Please review the information below to assist in the completion of the FAFSA form on time to enable students to be eligible for federal financial aid.

-SUNY Financial Aid Day events for students and their parents to attend.  (Click here to review upcoming events.)

-An effort called SUNY Smart Track which is a collection of resources to help students and families that can be found at www.suny.edu/smarttrack/about

-Monthly information sessions about financial aid at the SUNY Welcome Center in NYC

Attention high school seniors! JWVF's annual grant program is accepting applications until the end of May. Three monetary awards will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are direct descendants of JWV members in good standing.

                 Cliford Lee Kristal Education Grant: $1250

                 Bernard Rotberg Memorial Grant: $1000

                 Edith, Louis, and Max S. Millen Memorial Athletic Grant: $1000

Applicants must be:

- A high school senior at the time of application

- Accepted into an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Nursing Degree Program by an accredited institution.

- A direct descendant (children, grand-children, great-grand children, etc.) of a JWV member in good standing who has been a member since 2013.

Minimum standards for eligibility:

- SAT: 400 average or 1200 cumulative and/or ACT: 30

- GPA: 92 or 3.7 (unweighted), 4.5 (weighted)

Go to jwvusafoundation.org and click on the tab "National Youth Achievement Program" under "Grants." On this same page you will see a link labeled "Department Commander" which contains the contact information for your relevant Commander, to whom you will submit your application.

Please click here to review opportunities.

The Chamber Foundation, an affiliate of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, is currently accepting applications from Dutchess County high school students for its annual Scholarship Program and signature Youth Leadership Program.

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2017 academic year.  There are a variety of scholarships to fit just about any student’s academic interest.  Please encourage students to log onto www.ChamberFDN.org to learn more and to apply online.  A summary of available scholarships is enclosed.  The deadline for applications is April 1, 2017.  Please, also consider posting our scholarship listing on your school’s website.

• Youth Leadership is an innovative, two-year leadership development program designed to develop the academic, social and life skills of area sophomores and juniors, and focuses on giving these students out-of-the classroom leadership experiences.  Open to students at any leadership level, Youth Leadership helps to develop leadership skills that students may lack, and helps to build upon leadership skills that they already have.  Students will work on career building, college planning, resume writing, community service, an understanding of the community and much more.  Applications are online and openings are filled on a first come, first served base – 40 sophomore seats and 40 junior seats. Please make sure students don’t delay.  Visit www.chamberfdn.org/programs/youth-leadership to learn more and to apply.  The application deadline is June 2, 2017.  A program brochure is enclosed for you to make copies and distribute.

Multiple scholarships available to New York residents/students - with different criteria for each scholarship. Click here for further information.

Multiple Deadlines.

In addition to substantial financial assistance, gives its participants direction, purpose and, a career as a Marine Corps Officer. Must be a U.S. Citizen; Be 17 years of age by September 1 of the year starting college and less than 23 years of age on June 30 of that year; be a high school graduate or possess a GED by August 1 of the same year of anticipated entrance into the four-year NROTC Scholarship Program; Be physically qualified by Marine Corps standards; Have no moral obligations or personal convictions that will be prevent conscientious bearing of arms, and supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic; Have no criminal record o f military or civilian offenses; Achieve qualifying scores on the SAT or ACT; apply for and gain admission to the approved NROTC college or university. Click here for details.

High School Senior who has been accepted to a college for the Fall of 2017 and residing in the Towns of East Fishkill or Beekman. To contact them for additional information click here. 

No deadline available.

Click here to access additional information. Deadline is based on request. 

Graduating Senior who plans to attend Dutchess Community College Full-Time in the Fall of 2017. Must be ranked in the top 10% of the class through the 12th-grade mid-year. Students must be placed in college-level Math and English. FAFSA information must be submitted to DCC in order for a Conklin Scholarship to be awarded. To access the application click here. Apply as soon as possible. 

The Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley currently administers over 60 scholarships for Hudson Valley and the surrounding counties. Click here to search their database for available scholarships.

Directory of Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley 

Grant Application for Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley

John Jay and Roy C. Ketcham Scholarship Opportunities

Click here for the Informational Scholarship flyer.

School Soup Scholarship Search Engine