Scholarships Eligibility

Eligibility Requirements

• Scholarship applications are incomplete until you have submitted all required documents, including one letter of support. A letter of support can come from a current or former teacher, a work and/or volunteer supervisor, a coach, a faith leader, a counselor, or a mentor. These are all great resources for letters of support.
• All scholarship recipients must have a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 or greater. Some Foundation Scholarships require a higher cumulative GPA. New students to ECC will not have a GPA recorded with the College, so no minimum GPA is required for your first semester receiving the scholarship*.
• Home-schooled students submit ACT® scores for evaluation.
• The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form is required for some, but not all, ECC Foundation scholarships.
• Additional requirements depend on the scholarship's structure.

*New students will be required to have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or greater after their first semester attending ECC to remain eligible for scholarships they may be selected for.

Application Process

• Online applications are strongly preferred. 
• You may apply for an ECC Foundation Scholarship and a District 509 Board of Trustees Scholarship.
• Applications are screened for a potential match to every available foundation scholarship, and you may receive more than one.
• Each student who completes the application process will be notified of the results via the email address provided on the application.