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The Presidential Scholarship Program offers 35 scholarships ranging from $31,000 per year to full tuition. These scholarships are offered to incoming students and are renewable for four years. Presidential Scholarship Program applicants will be notified in late December if selected to participate in the second round. If selected, candidates for the Presidential Scholarship Program will be invited to an event in January or February to have a conversation with two faculty/staff members and complete an essay. Both on-campus and remote options will be offered. Parents are invited to an interactive session to learn more about the benefits of a Carthage education. Students who attend the second-round event will receive a $2,000 grant toward tuition, renewable for four years. In addition to submitting the scholarship application, you must also apply for admission. Submit your application for admission and supporting materials including high school transcripts to Carthage by December 3 to be considered for these scholarships.
sponsored by Carthage College
Persian Gulf Veterans Tuition Award
Applicant must be a New York resident who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the hostilities that occurred in the Persian Gulf from August 2, 1990, to the end of hostilities as evidenced by receipt of the Southwest Asia Service Medal which was awarded from August 2, 1990, to November 30, 1995 and has been discharged under other than dishonorable conditions. Applicant must be enrolled at an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting instiution or in an approved vocational training program in New York State. Applicant must have applied for a Tuition Assistance program award if full-time and have applied for a federal Pell Grant for full-time or part-time undergraduate study or enrollment in a vocational training program. Applicant must establish eligibility by submitting Persian Gulf Veterans Tution Award Supplement available from school or college financial aid office, veterans' office, or HESC.
sponsored by New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC)
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