Apply as a Continuing or Transferring Student
- Apply as a CONTINUING student if you plan to return to IVC for the fall term of the following academic year.
- Apply as a TRANSFERRING student if you plan to transfer to a four-year college or university, or to a program not offered at IVC in which a certificate or degree can be received. You will transfer the following academic year and can provide evidence of that transfer.
Notice: You may not receive a transferring scholarship at Irvine Valley College if you have received one in the past.
How We Evaluate Scholarships
- A group of IVC employees, including faculty, staff, administrators and retirees, evaluate the applications.
- Applications are scored on the content of the essay responses. However, most scholarships have additional criteria that factor into the selection process.
- Applicants are not guaranteed a scholarship.
Receiving Your Award
In late April or early May you will receive an email notifying you if you are receiving a scholarship, it will also include Scholarship Ceremony details. You will not find out which scholarship(s) you were selected for until the Scholarship Ceremony in mid-May.
- Students who are selected to receive a scholarship are encouraged to attend the Scholarship Ceremony and they will receive an email with a link to RSVP.
- Additional scholarship information will be emailed within 24 hours of the ceremony.
- Some scholarships require that you maintain a certain enrollment status and GPA.
- If you are transferring, you must provide enrollment verification from your transfer institution. Checks are mailed directly to the institution.
- Scholarship payments are only processed after thank you card(s) are received. Recipients are required to submit one per scholarship they receive.
Check-Off List
Please use the list below to ensure that you have completed and submitted all parts of the application:
- Application
- Personal essay responses