CCCS Columbia College Computer Science

CCCS High School Programming Contest #10
March 14, 2026

Tuition Scholarships for Spring 2026 High School Programming Contest

• Participant must be a high school student at the time of the contest.
• The Tuition Scholarship is determined by the organizers during the contest and is final. The amounts for spring 2026 are as follows.
  • Advanced category:
    • 1st: Every team member wins $3000
    • 2nd: Every team member wins $2500
    • 3rd: Every team member wins $2000
  • Intermediate:
    • 1st: Every team member wins $1600
    • 2nd: Every team member wins $1400
    • 3rd: Every team member wins $1200
  • Every participant (excluding winners above) receives $1000.
• Participant must be admitted and enrolled full time as an incoming freshmen in the day program of Columbia College of Missouri within five years of the date of award of the Tuition Scholarship. The Tuition Scholarship award will expire if not activated within that timeframe.
• The Tuition Scholarship is for tuition.
• No participant can receive more than the total tuition with scholarship awards from all institutional sources combined.
• The Tuition Scholarship includes initial eligibility and is renewable up to 3 years for a total of 4 years of eligibility toward first bachelors degree. A participant who won the $3000 Tuition Scholarship will receive $3000 Tuition Scholarship per year for four years for a total of $12000. No renewal GPA will be attached to renewal for this award. Renewal will be automatic provided that the participant remains enrolled full time in the day program at Columbia College of Missouri.
• The Tuition Scholarship can be combined with standard incoming freshman merit scholarships.
• The Tuition Scholarship cannot be stacked with Provost or Presidential awards.
• If a participant wins multiple Tuition Scholarships, only the highest-value award will apply.