Fort Scott Community College offers students more than 350 scholarship opportunities.
Apply for Scholarships
Scholarships will be applied before Federal Financial Aid
- Apply to Fort Scott Community College, if you haven't already
- Go to fortscott.edu/Student
- Click GIZMO and sign in with your FSCC ID and PIN
- Go to Account Info and select Scholarship Application
Scholarships and Bourbon County Tuition Waiver require students to complete the FAFSA and FSCC Scholarship Application annually. Once the awarding process begins, you will receive an email with your scholarship offer, along with terms and conditions, this contract must be accepted and signed. Additionally, this single application will automatically match you to more than 350 institutional and endowment scholarships offered at FSCC.
Note:
- Nursing students that are eligible for book scholarships will receive $500.00 per semester
- Cosmetology students eligible for book scholarships will receive $500.00 for the program ($250.00 per semester).
- Current Bourbon County High School students are only eligible for the Bourbon County High School Tuition Waiver.
- FSCC uses Cumulative GPA when deciding academic scholarships. Cumulative GPA is based on High School GPA. Unless the student has completed 12 or more credit hours, then college GPA will be used.
- Students who are full time and live 60+ miles from FSCC Main Campus and plan on attending Main Campus, must reside in college-approved housing if available. For more information please contact the Director of Housing at 620-223-2700 ext. 3526 or marcim@fortscott.edu.
Click to download the Scholarship Form
Outside Scholarship Opportunity
William Lehman American History Scholarship
M.L. (Lee) & Noretta Caldwell Education Fund Scholarship
Scholarships
Kansas Promise Scholarship
Academic Excellence Scholarship
Includes: Tuition and books up to 15 hours for full-time students (12+ credit hours)
Open to: Students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher, ACT 21 or higher, SAT 1080 or higher.
Requirements: Maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher while enrolled at FSCC.
Greyhound Advantage Award
Includes: Tuition and books up to 12 hours for full-time students (12+ credit hours)
Open to: Students with a GPA of 2.5 or higher
Requirements: Maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher while enrolled at FSCC.
Activity Scholarships
Includes: Tuition and books up to 15 credit hours for full-time students (12+ credit hours)
Open to: Students interested in participating in the following student organizations: Athletic Training, Athletic Manager, Band, Choir, Livestock Judging, Meats Judging, Multimedia Team, Sports Broadcasting, STEAM Club, Cheer/Dance or Theatre.
Requirements: Must meet semester criteria/expectations of the student organization.
Tuition Waivers
FSCC offers a tuition waiver exclusively for Bourbon County residents who wish to take classes at FSCC. This waiver cannot be combined with academic/activity scholarships or other waivers. This waiver does not include fees and/or books. The waiver does include concurrent classes taken by high school students.
Includes: Full Tuition waiver for any semester (fall, spring, summer, and intersession classes)
Open to: All permanent residents of Bourbon County, KS
Endowment Scholarships
Includes: Dependent upon type of scholarship
Open to: All students with 2.0 or higher GPA unless specified who meet donor criteria
Requirements: Must meet donor criteria. Most scholarships have minimum GPA requirements, often established by the donor. Some scholarships, however, have minimum GPA requirements established by the board of directors of the FSCC Endowment Association.