Instructions, Guidelines, and Application Link
Fall 2024 Cycle – Closed
The Fall 2025 Cycle will open on Monday, March 3, 2025; Deadline to Apply: Friday, April 25, 2025
- Click the yellow box that says, “Sign In With Your School Account”
- This will bring you to the MCC login page.
- Login with your A # and password.
- You will come to the Scholarship Dashboard Screen – this screen will show you the status of your application through the entire process.
- On the left-hand side menu, you will see a tab for Scholarships – this lists all the available awards and criteria for the awards.
The Application tab is highlighted in orange on the left – click this tab to begin your application.
- The Application has five (4) sections: General Information, Academic Information, Qualification Questions, and Essay – You must complete all of the sections.
Essay: one general essay (500-1000 words) is required.
Write an essay that includes answers to the following questions and prompts. Please upload the essay as a Word document. The essay should be 500-1000 words (approximately 1-2 pages).
- What are your educational objectives and goals/plans for the future, and what steps are you taking to achieve your goals?
- What life experiences have shaped who you are today, and what challenges have you overcome in achieving your education? What accomplishments have you achieved?
- Please explain why you need financial assistance.
- What impact has MCC made in your life and/or educational pursuits?
The MCC Writing Center is available for help with the essay and proofreading. Please use this resource: https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/ace/defwriting.aspx.
* Specific Award Requirements:
Specific Awards may require a letter of recommendation or a response to a short answer
question. If an award requires an additional step beyond the general application,
you will get a yellow notification on your AwardSpring Dashboard.
Pay close attention to your Dashboard.
Submitting Your Application:
- Once you have completed all sections of the application, click the yellow “Submit Application” button at the bottom of the screen.
- This will bring you to your Dashboard to show you the status of your application.
- Some scholarships will require additional follow-up questions (see above).
- You must complete the follow-items if you want to be considered for these specific awards. If you Dashboard states, “You have follow-up work to do,” click on the yellow “Complete Follow-Up” buttons.
- After completing all follow-up items for the scholarship, click the Resubmit Application button to submit your application.
- Proceed through all Follow-Up items for all scholarships listed until you see “0 Items requiring completion” on your Dashboard.
If all follow-up items are completed, your Dashboard will say, “You did it! Nothing
left to complete” and it will also show you in a gray box your Applied Scholarships:
Questions: Magliob@middlesex.edu