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Higher Education Relief Fund (HEERF)

HEERF Scholarship Application

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The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) is authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), Public Law 116-260, signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020. In total, the CRRSAA authorizes $81.88 billion in support for education, in addition to the $30.75 billion expeditiously provided last spring through the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 116-136.

The scholarship will be based on student need, local industry needs, number of eligible students, and cost of course, up to a maximum award of either $750 per course or the cost of the course fee(s) if the fee(s) exceed $750. The scholarships help cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, supplies, credentialing tests, transportation, childcare and other components of the total cost of attendance.

Recipients of this scholarship must be a resident of North Carolina and must be enrolled in one of the 96+ hour VGCC Workforce Continuing Education Programs listed below.

TO GET STARTED

  1. Choose the course/program that meets your career needs/goals and register.
  2. Complete the HEERF Scholarship Application (see link above).
  3. Once you complete the HEERF Scholarship Application, you will be contacted by a designee from the Continuing Education Department.

ALREADY A STUDENT IN ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS?

  1. Complete the HEERF Scholarship Application (see link above).
  2. Once you complete the HEERF Scholarship Application, you will be contacted by a designee from the Continuing Education Department.

VGCC Workforce Continuing Education Programs

*More programs will be considered if they meet local workforce needs.*

Questions? Contact Dawn Michelle Tucker, Dean for Continuing Education, at 252.738.3288 or tuckerd@vgcc.edu .

To apply for the HEERF scholarship, please complete the online application using the link below.

HEERF Scholarship Application