Community College Honors Scholarship (College of DuPage)

The Office of Admission at North Central College takes pride in acknowledging the academic achievements of our transfer students. We want to offer the PTK and/or Honors Programs at College of DuPage the opportunity to partner with North Central College in offering one full-tuition scholarship per academic year. The scholarship recipient will be selected using the following criteria:

Eligibility Requirements:

1. The student must be an Honors Program participant* OR Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) member at College of DuPage prior to enrollment at North Central College.
   (*Honors Program participants must complete 18 credits of honors courses, or 15 honors credits including an honors seminar, by the end of spring semester.)
2. The student must meet the transferable grade point average requirement of 3.50 or higher.
3. The student must adhere to all scholarship application requirements and deadlines as set forth by College of DuPage and North Central College.
4. The student must have applied and been admitted to North Central College.
5. Students already enrolled at North Central College are not eligible.
6. The student must be a first-time bachelor’s degree candidate.
7. The student must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
8. The student must plan to be enrolled full-time at North Central College.
9. Financial need may be considered.

Scholarship Details:

• The Community College Honors Scholarship amount is full tuition and standard fees only. Additional fees for labs, technology, lessons, books, housing, and food are the responsibility of the student. The scholarship amount is set at the entering year’s tuition amount. The student will be responsible for the difference of any tuition increases for future academic years.
• The recipient must maintain a 2.00 cumulative grade point average, maintain Satisfactory Academic Program, and be full-time (12 credits or more per semester) to renew the scholarship. The scholarship is renewable for three years (awarded for six semesters total).
• If the recipient is eligible for the Federal Pell Grant or Illinois MAP Grant, the Community College Honors Scholarship will be reduced by the amount of both awards received.
• This is the only scholarship a student may earn from North Central College. There will not be the opportunity to receive other merit or talent-based scholarships, such as the Transfer Excellence Scholarship, Alumni Award, or Fine Arts Awards.
• External scholarships from a community, business, or other outside organization (ex: a Coca-Cola scholarship) will not reduce the amount of the scholarship unless specified for tuition only.
• The Community College Honors Scholarship may not cover all costs associated with international study if the cost exceeds tuition at North Central College during that academic period.
• The scholarship awardee must let both College of DuPage and North Central College know that they are accepting the award by May 1st.