Please read the following information and fill out the application below.
First Congregational Church of Pasadena, UCC, Pasadena Area Women's Scholarship is available annually in the amount of $4500 or more for persons who identify as female or transfeminine (hereafter referred to as women) who are currently enrolled or planning to enroll for Fall 2024 at a college or trade/technical school. Our Church’s Core Values are: Nurturing Spirituality, Extravagant Welcome and Social Justice. Our Vision Statement expands upon that to embody God’s love for all by celebrating diversity in race, age, gender, sexual orientation and physical ability. We also work to serve the marginalized and educationally underserved in the greater Pasadena area. These values and vision will guide our selection process.
Information:
$4500 or more awarded annually to women on the basis of need according to the discretion of the Scholarship Committee of the First Congregational Church of Pasadena, UCC. Recipients may be awarded the scholarship more than once.
Members of First Congregational Church of Pasadena, UCC are not eligible.
Awards will be given to assist in the education to any college, university, technical or trade institute student.
Qualities to be given equal consideration by the Scholarship Committee are: goals; grades; financial need; college and/or community service; and proximity to achieving degree objectives.
Application Deadlines, Requirements and Procedures:
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
Applicants must be current residents of the city of Pasadena or adjoining communities OR be enrolled by Fall of 2024 in a Pasadena college, university, technical or trade institute. Applications can be filled out directly through the church website https://www.uccpasadena.org or mailed directly to the church.
Applications are to be completed and returned no later than March 31, 2024 at 10:00 pm either by mail or directly through our website.
Women must include a copy of their most recent transcript, if it has been within 5 years, with their completed application (Unofficial copies are permissible.)
Two (2) references are required. At least one reference should be able to address the applicant’s ability to perform successfully in an academic setting. The applicant is responsible to ensure the references are received by the Committee by March 31, 2024. References must be submitted online at https://www.uccpasadena.org/womens-scholarship-application,
Finalists will be interviewed the weekend of April 20-21, 2024. Awards will be presented on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at the Annual Women’s Scholarship Celebration to be held at 500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Winners are expected to attend.
Students are expected to enroll in at least nine [9] units per semester at the undergraduate level and at least six [6] units at the graduate or postgraduate level.
Scholarship recipients are expected to enroll in an educational institution by the following academic term (Fall, 2024). Enrollment verification is required. If circumstances necessitate that you defer your enrollment to 2024 or beyond, you will forfeit your scholarship.
Scholarship recipients will receive their scholarship check once they provide verification of enrollment.
IN ORDER TO submit your APPLICATION, PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING GOOGLE FORM APPLICATIONS:
References for Applicant (Please have two separate references complete the form)
IF YOU WOULD RATHER PRINT, COMPLETE, AND MAIL YOUR APPLICATION, PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE FULL APPLICATION PACKAGE BELOW AND MAIL THE COMPLETED FORMS BACK TO US BEFORE MARCH 31, 2024 TO:
Scholarship Committee
First Congregational Church of Pasadena, UCC
500 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena CA 91101
If you have any questions, please email us at fccpasadenascholarship@gmail.com.