Student Scholarships

Scholarship awards are based on financial need, personal history, academic merit, achievement, and/or specific areas of study. The annual application process for student scholarships begins in February and ends in April. A maximum of three quarters of tuition (based on a 15-credit load) may be awarded and can be used as early as summer quarter of the same year. Please check the South Seattle College website for the exact opening and closing dates.

Click here to visit the South Seattle College website, SouthSeattle.edu.

Scholarship awards for South Seattle College students are made by the South Seattle College Foundation, based on donor specifications and preferences. Unrestricted SSCF scholarship funds are also available. In the Spring 2020 scholarship round, over $353,000 in scholarship money was awarded to 97 students. In the Spring 2021 scholarship round, over $387,000 in scholarship money was awarded to 119 students.

Eligibility:

General scholarships are for current, international, and in-coming students. By completing one online application (see link below), students are considered for all appropriate South Seattle College scholarships as well as a few offered by the Seattle Colleges Foundation.

To complete an application, you will need the following:

  • Unofficial college or high school transcript
  • Statement of Financial Need
  • Purpose Statement
  • Personal Statement
  • Two References; at least one reference should be a South faculty or staff member
  • Resume – Optional

The South Seattle College Foundation awards scholarships from money derived from three sources: Endowment Funds, Adopt-A-Student Funds, and the General Scholarship Fund. The South Seattle College Foundation is a separate and distinct entity from the Seattle Colleges Foundation; however, the South Foundation contracts with the Seattle Colleges Foundation to manage the scholarship application process for all South Seattle College students.

More information about the scholarship application can be accessed through the Seattle Colleges Foundation FAQ sheet and through an instructional video for the general application.

For further information regarding the application process and any other questions, please contact Lyanne O’Connell at Seattle Colleges.  See the section below for Lyanne’s email address.

For access to the online application during the time the scholarship period is open, visit seattlecolleges.academicworks.com.  Then click on the Seattle Colleges Foundation Scholarship link.

Lyanne OConnell

Who to contact for information and assistance

Lyanne O’Connell
Seattle Colleges
lyanne.oconnell@seattlecolleges.edu

Quotes from past scholarship winners:

  • It was so nice to know that I have someone who also believes in my future academic goals. Finally a person that is generous and kind.

    Catrina Pugh

  • After living in domestic violence, you have to build yourself up again. It’s something that always stays with you. But I want to let people know they can do it. You can start over. You can build a better life. For me, I don’t think it would’ve been possible without the scholarship.

    Mary Platero

  • It was a big leap. I was afraid of not doing well, of feeling out-of-place as an older student. But that went away after my first class at SSCC. The campus is so diverse - there were plenty of older students, so that wasn’t a problem.

    Stanford Neering

  • When it felt like too much, I thought about my instructors and that I couldn’t give up. I can’t let them down. So I stay focused on the future. A degree will be worth it. And after all the help I’ve gotten from the Foundation and the instructors, I want to give that back. When I have my degree, it will be my turn to help people.

    Anna Le

  • I am raising an 8 month old daughter on my own. To continue with my education, obtain my bachelor’s degree and be able to provide my daughter with a better life, the support from the South Seattle Community College Foundation is helping me reach my goal so that I can help improve other people’s health.

    Buchheng Kak