(Application Form)

Background

The Honors Transfer Council of California (HTCC) has resolved to invest in the development of students from its member colleges by establishing a program of Awards for Student Excellence.  Details of the program follow.

Scope

Number of awards:    up to 24 depending on funding

Amount of each award:    $150

Form of award:     Check  from the HTCC payable to awawardee

Eligibility for Awards

1. Applicant is to be a student in good (non-probationary) standing in an honors/scholars program at an HTCC member school.
2. Applicant must be on track to complete the exit requirements of an honors/scholars program by the end of the current academic year.
3. Applicant must submit a two-page, typed essay addressing selection criteria 1-3 below.
4. Applicant must provide to sponsoring director/coordinator of the honors/scholars program a current college transcript or official record of grades.

Criteria for Selection of Recipients (Address numbers 1-3 in your essay)

1. Evidence of excellence or extraordinary improvement in scholarship, especially if related to performance in an honors/scholars program.
2. Progress toward specified personal goals or objectives, especially if accompanied by evidence of extraordinary commitment or perseverance in overcoming specified obstacles to success in college and/or in an honors/scholars program.
3. Extracurricular service to college or community, and/or extraordinary involvement in athletic or cultural activities, especially in leadership roles.
4. Quality of thought and written expression in application essay.

Awards for Student Excellence

Procedures

Selection Committee:    An ad hoc committee of HTCC members, including a committee chair, will be selected by the general membership.

Application Forms:   Forms will be available on line on the HTCC web page (http://www.honorstcc.org/) and from all honors/scholars program directors and coordinators, or from the HTCC secretary.

Application Deadline:    Applications must be submitted to local honors/scholars directors or  coordinators by March 31, 2004.

Each member-campus of the HTCC may forward up to two (2) applications  for consideration by the HTCC Scholarship Committee

Announcement Date:  Award winners will be announced by the Scholarship Committee to honors/scholars directors and coordinators by April 29, 2004

Award Date: Award winners will be recognized at the Friday, May 7, 2004, HTCC meeting at Mira Costa College.

HTCC Scholarship Committee Chair:                                    

Prof. John D. Madden
The Scholarsí Honors Program
Cerritos College 11110 Alondra Boulevard
Norwalk, CA  90650
jmadden@cerritos.edu
562-860-2451, x-2771