Office for eligibility requirements and applicationto apply.• Workforce Investment Funds are available for students whoare in need of employment-related and occupational training.Federal funds are available for those curriculums that have beenapproved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Tosee a listing or for more information, call or stop by any of theOne-stop Career Centers, 410-822-1716, or review the Website atwww.uswib.org.27