Apply for Scholarships
Cuyahoga Community College has many scholarship opportunities available to Tri-C students, including merit-based awards for students who excel in the classroom, as well as awards to participate on Tri-C athletic teams, to serve on Student Government, and focused on success and completion. Please pay careful attention to information provided below about scholarship eligibility requirements. For example, some scholarship opportunities may only be available for students who have not yet earned a post-secondary degree at any level. Other scholarships opportunities may only be available to students seeking certification through a workforce development program.
News update: The scholarship application portal will be down for a routine maintenance beginning Jan. 30, 2023 through Feb. 3, 2023. Students can begin applying for the 2023-2024 scholarship application beginning Feb. 4, 2023.
Thank you for your interest in applying for scholarship opportunities at Tri-C! If you have any questions, contact Tri-C’s Student Financial Aid & Scholarship Office at (216) 987-6000, Option #2, or email at financialaid@tri-c.edu.
Financial Education virtual workshops are available on a weekly basis.
Disclaimer: Current Tri-C employees are not eligible to apply for scholarships.
How to Apply for Tri-C Scholarship Opportunities
- Complete the online admission application to Cuyahoga Community College.
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and include the federal student aid code for Tri-C (003040).
- Complete the online scholarship application. Please note that the online scholarship application requires the upload of an essay, which can be either a Word or PDF document.
- All scholarship candidates should have at least a 2.0 or higher cumulative grade point average to be considered for most Tri-C Foundation scholarship awards and be enrolled in at least six credit hours per semester for the entire scholarship period.
- All scholarship recipients are asked to submit a Thank You letter to donors acknowledging the award.
- Students who have applied for scholarships will receive an email confirmation.
- Student should check my Tri-C space for the status of their scholarship application or login to your application.
- Notifications of the awards will be sent to the student's Tri-C email address.
Program Specific Opportunities
| Business and Accounting |
| Creative Arts |
| Engineering and STEM |
| Health Careers and Nursing |
| Honors and Scholars |
| Hospitality |
| Information Technology |
| Noncredit Workforce |
| Veterans |
Transfer Scholarship Opportunities
| Transfer Scholarships |
| Alzada Singleton Davis Scholarship |
External Scholarship Opportunities
|
External Foundation |
Amount |
Deadline to apply |
| Phi Theta Kappa | varies | varies |
| College Now | varies | varies |
| Lake/Geauga Education Foundation | varies | varies |
| Opportunities for Ohioan with Disabilities (OOD) | varies | varies |
