Columbia Central

Osmond SiLA Success Award

for continuing undergraduate and graduate students

The Osmond SiLA Success Award was established to assist with financial need who are participating in Columbia College Chicago’s Semester in LA program with expenses not included in the cost of tuition. Please note: Students who apply to a Semester in LA Program Semester in LA application deadline will automatically be considered for this scholarship upon acceptance into the program.

• How to be Considered

  No separate application is required.

  • All students who apply to a Semester in LA program by the early Semester in LA application deadline will automatically be considered for this scholarship upon acceptance into the program.
  • Please visit the Semester in LA website for application information.

  Students must apply for Semester in LA to be considered for the scholarship.

• Scholarship Terms
  • Amount of this one-semester award is a stipend up to $2,500
  • Recipient must enroll at full-time status in the Semester in LA program
  • Recipient may receive the scholarship only during the semester in which they live in LA as part of the Semester in LA program and before they graduate
  • Students who elect not to attend the Semester in LA program will forfeit the scholarship
  • Recipient must adhere to the policies and procedures that are unique to the Semester in LA program
  • Scholarship is limited to courses for which a student registers through MyColumbia
  • Recipient will be asked to participate in thanking the donor(s)
  • The rules and regulations governing other sources of financial aid (federal, state, institutional and other grants, gifts, or loans) will apply
  • Columbia College Chicago reserves the right to withhold the scholarship in any year in which, at the sole discretion of the scholarship committee, suitable candidates cannot be found among applicants

IMPORTANT DATES

• 12:00AM - 11:55PM 2024-25 Degree Completion Assistance Grant Application Deadline
  The Degree Completion Assistance Grant provides financial support to juniors and seniors who are nearing graduation, and who can demonstrate that receiving assistance from the grant will help them in achieving their academic goals. Preference is given to seniors who demonstrate significant financial need. The deadline to apply is May 17, 2024 (11:59pm). Now is the...Get the details

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