Walter and Alice Scherer Honors Scholarship

Scholarship provides up to two years tuition (60 credit hours) to current Richland students who have a 3.5 GPA for 12 or more semester hours in 100 level courses. Scholarship provides up to 30 credit hours per year (no summer school.) Credit hours supported by the scholarship are capped at 15 credits per semester. Recipients will be determined by a selection committee. Students must complete at least one Honors course per semester during year one and must complete an Honors course or Honors project each semester thereafter. Students may be full or part-time. After receiving the Walter and Alice Scherer Scholarship, students must maintain a 3.25 GPA. Students must complete all courses covered by the scholarship.

Award
Varies
Deadline
01/18/2023
Supplemental Questions
  1. Scherer Honors Scholarship recipients are required to enroll in an Honors course the first semester and either take an Honors course or complete an Honors project in all future semesters. Do you agree to this requirement?
  2. Do you have at least two semesters remaining at Richland?
  3. In your General Scholarship Application, you were asked to write an essay about how a scholarship will help you achieve your educational and career goals. This essay will also be evaluated for your Scherer Honors Application. Please ensure that your essay is complete, 200-500 words in length, and is structured as a formal essay, including a thesis statement and paragraph structure. You may choose to upload your essay here if you prefer.
  4. Essay: Describe how your extracurricular activities, work experience, or community involvement has influenced you and your goals for the future. You may choose to type the essay into this answer field or use the file upload in the next question to submit an essay. Please structure this as a formal essay, consisting of 300-500 words and including a thesis statement and paragraph structure.
  5. File Upload for Essay: Describe how your extracurricular activities, work experience, or community involvement has influenced you and your goals for the future. (Optional if essay already completed in question above).
  6. Please provide the name and email address of a Richland faculty or staff member who can provide a recommendation on your behalf.
  7. Please upload your Richland transcript that includes your cumulative GPA.
  8. How many credit hours do you plan to take this upcoming semester?
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