Mesa Counseling Department Scholarship

UPDATED 2024/2025

Mesa Counseling faculty recognize students who have taken Personal Growth at Mesa and can clearly communicate what they have learned about their personal, academic, and career goals, as well as share how they coped with challenges or barriers.

To be considered for this scholarship you:

  • Must have a 2.5 (C+) GPA
  • Must be enrolled at least part time at Mesa College
  • Must have taken or be enrolled in courses in one of the following areas:
    Personal Growth (PERG)
  • Must have an educational plan in place

 


Award funds will be disbursed:
Immediate release of full award (May)

Award
$300 to $500
Deadline
02/13/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. 2024: Your Educational Journey. Please share the following: The educational journey that led you to Mesa, including what you did before coming here and what made you decide to enroll at Mesa. Your future goals, including what you plan to do after graduation from Mesa and what your long-term career and educational goals are. Why you chose your major or field of study. You do not need to include every detail, but please try to address each part of the question (your goals, challenges overcome, and what it would mean to you). (500 words)
  2. 2024: Resiliency Question. Please share the following: How you have exhibited resiliency in your life. Specific examples of a challenge or challenges that you have overcome. How this scholarship will have a meaningful impact on your educational journey. You do not need to include every detail, but please try to address each part of the question (your goals, challenges overcome, and what it would mean to you). (500 words)
  3. 2024: Submit an essay on the following topics. How have you benefited from the Personal Growth class you took at Mesa College? How did you overcome any unusual circumstances, challenges, or barriers to your success? What have you learned about yourself as a result of your college experience, especially in reference to your personal, academic, or career goals? (Please refrain from using AI tools in your responses)
  4. 2024: For this scholarship, you are asked to upload a copy of your SDCCD transcript showing completion of a Personal Growth course at San Diego Mesa College.