External Scholarships
External Scholarships
External scholarships are funds that students can apply for and receive from an outside or external source not affiliated SUNY Ulster or Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc. These scholarships can be from organizations within our community, religious organization, professional organization, or a high school. If you earn an external scholarship, these funds should be directed to Student Accounts with your name and Student ID Number (U Number).
Please utilize this partial list of External Scholarship notifications.
The Patrick Dwyer College Scholarship
Award amount:
- One winner will be selected and receive $1000 towards higher education
Eligibility:
- High school students graduating this calendar year and have been accepted into a college, university, trade school, or design school.
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Students currently enrolled in a college, university, trade school, or design school.
Deadlines:
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
- Up to $40,000 per year to attend a four-year accredited undergraduate school.
- Ability to pursue any area of study.
- Personal advising about selecting a college and navigating financial aid.
- Multifaceted advising about how to transition to college and maximize the student experience.
- Senior standing – Plan to graduate from a U.S. high school in spring 2019.
- Fall College Enrollment – Intend to enroll in an accredited four-year college beginning in fall 2019.
- GPA – Earn a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.5 or above.
- Test Scores – Receive a minimum SAT total of 1200 or ACT composite of 26.
- Income – Demonstrate unmet financial need. We will consider applicants with family income up to $95,000. Last year’s cohort of new college scholarship recipients had a median family income of approximately $26,000.
- College Scholarship Program. High school seniors can start their application on Thursday, September 6. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, November 20.
- Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Community college students transferring to a four-year institution can start their application on Thursday, September 13. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, November 27. This year, students will apply via the new Common App for Transfer.
CHARTER UP Scholarship
Award amount:
The amount awarded per recipient is $10,000 per academic year.
First-generation U.S. citizens (born outside the US), refugees, or immigrants (legal documentation is not required) Currently enrolled - or high school senior intending to enroll - in an accredited 2-year or 4-year college/university as a full-time undergraduate student. High school seniors intending to enroll are also eligible.
Deadline: July 25, 2018
Application & link: CHARTER UP Scholarship
2018 LEAD Scholars Program
Award amount: $5,000 per year.
Eligibility:
2018 LEAD Scholars Program is available for incoming freshmen students who embody Leadership, Excellence, Achievement, and Diversity (LEAD). U.S. citizen or permanent resident is eligible to apply.
Deadline: Ongoing.
Application & link: LEAD Scholars Program
Zumper.com Scholarship
Eligibility:
Any legal U.S. resident in high school or college who will be attending an accredited
university or college in 2018 - 2019 is eligible to apply.
Deadlines:
- Winter: November 15, 2018 (to receive a Spring scholarship)
- Spring: April 1, 2019 (to receive a Fall scholarship)
Award Amount: $1,000
Application & link: Zumper.com Scholarship
JMD Furniture Scholarship
JMD Furniture understands that college prices are always going up and wants to contribute
$1000 per year to help students lower the fee for their education.
Eligibility:
A student who is a current college or university student that hasn’t reached their
final year yet, or a high school senior that has already been accepted into a college
or university.
Deadline: January 31st, 2019
Application & Link: JMD Furniture Scholarship
Chase Rubin Scholarship
Award Amount: $1000
Eligibility:
Current high school students graduating in 2019 that have already been accepted into
an accredited college or university or current college students who haven’t reached
their final year of school.
Guidelines:
Eligible students can enter by submitting a 500-word essay on the following topic,
“What is one place that you have traveled to that helped shape your life?” If you
haven’t traveled very often, the question can be modified to be “What is one place
that you would like to travel that you think would help shape your life?”
Deadline:
January 31, 2019
Application & Link: Chase Rubin Scholarship
PayScale Women in STEM Scholarship
Eligibility
Any and all current or college-bound women who are majoring in science, technology,
engineering or math.
Award Amount:
Two (2) scholarship awards of $2,000 to two individuals.
(Application Opening Fall 2018)
The Following Deadlines have passed for 2018, But I would like to keep them listed here as they will likely re-open in 2019
External Scholarships - 2018 Deadline has passed.
Check back to apply in 2019.
Karl Jobst Scholarship
The Karl Jobst Scholarship was created to provide support aspiring dentists, dental hygienists and those who wish to work in academia at! Students from all majors and areas of study are encouraged to apply.
Eligibility:
The following people are eligible for the Karl Jobst scholarship:
- High school students graduating this calendar year, and have been accepted into a college, or university in the USA.
- Students currently enrolled in a college or university, and not having reached their senior year.
All applicants must be a U.S. citizen from the 50 states or the District of Columbia.
NYS Organization of Bursars and Business Administrators Scholarship
2019 Deadline - July 1
Eligibility:
- Registered for at least half time at a member school and have completed at least 15 credit hours of college coursework.
- Good academic standing
- Enrolled in a degree granting program
New York Credit Union Association Scholarship Program
2019 Application not available yet.
Next Deadline: January 2019
Apply directly through your Credit Union.
Mental Health Association in Ulster County Scholarship
(May Evans & Lucille Pritchard Endowment Funds Memorial Scholarship )
Next Deadline: May 2019
Other Scholarship Resources:
Specialty Scholarships
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund
is created to assist Latino students in finding funding resources for college.
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)
The AFCEA offers awards based on merit and leadership. Many are focused on technology or military based careers.
The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NANBPWC )
The NANBPWC gives professional women resources to assist them in succeeding in the fields of entrepreneurship and technology development.
Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign is an organization dedicated to improving the rights of the LGBT community and provides scholarship information for inpiduals in the LGBT community.
The American Legion
American Legion offers scholarships and other resources to assist young people. There are awards for everyone, including kin of wartime veterans and participants in Legion programs.
The Paralyzed Veterans of America
Paralyzed Veteran's of America has scholarship programs which provide some financial assistance to PVA members and their families so that they may achieve their goals in the academic arena.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veteran's of Foreign Wars has scholarships designed to provide service members and veterans with financial assistance for college as a way of saying "thank you" to our service men and women.
Information Sites
StudentAid.ed.gov
StudentAid.ed.gov is the Department of Education's site on federal financial aid. Find information on preparing for college, what types of aid are available, what you might be eligible for, how to apply for financial aid and repaying your loans after you graduate.
FinAid.org
FinAid.Org will provide students with general information on financial aid, loans, FAFSA and/or military benefits.
Scholarships4School.com
Scholarships4School.com assists students with finding external scholarships and doesn't deal with FAFSA or federal aid.
Scholarship Finders
- Salt Money
- FastWeb
- Petersons
- College Green Light
- Cappex
- Good Call
- Career One Stop
- Scholarship Experts
- Best Colleges
- Chegg
- Big Future College Board
