Academic Year Scholarship Application

What semester are you seeking scholarship assistance for?*

The fall 2024 scholarship application period will close September 15, 2024. This scholarship application may only be submitted once per academic year. For example, if you select fall only, you may not submit another application for the spring semester of the same academic year. Additional applications will be denied and will slow the application review process.

KVCC Student ID Number*

Please enter your 7 digit KVCC student ID number. This usually starts with a 5 or a 6 and is NOT on your student id badge. Processing of your application will be delayed if your ID is not correctly entered. Your application may be declined if your KVCC student ID is not entered correctly on this application.

First Name*

Last Name*

Date of Birth*

Mailing Address*

City*

State*

Zip Code*

Phone Number

What is your current academic program of study?

Please enter your current program (e.g. General Science or Health Science Certificate) even if you are tracking to enroll in another program in a future semester (e.g. Nursing). Please do not enter Nursing if you are currently in HSC.

KVCC Email Address*

It is important that you enter your official KVCC email address here. Please do NOT enter a personal email address such as Yahoo or Gmail here. Please be accurate with your KVCC email address. If your KVCC email address is not provided, your application may be declined. Your KVCC email is typically formatted as: last.first@kvcc.me.edu

Alternate Email Address

Do you plan to work in Maine for at least 10 years after graduation*

Yes
No

Have you been a Maine resident for at least one year?*

Yes
No

Is KVCC the first college that you have attended?*

Yes
No

Do you plan to graduate from a KVCC degree or certificate program?*

Yes
No
Unsure

Do you plan to transfer to another college before graduation from KVCC?*

Yes
No
Unsure

Do you plan to transfer to another college after graduation from KVCC?*

Yes
No
Unsure

Do you have a bachelor's degree?*

Yes
No

Did either one of your parents earn a college degree?*

Yes
No
Unsure

Are you part of KVCC's TRiO Program?*

Yes
No
Not Sure

Do you currently have legal dependents living with you?*

Yes
No

Are you a single parent supporting one or more dependents residing in your home?

Yes
No

Do you have childcare expense while you are in school?

Yes
No

If applicable what is your WEEKLY out of pocket childcare expense for your dependent(s)? Please provide only your weekly actual out-of-pocket expense.

Do you have a child attending Educare Central Maine?

Yes
No

Have you or a family member ever been an employee of Dexter Shoe?

Yes
No
Unsure

Have you or a family member ever been an employee of Marden's?

Yes
No
Unsure

If yes, please share the relationship between you and the Dexter Shoe or Marden's Employee (e.g. did you or your grandmother work at Dexter Shoe, did you uncle work at Mardens, etc.)?

Do you have a tie to a retail lumber associated business? Answer only if applicable

If you are a healthcare student, do you plan to work with the elderly?

What difference will a scholarship make to your success as a KVCC student?*

Please share a goal that you will achieve this year

Returning Students: share a goal that you achieved last year

What is your career goal? Where do you see yourself in five years?

Please tell us about your volunteer service. Include both at KVCC and in the community

Is there anything else you would like the Scholarship Committee to know?

In what area will a scholarship help you the most?

Please do not select "tuition and fees" if you are receiving a Pell Grant, tuition voucher, free college scholarship, vocational rehab, employer and/or other tuition assistance that is equal or greater than your total tuition and fee charges.

How did you hear about this scholarship application?

Veteran/Military Status

Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces?

Citizenship Status

Are you a U.S. citizen? If you are a U.S. Permanent Resident or other eligible non-citizen, answer eligible non-citizen.

Scholarship Request

Please share the scholarship award range that you feel is best aligned to your unmet financial needs with regard to your KVCC enrollment. Although this question does not guarantee any specific award amount, or any award at all, this does provide an opportunity for you to better articulate your anticipated financial needs with the scholarship committee. Please keep in mind that scholarship awards range from $200-$3,000 per academic year with the greatest amounts awarded to students with the least amount of financial aid grants and external scholarships already awarded through FAFSA, employment, Free College for ME, and/or other sources of student financial assistance. Full-time students will financial aid awards (grants, scholarships, loans, waivers, etc.) in excess of $12,000 are not likely to be awarded a KVCC Foundation Scholarship.

KVCap Eligibility

KVCC recognizes that students often have competing demands outside of class. KVCC currently has a childcare grant in collaboration with KVCap. The grant provides childcare supports and subsidies to qualifying students with child/ren that are younger than 5 years that are not eligible for kindergarten. If you would like KVCC to forward your KVCC scholarship application to KVCap to determine if you may be eligible for childcare supports and/or subsidy, please enter your name and date in the box below.