The following scholarships are available to students attending the Thomas W. Moss, Jr. Campus in Norfolk. Click on the scholarship name for criteria for eligibility and the necessary application materials.
For information on college-wide scholarships that are available to all TCC students, click here.
~ Thank you letter not required.
| Careers Through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) |
Description:
This scholarship is offered in recognition of outstanding achievement in the Careers through Culinary Arts Program. |
Criteria:
• Recipients must meet TCC admissions requirements
• Must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA while enrolled
• Scholarship funds are only valid at TCC's downtown Norfolk Campus for the 2-year culinary program leading to an Associates Degree |
Application Materials:
•TCC Scholarship Application |
| James Green Martin, Jr. Scholarship |
Description:
This scholarship was established by Catherine Martin Willcox in honor of her father to support Norfolk Campus students. The funds should be applied to tuition, fees, books, and other academic expenses. |
Criteria:
• Recipient must be a student from the Thomas W. Moss, Jr. Campus
• Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Financial need |
Application Materials:
•TCC Scholarship Application
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) |
| John R. Moore Memorial History Scholarship |
Description:
This scholarship was established by Mrs. John R. Moore to honor her late husband, Professor John R. Moore, who taught American History at TCC's Norfolk Campus. The funds should be applied to tuition, fees, and books. |
Criteria:
• Available to full time or part time students pursuing an AA degree, with the intention to transfer to a four-year school.
• The applicant must have completed 24 credit hours in the Humanities, Sciences or Social Sciences. At least six of the 24 credits should be in History with a 3.5 grade point average in the History courses. (In the case of no other eligible applicants, a GPA of 3.0 will be considered.) Exceptions to the credit hours and GPA can be made at the discretion of the History faculty.
• The applicant must intend to further their degree at a four-year institution.
• Student should submit an essay with scholarship application stating their educational goals as they relate to the field of History. |
Application Materials:
•TCC Scholarship Application |
| Norfolk Campus Faculty and Staff Scholarship |
Description:
This scholarship was established in 2009 by faculty and staff members of the Norfolk Campus to support students at the Norfolk Campus. The scholarship can be used for tuition, fees, and books. |
Criteria:
• Student’s home campus must be the Norfolk Campus of Tidewater Community College.
• Student must have a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
• Student must have completed at least 30 credit hours. |
Application Materials:
•TCC Scholarship Application |
| Norfolk Campus General Scholarship |
Description:
This scholarship was established through donations to the Tidewater Community College Educational Foundation. Scholarship funds should be applied to tuition, fees, and books.
Criteria: |
• Must be currently enrolled in a degree or certificate program at TCC
• Continuing student (minimum of 6 completed credits)
• Cumulative GPA 2.5
• Funds to be equally awarded in two semesters
• Amount of scholarship award per student not to exceed tuition, fees, and/or books
• Scholarship to be awarded fall, spring or summer semesters
• Letter of recommendation is required with application from one of the following:
TCC faculty member, faculty from another institution, or employer |
Application Materials:
•TCC Scholarship Application |
| Norfolk Provost's Academic Excellence Scholarship |
Description:
This scholarship was established in 2009 by Dr. Alex Kajstura, Provost of TCC’s Norfolk Campus. It is intended to support students who demonstrate academic excellence while pursuing a degree at the Norfolk Campus. Beginning in the Spring 2010 semester, scholarship funds should be used for tuition, fees, and books.
Criteria: |
a. Recipient’s home campus must be the Norfolk Campus.
b. Recipient must have completed at least three semesters (45 hours of course credit toward a degree) at Tidewater Community College.
c. Recipient must have a GPA of 4.0.
d. Recipient must submit an essay of 1,000 words or two pages double spaced describing his/her educational pursuits.
e. Recipient must qualify for the above criteria and have not yet met the cost of attendance for the year.
f. If no applicants fulfill the requirements a through e, the scholarship will be awarded that year as a merit based scholarship (a through d) and financial consideration (e) will not apply. |
Application Materials:
•TCC Scholarship Application |
| The Thomas L. Oliver Student Aid Fund |
Description:
This scholarship was established by the TOWN Foundation in 1998 to assist students with demonstrated academic ability who lack sufficient financial means to continue his/her course(s) of study at TCC's Norfolk Campus. |
Criteria:
• Enrolled in a minimum of 9 credit hours per regular semester
• Financial need
• Student must send acknowledgement letter to donor at time of award |
Application Materials:
•TCC Scholarship Application
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) |
Tryntje and Norman Willcox Endowed Memorial Scholarship
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Description:
This scholarship was established in February 2007 in memory of Tryntje and Norman Willcox, long-time supporters of Tidewater Community College and the Norfolk community as a whole, who died tragically in 2006. Scholarship funds should be used for tuition, fees, books, and other expenses associated with pursuing an education.
Criteria:
• Student must be attending Tidewater Community College’s Norfolk Campus
• Student can be a full-time or part-time student
• Student must demonstrate financial need
• Student must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher
Application Materials:
• TCC Scholarship Application
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