Hibbs Scholarship Endowment Fund

The purpose of the Fund is to provide scholarships to Roane State Community College students in accordance with the following criteria:

1. Applicant must be at least 25 years of age.
2. Applicant must be a resident of Roane County.
3. Applicant must be re-entering college for retraining/career needs and carry a load compatible with his or her obligations.
4. Scholarship recipient will be chosen by the Scholarship Selection Committee.
5. Award may be used for tuition, fees, and required materials.
6. In selecting recipients, when all else is equal, other available financial assistance will be considered.

a) Recipient(s) must meet the Foundation’s scholarship eligibility criteria requirements indicated below:
i) Enroll full-time (at least 12.0 credit hours or 9.0 hours for Nursing and other Allied Health disciplines that require clinicals) or part-time (at least 6.0 credit hours) in a degree or certificate program at Roane State Community College.
ii) Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (F AFSA), TN Promise/fN Reconnect/fN Dual Enrollment or Middle College Scholarship applications, as applicable.
iii) Complete any Roane State Community College requirements related to scholarships or other financial aid (i.e. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) release form);
iv) Submit written essay responses through the online scholarship application process.
v) Recipient(s) must be in good standing with the college.
vi) Maintain a minimum of 2.5 GPA for scholarship renewal while a student at RSCC, unless otherwise indicated in the below criteria.
vii) Students must reapply each year for this consideration.
viii) Submit a thank-you letter and photograph of yourself for Foundation donor(s) which can be used in College or Foundation social media, website, events or other marketing/promotional efforts and materials.
ix) These items should be submitted via the Foundation Office as directed in Scholarship guidelines within 10 days of Foundation’s electronic award notification and your acceptance of an award:
b) Submit a thank-you letter and photograph for Foundation donor(s) which can be used in College or Foundation social media, website, events or other marketing/promotional efforts and materials within IO days of Foundation’s electronic award notification and acceptance of an award, addressing the letter of appreciation to:
Hibbs Scholarship Endowment Fund
c/o Roane State Foundation
276 Patton Lane
Harriman, TN 37748