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Freshmen and Transfer Scholarships

The scholarships below are for new incoming freshmen and transfer students.

Unless otherwise specified below, there is no application process. Students are considered for these scholarships when their admission application is reviewed. Students selected for the scholarships will be notified in their letter of admission.

Some scholarships require filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Availability of a scholarship is based upon funding as provided by the Cortland College Foundation. Scholarships which are renewable are offered to students with the understanding that they meet the individual scholarship criteria for renewal for each scholarship received. Scholarships renewals are also dependent on funding as provided by the Cortland College Foundation.

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Marian Natoli Atkinson '54 Alumni Scholarship
(No Application)

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.
Additional Application Material: SUNY application accompanied with a letter of recommendation for admission from a SUNY Cortland graduate.

Dr. Carol Bailey Baird '62 Scholarship
(No Application)

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. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA and remaining committed to science education.

Richard M. Ball '56 & Grace Sparkes Ball '57 Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Established by Richard M. Ball '56 and Grace Sparkes Ball '57 to recognize a student with demonstrated financial need and high academic achievement. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award of up to $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.

Ronald E. & Lorna Graham Becraft '65 Scholarship
(No Application)

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. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000.
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.

Jim '67 and Jane '68 Benham Chemistry Scholarship
(No Application)

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. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000.
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.

Ruth Hart Blanchard '23 Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen majoring in early childhood education who has demonstrated high academic achievement and financial need. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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.

Joan Steiner Blank '73 Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established by Joan Steiner Blank '73 and her husband Charles Blank, was created with the intention to recognize students with high academic achievement (3.0 GPA) and demonstrated financial need. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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.

Ralph Adams Brown and Marion R. Brown Scholarship
(No Application)

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.

Frank A. Burdick Scholarship in History/Social Studies
(No Application)

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.

Marjorie Dey Carter '50 Scholarship in Urban Education
(No Application)

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.

Thomas and Marion Cashady '28 Scholarship
(No Application)

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.

Francis J. Cheney Scholarship
(No Application)

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. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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.

Cortland's Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarships
(Contact C.U.R.E. Office for Application Information)

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 comitted 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.

Link to Cortland's Urban Recruitment of Educators home page

Kenneth and Beatrice Cramer Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to top female freshman applicant from Gloversville High School (NY)
Award: One-time award of up to $1,500.

Margaret A. Curry '52 Scholarship
(No application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in Physical Education or Sports Management with demonstrated financial need. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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.

DeGroat Scholarship
(No application)

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.

Dorothea Deitz Memorial Scholarship
(No application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a freshman female from a NYS high school who has a minimum 3.0 GPA, is majoring in Physical Education/Teacher Certification program and has demontrated financial need. Evidence of candidate's physical education competence, participation in athletics, qualities of leadership (ie. Leader's clubs, Girls' Athletic Associations etc.) as well as community service will be taken into consideration. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: One-time award of up to $1,000.

Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship
(Contact the Art and Art History Department)

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.
Additional Application Material: Portfolio must be submitted.
Scholarship Type: Merit-based.

Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island
(No Application)

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. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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.

Peter F. Eisenhardt Science Scholarship
(No Application)

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. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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 commited to adolescent chemistry major and satisfactory academic progress.

Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theatre or theatre demonstrating financial need. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining commited to the arts, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need.

Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish History Scholarship
(No Application)

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. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in history/secondary education and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 2.7 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually.

Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish MathematicsScholarship
(No Application)

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 Mathematics or Mathematics/Secondary Education. This scholarship is awarded to an admitted freshman who demonstrates financial need. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Mathematics/secondary education or Mathematics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 2.7 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually.

Peter F. Eisenhardt and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship
(No Application)

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. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in Physics/secondary education or Physics, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 2.7 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually.

Emergency Medical Physicians of Cortland County Sponsored Scholarship for Cortland County Students (No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established by the Cortland County Emergency Medical Physicians was created to recognize two high achieving (90+ GPA) Cortland County Students with demonstrated financial need planning to attend SUNY Cortland. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: One-time award of up to $1,000.

Future New Yorker Award
(No Application)

Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen and transfer students who are identified as non-New York State residents.
Award: Renewable award of $2,500.
Continuation of Funding: Continuation of funding based on student maintaining good academic standing as described in the college catalog and non-New York State residency.

James D. Gallagher '59 & Margaret S. Gallagher '61 Scholarhsip
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established by Margaret Sevka Gallagher '61 & James D. Gallagher '59 was created to recognize students from Broome County, NY, who have demonstrated financial need and high academic achievement. Preference given to graduates of Johnson City Senior High School and/or Union Endicott High School. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000.
Continuation of Funding: Continuation of funding based on student maintaining 3.0 GPA and continuing to show need.

Joyce A. Gaus '60 Scholarship
(No Application)

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. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to recreation and outdoor education field and satisfactory academic progress.
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.

Eileen "Lee" Marion '67 & Charles & Anne Goodfliesh Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Established by Marsha Goodfliesh Wilkins '67 in memory of her former roommate Eileen "Lee" Marion '67 and in honor of her father, Charles Goodfliesh and her mother, Anne Goodfliesh. Awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in the area of elementary education who has demonstrated financial need.
Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshman for four years. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 3.0 GPA and remaining committed to elementary education.

Homer Gutchess Outstanding Citizen Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit-based.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship was established to recognize the significant contributions to the Cortland community of long time business and community leader, Homer Gutchess. Awarded to graduates of Cortland and Homer high schools who have a minimum 90 grade point average, demonstrated leadership in the school or community and who exemplify the characteristics of an outstanding citizen in the school and community.
Award: One-time award of up to $2,500.

Hemink Family Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established by Dr. Lynn D. Hemink '62 and his wife Ellen Hemink, was created to support qualified SUNY Cortland students with demonstrated financial need.
Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Continuation of Funding: Continuation of funding based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA and continuing to show need.

David E. '53 & Mildred Hennessy Scholarship of the "Cortland County Community Appreciation Fund"
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, established by David E. '53 and Mildred Hennessy, was created to support Cortland County students who have a significant financial need that is not otherwise met by state, federal or other grants/scholarships. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: One-time award of up to $2,000.

Bernard W. Hungerford '52 Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Established by Bernard W. Hungerford '52, this scholarship shall be awarded to a freshman student with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students who are majoring in physical education. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renweable award up to $2,000 is available to a freshman for four years.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to their physical eduacation studies and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually.

Manley S. Hutchinson Scholarship Fund
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Available to an incoming Freshman majoring in SUNY Cortland's Physics 3+2 pre-engineering program with plans on transferring to an engineering school.
Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshman for three years.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to physics pre-engineering program and maintaining a 3.0 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually.

Judith Smith Keleman Memorial Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in speech pathology and audiology. Eligible candidates must have a minimum high school average of B+ (87) and demonstrated financial need. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award up to $500 is available to freshmen for four years.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to the speech pathology and audiology major and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually.

John B. Knox Memorial Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen or transfer student who reside permanently in Hamilton county NY with an interest in recreation studies and outdoor education who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership qualities outside the classroom, and has financial need. Secondary consideration will be given to permanent residents of the Adirondack Park. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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 recreation studies and outdoor education as well as maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually.

George & Grace Lee Memorial Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: The George & Grace Lee Memorial Scholarship was established through a gift from Frederick Lawrence, class of 1954, and Anne Sullivan Lawrence, class of 1951 in appreciation of the generosity of George and Grace Lee, who made it possible for Anne to attend SUNY Cortland. Frederick and Anne Sullivan Lawrence are extending that same generosity to deserving young students so they may have the opportunity to attend SUNY Cortland. The scholarship shall be awarded to a freshman student with demonstrated financial need. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: One-time award of up to $1,000.

Catherine Suarez Leeolou '81 Scholarship for Speech Pathology and Audiology
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in speech pathology education who demonstrates financial need. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining committed to a degree in speech pathology and maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 2.7 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually.

Ernest Logan '73 Scholarship for NYC Public School Students
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship was established by Beatrice and Ernest Logan '73 to help deserving inner city students benefit from an education at SUNY Cortland. The scholarship is awarded to qualified students with demonstrated financial need with preference for students who attended public high schools in the NYC area. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 2.7 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually.

Ramona Estelle Dubick Mirabito '51 Scholarship

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Established by Ramona Estelle Dubick Mirabito '51 and Frederick B. Mirabito. This scholarship will be awarded annually to incoming students from the Oxford or Norwich, New York, school districts. The Mirabitos established this fund to honor the education received by Mrs. Mirabito as well as pay tribute to her teaching career in Oxford, New York. Recipients must have demonstrated financial need. Preference given to elementary education majors.
Award: Freshman year - $2000, Sophomore year - $1000, Junior year - $1000, Senior year - $1000.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 2.7 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually.

Murray Family Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship was established by Sean Murry '80, Clare Murray '88, and Brendan Murray '85 to support freshmen students with demonstrated financial need who have positively affected their community and who show promise to positively affect the SUNY Cortland community. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining satisfactory academic progress and a 2.7 GPA. Progress review begins with the end of the first year and is monitored annually.

John E. and Carole Wilsey Phillips '48 Scholarship in Elementary Education
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in elementary education. Who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has financial need. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Annual award of $500 is available to a freshman for four years.
Continuation of Funding: Continuation of funding based on student remaining committed to elementary education major and maintaining a 3.0 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually.

Arnold '47 and Roberta Rist '46/47 Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted freshman with demonstrated financial need who will contribute to the diversity of the student body and who meets one of the criteria listed in preferential order:

Graduate of Newcomb High School.
Permanent address is in Adirondack Park region.
Permanent address is in Rockland county.

Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).\

Award: Renewable award of up to $2,000. Award is available to a freshman for four years.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining 2.5 GPA and making satisfactory academic progress.

Louise Sawner O'Rourke Scholarship for Teacher Education
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to admitted freshmen majoring in early childhood education demonstrating financial need. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student remaining commited to early childhood education, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating financial need.

Louise DeMassa Sessa '58 and R. Michael Sessa Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship was established by Louise DaMassa Sessa '58 to recognize and assist promising and talented students at SUNY Cortland. This scholarship will be awarded annually to an incoming freshman pursuing any area of study at SUNY Cortland. Recipients must demonstrate financial need and have satisfactory academic achievement.
Award: One-time award of up to $1,000.

Frederick N. Sinclair Memorial Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen or transfer student who is a graduate of Sherburne-Earlville High School (NY).
Award: One-time award of up to $1,500.

Christian Snavely and Theresa Vant Snavely '47 Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Established by Christian Snavely and Theresa Vant Snavely '47, this scholarship is awarded to a student with demonstrated financial need and high academic achievement. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award of up to $2,000.
Continuation of Funding: Continuation of funding based on student remaining committed to adolescence math education and maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually as well as satisfactory progress towards degree requirements.

Ben A. Sueltz Scholarship in Adolescence Math Education
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Preference given to an entering freshmen majoring in adolescence math education who has been in a strong college preparatory program with a 90+ grade point average, at least 3.5 units of high school math, and has an SAT math score of at least 600 (or equivalent ACT score).
Award: Renewable award of up to $1,000.
Continuation of Funding: Continuation of funding based on student remaining committed to adolescence math education and maintaining a 3.0 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually as well as satisfactory progress towards degree requirements.

SUNY Cortland Alliance Bank Champion Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen from a Cortland County High School with high academic credentials and community service participation.
Award: Annual award of $1,250 is available to freshmen for four years. (Total $5,000 scholarship).
Continuation of Funding: Continuation of funding based on student maintaining satisfactory academic progresss and a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually.

SUNY Cortland Merit Scholarships
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshmen and transfer students with high academic credentials and recognized leadership in student activities. Transfer students must have four completed semesters at time of transfer (three semesters at time of application). Strong leadership skills and involvement in student activities will be favored. Work related or volunteer positions are also considered valuable. Preference given to entering freshmen in a strong college preparatory program with a 90+ grade point average, 1100+ SAT score or 24+ ACT score, as well as first-time transfer students with 3.5+ GPA's.
Award: Annual award of up to $2,500 is available to freshmen for four years and transfer students for two years.
Continuation of Funding: Continuation of funding based on student maintaining a 3.0 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually.

SUNY Cortland Smithtown Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit-based.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship was established by a group of Cortland alumni who work or have worked in the Smithtown Central School District. This scholarship will assist a high achieving student from Smithtown, New York, who chooses to attend SUNY Cortland.
Award: One-time award of up to $1,000.

SUNY Diversity Scholarships
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to top freshmen candidates who have high academic achievement coming from diverse backgrounds. Included are individuals from ethnic groups that have been historically underrepresented in undergraduate education, as well as others who would contribute to the diversity of the student body by demonstrating that they have overcome demonstrable disadvantages or impediments to their success in higher education.
Award: Renewable award. Freshmen receive $1,000 during their first year. Funding in subsequent years may fluctuate.
Continuation of Funding: Based on student maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually.

Elizabeth Hardendorf Thompson '25 Scholarhip
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Established by Dell '63 and Audrey Thompson in memory of Dell's mother, Elizabeth Hardendorf Thompson '25. This scholarship will be awarded to a student with demonstrated financial need. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award of $1,000 is available to a freshman for four years.
Continuation of Funding: Continuation of funding based on maintaining a 2.0 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually.

Ann Vetrone Memorial Scholarhip
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Criteria/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Established by Patricia Vetrone Slater '49 to honor the memory of her mother, Ann Vetrone. This scholarship was created to help bright and deserving students from Huntington Township (Long Island) who need financial assistance to attend SUNY Cortland. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable award of $1,000 is available to a freshman for four years.
Continuation of Funding: Continuation of funding based on maintaining a 2.7 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually.

Women's Scholarship in Physical Education
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an entering female freshman student majoring in physical education. A combination of academic achievements, leadership experience, involvement in extracurricular activities as well as demonstrated financial need serve as criteria for selection. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Annual award of $500 is available to freshmen for four years.
Continuation of Funding: Continuation of funding based on student remaining committed to the physical education program and maintaining a 3.0 GPA beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually.

Neil Wortmann '57 Scholarship
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Merit/Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Established by Neil Wortmann '57 in honor of the opportunities given to him by SUNY Cortland. Awarded to an admitted freshman majoring in the area of Physical Education or Science (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science or Physics) who has demonstrated financial need. Preference given to students from Long Island. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Renewable 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 and remaining committed to a required major.

Rosemary Wortmann '56 Scholarship for Elementary Education
(No Application)

Scholarship Type: Need-based.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an entering freshman student. Preference given to a student from Long Island majoring in elementary education with demonstrated financial need. Consideration requires completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Award: Annual award of up to $1,000 is available to freshmen for four years.
Continuation of Funding: Continuation of funding based on student remaining committed to the elementary education program, maintaining satisfactory academic progress and demonstrating need.