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Student Grants Center

The Student Grants Center works with five different grants to help eligible individuals pay for their education. To learn more about our different grants or to see if you qualify, click on the links below.

Basic Food Employment and TrainingOpportunity GrantWorker RetrainingSupporting Students Experiencing HomelessnessWorkFirst

Think You Might Qualify?

To see if you qualify for any of the grants offered at the Student Grants Center, please fill out our interest survey at the link below. A staff member will reach out to you with more information on your eligibility.

驴Soy elegible para las becas del centro de Student Grants?

Para averiguar si usted es elegible para nuestras becas, por favor completa nuestra encuesta de inter茅s que est谩 en el siguiente enlace.

El centro de Student Grants es un grupo de becas y programas que ayudan a los estudiantes elegibles a pagar parte de su educaci贸n. El centro de Student Grants ofrece ayuda (depende en la situaci贸n) con el costo de libros, clases, tecnolog铆a, transporte, vivienda, y m谩s.

Resources For Current Grants Students

Please check the Student Grants Center Canvas page regularly for announcements,  forms, and helpful resources.

If you are a student who is currently receiving support from the Student Grants Center and you do not yet have access to our Canvas page, please send an email to StudentGrantsCenter@wvc.edu 

Getting Started at WVC

Do you still need to apply for admission to 天美传媒? Click here to get started. 

Do you still need to apply for financial aid? Click to apply.

Need to fill out or update an Academic Plan?

Who We Are 

The Student Grants Center is located on the first floor of Mish ee twie. The heart of our staff is to support students, address barriers to education, and provide opportunities that people wouldn't otherwise have. We are here to help you along the way to pursuing your education. 

Feel free to email our department at StudentGrantsCenter@wvc.edu or contact one of our staff directly using the contact information below.

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Erika Schenkvonstauffenberg

Student Grants Center Coordinator

Mish ee twie 1125J
(509) 682-6964
ESchenkvonstauffenberg@wvc.edu

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Mary Adamski

Student Grants Center Navigator

Mish ee twie 1125L
(509) 682-6613
MAdamski@wvc.edu

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Magali Olguin Ramos

Student Benefits Navigator

Mish ee twie 1121B
(509) 682-6617
MOlguinRamos@wvc.edu

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Tina Gavin

WorkFirst Coordinator

Mish ee twie 1125M
(509) 682-6960
TGavin@wvc.edu

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Dalia Hernandez

Student Grants Center Navigator

Mish ee twie 1125K
(509) 682-6613
DHernandezFarias@wvc.edu

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Riva Morgan

Associate Dean 

Mish ee twie 1125G
(509) 682-6847
RMorgan@wvc.edu

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English.  Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: , from any USDA office, by calling (833) 620-1071, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant鈥檚 name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to:

  1. mail:
    Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
    1320 Braddock Place, Room 334
    Alexandria, VA 22314; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    FNSCIVILRIGHTSCOMPLAINTS@usda.gov


This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Las agencias estatales o locales del Programa de Asistencia de Nutrici贸n Suplementaria (SNAP) y del Programa de Distribuci贸n de Alimentos en Reservaciones Ind铆genas (FDPIR), y sus subreceptores deben publicar la siguiente Declaraci贸n de No Discriminaci贸n: De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y pol铆ticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad est谩 prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de g茅nero y orientaci贸n sexual), credo religioso, discapacidad, edad, creencias pol铆ticas, o represalia o retorsi贸n por actividades previas de derechos civiles.

La informaci贸n sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el ingl茅s. Personas con discapacidad que requieran medios alternos de comunicaci贸n para obtener informaci贸n sobre el programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de se帽as americano), debe ponerse en contacto con la agencia (estatal o local) donde solicitaron los beneficios. Las personas sordas, con dificultades auditivas o con discapacidades del habla pueden comunicarse con el USDA a trav茅s del Servicio Federal de Retransmisi贸n al (800) 877- 8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminaci贸n en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminaci贸n en el programa del USDA que puede obtenerse en l铆nea en: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027s.pdf, en cualquier oficina del USDA, llamando al (833) 620-1071, o escribiendo una carta dirigida al USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la direcci贸n, el n煤mero de tel茅fono y una descripci贸n escrita de la acci贸n discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violaci贸n de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse por:

  1. correo:
    Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
    1320 Braddock Place, Room 334
    Alexandria, VA 22314; o
  2. fax:
    (833)-256-1665, o (202)-690-7442; o
  3. correo electr贸nico:
    FNSCIVILRIGHTSCOMPLAINTS@usda.gov

Esta instituci贸n es un proveedor que brinda igualdad de oportunidades.