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Admissions

Scholarships & Awards

Incoming Freshmen and Transfer Students

The City College of New York Scholarship Program offers a variety of scholarships to entering freshmen and transfer students. Selection is based on academic merit. In some cases, financial need is an additional requirement.

All incoming students who apply for scholarships must have completed an admissions application to The City College of New York. CUNY Freshman and Transfer Applications must be filed online. Undergraduate students who are applying for the Macaulay Honors College at City College are automatically reviewed for scholarships and need NOT file the scholarship application.

  • Freshman applicants should have a minimum of a B (85 on a scale of 100 or 3.0 on a scale of 4.0) high school average and a combined SAT score of 1100 (Critical Reading and Math) or 24 on the ACT.
  • Transfer students should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and 24 credits earned or meet the freshman criteria noted above. Community and/or school service are considered when applications are reviewed.
  • In order to remain eligible, students must maintain continuous full-time enrollment (12 credits or more) and a grade point average of 3.0.
  • Some scholarships may have additional requirements.

Continuing Students

The City College of New York Scholarship Program offers a variety of scholarships and programs for continuing students. To be eligible for the general scholarships, students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Departmental scholarships and program GPA rules vary. Community and/or school service are considered when applications are reviewed. Some scholarships may have additional requirements.

General Information

You must file a FAFSA if you wish to be considered for financial aid and scholarships based upon need. You apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Receipt of a scholarship may, depending on the nature of the award, affect the amount of any state and federal aid for which a student may be eligible. If you have further financial aid questions, visit our Financial Aid Office. All scholarships and awards are subject to financial availability.

The City College of New York
Office of Admissions
Wille Administration Building, Room 101
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031

Phone: 212.650.8716
Fax:    212.650.6417


Email: ccnyscholarships@ccny.cuny.edu

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For City College Scholarship Committee Only

City College Scholarship Committee Members, please click here to login to Scholarship Manager.

City College Online Scholarship Application

The online scholarship application in now available for the 2013-2014 academic year. Priority deadline for all incoming student scholarship applications is February 1st and current CCNY student and departmental applications are due as noted below. Current CCNY students MUST complete the online scholarship application with your CCNY email address using the portal login below. Please do not complete the application as a new CCNY student. Current CCNY students may not be considered for scholarships if you did not complete the online scholarship application with your CCNY email address. Please make sure you only have one application in the system. An application can only be submitted once.  If you applying for more than one scholarship, please complete all sections before you submit the application by the deadline posted below. The online application system will not close for each deadline below.  It will remain open until May 1st.  Please complete your application by the deadline date posted below in order to be considered for the scholarship you are applying .

  • Alumni Scholarships (Deadline: March 15th) - Please complete pages 2-5 of the application. This is only for current CCNY students.
  • Edward I. Koch Scholarship in Public Service (Deadline: February 1st – incoming freshmen only)
  • Art Department - page 8 (Awarded according to funds availability)
  • Housing Grant - pages 8 (Awarded according to funds availability)
  • City College Kaye Scholars Program - page 9 (Deadline: March 15th)
  • City College Fellowship - page 10 (Deadline: May 1st)
  • Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship - page 10 (Deadline: March 10th)
  • Public Service Scholarship - page 11 (Deadline: April 15th)
  • Skadden, Arps Honors Program in Legal Studies - page 12 (Deadline: March 15th) Note: Students who are applying to the Skadden, Arps Honors Program should first begin the Skadden Program section on page 12.  Once the Skadden Program application is completed, students should then proceed to complete the general information section on the first few pages of the application.  Besides completing the online application, students should also submit their personal statement, resume and writing samples via email to Jennifer Light at jlight@ccny.cuny.edu.  Letters of recommendations should also be sent via email to Jennifer Light at jlight@ccny.cuny.edu.
  • Colin Powell Program in Leadership and Public Service - page 13 (Deadline: March 12th)
  • The New York Life Endowment for Emerging African American Leaders (Graduate) Fellowship - page 14 (Deadline: March 12th)
  • Partners for Change Fellowship - page 15 (Deadline Extended: April 3rd)
  • Community Engagement Fellowship - page 16 (Deadline: March 12th)
  • Division of Science - page 17 (Deadline: March 15th)
  • Grove School of Engineering - page 17 (Deadline: March 15th)
  • The SSSP/Zitrin Scholar Program - page 18 (Deadline: March 15th)
  • Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education - page 19 (Deadline: TBD)
  • The Isaacs Scholarship - page 20 (Deadline: March 15th)
  • English Department - page 21 (Deadline: March 15th)

 

Incoming Freshmen and Transfer Students

New students can only complete the online scholarship application by joining our on-line community. Log-in or create your MYCity page now.

Current CCNY Students

Current CCNY students MUST complete the online scholarship application with their CCNY email address only to be considered for scholarships. Please visit the portal here.

Other Scholarships:

We have created a Useful Scholarship Links page to help you with your scholarship search. Click here to view the list.

CCNY New Era Scholarship minimum requirements beginning the 2011-2012 year has changed to 85 high school average and a 1200 SAT score (critical reading and math).