Foundation Scholarship Eligibility

Foundation Scholarship Eligibility

All students are encouraged to apply for a Foundation scholarship. Students may apply to as many Foundation scholarships as they choose, all using the same application. Scholarship applications require:

  1. Essay from the student
  2. Two letters of recommendation
  3. Copy of your high school transcript (even if you have already turned it in to another department of the college) and college transcripts from other schools attended.

Other Requirements

Each Foundation scholarship has individual requirements based on the donor wishes through foundation scholarship MOU agreements.

For foundation scholarships that require the student to reside in the TVCC service area, students must live in one of the following school districts: Athens, Brownsboro, Canton, Cayuga, Chandler, Crandall, Cross Roads, Edgewood, Elkhart, Eustace, Forney, Frankston, Fruitvale, Kaufman, Kemp, LaPoynor, Mabank, Malakoff, Martins Mill, Murchison, Neches, Palestine, Rains, Scurry-Rosser, Slocum, Terrell, Trinidad, Westwood and Wills Point.

For foundation scholarships that require the student to reside in the TVCC tax district, students must live in one of the following school districts: Athens, Brownsboro, Chandler, Crandall, Cross Roads, Eustace, Frankston, Kaufman, Kemp, LaPoynor, Mabank, Malakoff, Murchison, Palestine, Scurry-Rosser, Terrell, and Trinidad.

Some Foundation scholarships require students to meet satisfactory academic progress (SAP) requirements. There are three standards of measurement for SAP for scholarships:

  1. Current and cumulative grade point average (GPA) must be at least 2.0, unless noted otherwise in this catalog, and

  2. A minimum of 12 semester hours must be successfully completed.

  3. Attempted credit hours cannot exceed 150% of the published length of primary degree program.

If a student falls short of these standards in any semester, the loss of scholarship will result. There is no warning semester for scholarships. Most scholarships require that a student have a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) on file at TVCC, to determine need. The FAFSA application can be found at StudentAid.gov. TVCC school code is 003572.

There may be some Foundation scholarships that have additional GPA requirements.

Criteria To Apply

  • Unless otherwise noted in the foundation scholarship eligibility criteria, a student must be enrolled as a full-time status for most foundation scholarships (nursing foundation scholarships are a minimum of 3 hours)
  • Each Foundation scholarship recipient will be matched with the foundation scholarship that best fits their needs and the criteria of each Foundation scholarship
  • Must meet all TVCC admission requirements as found in the TVCC Catalog.

Application Process

  • Applicants must complete and submit the TVCC Foundation Scholarship Application when it becomes available in the spring semester. The deadline is typically June 1 of each year for fall and November 3 each year for spring foundation scholarships.
  • Applications must have two signed letters of recommendation from non-family members.
  • Applications must include an essay from the student explaining their academic goals and objectives and why they desire the foundation scholarship requested.  This must also include a list of volunteer and community activities the student has participated in.
  • Students who receive a Foundation scholarship, must attend the annual Foundation scholarships dinner. Invitations are mailed separate from award letters.
  • Students who receive a Foundation scholarship, must email foundation@tvcc.edu or accept the award in person at the Institutional Advancement Office-1st Floor-Administration Building. Call Linda Land at 903-670-2620 if you need assistance. 
  • Foundation Scholarships will be matched with needs of each student. 
  • Foundation scholarships can only be used at TVCC and cannot be transferred to other colleges or universities.
  • All Foundation scholarship recipients must maintain 2.0 to receive future foundation scholarships. Some Foundation scholarships require 2.5 or higher. 
  • Copy of all transcripts (high school, GED, other colleges or universities) as of date of application.
  • After the foundation scholarship committee convenes and makes awards, recipients will receive notification of their awards in mid-June (for fall) and mid-November (for spring).

Ongoing Requirements Of Foundation Scholarship Awards

If there is an unused balance of the award beyond the fall semester; the student can carry those funds to the spring semester within the same academic year provided all eligibility requirements have been maintained. 

If the Foundation award is not used within the same academic year, it will go back into the Foundation scholarship fund for future use by other TVCC students. 

The Value Of Each Foundation Scholarship

The value of Foundation scholarship awards vary by Foundation scholarship. The value of a specific foundation scholarship will be noted in the letter that students receive when notified. Most awards range from $500-$2,000.

The TVCC Foundation awards two types of foundation scholarships to its students; Endowed and Non-Endowed.

  • Endowed foundation scholarships are set-up to be funded in perpetuity with the corpus of the donor gift intact and only the earnings awarded to students.
  • Non-endowed funds are funded on an as needed basis and the entire donor fund can be awarded to zero dollars. 

Contact the foundation by sending an email to foundation@tvcc.edu for more information about foundation scholarships that are currently available.