Our Opportunities
Scholarship applications for Spring 2024 are closed. Notifications will be to your students.mchenry.edu email December 3, 2023. Please contact the Foundation with questions 815-455-8721.
Welcome to the Friends of McHenry County College Foundation scholarship application website!
- To apply for scholarships, click the “Sign In” button located at the top right corner of this page and sign in with your myMCC credentials.
- Start with completing the General Application. One Application for many scholarships! Once you submit the General Application, you will have automatically applied to any scholarship in which you qualify. If you choose, you may apply for additional recommended opportunities. Only students that apply to these additional opportunities have a chance to receive them. You may log back in and update the General Application until the deadline by clicking General Application in the upper left corner.
- You will be notified whether you have been awarded a scholarship or not via the students.mchenry.edu email.
If you experience any difficulties or need assistance completing the application, please contact the Foundation at (815) 455-8721, foundation@mchenry.edu or visit A219.
• Other local scholarships (non-MCC) may be viewed by going to this link. https://www.mchenry.edu/scholarships/list.html
Award | Name | Actions |
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Rachel Lee Bachman Memorial Culinary Scholarship
Criteria:
• Applicant must be enrolled in the Culinary...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
John and Kathy Young Automotive Award
Criteria:
Applicant pursuing a degree or certificate in Automotive...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees for any post secondary institution (MCC or beyond) |
Joseph A Blanco Student Spirit Award
The Joseph A. Blanco Spirit Award honors inspiring students at MCC. The...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Tri-Garden Clubs of Crystal Lake Horticulture Scholarship
Members from Countryside, Garden Gate and Green Twig garden clubs host...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
AAWCC Scholarship
American Association of Women in Community Colleges MCC Chapter supports...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Scholarship
Criteria:
Pursuing a Nursing degree or completing the Basic Nursing...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Amanda Fair Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The Amanda Fair Memorial Scholarship was established May 26, 2004 by...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition only |
Anne M. Stumpf, RN Nursing Scholarship of Excellence
Criteria:
Applicant must be pursuing a Nursing degree and be a second...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Black Student Union Scholarship
Criteria includes: 2.0 GPA;
Resident of McHenry County;
Active...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
College Opportunity Scholarship
Criteria includes: pursuing a degree or certificate; 2.5 GPA; FAFSA...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Cynthia K. Roth COTA Memorial Scholarship
Criteria:
• Applicant must be enrolled in OTA program.
• Preference to...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Darla D. Trimble Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Darla Trimble, the former...
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$500.00 |
Elizabeth Teetsov Accessibility Scholarship
Criteria:
Student must be registered with MCC’s Access and Disability...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Jane S. Erickson Scholarship
Mrs. Erickson wanted to provide financial support for students who...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Jim Rohlwing Nursing Scholarship
Criteria:
• Applicant must be a returning student enrolled in...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition and books |
Joe Blanco Benevolent Heart Scholarship
Scholarship established in 2012 to support students with financial need...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Latino Educational Achievement Scholarship
Criteria includes:
Applicant must be enrolled in a degree or...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Louise Lundemo Memorial Music Scholarship
Criteria includes:
2.5 GPA;
pursuing a degree or transferring;
6+...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
MCC Staff Council Scholarship
Since 2016 the McHenry County College Staff Council has organized an...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Nancy Mattison Memorial Scholarship
Nancy was an MCC student who died of cancer. Her parents established...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Prairie Community Bank
Established in 2006, this scholarship was created to improving the life...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
World Class Industries Scholarship Fund
World Class Industries established this scholarship to support students...
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60 (in-district) credit hours of tuition at MCC for incoming high school students |
Board of Trustees Scholarship for Current Senior High School Students
The Board of Trustees Scholarship is awarded to qualified individuals...
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60 (in-district) credit hours of tuition, fees, and books at MCC for up to 5 incoming high school students |
Presidential Talent Scholarship for Current Senior High School Students
McHenry County College, along with the Friends of MCC Foundation, award...
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$10,000 award to be used towards final semesters at MCC tuition, books, fees and the remainder towards the first year to a transfer university (must be accredited). |
Education to Empowerment
Criteria includes:
Open to women;
Full time enrollment;
McHenry...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition Only |
AAUW Crystal Lake Area Branch Scholarship
American Association of University Women Crystal Lake Branch holds...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Amanda Williams Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Criteria Includes:
Applicant must be a current member of MCC Women’s...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Anginetti L. Urch Scholarship
Criteria:
• Applicant must live in-district.
• Applicant must have a 2.0...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Anita U. Haughey Memorial Scholarship
Criteria Includes:
Applicant must be a current resident of McHenry...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
APTAR STEM Scholarship
Aptar Group and Aptar Cary have depended on McHenry County College to...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, Books and fees |
Brilliance Honda Ben Mennella Memorial Scholarship
Criteria:
• Applicant must maintain a 2.0 GPA.
• Applicant must be a...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Christopher R. Schauer Memorial Scholarship
Criteria includes:
Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition and fees and books from the MCC Bookstore |
Coilcraft Scholarship
Criteria:
2.5 + cumulative GPA
12 credit hours (Full time...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Countryside Garden Club Scholarship
Criteria includes:
Applicants must complete and submit the MCC...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Crystal Lake Bank & Trust (A Wintrust Community Bank) Scholarship
Criteria includes:
2.5 GPA;
Resident of McHenry County;
Pursuing a...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
David T. Murphy Memorial Scholarship
Criteria includes:
Applicant must be enrolled in a minimum of 9 credit...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Deb Strout Memorial Scholarship
Criteria includes:
Applicant must provide proof of financial need by...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Diane L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Criteria:
Applicant must be studying the field of Finance, Accounting,...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Dolores E. Hall Memorial Scholarship
Criteria:
• Applicant must maintain a 2.5 GPA and provide proof of...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Dolores Schmidt, R. N., Nursing Scholarship
Criteria includes:
Applicant must be an MCC Student majoring in...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Entrepreneurial Agriculture Scholarship
Criteria:
2.5 GPA
McHenry County Resident
Student must be working...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Fabian Scholarship
“Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees and a second semester award based on continued criteria eligibility. |
FIERF Forging Foundation Scholarship
Criteria:
Applicant must be enrolled in an Engineering or Manufacturing...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Fitness Instructor Training Scholarship
Criteria:
• Applicant must be enrolled in the F.I.T. program at MCC...
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Full tuition for semester awarded, up to $1,500 |
Forge Ahead Scholarship Fund
Criteria includes:
Applicant must be pursuing an associate degree or...
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Award may be applied to: tuition, books, fees |
Gaye Boland Memorial Scholarship
Criteria:
• Applicant must be female.
• Applicant must maintain a GPA of...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
GED Next Step Scholarship
Criteria includes:
Completed GED at MCC and scored 600 or higher on...
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Tuition and Fees |
General Kinematics Scholarship
Criteria:
• Applicant must be pursuing a Welding Technician...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, books, fees |
Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois Scholarship Fund
Goodwill Industries mission is to help individuals with barriers achieve...
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Award may be applied to: Tuition, Fees and Books/supplies from MCC Bookstore |
Graphic Arts Scholarship
Criteria includes:
Applicant must be enrolled in Graphic Arts...
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