IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A TRICO FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP, APPLICANTS MUST: 1) BE A TRICO MEMBER, SPOUSE OF A MEMBER OR DEPENDENT CHILD WHO IS CLAIMED AS A DEPENDENT ON THE FEDERAL TAX RETURN. 2) BE A FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OR WILL BE A FULL-TIME STUDENT IN THE FALL. (APPLICANT MUST CARRY A MINIMUM COURSE LOAD OF 12 CREDIT HOURS.) 3) HAVE A CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.5 OR GREATER. THE APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE YOUR GENERAL CONTACT INFORMATION, SIGNATURE, SCHOOL ATTENDING, CURRENT GPA, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN, ANY VOLUNTEER WORK PARTICIPATED IN AND ANY ACADEMIC HONORS OR AWARDS RECEIVED.

SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR ONE YEAR. STUDENTS CAN REAPPLY THE FOLLOWING YEAR. AWARDS ARE GIVEN FOR EITHER A TWO-YEAR SCHOOL OR A FOUR-YEAR SCHOOL, NOT A COMBINATION OF BOTH. STUDENTS ATTENDING TWO-YEAR SCHOOLS ARE AWARDED $3,000 ($1,500 PER SEMESTER), WHILE STUDENTS ATTENDING FOUR-YEAR SCHOOLS ARE AWARDED $6,000 ($3,000 PER SEMESTER). AWARDS ARE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. STUDENTS WHO ALREADY HAVE BACHELOR'S DEGREES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE TRICO FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP.