Child Care Scholarships

Rural Initiative Child Care Scholarship

Eligibility:

• Student may be enrolled in credit or non-credit course leading to a credential
• Student may be enrolled full or part time,
• Student may be matriculated or non-matriculated,
• Student must be a Maine resident living in a rural community
• Student must be In need of financial assistance,
• Continued scholarship eligibility is based on student’s successful course completion
• Student must complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Child care must be provided by a licensed child care provider or by family, friend, or neighbor. The caregiver must not live in the same household as the scholarship recipient.

Perkins Child Care Grant

Eligibility:

• Student may be enrolled in credit or non-credit course leading to a credential
• Student may be enrolled full or part time,
• Student may be matriculated or non-matriculated,
• Student must be a Maine resident living in a rural community
• Student must be In need of financial assistance,
• Continued scholarship eligibility is based on student’s successful course completion
• Student must complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Child care must be provided by a licensed child care provider or by family, friend, or neighbor. The caregiver must not live in the same household as the scholarship recipient
• Priority is given to students enrolled in majors that are considered not traditional for their gender.

How to Apply

Guidelines and application forms will be sent via the WCCC e-mail to all students the first week of school and application forms will are processed weekly during the Fall and Spring semesters.