The Gold Key Scholarships are fully funded scholarships totaling $6000. Recipients are awarded $2500 each year for two years, with an additional $1000 for continuing their educational pursuits after completing a two-year degree program at Kellogg Community College.
All scholarship applications are given equal consideration by a scholarship committee appointed by the KCC Foundation. The selection committee will review the applicant's academic records, school, community, and service activities. At the completion of the review process, the committee will select Gold Key finalists to appear for a personal interview before a final determination is made on scholarship awards.
Criteria and Guidelines
- Applicants must be a citizen of the United States or eligible non-citizen.
- Recent high school graduate entering as a full-time freshman with fewer than 24 college credit hours completed by the beginning of the fall semester 2012.
- 3.2 cumulative GPA or higher.
- ACT of 20 or higher.
- Demonstrate leadership experience; community and service activity and school involvement.
- Scholarship funds will be credited to the student's KCC account. Scholarship awards can be used for KCC tuition, fees, and/or books. Unused funds will not be refunded.
- Scholarship funds cannot be used at a different college or university.
- KCC employees and their dependents are not eligible.
- Register for HUMA 200 (Honors Seminar) in your first fall semester as a KCC student. Registration and participation is a requirement.
- Attend the annual KCC Foundation Scholarship Dinner in the fall.
- Write a thank you note to your specific donor.
- Apply to the KCC Honors Program. Take a minimum of four honors courses or honors contracts during your enrollment at KCC.
- When eligible, join Phi Theta Kappa (an international academic honor society for community college students).
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.2.
- Participate actively in one or more college co-curricular activities each fall and spring semester, which may be through, but not limited to, Student Leadership Institute, Student Life events/programs, student organizations, vocal and/or instrumental music, theater, and/or the Bruin Newspaper.
- Attend at least one enrichment program each fall and spring semester, on or off campus, such as, but not limited to, theatre productions, guest lectures, concerts or film presentations.
- Make an appointment each fall and spring semester with the Student Life office to discuss your scholarship responsibilities and progress.
- Remain a full-time student fall and spring semesters.
- Successfully attend classes.
- Follow the KCC Student Code of Conduct.
- Submit a completed Gold Key Scholarship application by January 27, 2012. Answer each question to the best of your ability.
- Submit an essay at least a 150 words but no more than two pages addressing each of the following:
- What college(s) you plan to attend after KCC.
- Why you have chosen your field of study; what led you to this decision?
- Future career goals; the profession or occupation you intend to enter.
- Describe your leadership experience and what you learned from it.
- Attach a copy of your official high school and college transcripts (if applicable). If you have taken classes at KCC print a course history from KRIS.
- Provide a copy of your ACT scores.
- Attach a résumé of employment history, school, community, and service activities.
- Enclose three signed letters of recommendation from teachers/instructors, counselors/academic advisors, employers, and/or community members.
- If any of the above items are not received by the deadline, the application will not be considered.
Faxed applications will not be considered. Applications received or postmarked after this published deadline will not be considered.
Please return completed application and all documents to:
Kellogg Community College Foundation
Scholarship
450 North Ave
Battle Creek, MI 49017-3397