Apply for Scholarships
Scholarships are administered by the Foundation Office and the Financial Aid Office for use at Bucks County Community College.
Applying
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The Bucks County Community College Foundation offers scholarships to students pursuing education at Bucks. We are in the process of updating our online scholarship portal: ScholarshipUniverse. This is a brand new, mobile-friendly, and personalized platform designed to offer students a better user experience to match you with both internal and external funding opportunities. Before logging in, read through our FAQs.
Important:
Please note that you will not be able to enter the scholarship portal until you have a valid Bucks email address. If you are a new student not yet enrolled, apply to Bucks today.
Needs-Based Scholarships
For financial needs-based scholarships, students are responsible to file the appropriate FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) prior to completing a scholarship application. Financial need is calculated by subtracting the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and any other financial aid from a student's cost of attendance. If anything is left over, you are considered to have a financial need.
Learn about financial aid eligibility and see our criteria & requirements, or contact financial aid at 215-968-8200.
Application Periods
Period A |
The majority of scholarships at Bucks are awarded in Period A, and applied to the following fall term |
APPLY FROM:February 1 - April 1 |
DEADLINE:March 24: Music April 1: All other programs April 24: Visual Arts |
Period B |
Select scholarships are awarded in Period B, and applied to the following fall term. |
APPLY FROM:February 1 - June 1 |
DEADLINE:June 1 |
Period C |
Select scholarships are awarded in Period C, and applied to the following spring term. |
APPLY FROM:June 1 - September 1 |
DEADLINE:September 1 |
Period D |
The majority of spring scholarships are awarded in Period D, and applied to the following spring term |
APPLY FROM:September 1 - November 1 |
DEADLINE:November 1 |
Generally, a scholarship will be credited to a recipient's student account in the next academic year or semester, unless otherwise noted, after the scholarship is awarded. For example, if you receive a scholarship in the spring semester, your student account will be credited in October upon your return to Bucks for the fall semester. If you decide not to enroll or do not meet the eligibility criteria at that time, the scholarship will be awarded to another student or be returned to the scholarship fund.