Stipend: To assist
with payment of the GED test. Click here for
more information.
Scholarship: To assist with payment of tuition and
books when enrolled in a certificate or degree program at ACC.
Click here for more information.
The Peierls
Foundation Stipend and Scholarship Fund was established through
the ACC
Foundation specifically for
adult learners enrolled in Austin Community College’s Adult Education
Program. Funds are set aside to cover the costs of GED testing fees
(the stipend),
and for scholarships to pursue higher education and/or training at
Austin Community College. Adults who receive their GED certificates
through programs provided by Austin Community College or one of its
community partners in the Travis County Adult Education Consortium are
eligible to apply for a scholarship.
The Austin Community
College Foundation reviews all applications, according to established criteria,
selects and monitors stipend and scholarship recipients, and disburses funds as needed.
Preference is given to east Austin residents.
Applicants must
be currently enrolled in an Austin Community College funded adult
education initiative supported by the Travis County Adult Education
Consortium.
GED Stipend
- Applicant must have a minimum score of 450 on
at least 3 of the Official GED Practice Tests.
- The applicant must complete a minimum of fifty
(50) hours of instruction in the program and maintain a 75%
attendance rate until completion of all five GED exams or the
stipend will be withdrawn.
- Student must be recommended by ACC Adult
Education Instructor
- Applicant must present a social security card
or photo ID to confirm eligibility.
- The total stipend amount may not exceed the
cost of one complete battery of five tests, processing fees, and
certificate. Retest fees are at the expense of the applicant.
- GED test stipends are for use at the Austin
Community College Testing Center only, located at the ACC Highland
Business Center.
- Applicants who are awarded a stipend
have two weeks to use each voucher from the date of pick up.
After two weeks, the voucher will expire and will not be reissued.
- Students awarded a stipend have one year to
complete GED testing or the stipend will expire.
- Applicants awarded a stipend must
take at least 1 GED test within the first month on stipend and at
least 3 GED tests within the first 6 months on stipend or the
stipend will be withdrawn.
Stipend applications are reviewed on the
first of the month.
Download
Peierls Foundation Stipend Application-MSWord format
Scholarship
- Open to students
who have received their GED through ACC's Adult Education Program
during the year prior to the scholarship deadline.
An applicant near completion of GED testing may apply for a
scholarship, but will not be awarded the scholarship until
notification of successful GED completion.
- This scholarship
covers tuition, fees, and books, up to $1,000 ($500 per semester)
for one academic year at Austin Community College.
- Applicants must
present a valid social security card or photo ID to confirm
eligibility.
To Apply for the
Scholarship:
Personal Information,
Financial Information, Student Essay, Instructor Recommendation,
Scholarship Checklist, Eligibility Criteria
- Turn in your
application to Student Outreach Specialist Pat Culpepper at HBC
417.7.
- Application
Deadline -- May 1
Scholarship
Recipient Requirements
- Recipients must
register for a certificate or degree program.
- Enroll in and
complete a minimum of 6 hours each semester with a minimum of 2.0
GPA (C Average)
-
Attend a required
Peierls Orientation and take the TCOM college entrance exam (TCOM
tests you on your college readiness in reading, writing, and math).
-
Recipients must
take ACC's Transition to College course their first semester on
scholarship (click
here to learn more about this class).
-
Recipients must
turn in a Progress Report each semester on scholarship and maintain
contact with Student Outreach Specialist on a monthly basis.
Next?
- Your application
will be reviewed and you will receive a letter in the mail as to the
status of your application.
- Not everyone who
applies for the scholarship will be awarded one. They are highly
competitive. Completeness and neatness counts.
More information about the Peierls Foundation Scholarship can be
found at the ACC Foundation web site for the Peierls:
http://www.austincc.edu/foundatn/adulted.php
For further info please contact Pat
Culpepper at 223-7729.
