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Shot at a Scholarship


Enter the Shot at a Scholarship drawing and you may be randomly selected to win more than protection against COVID-19! In partnership with Amazon, the Colorado Community College System and Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges are offering scholarships to randomly selected students who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Registration Deadline: September 15, 2021. 67 total scholarship opportunities!

• Five $1,000 scholarships at each CCCS college
• Two full-tuition, $5,000 scholarships for two students system-wide

Learn more and enter today. 

Scholarships are a type of financial aid that can help you pay for college. Scholarships don’t have to be paid back.

Thanks to the ACC Foundation, generous donors, and ACC itself, we have many scholarships available. Learn about ACC scholarships and find outside scholarship options as well.

ACC Scholarships

ACC provides nearly $1 million in scholarships every year. We offer a wide range of scholarships to our students and it is possible that you qualify for one or several.

How to Apply

In order to apply for an available ACC scholarship, you must:

  1. Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)*
  2. Complete a scholarship application between October 1 and March 1

*The FAFSA is not required for all scholarships

**Concurrent Enrollment students: please note that you are not eligible for scholarships until you have completed your high school requirements.

Deadlines

  • Applications for ACC’s Fall 2021 will open on October 1, 2020 and close on March 1, 2021.

Terms

  • Scholarships are normally awarded for the full academic year
  • Scholarships can only be applied toward tuition, fees, and books
  • Additional terms and conditions relevant to specific scholarships will be communicated through the application software.

Outside Scholarships

Scholarship Search Engines

Scholarship websites are a free resource that students can leverage to search for available funds online. Two of the largest are:

  • FastWeb provides access to a database of more than 600,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants, and student loans with over one billion dollars available.
  • Sallie Mae Scholarship Search provides access to more than five million college scholarships worth up to $24 billion.

Private Scholarships

ACC has been told of the following scholarships available for use by its students. These scholarships are not affiliated with the institution and ACC is not responsible for the application or awarding process.

Note: This is a small sampling of outside scholarships. We encourage you to search for additional scholarships based on your area of study, demographic, and merit.

Contests & Sweepstakes

Merit Scholarships

Demographic Specific Scholarships

Scholarships by Area of Study

Scholarships by Company

Scholarships by Type

Apply for ACC Scholarships

Apply for CCCS Scholarships

Contact

Financial Aid
Financial Aid
finaid [at] arapahoe.edu
303.797.5661

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