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Marian Natoli Atkinson 54 Alumni Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman student who has the highest academic credentials of all applicants who receives a letter of recommendation for admission by a SUNY Cortland graduate. Recipients of other SUNY Cortland scholarships are not eligible. * Award: One-time award of $500. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: SUNY application accompanied with a letter of recommendation for admission from a SUNY Cortland graduate. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Dr. Carol Bailey Baird 62 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: The Carol Bailey Baird 62 Scholarship for Science Education was established by Dr. Carol Bailey Baird 62, the developer of Cal Alive, a project of the California Institute of Biodiversity, to support students with demonstrated financial need who are attending SUNY Cortland to become Science Educators. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Availability: Check on availability. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA and remaining committed to science education. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Ronald E. & Lorna Graham Becraft 65 Scholarship # Scholarship Type: Need-based. # Eligibility Criteria: The Ronald E. 53 and Lorna Graham Becraft 65 Scholarship was established by Ronald E. Becraft 53 to support a freshman student with demonstrated financial need. # Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. # Availability: Check on availability. # Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a satisfactory academic progress beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually as well as continuing to show financial need. # Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Jim and Jane Benham Chemistry Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship was established by Jim and Jane Benham to support a freshman student pursuing a chemistry major demonstrating financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Availability: Check on availability. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually as well as continuing to show financial need. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Ruth Hart Blanchard 23 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in early childhood education who has demonstrated high academic achievement and financial need. * Award: One award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshman for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Ralph Adams Brown and Marion R. Brown Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a non-traditional admitted student who has presented outstanding academic credentials. Student is non-traditional in the sense that his/her college education has been interrupted. Age is not a factor. Both males and females are eligible. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Frank A. Burdick Scholarship in History/Social Studies * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in social studies or history. Preference given to residents of Cortland county who demonstrate financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000 unless otherwise specified in award letter. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in social studies or history and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. Marjorie Dey Carter 50 Scholarship in Urban Education * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship is awarded to a participant in the Cortland Urban Education Program who meets the academic and extra-curricular requirements. * Award: Renewable award of up to $500. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining in good academic standing within the Urban Education Program. * Availability: Check on availability. * Application: No application necessary. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Thomas and Marion Cashady 28 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to the most academically qualified freshmen applicant from Seneca County. * Award: Renewable award of up to $700. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.75 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: At least one scholarship is awarded each year. Giving limited to residents of Seneca County, NY.Francis J. Cheney Scholarship * Scholarship Type:Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria:Admitted freshmen majoring in an area of education who demonstrates high academic achievement and has the most financial need. * Award:Annual award of $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to education program and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Cortlands Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarships * Scholarship Type: Merit-based but in order to receive funding, recipients are required to file a FAFSA. PELL and TAP awards are figured into the equation of the award amount which funds recipients costs for tuition, books, room and board. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen and continuing students majoring in areas of education who demonstrate high academic achievement and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants who are transfer or continuing students must be admitted to a major that leads to teacher certification or, if a current freshman, be listed as waiting in a major that leads to teacher certification. A scholarship award for transfer or continuing students is contingent upon available space and spring semester grades reflecting an overall GPA that meets or exceeds the minimum requirement for student teaching in their major. * First Priority - given to individuals from groups who have been historically underrepresented or underserved in the teaching profession and who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. For the purposes of C.U.R.E., these groups include, but are not limited to, African American, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native individuals or individuals from an economically disadvantaged background. * Second Priority - given to any other individuals from groups not historically underrepresented in the teaching profession who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. * Award: Varies. Annual award helps to defray college costs above and beyond state and federal aid the student receives. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to C.U.R.E Program and satisfactory academic progress in a major leading to teacher certification. * Availability: Contingent upon annual availability of funds. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available from the Financial Aid Office. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Margaret A. Curry 52 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in Physical Education or Sports Management with demonstrated financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the Physical Education or Sports Management program as well as maintaining a 2.7 GPA by the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.DeGroat Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a transfer student presenting a superior academic record over a minimum of four full-time semesters completed at the time of transfer (three semesters at the time of application). * Award: One-time award of up to $1,500. * Availability: One available. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman student who has the highest academic credentials of all applicants who receives a letter of recommendation for admission by a SUNY Cortland graduate. Recipients of other SUNY Cortland scholarships are not eligible. * Award: One-time award of $500. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: SUNY application accompanied with a letter of recommendation for admission from a SUNY Cortland graduate. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
Dr. Carol Bailey Baird 62 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: The Carol Bailey Baird 62 Scholarship for Science Education was established by Dr. Carol Bailey Baird 62, the developer of Cal Alive, a project of the California Institute of Biodiversity, to support students with demonstrated financial need who are attending SUNY Cortland to become Science Educators. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Availability: Check on availability. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA and remaining committed to science education. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Ronald E. & Lorna Graham Becraft 65 Scholarship # Scholarship Type: Need-based. # Eligibility Criteria: The Ronald E. 53 and Lorna Graham Becraft 65 Scholarship was established by Ronald E. Becraft 53 to support a freshman student with demonstrated financial need. # Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. # Availability: Check on availability. # Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a satisfactory academic progress beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually as well as continuing to show financial need. # Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Jim and Jane Benham Chemistry Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship was established by Jim and Jane Benham to support a freshman student pursuing a chemistry major demonstrating financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Availability: Check on availability. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually as well as continuing to show financial need. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Ruth Hart Blanchard 23 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in early childhood education who has demonstrated high academic achievement and financial need. * Award: One award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshman for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Ralph Adams Brown and Marion R. Brown Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a non-traditional admitted student who has presented outstanding academic credentials. Student is non-traditional in the sense that his/her college education has been interrupted. Age is not a factor. Both males and females are eligible. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Frank A. Burdick Scholarship in History/Social Studies * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in social studies or history. Preference given to residents of Cortland county who demonstrate financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000 unless otherwise specified in award letter. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in social studies or history and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. Marjorie Dey Carter 50 Scholarship in Urban Education * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship is awarded to a participant in the Cortland Urban Education Program who meets the academic and extra-curricular requirements. * Award: Renewable award of up to $500. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining in good academic standing within the Urban Education Program. * Availability: Check on availability. * Application: No application necessary. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Thomas and Marion Cashady 28 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to the most academically qualified freshmen applicant from Seneca County. * Award: Renewable award of up to $700. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.75 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: At least one scholarship is awarded each year. Giving limited to residents of Seneca County, NY.Francis J. Cheney Scholarship * Scholarship Type:Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria:Admitted freshmen majoring in an area of education who demonstrates high academic achievement and has the most financial need. * Award:Annual award of $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to education program and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Cortlands Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarships * Scholarship Type: Merit-based but in order to receive funding, recipients are required to file a FAFSA. PELL and TAP awards are figured into the equation of the award amount which funds recipients costs for tuition, books, room and board. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen and continuing students majoring in areas of education who demonstrate high academic achievement and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants who are transfer or continuing students must be admitted to a major that leads to teacher certification or, if a current freshman, be listed as waiting in a major that leads to teacher certification. A scholarship award for transfer or continuing students is contingent upon available space and spring semester grades reflecting an overall GPA that meets or exceeds the minimum requirement for student teaching in their major. * First Priority - given to individuals from groups who have been historically underrepresented or underserved in the teaching profession and who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. For the purposes of C.U.R.E., these groups include, but are not limited to, African American, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native individuals or individuals from an economically disadvantaged background. * Second Priority - given to any other individuals from groups not historically underrepresented in the teaching profession who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. * Award: Varies. Annual award helps to defray college costs above and beyond state and federal aid the student receives. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to C.U.R.E Program and satisfactory academic progress in a major leading to teacher certification. * Availability: Contingent upon annual availability of funds. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available from the Financial Aid Office. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Margaret A. Curry 52 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in Physical Education or Sports Management with demonstrated financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the Physical Education or Sports Management program as well as maintaining a 2.7 GPA by the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.DeGroat Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a transfer student presenting a superior academic record over a minimum of four full-time semesters completed at the time of transfer (three semesters at the time of application). * Award: One-time award of up to $1,500. * Availability: One available. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: The Carol Bailey Baird 62 Scholarship for Science Education was established by Dr. Carol Bailey Baird 62, the developer of Cal Alive, a project of the California Institute of Biodiversity, to support students with demonstrated financial need who are attending SUNY Cortland to become Science Educators. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Availability: Check on availability. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA and remaining committed to science education. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
Ronald E. & Lorna Graham Becraft 65 Scholarship # Scholarship Type: Need-based. # Eligibility Criteria: The Ronald E. 53 and Lorna Graham Becraft 65 Scholarship was established by Ronald E. Becraft 53 to support a freshman student with demonstrated financial need. # Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. # Availability: Check on availability. # Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a satisfactory academic progress beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually as well as continuing to show financial need. # Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Jim and Jane Benham Chemistry Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship was established by Jim and Jane Benham to support a freshman student pursuing a chemistry major demonstrating financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Availability: Check on availability. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually as well as continuing to show financial need. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Ruth Hart Blanchard 23 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in early childhood education who has demonstrated high academic achievement and financial need. * Award: One award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshman for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Ralph Adams Brown and Marion R. Brown Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a non-traditional admitted student who has presented outstanding academic credentials. Student is non-traditional in the sense that his/her college education has been interrupted. Age is not a factor. Both males and females are eligible. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Frank A. Burdick Scholarship in History/Social Studies * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in social studies or history. Preference given to residents of Cortland county who demonstrate financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000 unless otherwise specified in award letter. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in social studies or history and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. Marjorie Dey Carter 50 Scholarship in Urban Education * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship is awarded to a participant in the Cortland Urban Education Program who meets the academic and extra-curricular requirements. * Award: Renewable award of up to $500. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining in good academic standing within the Urban Education Program. * Availability: Check on availability. * Application: No application necessary. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Thomas and Marion Cashady 28 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to the most academically qualified freshmen applicant from Seneca County. * Award: Renewable award of up to $700. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.75 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: At least one scholarship is awarded each year. Giving limited to residents of Seneca County, NY.Francis J. Cheney Scholarship * Scholarship Type:Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria:Admitted freshmen majoring in an area of education who demonstrates high academic achievement and has the most financial need. * Award:Annual award of $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to education program and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Cortlands Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarships * Scholarship Type: Merit-based but in order to receive funding, recipients are required to file a FAFSA. PELL and TAP awards are figured into the equation of the award amount which funds recipients costs for tuition, books, room and board. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen and continuing students majoring in areas of education who demonstrate high academic achievement and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants who are transfer or continuing students must be admitted to a major that leads to teacher certification or, if a current freshman, be listed as waiting in a major that leads to teacher certification. A scholarship award for transfer or continuing students is contingent upon available space and spring semester grades reflecting an overall GPA that meets or exceeds the minimum requirement for student teaching in their major. * First Priority - given to individuals from groups who have been historically underrepresented or underserved in the teaching profession and who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. For the purposes of C.U.R.E., these groups include, but are not limited to, African American, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native individuals or individuals from an economically disadvantaged background. * Second Priority - given to any other individuals from groups not historically underrepresented in the teaching profession who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. * Award: Varies. Annual award helps to defray college costs above and beyond state and federal aid the student receives. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to C.U.R.E Program and satisfactory academic progress in a major leading to teacher certification. * Availability: Contingent upon annual availability of funds. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available from the Financial Aid Office. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Margaret A. Curry 52 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in Physical Education or Sports Management with demonstrated financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the Physical Education or Sports Management program as well as maintaining a 2.7 GPA by the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.DeGroat Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a transfer student presenting a superior academic record over a minimum of four full-time semesters completed at the time of transfer (three semesters at the time of application). * Award: One-time award of up to $1,500. * Availability: One available. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
# Scholarship Type: Need-based. # Eligibility Criteria: The Ronald E. 53 and Lorna Graham Becraft 65 Scholarship was established by Ronald E. Becraft 53 to support a freshman student with demonstrated financial need. # Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. # Availability: Check on availability. # Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a satisfactory academic progress beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually as well as continuing to show financial need. # Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
Jim and Jane Benham Chemistry Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship was established by Jim and Jane Benham to support a freshman student pursuing a chemistry major demonstrating financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Availability: Check on availability. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually as well as continuing to show financial need. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Ruth Hart Blanchard 23 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in early childhood education who has demonstrated high academic achievement and financial need. * Award: One award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshman for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Ralph Adams Brown and Marion R. Brown Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a non-traditional admitted student who has presented outstanding academic credentials. Student is non-traditional in the sense that his/her college education has been interrupted. Age is not a factor. Both males and females are eligible. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Frank A. Burdick Scholarship in History/Social Studies * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in social studies or history. Preference given to residents of Cortland county who demonstrate financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000 unless otherwise specified in award letter. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in social studies or history and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. Marjorie Dey Carter 50 Scholarship in Urban Education * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship is awarded to a participant in the Cortland Urban Education Program who meets the academic and extra-curricular requirements. * Award: Renewable award of up to $500. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining in good academic standing within the Urban Education Program. * Availability: Check on availability. * Application: No application necessary. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Thomas and Marion Cashady 28 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to the most academically qualified freshmen applicant from Seneca County. * Award: Renewable award of up to $700. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.75 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: At least one scholarship is awarded each year. Giving limited to residents of Seneca County, NY.Francis J. Cheney Scholarship * Scholarship Type:Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria:Admitted freshmen majoring in an area of education who demonstrates high academic achievement and has the most financial need. * Award:Annual award of $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to education program and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Cortlands Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarships * Scholarship Type: Merit-based but in order to receive funding, recipients are required to file a FAFSA. PELL and TAP awards are figured into the equation of the award amount which funds recipients costs for tuition, books, room and board. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen and continuing students majoring in areas of education who demonstrate high academic achievement and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants who are transfer or continuing students must be admitted to a major that leads to teacher certification or, if a current freshman, be listed as waiting in a major that leads to teacher certification. A scholarship award for transfer or continuing students is contingent upon available space and spring semester grades reflecting an overall GPA that meets or exceeds the minimum requirement for student teaching in their major. * First Priority - given to individuals from groups who have been historically underrepresented or underserved in the teaching profession and who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. For the purposes of C.U.R.E., these groups include, but are not limited to, African American, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native individuals or individuals from an economically disadvantaged background. * Second Priority - given to any other individuals from groups not historically underrepresented in the teaching profession who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. * Award: Varies. Annual award helps to defray college costs above and beyond state and federal aid the student receives. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to C.U.R.E Program and satisfactory academic progress in a major leading to teacher certification. * Availability: Contingent upon annual availability of funds. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available from the Financial Aid Office. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Margaret A. Curry 52 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in Physical Education or Sports Management with demonstrated financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the Physical Education or Sports Management program as well as maintaining a 2.7 GPA by the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.DeGroat Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a transfer student presenting a superior academic record over a minimum of four full-time semesters completed at the time of transfer (three semesters at the time of application). * Award: One-time award of up to $1,500. * Availability: One available. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship was established by Jim and Jane Benham to support a freshman student pursuing a chemistry major demonstrating financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Availability: Check on availability. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually as well as continuing to show financial need. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
Ruth Hart Blanchard 23 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in early childhood education who has demonstrated high academic achievement and financial need. * Award: One award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshman for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Ralph Adams Brown and Marion R. Brown Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a non-traditional admitted student who has presented outstanding academic credentials. Student is non-traditional in the sense that his/her college education has been interrupted. Age is not a factor. Both males and females are eligible. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Frank A. Burdick Scholarship in History/Social Studies * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in social studies or history. Preference given to residents of Cortland county who demonstrate financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000 unless otherwise specified in award letter. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in social studies or history and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. Marjorie Dey Carter 50 Scholarship in Urban Education * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship is awarded to a participant in the Cortland Urban Education Program who meets the academic and extra-curricular requirements. * Award: Renewable award of up to $500. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining in good academic standing within the Urban Education Program. * Availability: Check on availability. * Application: No application necessary. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Thomas and Marion Cashady 28 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to the most academically qualified freshmen applicant from Seneca County. * Award: Renewable award of up to $700. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.75 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: At least one scholarship is awarded each year. Giving limited to residents of Seneca County, NY.Francis J. Cheney Scholarship * Scholarship Type:Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria:Admitted freshmen majoring in an area of education who demonstrates high academic achievement and has the most financial need. * Award:Annual award of $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to education program and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Cortlands Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarships * Scholarship Type: Merit-based but in order to receive funding, recipients are required to file a FAFSA. PELL and TAP awards are figured into the equation of the award amount which funds recipients costs for tuition, books, room and board. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen and continuing students majoring in areas of education who demonstrate high academic achievement and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants who are transfer or continuing students must be admitted to a major that leads to teacher certification or, if a current freshman, be listed as waiting in a major that leads to teacher certification. A scholarship award for transfer or continuing students is contingent upon available space and spring semester grades reflecting an overall GPA that meets or exceeds the minimum requirement for student teaching in their major. * First Priority - given to individuals from groups who have been historically underrepresented or underserved in the teaching profession and who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. For the purposes of C.U.R.E., these groups include, but are not limited to, African American, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native individuals or individuals from an economically disadvantaged background. * Second Priority - given to any other individuals from groups not historically underrepresented in the teaching profession who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. * Award: Varies. Annual award helps to defray college costs above and beyond state and federal aid the student receives. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to C.U.R.E Program and satisfactory academic progress in a major leading to teacher certification. * Availability: Contingent upon annual availability of funds. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available from the Financial Aid Office. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Margaret A. Curry 52 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in Physical Education or Sports Management with demonstrated financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the Physical Education or Sports Management program as well as maintaining a 2.7 GPA by the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.DeGroat Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a transfer student presenting a superior academic record over a minimum of four full-time semesters completed at the time of transfer (three semesters at the time of application). * Award: One-time award of up to $1,500. * Availability: One available. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in early childhood education who has demonstrated high academic achievement and financial need. * Award: One award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshman for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
Ralph Adams Brown and Marion R. Brown Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a non-traditional admitted student who has presented outstanding academic credentials. Student is non-traditional in the sense that his/her college education has been interrupted. Age is not a factor. Both males and females are eligible. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Frank A. Burdick Scholarship in History/Social Studies * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in social studies or history. Preference given to residents of Cortland county who demonstrate financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000 unless otherwise specified in award letter. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in social studies or history and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. Marjorie Dey Carter 50 Scholarship in Urban Education * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship is awarded to a participant in the Cortland Urban Education Program who meets the academic and extra-curricular requirements. * Award: Renewable award of up to $500. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining in good academic standing within the Urban Education Program. * Availability: Check on availability. * Application: No application necessary. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Thomas and Marion Cashady 28 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to the most academically qualified freshmen applicant from Seneca County. * Award: Renewable award of up to $700. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.75 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: At least one scholarship is awarded each year. Giving limited to residents of Seneca County, NY.Francis J. Cheney Scholarship * Scholarship Type:Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria:Admitted freshmen majoring in an area of education who demonstrates high academic achievement and has the most financial need. * Award:Annual award of $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to education program and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Cortlands Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarships * Scholarship Type: Merit-based but in order to receive funding, recipients are required to file a FAFSA. PELL and TAP awards are figured into the equation of the award amount which funds recipients costs for tuition, books, room and board. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen and continuing students majoring in areas of education who demonstrate high academic achievement and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants who are transfer or continuing students must be admitted to a major that leads to teacher certification or, if a current freshman, be listed as waiting in a major that leads to teacher certification. A scholarship award for transfer or continuing students is contingent upon available space and spring semester grades reflecting an overall GPA that meets or exceeds the minimum requirement for student teaching in their major. * First Priority - given to individuals from groups who have been historically underrepresented or underserved in the teaching profession and who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. For the purposes of C.U.R.E., these groups include, but are not limited to, African American, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native individuals or individuals from an economically disadvantaged background. * Second Priority - given to any other individuals from groups not historically underrepresented in the teaching profession who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. * Award: Varies. Annual award helps to defray college costs above and beyond state and federal aid the student receives. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to C.U.R.E Program and satisfactory academic progress in a major leading to teacher certification. * Availability: Contingent upon annual availability of funds. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available from the Financial Aid Office. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Margaret A. Curry 52 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in Physical Education or Sports Management with demonstrated financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the Physical Education or Sports Management program as well as maintaining a 2.7 GPA by the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.DeGroat Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a transfer student presenting a superior academic record over a minimum of four full-time semesters completed at the time of transfer (three semesters at the time of application). * Award: One-time award of up to $1,500. * Availability: One available. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a non-traditional admitted student who has presented outstanding academic credentials. Student is non-traditional in the sense that his/her college education has been interrupted. Age is not a factor. Both males and females are eligible. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
Frank A. Burdick Scholarship in History/Social Studies * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in social studies or history. Preference given to residents of Cortland county who demonstrate financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000 unless otherwise specified in award letter. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in social studies or history and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. Marjorie Dey Carter 50 Scholarship in Urban Education * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship is awarded to a participant in the Cortland Urban Education Program who meets the academic and extra-curricular requirements. * Award: Renewable award of up to $500. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining in good academic standing within the Urban Education Program. * Availability: Check on availability. * Application: No application necessary. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Thomas and Marion Cashady 28 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to the most academically qualified freshmen applicant from Seneca County. * Award: Renewable award of up to $700. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.75 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: At least one scholarship is awarded each year. Giving limited to residents of Seneca County, NY.Francis J. Cheney Scholarship * Scholarship Type:Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria:Admitted freshmen majoring in an area of education who demonstrates high academic achievement and has the most financial need. * Award:Annual award of $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to education program and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Cortlands Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarships * Scholarship Type: Merit-based but in order to receive funding, recipients are required to file a FAFSA. PELL and TAP awards are figured into the equation of the award amount which funds recipients costs for tuition, books, room and board. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen and continuing students majoring in areas of education who demonstrate high academic achievement and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants who are transfer or continuing students must be admitted to a major that leads to teacher certification or, if a current freshman, be listed as waiting in a major that leads to teacher certification. A scholarship award for transfer or continuing students is contingent upon available space and spring semester grades reflecting an overall GPA that meets or exceeds the minimum requirement for student teaching in their major. * First Priority - given to individuals from groups who have been historically underrepresented or underserved in the teaching profession and who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. For the purposes of C.U.R.E., these groups include, but are not limited to, African American, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native individuals or individuals from an economically disadvantaged background. * Second Priority - given to any other individuals from groups not historically underrepresented in the teaching profession who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. * Award: Varies. Annual award helps to defray college costs above and beyond state and federal aid the student receives. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to C.U.R.E Program and satisfactory academic progress in a major leading to teacher certification. * Availability: Contingent upon annual availability of funds. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available from the Financial Aid Office. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Margaret A. Curry 52 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in Physical Education or Sports Management with demonstrated financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the Physical Education or Sports Management program as well as maintaining a 2.7 GPA by the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.DeGroat Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a transfer student presenting a superior academic record over a minimum of four full-time semesters completed at the time of transfer (three semesters at the time of application). * Award: One-time award of up to $1,500. * Availability: One available. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in social studies or history. Preference given to residents of Cortland county who demonstrate financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000 unless otherwise specified in award letter. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in social studies or history and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability.
Marjorie Dey Carter 50 Scholarship in Urban Education * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship is awarded to a participant in the Cortland Urban Education Program who meets the academic and extra-curricular requirements. * Award: Renewable award of up to $500. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining in good academic standing within the Urban Education Program. * Availability: Check on availability. * Application: No application necessary. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Thomas and Marion Cashady 28 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to the most academically qualified freshmen applicant from Seneca County. * Award: Renewable award of up to $700. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.75 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: At least one scholarship is awarded each year. Giving limited to residents of Seneca County, NY.Francis J. Cheney Scholarship * Scholarship Type:Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria:Admitted freshmen majoring in an area of education who demonstrates high academic achievement and has the most financial need. * Award:Annual award of $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to education program and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Cortlands Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarships * Scholarship Type: Merit-based but in order to receive funding, recipients are required to file a FAFSA. PELL and TAP awards are figured into the equation of the award amount which funds recipients costs for tuition, books, room and board. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen and continuing students majoring in areas of education who demonstrate high academic achievement and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants who are transfer or continuing students must be admitted to a major that leads to teacher certification or, if a current freshman, be listed as waiting in a major that leads to teacher certification. A scholarship award for transfer or continuing students is contingent upon available space and spring semester grades reflecting an overall GPA that meets or exceeds the minimum requirement for student teaching in their major. * First Priority - given to individuals from groups who have been historically underrepresented or underserved in the teaching profession and who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. For the purposes of C.U.R.E., these groups include, but are not limited to, African American, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native individuals or individuals from an economically disadvantaged background. * Second Priority - given to any other individuals from groups not historically underrepresented in the teaching profession who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. * Award: Varies. Annual award helps to defray college costs above and beyond state and federal aid the student receives. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to C.U.R.E Program and satisfactory academic progress in a major leading to teacher certification. * Availability: Contingent upon annual availability of funds. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available from the Financial Aid Office. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Margaret A. Curry 52 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in Physical Education or Sports Management with demonstrated financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the Physical Education or Sports Management program as well as maintaining a 2.7 GPA by the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.DeGroat Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a transfer student presenting a superior academic record over a minimum of four full-time semesters completed at the time of transfer (three semesters at the time of application). * Award: One-time award of up to $1,500. * Availability: One available. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship is awarded to a participant in the Cortland Urban Education Program who meets the academic and extra-curricular requirements. * Award: Renewable award of up to $500. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining in good academic standing within the Urban Education Program. * Availability: Check on availability. * Application: No application necessary. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
Thomas and Marion Cashady 28 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to the most academically qualified freshmen applicant from Seneca County. * Award: Renewable award of up to $700. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.75 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: At least one scholarship is awarded each year. Giving limited to residents of Seneca County, NY.Francis J. Cheney Scholarship * Scholarship Type:Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria:Admitted freshmen majoring in an area of education who demonstrates high academic achievement and has the most financial need. * Award:Annual award of $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to education program and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Cortlands Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarships * Scholarship Type: Merit-based but in order to receive funding, recipients are required to file a FAFSA. PELL and TAP awards are figured into the equation of the award amount which funds recipients costs for tuition, books, room and board. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen and continuing students majoring in areas of education who demonstrate high academic achievement and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants who are transfer or continuing students must be admitted to a major that leads to teacher certification or, if a current freshman, be listed as waiting in a major that leads to teacher certification. A scholarship award for transfer or continuing students is contingent upon available space and spring semester grades reflecting an overall GPA that meets or exceeds the minimum requirement for student teaching in their major. * First Priority - given to individuals from groups who have been historically underrepresented or underserved in the teaching profession and who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. For the purposes of C.U.R.E., these groups include, but are not limited to, African American, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native individuals or individuals from an economically disadvantaged background. * Second Priority - given to any other individuals from groups not historically underrepresented in the teaching profession who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. * Award: Varies. Annual award helps to defray college costs above and beyond state and federal aid the student receives. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to C.U.R.E Program and satisfactory academic progress in a major leading to teacher certification. * Availability: Contingent upon annual availability of funds. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available from the Financial Aid Office. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Margaret A. Curry 52 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in Physical Education or Sports Management with demonstrated financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the Physical Education or Sports Management program as well as maintaining a 2.7 GPA by the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.DeGroat Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a transfer student presenting a superior academic record over a minimum of four full-time semesters completed at the time of transfer (three semesters at the time of application). * Award: One-time award of up to $1,500. * Availability: One available. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to the most academically qualified freshmen applicant from Seneca County. * Award: Renewable award of up to $700. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.75 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: At least one scholarship is awarded each year. Giving limited to residents of Seneca County, NY.
Francis J. Cheney Scholarship * Scholarship Type:Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria:Admitted freshmen majoring in an area of education who demonstrates high academic achievement and has the most financial need. * Award:Annual award of $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to education program and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Cortlands Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarships * Scholarship Type: Merit-based but in order to receive funding, recipients are required to file a FAFSA. PELL and TAP awards are figured into the equation of the award amount which funds recipients costs for tuition, books, room and board. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen and continuing students majoring in areas of education who demonstrate high academic achievement and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants who are transfer or continuing students must be admitted to a major that leads to teacher certification or, if a current freshman, be listed as waiting in a major that leads to teacher certification. A scholarship award for transfer or continuing students is contingent upon available space and spring semester grades reflecting an overall GPA that meets or exceeds the minimum requirement for student teaching in their major. * First Priority - given to individuals from groups who have been historically underrepresented or underserved in the teaching profession and who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. For the purposes of C.U.R.E., these groups include, but are not limited to, African American, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native individuals or individuals from an economically disadvantaged background. * Second Priority - given to any other individuals from groups not historically underrepresented in the teaching profession who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. * Award: Varies. Annual award helps to defray college costs above and beyond state and federal aid the student receives. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to C.U.R.E Program and satisfactory academic progress in a major leading to teacher certification. * Availability: Contingent upon annual availability of funds. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available from the Financial Aid Office. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Margaret A. Curry 52 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in Physical Education or Sports Management with demonstrated financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the Physical Education or Sports Management program as well as maintaining a 2.7 GPA by the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.DeGroat Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a transfer student presenting a superior academic record over a minimum of four full-time semesters completed at the time of transfer (three semesters at the time of application). * Award: One-time award of up to $1,500. * Availability: One available. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type:Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria:Admitted freshmen majoring in an area of education who demonstrates high academic achievement and has the most financial need. * Award:Annual award of $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to education program and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
Cortlands Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarships * Scholarship Type: Merit-based but in order to receive funding, recipients are required to file a FAFSA. PELL and TAP awards are figured into the equation of the award amount which funds recipients costs for tuition, books, room and board. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen and continuing students majoring in areas of education who demonstrate high academic achievement and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants who are transfer or continuing students must be admitted to a major that leads to teacher certification or, if a current freshman, be listed as waiting in a major that leads to teacher certification. A scholarship award for transfer or continuing students is contingent upon available space and spring semester grades reflecting an overall GPA that meets or exceeds the minimum requirement for student teaching in their major. * First Priority - given to individuals from groups who have been historically underrepresented or underserved in the teaching profession and who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. For the purposes of C.U.R.E., these groups include, but are not limited to, African American, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native individuals or individuals from an economically disadvantaged background. * Second Priority - given to any other individuals from groups not historically underrepresented in the teaching profession who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. * Award: Varies. Annual award helps to defray college costs above and beyond state and federal aid the student receives. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to C.U.R.E Program and satisfactory academic progress in a major leading to teacher certification. * Availability: Contingent upon annual availability of funds. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available from the Financial Aid Office. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Margaret A. Curry 52 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in Physical Education or Sports Management with demonstrated financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the Physical Education or Sports Management program as well as maintaining a 2.7 GPA by the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.DeGroat Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a transfer student presenting a superior academic record over a minimum of four full-time semesters completed at the time of transfer (three semesters at the time of application). * Award: One-time award of up to $1,500. * Availability: One available. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit-based but in order to receive funding, recipients are required to file a FAFSA. PELL and TAP awards are figured into the equation of the award amount which funds recipients costs for tuition, books, room and board. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen and continuing students majoring in areas of education who demonstrate high academic achievement and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants who are transfer or continuing students must be admitted to a major that leads to teacher certification or, if a current freshman, be listed as waiting in a major that leads to teacher certification. A scholarship award for transfer or continuing students is contingent upon available space and spring semester grades reflecting an overall GPA that meets or exceeds the minimum requirement for student teaching in their major. * First Priority - given to individuals from groups who have been historically underrepresented or underserved in the teaching profession and who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. For the purposes of C.U.R.E., these groups include, but are not limited to, African American, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native individuals or individuals from an economically disadvantaged background. * Second Priority - given to any other individuals from groups not historically underrepresented in the teaching profession who demonstrate a commitment to teach in high-need urban schools. * Award: Varies. Annual award helps to defray college costs above and beyond state and federal aid the student receives. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to C.U.R.E Program and satisfactory academic progress in a major leading to teacher certification. * Availability: Contingent upon annual availability of funds. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available from the Financial Aid Office. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
Margaret A. Curry 52 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in Physical Education or Sports Management with demonstrated financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the Physical Education or Sports Management program as well as maintaining a 2.7 GPA by the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.DeGroat Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a transfer student presenting a superior academic record over a minimum of four full-time semesters completed at the time of transfer (three semesters at the time of application). * Award: One-time award of up to $1,500. * Availability: One available. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in Physical Education or Sports Management with demonstrated financial need. * Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the Physical Education or Sports Management program as well as maintaining a 2.7 GPA by the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
DeGroat Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a transfer student presenting a superior academic record over a minimum of four full-time semesters completed at the time of transfer (three semesters at the time of application). * Award: One-time award of up to $1,500. * Availability: One available. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a transfer student presenting a superior academic record over a minimum of four full-time semesters completed at the time of transfer (three semesters at the time of application). * Award: One-time award of up to $1,500. * Availability: One available. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based. Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted Freshmen art major or an outstanding SUNY Cortland junior majoring in studio art. Freshmen applicants must be New York State residents and live within a 100-mile radius of Cortland. * Award: One-time award of up to $1,000 is available. * Availability: One available. * Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted. * Scholarship Type: Merit-based.
Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island * Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Established by Linda Pons 62 to help students from Long Island, New York who plan to become elementary school teachers. The scholarship shall be awarded to a qualified student from Long Island majoring in childhood or early childhood education who demonstrates financial need. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their childhood or early childhood studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. * Availability: Funds available each year. Number given varies. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.)
Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman and transfer students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education/chemistry major and have demonstrated financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theater or theater demonstrating financial need. * Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in History/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in history/secondary education who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt 67 and Susan Fish, was created for the purpose of aiding students majoring in Physics/Secondary Education or Physics. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. * Application: No application necessary. Scholarships are automatically awarded at the time of admission or once a completed financial aid application (FAFSA) is on file. * Award: Renewable award of $1,000. * Availability: One available. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 3.0 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually. Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
Joyce A. Gaus 60 Scholarship * Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
* Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based. * Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. * Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshmen for four years. * Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress. * Availability: Check on availability. * Additional Application Material: Along with the application, interested students must submit a 500 word essay describing their interest in the outdoor recreation field and career educational goals. Candidates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Giving limited to Cortland, NY.
