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New scholarships offer'ed at East Central Community College East Central Community College recently announced the addition of two new scholarships, according to Troy Brown, dean of students. The academic achievement scholarship and the Mississippi Junior Academy of Sc iences scholarshi p will be awarded for the first time beginning with the 1996-97 academic year. tition winner. To qualify, students must enroll as a full-time student at ECCC the fall semester fo llowing his/her high school graduation. Scholarships will be available to the eligible students for four consecutive fall and spring semesters. Scholarships recipients must maintai n a 3.0 grade poi nt average each semester he/she is enrolled at ECCC. will be available to eligible students for four consecutive semesters, pro– vided each awardee maintains a 2.5 grade point average for the first semester and a cumulative 3.0 grade point average for the second and third semesters at ECCC. A scholar– ship in the amount of $100 will be awarded each semester to each eligi– ble student.

rently in the East Central district some 144 graduating seniors are high academic achievers with grade point averages in excess o( 3.5 yet who have ACT composite scores of less than 20. The §eholarships are available to any Mississippi resident who enrolls as a full-time student at ECCC the fall seme.st~r following his/her high school graduation Each student mu st have a high school grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale to be eligible for this scho larship. Students who have ACT scores of 20 or above will not be eligible for this scholarship. The academic achievement scholarships

Eligible! candidates for the Mis– sissippi Junior Academy of Sciences scholarship will receive full tuition scholarships each semester for a maximum of four semesters. These scholarships will be available to any state resident who is a Mississippi Jur.ior Academy of Sciences compe-

For more information regarding academic achievement scholarships, Mississippi Junior Academy of Sci– ences scholarships, or other scholar– ships offered through ECCC, contact Troy Brown, dean of students at (601) 635-2 111.

The academic achievement schol– arship was established to recognize students who score less than a 20 composite score of the ACT yet have worked to achieve high grade point averages. It is estimated that cur-

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