Check this page regularly for updates. Scholarships will be added throughout the year. Many of the scholarships that were offered for prior to this school year may be available to students this year as well. Scholarships that were available for prior school year can be found below for reference.
2024-25 Scholarships
2021-22 Scholarships
American Chemical Society Scholars Program $5,000 – 350 Awards (Deadline: March 1, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a graduating high school senior or college freshman, sophomore or junior.
Applications can be found at:
AMVETS National Scholarships $4,000 – 9 Awards Deadline: April 30, 2021/12)
To be eligible for the scholarship a student must:
- Be a deserving high school senior or high school JROTC student
- Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in Fall 2021
Applications can be found at:
Beyond the Boroughs National Scholarship $20,000 – 2 Awards (Deadline: March 15, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a high school senior accepted to an accredited four-year college, university or equivalent and be from a low-income household.
Applications can be found at:
Bill Shrader, Sr. Memorial Scholarship
BMW Engineering Scholarship $6,000 – 1 Award (Deadline: March 15, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must rank in the 90th percentile in both math and critical reading on SAT I or composite ACT scores and pursue an engineering or related science degree through an ABET-accredited program.
Applications can be found at:
CDCA Scholarships
The CDCA is pleased to offer three (3) $1,000 scholarships for Capital Region students. These scholarships are made available to local students who are enrolling at a Capital Region undergraduate institution.
Applicants must be from the Capital Region and plan to attend a Capital Region college. The Capital Region includes the counties of Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Montgomery, Greene, Rensselaer, Schenectady, and the southern part of Saratoga.
Available Scholarships:
- One scholarship for a local first-year student enrolling at a Capital Region Two-Year college for the fall of 2022.
- One scholarship for a local first-year student enrolling at a Capital Region Four-Year college for the fall of 2022.
- One scholarship for a local two-year college student transferring to a Capital Region four-year college for the Fall of 2022.
Deadline: May 1, 2022
Completed application forms and all additional material must be mailed in ONE COMPLETE PACKAGE and postmarked no later than May 1, 2022. E-mail submissions will also be accepted this year.
Columbia County Association of Town Superintendents Scholarship
Daughters of American Agriculture Scholarship $1,000 – 2 Awards (Deadline: March 1, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a woman planning on studying agriculture leadership, communications, rural sociology, medicine, or any other courses directly related to agriculture.
Applications can be found at:
Davidson Fellows Scholarships $50,000 – 20 Awards (Deadline: February 10, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be 18 years of age or younger as of the application deadline and have completed a significant piece of work in one of the submission categories.
Submission categories and applications can be found at:
Excelsior Scholarships
To apply, students must meet the below eligibility requirements:
- Be residents of New York State
- Plan to attend a SUNY or CUNY two or four-year college
- Complete 30 credits per year towards their program of study
- Be on track to graduate on time with an Associate’s Degree in two years or a Bachelor’s Degree in four years
You will need 2019 IT-201 NYS Income Tax Return(s) for you and your parent(s) to complete the application.
ExploraVision Student Awards $10,000 – 40 Awards (Deadline: February 8, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a United States citizen or legal resident, live within the United States or a U.S. Territory, be enrolled full-time in a public, private, or home school, and must be no older than 21 years of age.
Applications can be found at:
Farm Credit East Scholarship
Fortuna Scholarship $1,000 – 1 Award (Deadline: April 30, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship a student must:
- Be at least 13 years old and enrolled or will enroll in a college or university in the US.
- Be a legal resident of the US or Puerto Rico
Applications can be found at:
Gannon University Cyber Award
Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania currently has an additional $3,000 Cyber Award available to any student who applies to the BS Cybersecurity or BS Cyber Engineering programs for Fall 2021 entry.
In addition to the merit scholarship every student is awarded, this brings the total scholarship for each student to minimum $18,000-23,000 per year.
Find more information on Gannon University’s Cybersecurity program here:
Gerard J. Buckenmeyer FASNY Volunteer Scholarship
Gordon A. Rich Memorial Scholarship $50,000 – 7 Awards (Deadline: February 16, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a graduating high school senior who plans to enroll as a full-time, first-year student in pursuit of a four-year bachelor’s degree at an accredited college or university in the United States and have a minimum GPA of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) and rank in the top 20% of their class.
Applications can be found at:
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must have an account in good standing at Greylock Federal Credit Union.
Microsoft Disability Scholarship $20,000 – 10 Awards (Deadline: March 1, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a current high school senior living with a disability, as defined by WHO, whether that be visual, hearing, mobility, cognitive, speech or other disability.
Applications can be found at:
Multiple StudentScholarships.Org Scholarships
National Healthcare Heroes Grant for Nurses $1,000 – 1 Award (Deadline: May 1, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship a student must:
- Be planning on becoming a nurse
- Be in Grade 12 or higher and accepted for enrollment in the Fall of 2021
Applications can be found at:
National Healthcare Heroes Grant for Nurses
New York Water Environment Association Scholarship
Nitro Scholarship $2,000 – 12 Awards (Deadline: January 31, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be currently enrolled as a high school senior or enrolled at an accredited college or university located within the United States and carry a GPA of at least 2.5.
Applications can be found at:
Sallie Mae Scholarship
Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship $500 – 1 Award (Deadline: March 30, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be between the ages of 16 and 25 on March 30, 2022.
Applications can be found at:
Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship
Operation Unite Academic and Community Service Awards
Project Yellow Light Video Scholarship $8,000 – 6 Awards (Deadline: March 1, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must currently be in high school or college and be attending a college or university in the Fall 2021 semester.
Applications can be found at:
Project Yellow Light Scholarships
Red Hook Rotary Foundation Scholarship
Robert Dauley Memorial Scholarship
The Robert Dauley Memorial Scholarship has been established to remember those that have gone too soon. Robert, father of 2021 graduating senior Brittani Dauley, passed away in 2020 following a battle with cancer. His passing left a mark on his daughter and many others lives that deserves a special way of remembrance. This scholarship is intended to be dispersed to a graduating senior each year that has struggled due to the loss of a loved one. Not only will this scholarship support those students during a difficult time in their lives, it will allow for Robert’s memory to live on.
Scholarship for Journalism Diversity $8,500 – 1 Award (Deadline: March 1, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a high school senior with a GPA of 3.0 or higher who is preparing to enter college and intends to become a journalist who will bring diversity to U.S. journalism.
Applications can be found at:
Scholarship For Journalism Diversity
SEG Scholarships $10,000 – 150 Awards (Deadline: March 1, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a high school senior planning to attend college next year and intend to pursue a college curriculum directed toward a career in applied geophysics.
Applications can be found at:
SEG Scholarships
Skip Harkowa Scholarship Award
Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarships $10,000 – 3 Awards (Deadline: February 20, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a high school senior in the United States and have promoted vegetarianism in their schools and/or communities.
Applications can be found at:
Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarships
Women’s Cyber Security Scholarships $6,000 – 10 Awards (Deadline: February 22, 2022)
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be pursuing, or plan to pursue, a degree with a focus on cybersecurity or information assurance and be a high school senior with a GPA of at least 3.3 (on a 4.0 scale).
Applications can be found at:
Women's Cyber Security Scholarships
Youth Volunteers Scholarship
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