The Alumni Association of Middlesex County College, Edison, is accepting applications for the first alumni scholarship, which will be awarded late this year.
The scholarship, for dependents of alumni, has a deadline of Nov. 17. The initial scholarship will be one $500 award. Plans are for future scholarships to be awarded in the spring of each year.
The criteria for the scholarship are:
• The candidate must be a full-time or at least half-time student at Middlesex County College.
• He or she must be the dependent of a Middlesex County College alumnus. Dependents of the alumni board are ineligible for consideration.
• The scholarship will be awarded for the second or later year of study at Middlesex County College.
• The alumni board will review applications and make the decision.
• The factors the board would use in selecting the recipient include community service, financial need, grade- point average and a brief essay.
Application forms are available on the Web site, www.middlesexcc.edu, or by calling the alumni office at (732) 906-2566.