Financial Advisement/Scholarships

• Financial Advisement
  • New York State Programs
  • Federal Programs
  • Other Federal Aid
  • Independent/Non-Traditional Students
  • Good Academic Standing for Financial Aid Eligibility
• Scholarships

Financial Advisement

Financial Advisement Office
Miller Building, Room 205
(607) 753-4717
www.cortland.edu/finadv/

Information contained in the financial advisement section of this catalog is reflective of federal/state/college information and regulations as of spring 2009 and is subject to change.

The Financial Advisement Office exists to provide a broad range of financial services, advice and education to students, their families and the Cortland area community. Its work includes all of the functions normally associated with financial aid and a number of additional services targeted both to aid recipients and to those students not receiving traditional need-based financial aid.

The bulk of the office’s activity still revolves around grants, scholarships, student loans and Work Study, but the office also provides information about everything from student credit cards to parent loans and home equity loans. It endeavors to educate students on general financial matters, from budgeting and proper credit use, to identity theft prevention and managing a credit report/FICO score.

The Financial Advisement Office staff is available throughout a student’s Cortland experience to share financial knowledge and provide good-sense answers to financial questions. Students are invited to visit the office and meet with an advisor.

The Basics of Traditional Financial Aid

An individual student may receive a combination of funding from grant, scholarship, loan and Work Study programs, which together are known as a financial aid package. Each package is created with a focus on the individual student’s unique situation.

Most traditional student financial aid is awarded based on financial need. Need is defined as the total cost of college attendance minus the amount the family is able to pay. The amount the family is able to pay is called the expected family contribution and is determined based on a formula mandated under federal law. The cost of attendance includes tuition, fees, room, board, books and supplies plus allowances for personal expenses and transportation.

The Financial Advisement Office also administers many funding programs that are not based on need, including scholarships (institutional and external), veteran’s benefits, parent loans and alternative loans. The total aid received from all programs combined can never exceed the student’s cost of attendance.

The Financial Aid Application Procedure

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required each year that a student requests financial assistance. SUNY Cortland’s deadline for filing the application is March 1 prior to the award year. While those who apply late are still eligible for certain financial aid programs, late applicants are likely to experience significant delays in the processing and payment of awards.

Students are strongly encouraged to submit their FAFSA application online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Early filing of the FAFSA is strongly recommended, but this document may not be submitted prior to January 1 preceding the award year.

The submission of a FAFSA results in the production of a Student Aid Report (SAR) which is e-mailed or sent to students’ home address. The data also are sent electronically to SUNY Cortland’s Financial Advisement Office and the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (NYSHESC). The Financial Advisement Office determines eligibility for federal student financial aid such as grants, loans, work-study and other need-based higher education assistance sources.

Types of Financial Aid

There are four basic types of aid programs — grants, scholarships, loans and employment. Funds received from grants, scholarships and employment do not have to be repaid. The amount and usage may be restricted. Most aid programs are subject to legislative revision from time to time, and the descriptions that follow are based on information that is accurate at the time of publication.

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New York State Programs

Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

Application Procedures: New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (NYSHESC), 99 Washington Ave., Albany, N.Y. 12255, offers an online application process based on information reported in the FAFSA filed by students. Students are encouraged to complete the online TAP application immediately after completing the online FAFSA.

NYSHESC determines applicants’ eligibility and e-mails an award certificate to applicants indicating the amount of the grant. Award data are sent to the Financial Advisement Office electronically, and the College automatically defers payment on approved TAP awards.

Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards: The TAP grant is an entitlement program. There is neither a qualifying examination nor a limited number of awards. The applicant must:

• be a New York State resident and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien;
• be enrolled full-time and matriculated at an approved New York State postsecondary institution;
• meet family net taxable income criteria.

Students attending on a part-time basis because of a disability may receive a partial TAP award. These students should self-identify to the Financial Advisement Office for part-time TAP consideration.

Undergraduate students generally may receive TAP awards for four years, eight semesters, of study. Students enrolled in approved five-year programs, or in a state-sponsored opportunity program (EOP), may receive undergraduate awards for five years. Graduate students may receive awards for four years. No students (including opportunity students) may receive awards for more than a total of eight years of undergraduate and graduate study.

Award Schedule: The amount of the TAP award is scaled according to level of study, tuition charge and family New York State net taxable income. The income measure is by family or independent student net taxable income from the preceding tax year and, for dependent students support from divorced or separated parents. This income is further adjusted to reflect other family members enrolled full time in postsecondary study. Under no circumstances will the total TAP award exceed tuition charges.

Note: Full-time students who repeat courses that they have passed, for the purpose of improving their grades, may jeopardize their eligibility for TAP. Regulations provide that students must take at least 12 credit hours of new course work each semester to qualify for full-time status. If any of those 12 hours are in a course being retaken for the purpose of improving a previous passing grade, the student will fail to qualify as a full-time student and will lose eligibility for TAP.

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Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)

An applicant must:

• be a New York State resident;
• be academically disadvantaged according to definitions promulgated by the Office of Special Programs of the State University;
• have the potential to complete a degree program at SUNY Cortland,
• be economically disadvantaged according to guidelines approved by the Board of Regents and the director of the budget. Students are admitted to the EOP Program at the time of acceptance to SUNY Cortland and may not enter the program after attending as a non-EOP student. Selection of eligible applicants is conducted by the Admissions and Financial Advisement Offices in conjunction with EOP guidelines.

VESID Grants (Vocational Rehabilitation)

Information about state-provided financial assistance to students with disabilities may be obtained from the regional office of Vocational and Educational Services to Individuals with Disabilities (VESID).

Aid for Part-time Study

This program is for part-time undergraduate students enrolled in degree programs in New York State. Part-time study is defined as being enrolled for three to 11 credit hours per semester.

Application Procedure: Students should contact the SUNY Cortland Financial Advisement Office annually for an application form. The form must be completed and submitted to the Financial Advisement Office with any required supporting documents. Students must also complete a FAFSA form to apply for a Federal Pell Grant. APTS Applications must be received in Financial Advisement by the 30th day of the semester in order to be considered for that semester. Fall applicants are automatically considered for spring semester awards. No awards are made for summer.

Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards: Applicants must be working toward an undergraduate degree as part-time students; be residents of New York State; be either a U.S. citizen, permanent resident alien or refugee; and apply for a federal Pell Grant (FAFSA). Funds for this program are limited and are directed to those students with the greatest need.

State Aid to Native Americans

Application Procedures: Application forms may be obtained from the Native American Education Unit, New York State Education Department, Education Building, Room 543, Albany, N.Y. 12234. The completed application form should be forwarded by the applicant to the Native American Education Unit along with the following materials:

• official transcript of high school record or photocopy of General Equivalency Diploma;
• letter(s) of recommendation from one or more leaders in the community attesting to personality and character;
• personal letter, setting forth clearly and in detail educational plans and desires;
• signatures of the parents of minor applicants, approving education plans;
• official tribal certification form.

Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards: The applicant must:

• be a member of one of the Native American tribes located on reservations within New York State;
• have graduated from an approved high school or have earned a General Equivalency Diploma or be enrolled in a program in an approved postsecondary institution leading to degree-credit status and the General Equivalency Diploma;
• be enrolled in an approved postsecondary institution in New York State. State Aid to Native Americans is an entitlement program. There is neither a qualifying examination nor a limited number of awards.

Award Schedule: The award is for a maximum of four years of fulltime study, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester. Students registered less than full time will be funded at a reduced level.

Rights and Responsibilities of Recipients: Students are responsible for notifying the Native American Education Unit in writing of any change in student status or program or institutional enrollment.

Regents Awards for Children of Deceased or Disabled Veterans

Application Procedures: A special application, obtainable from the high school principal or counselor, must be filed with the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (NYHESC), 99 Washington Ave., Albany, N.Y. 12255. Documentary evidence to establish eligibility is required with the application. Any high school counselor can provide assistance with this.

• Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards: The applicant must be the child of a veteran who died or who has a current disability of 40 percent or more or who had such disability at the time of death, resulting from U.S. military service during one of the following periods:

• a legal resident of New York State.

Legal residence in New York State on the part of the parent is also required at the time of entry into military service or, if the parent died as the result of military service, at the time of death.

Regents awards to children of deceased or disabled veterans are independent of family income or tuition charge, and are in addition to such other grants or awards to which the applicant may be entitled.

Award Schedule: The award is available for up to five years, depending on the normal length of the program of study or full-time study in a college or in a hospital nursing school in New York State.

Awards for Children of Corrections Officers

These awards are available to the children of corrections officers deceased or disabled in the line of duty in New York State. The terms of the award are almost identical to the children of deceased or disabled veterans awards above except for the service date and location restrictions. Applicants may request application materials from NYSHESC by calling (888) NYS-HESC.

Memorial Scholarships for Children and Spouses Of Deceased Police Officers and Firefighters

These awards are available to the spouses and children of police officers and firefighters killed as the result of injuries sustained in the line of duty. Awards are for full SUNY undergraduate tuition and certain additional non-tuition costs in conjunction with other state and federal grants. Applicants may request application materials from NYSHESC by calling (888) NYS-HESC.

Vietnam Veteran/Persian Gulf Veteran Tuition Award

These awards are available to full- and part-time students who are Vietnam or Persian Gulf veterans and enrolled in undergraduate programs at degree-granting institutions in New York State. The awards may not exceed tuition. In cases where the applicants have received Tuition Assistant Program (TAP) awards, the combined awards may be no greater than tuition and the TAP awards will be reduced accordingly.

Application Procedure: Applicants may obtain Vietnam Veterans/ Persian Gulf Veterans Tuition Award Supplement forms from the SUNY Cortland Financial Advisement Office, the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (NYSHESC), 99 Washington Ave., Albany, N.Y. 12255 or by calling (888) NYS-HESC.

Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards: Applicants must

• have been residents of New York State on April 20, 1984, or at the time of entry into service and resume residency by Sept. 1, 1987;
• have served in the U.S. Armed Forces in Indochina between Jan. 1, 1963, and May 7, 1975, or the Persian Gulf War between Aug. 2, 1990 and the end of hostilities;
• be discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces under other than dishonorable conditions;
• be enrolled in approved undergraduate programs in degree-granting institutions in New York State; and
• have applied for Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and Pell Grant awards.

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Federal Programs

Title IV Student Aid

The term Title IV Student Aid is used to describe the Federal Pell Grant, Federal SEOG, Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant, National SMART Grant, Federal TEACH Grant/Loan, Federal Work Study, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Stafford Student Loan and Federal PLUS (Parent) Loan programs. A single application procedure is used for these programs, and the application data are used to determine eligibility for many other programs.

Application Procedures: Students apply for Title IV Aid by filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA should be submitted for processing according to the directions in the instruction booklet. A Student Aid Report (SAR) will be sent to the applicant from the federal processor and the application data will be transmitted electronically to the Financial Advisement Office. Based upon these data, the student’s eligibility is determined by the Financial Advisement Office. Funds are paid directly to the student’s institutional account. Overages above billed charges are refunded directly to the student by the Student Accounts Office.

Federal Pell Grants

The Federal Pell Grant Program is a grant for students from lower-income households. Students are eligible for Pell Grants until they have received their first bachelor’s degree, dependent upon continuing need. The amount of the award will be affected by federal allocation, cost of attendance and full- or part-time enrollment status.

Application Procedures: Students who submit the FAFSA are automatically considered for this aid source based on Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as determined by the federal formula.
Responsibilities of Recipients: Students must continue to make satisfactory academic progress in the program in which they are enrolled. The students must not owe any refunds on Pell Grant or other awards paid or be in default on repayment of any student loan.

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG)

The Federal SEOG program is a federal grant program designed to supplement the Pell Grant program. A limited amount of funding is available for Pell-eligible students with additional need. Early submission of the FAFSA application will ensure a student’s consideration for SEOG awards.

Application Procedures: Students who submit the FAFSA are automatically considered for this aid source based on need and timeliness of FAFSA application.

Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards: SEOG grants are available to Pell-eligible students enrolled at least half-time in an undergraduate degree program. The student must continue to make satisfactory academic progress to maintain eligibility.

Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant

The Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) is a merit-based grant available to freshmen and sophomores as a supplemental to the Federal Pell Grant. Eligible students must be U.S. citizens, be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, maintain full-time status and have graduated from a rigorous high school curriculum during the same calendar year in which they began college as freshmen. Eligible sophomores must have at least a B average, that is a 3.0 grade point average, at the end of their freshman year to remain eligible for the second, or sophomore, year of the grant. Most Pell-eligible freshmen at Cortland are eligible for this grant. Students should contact their advisor in the Financial Advisement Office for more information.

National SMART Grant

The National SMART Grant is a merit-based grant available as a supplement to the Federal Pell Grant for juniors and seniors in certain mathematics, science, technology and foreign language majors. Eligible students must be U.S. citizens, be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, maintain full-time status and have at least a B average, that is a 3.0 grade point average, in an eligible major at the end of the prior award year. Students should contact their advisor in the Financial Advisement Office for more information.

TEACH Grant/Loan

The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program is effective beginning with the 2008-2009 award year and provides up to $4,000 a year in grant assistance to students who plan on becoming a teacher and meet certain specified requirements. If a student who receives a TEACH Grant does not complete the required teaching, the grant must be repaid as a Direct Unsubsidized Loan under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. Students should contact their advisor in the Financial Advisement Office for more information.

Federal Perkins Loan

This loan program is available in addition to traditional student loans for students with exceptional need. Total annual funding is limited and is based upon continuing collection of existing loans.

Application Procedures: Students who submit the FAFSA are automatically considered for this aid source based on need and timeliness of FAFSA application.

Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards: Loans are available to students enrolled at least half-time in an undergraduate degree program. Student must continue to make satisfactory academic progress to maintain eligibility.

Federal Work-Study Program (FWS)

This program provides part-time employment opportunities for students on campus and in the community. Students are paid as regular part-time employees except that no FICA tax is withheld.

Application Procedures: Students who submit the FAFSA are automatically considered for this aid source based on need and timeliness of FAFSA application.

Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards: Positions are generally awarded to full-time undergraduate students. The student must continue to make satisfactory academic progress to maintain eligibility. Factors considered by the Financial Advisement Office in placing students to positions are student location preferences, class schedule, activity schedule and health status. The hourly rate of pay will vary with experience and skill level required for position.

Federal Subsidized/Unsubsidized Stafford Loans

These loans are the traditional student loans that are provided by banks/lending institutions and guaranteed by a guarantee agency.

Application Procedures: Students who submit the FAFSA are automatically considered for this aid source based on need. SUNY Cortland’s financial aid package will automatically include Federal Subsidized and/or Unsubsidized Stafford student loan eligibility.

Special Note to First Time Borrowers: First-time borrowers will receive a Master Promissory Note (MPN), generally after June 15 prior to the award year. Return of the completed, signed promissory note will complete the student portion of the process. In future years, the existing MPN will be used and a new MPN will not be necessary. Entrance interviews are required of all first-time student loan borrowers. The College has arranged for students to perform this function online. Instructions for entrance interviews are available on myRedDragon.

The Federal Parent Loan For Undergraduate Students (PLUS)

The PLUS loan is a student loan that a parent borrows to assist in funding educational expenses for a dependent child. PLUS loan eligibility is based upon the student’s enrollment and Title IV eligibility and may be denied for parents with an adverse credit history. The loan amount is limited to the cost of education minus any estimated or actual financial aid eligibility.

Application Procedures: Although PLUS loans are not based on financial need, students must submit the FAFSA to prove eligibility (citizenship match, social security number verification, selective service registration, etc.) before a parent may borrow. Since many parents choose not to borrow, SUNY Cortland does not automatically add a PLUS loan to a student’s financial aid package. Parents may visit the Financial Advisement Office Web site to apply for online pre-approval. Promissory Notes and application instructions are mailed directly to the parent after pre-approval but no earlier than July 1.

Responsibilities of Recipients: Students must continue to make satisfactory academic progress in the program in which they are enrolled. The students must not owe any refunds on Pell Grant or other awards paid, or be in default on repayment of any student loan.

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Other Federal Aid

United States Bureau of Indian Affairs Aid to Native Americans

Application Procedures: Application forms may be obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Education, 849 C St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20240-0001. The name and mailing address of the applicant’s tribe should be stated with the request. An application is necessary for each year of study. An official needs analysis from the College Financial Advisement Office also is required each year. Each first-time applicant must obtain tribal enrollment certification from the Bureau agency or tribe which records enrollment for the tribe.

Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards: To be eligible, the applicant must 1) be at least one-fourth American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut; 2) be an enrolled member of a tribe, band or group recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 3) be enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in an approved college or university, pursuing at least a four-year degree; and 4) have financial need.

Rights and Responsibilities of Recipients: For grants to be awarded in successive years, the student must make satisfactory progress toward a degree and show financial need. Depending on availability of funds, grants also may be made to graduate students and summer session students. Eligible married students also may receive living expenses for dependents.

Department of Veterans Affairs Educational Benefits

Armed forces veterans planning to study under the Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1966 (Cold War GI Bill) should contact the College’s Veterans Affairs Coordinator in the Financial Advisement Office immediately after verification of admission. Policies about benefits are determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and questions should be directed to the regional VA office in Buffalo, N.Y.

Tutoring is available without cost to veterans, within established norms, but must be approved and verified by the College’s Veterans Affairs Office, located in the Financial Advisement Office.

While veterans are required to pay fees when due, as are all students, there are special guidelines for deferment of payments following establishment of eligibility through the Veterans Administration and the submission of a Certificate of Eligibility to the College’s Veterans Affairs coordinator. To be eligible for full-time benefits, undergraduate veterans are required to carry a course load of at least 12 credit hours.

Application Procedures: Application forms are available at all VA offices, active duty stations and American embassies. Completed forms are submitted to the nearest VA office.

Selection of Recipients and Allocation of Awards: Persons who served on active duty, were honorably discharged at the end of their tours of duty or who qualify because of service-connected disabilities, may be eligible for benefits. Veterans may apply for benefits for full-time study at an approved postsecondary institution. Eligibility generally extends for 10 years after release from service. Veterans enrolled in full-time study may also be eligible for part-time employment under VA supervision and receive extra benefits.

Rights and Responsibilities of Recipients: Educational and vocational counseling will be provided by the VA on request. A program of education outside the United States may be pursued at an approved institution of higher learning. Institutions are required to report promptly to the VA interrupted attendance or termination of study on the part of students receiving benefits.

VA Survivor’s Benefits

Children, spouses and survivors of veterans whose deaths or permanent total disabilities were service-connected, or who are listed as missing in action, may be eligible for postsecondary education benefits under the same conditions as veterans. Information is available from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Independent/Non-Traditional Students

The Financial Advisement Office is responsive to the needs of independent and nontraditional students. If there are circumstances that create additional expenses such as child care costs, please discuss them with your financial aid advisor.

Financial Independence for Student Financial Aid Programs

The Federal Title IV program criteria for financial independence may be found in the FAFSA application. These criteria are mandated by federal law and regulation, but in unusual cases, exceptions can be made by the financial aid advisors. Those students who believe that the federal criteria do not accurately represent their situation due to exceptional or unusual circumstances are encouraged to contact the Financial Advisement Office.

The financial independence criteria for the New York State TAP program are distinct from the federal criteria and may result in opposite dependency status determinations under the two programs. Acceptable special conditions are prescribed in state law and administered by the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation. The College has no authority to make exceptions for the TAP program.

Students with Disabilities

Institutions of higher education are required to consider any additional costs incurred by students with disabilities when awarding financial aid. Students who anticipate such additional expenses are encouraged to contact the Financial Advisement Office.

Other Sources of Aid

Prospective students are encouraged to explore scholarship and loan opportunities in their home communities. The Financial Advisement Office administers private scholarships awarded to Cortland students. Recipients may obtain deferment of payment of some registration charges against private scholarships awarded to them if the Financial Advisement Office has official notification from the scholarship sponsor. No deferments of payment will be made against private scholarships that will be paid directly to the student.

Emergency Student Loan Funds

Loan funds supported by the College’s Auxiliary Services Corporation and the SUNY Cortland Alumni Association provide small amounts to student borrowers to cover financial emergencies. These short-term loans are available beginning one week after classes begin. They must be repaid within three months or three weeks before the end of the semester, whichever occurs first, and there is no interest charged if they are repaid on time. These loans are not designed to meet tuition, college fee, on-campus housing and board charges, or the cost of books. Application is made in person in the Financial Advisement Office and approval usually is obtained in one or two days.

Part-time Employment

The Student Employment Services Office, which is part of the Career Services Office, works with the Financial Advisement Office to coordinate a multitude of student employment opportunities. Many students find a Federal Work Study position or other on-campus employment through this inter-office collaboration. A computerized job directory is maintained by Student Employment Services which also contains numerous off-campus employment openings. Typical jobs range from child care to computer operation. Students interested in obtaining jobs in the Cortland community or on campus should contact Student Employment Services, Van Hoesen Hall, Room B-4.

The Auxiliary Services Corporation (ASC), which operates food services and the College Store, also offers jobs during the year that are not advertised in Student Employment Services. Students who wish to work in this area should contact ASC directly at the offices in Neubig Hall.

During the second week of the fall semester, the Career Services Office, Auxiliary Services Corporation and many local employers come together for a Student Employment Fair. This event serves as a one-stop source for students seeking part-time employment.

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Good Academic Standing for Financial Aid Eligibility

State Financial Aid Programs State University of New York has University-wide standards for the award of assistance under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). To be eligible for New York State assistance under these standards, students must enroll in at least 12 credit hours of courses for each semester in which they receive assistance and must meet the academic progress standards shown below. In addition, TAP recipients must demonstrate that they are pursuing a program of study by completing a percentage of the minimum full-time course load each semester according to the following schedule.

Students who lose TAP eligibility may apply for a one-time waiver from the Financial Advisement Office. Waiver decisions are made by an appeals committee. Waivers may only be granted for exceptional and unusual circumstances beyond students’ direct control.

Noncredit remedial instruction can be counted toward a full-time academic load as set forth in 145-2.1 of the Commissioner’s Regulations. The number of credit hours in this chart refers to work completed toward the degree.

*The number of total credit hours is the sum of all attempted credits at SUNY Cortland (see definition below) and all credits accepted for transfer by the Admissions Office. This figure is used exclusively for placement in the appropriate progress threshold of the chart.

Federal law and regulation require institutions of higher education to establish, publish and enforce minimum academic standards for the continued receipt of Federal Title IV Financial Aid. The Title IV Financial Aid Programs are the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplement Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Work-Study Program, Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant, National SMART Grant, TEACH Grant/Loan, Federal Perkins Loan and the Federal Family Education Loan Program (including Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford Loans and Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students). The charts above and the attached text are the published standards for SUNY Cortland. Failure to maintain academic performance in compliance with these standards will result in loss of future eligibility for Federal Title IV Financial Aid, including loans.

Maximum Time-frame Standard: Eligibility for Title IV Financial Aid is also limited to students completing their programs within one and one-half times the normal program length. For regular, full-time undergraduate students, the maximum time frame is 12 semesters. For part-time students, transfer students, students enrolled in dual majors and students with a history of both full- and part-time enrollment, the maximum time frame is reached when the student has attempted more than one-and-one-half the number of credit hours required to earn the degree(s). The maximum time-frame standard for transfer-student evaluation will consider only those credit hours attempted at SUNY Cortland, as well as those accepted for transfer credit by the Admissions Office.

Timing of Evaluations and Evaluation Process: The standard measures academic progress at the end of each semester in which Title IV aid is awarded to students, not including winter mini-semester. Evaluation of progress will occur shortly after final grades have been posted by the Registrar and notices will be sent out promptly. Attempted credits include all course work included in the student’s academic history at SUNY Cortland, except for transfer credits, advanced placement credits and CLEP credits. Earned credits include all attempted courses for which a passing grade has been received (quality points awarded). Grades listed as Incomplete or Late Grade at the time of evaluation will be considered attempted and unearned, but will not affect the grade point average. All other grades will be calculated in accordance with the College’s grading system, as described in the Academic Policies section of this catalog.

Data Corrections: If a student’s academic record is changed subsequent to the evaluation date, a student may submit a written request to the financial advisement director for re-evaluation of the ineligibility determination. The most common situation leading to such a request is the successful resolution of an Incomplete or Late Grade.

Appeal of Ineligibility Decision: A determination of ineligibility may be appealed based on mitigating circumstances. A mitigating circumstance is defined as an exceptional or unusual event or events beyond the student’s direct control that contributed to or caused the academic difficulty. Appeal letters should be addressed to the director of financial advisement and should include a complete description of the circumstances that led to the academic difficulty and a plan for future academic success. Copies of supporting documentation should also be included. All appeals are reviewed by a committee of academic and financial professional staff whose determination is final. The committee will report all appeal decisions directly to the student and to the financial advisement director.

A mitigating circumstance appeal may not be used to justify a pattern of poor performance or to override the maximum time frame standard.

Regaining Eligibility: A student who loses eligibility may regain it by successfully completing courses at SUNY Cortland with grades sufficient to meet the stated requirements. Such courses must be funded without benefit of Title IV aid. Under no circumstances will aid be paid retroactively for those courses once eligibility has been re-established. Upon completion of these courses, a student should submit a written request to the financial advisement director for re-evaluation of eligibility.

Students who have been absent from SUNY Cortland for a period of not less than eighteen months may submit a request for re-evaluation of eligibility upon re-admission to the College and demonstrated academic, professional and/or personal success during the period of absence. Such re-evaluation shall be based upon demonstrated correction of the previous academic difficulty, demonstrated success during the period of absence and likelihood of future academic success. The re-evaluation request must be in writing and addressed to the financial advisement director. The request will be reviewed by a committee of academic and financial professional staff whose determination is final. The committee will report all re-evaluation decisions directly to the student and to the financial advisement director.

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Scholarships

Financial Advisement Office
Miller Building, Room 205
(607) 753-4717
www2.cortland.edu/offices/finadv/scholarships/scholarships.dot

SUNY Cortland offers a wide range of scholarships that are funded by the Cortland College Foundation, the SUNY Cortland Alumni Association or other groups. These awards are made possible by the generous donations of alumni, philanthropic groups, corporations, faculty, staff, emeriti and other friends of the College and are administered through the Financial Advisement Office.

Scholarships are awarded based upon academic merit or financial need, or a combination of both. Each program has its own criteria. Scholarships based on demonstrated financial need require that the FAFSA be submitted as well, www.fafsa.ed.gov. Some scholarships are available only to new freshmen, others to continuing or transfer students.

Unless stated otherwise, scholarship recipients must comply with the standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) guidelines in the tables above in order to maintain their scholarships. SAP is reviewed after each semester. Loss of federal aid eligibility also will result in loss of scholarship. Students who lose eligibility should follow the same appeal procedures as outlined for Federal Student Aid in the table above.

It is important to understand that scholarships are both an academic honor and a funding vehicle. The financial aspects of scholarships are governed by rules and regulations and are administered by the Financial Advisement Office.

Students may not receive total annual financial aid — federal, state, private, institutional grants, scholarships, loans, etc. — in excess of SUNY Cortland’s budgeted cost of attendance. Sometimes it may be necessary to reduce loan eligibility, and in rare cases SUNY Cortland scholarship award amounts, in order to stay in compliance with this federal regulation. If a scholarship is received from any source other than SUNY Cortland, the Financial Advisement Office should be contacted to see how it may affect the overall financial aid package.

The following list is complete as of publication of this catalog, but new awards are added frequently. The most up-to-date information on available scholarships, as well as applications, may be found on the SUNY Cortland Web site at www.cortland.edu/finadv/scholarshipchart.html.

Louise Margaret Abernethy Scholarship in Education
Award: One-time award of up to $1,000
Donor: Established by the estate of former Professor of Education Louise Margaret Abernethy, who really loved her students and loved teaching at SUNY Cortland.
Eligibility Criteria: Presented to a junior or senior who is seeking a degree in education with a grade point average of at least 2.7, who is a resident of Cortland County and has demonstrated superior performance in student teaching placements.

African American Gospel Music Award
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $500.
Donor: Established through the generosity of many alumni, faculty, donors and friends who want to support gospel music. A multitude of donors have given to establish and help maintain this award.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to incoming freshman students demonstrating strength in piano/keyboard, percussion, bass guitar/lead guitar, vocal and student directorship. Interested students need to submit an audition tape to the Admissions Office.

Alpha Delta Junior Award
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by the Sisters of the Alpha Delta Sorority.
Eligibility Criteria: Presented to outstanding students who are in the top 10 percent of the junior class. Other considerations include leadership, professional promise and contributions to the community.

Alpha Kappa Phi/Agonian/Sigma Sigma Sigma/Sigma Rho Sigma Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $4,000.
Donor: Established by the Sisters of the Alpha Kappa Phi Sorority.
Eligibility Criteria: Created by former Alpha Kappa Phi Sorority sisters, this scholarship is available to seniors with a minimum 3.0 grade point average who are involved in campus life and demonstrate financial need.

Alpha Sigma Alpha Scholarship
Award: One-time, need-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by the Sisters of the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority.
Eligibility Criteria: Presented to students with a grade point average of at least 2.5 and demonstrated financial need. Must be a sophomore or junior when applying. Participation in campus activities is taken into consideration.

Arethusa Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by the Sisters of the Arethusa Sorority.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a full-time sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student having a 2.5 grade point average or better and demonstrated financial need. Leadership and involvement in campus life are taken into consideration.

Assistant Coach Scholarship
Award: Merit-based award of tuition support for up to four three-credit-hour courses, or equivalent, per year.
Eligibility Criteria: Interested students must be SUNY Cortland students in one of the following categories:

• Matriculated or non-matriculated graduate student or matriculated or non-matriculated undergraduate student with plans to enroll in a graduate program within one-and-a-half years
• An assistant coach with responsibilities consistent with Level 5 or above

Recipient may not participate as an athlete in intercollegiate athletics.

Marian Natoli Atkinson ’54 Alumni Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $500.
Donor: Established by Marian Natoli Atkinson ’54 to benefit an entering freshman or transfer student with strong academic credentials and demonstrated involvement in community activities and service.
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.

Dr. Carol Baily Baird ’62 Scholarship for Science Educators
Award: Renewable merit/need-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: 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.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an incoming freshman majoring in a science field. Continued funding is based on student maintaining a 2.7 grade point average beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. Candidates must fill out a FAFSA. Check on availability.

Ronald E. ’53 and Lorna Graham Becraft ’65 Scholarship
Award: Need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by Ronald E. Becraft ’53 to support students with demonstrated financial need.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a qualified student with demonstrated financial need.

The Richard M. Ball ’56 and Grace Sparkes Ball ’57 Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable. Available starting in 2012.
Donor: Established by Richard M. Ball ’56 and Grace Sparkes Ball ’57.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a student with demonstrated financial need and high academic achievement.

Jim and Jane Benham Chemistry Scholarship
Award: Renewable, merit/need-based award of $1,000 unless otherwise specified in award letter.
Donor: Created by James Benham ’67 and Jane Sheehy Benham ’68 to benefit promising students majoring in chemistry who require financial aid.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted freshman with demonstrated financial need, pursuing a chemistry major. Continued funding is based on student maintaining a 3.0 grade point average beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. Check on availability.

Harriet Bentley Memorial Award
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $600.
Donor: Established in 1984 by the sisters of the Nu Sigma Chi Sorority Class of 1959 in honor of their longtime house mother, Harriet Bentley, who died in 1981 at the age of 96. Mother Bentley, as she was affectionately known, was the housemother of Nu Sigma Chi from 1945 until her retirement in 1968. To celebrate its 25th Reunion, the Nu Sigma Chi Class of 1959 established the scholarship as a gift to the College.
Eligibility Criteria: Must be a junior student who is either a member of Nu Sigma Chi sorority, a relative of a former member of the sorority, or related to an alumnus/alumna of SUNY Cortland.

Ruth Hart Blanchard ’23 Scholarship
Award: One merit/need-based award of up to $1,000 to a freshman for four years.
Donor: The creator of this scholarship, Ruth Hart Blanchard, was a graduate of the Class of 1923 and president of her class. The Class of 1923 was the first class to attend Commencement exercises in Old Main, which was completed in the spring of that year.
Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in early childhood education who has demonstrated high academic achievement and financial need.

Joan Steiner Blank ’73 Scholarship
Award: Renewable, merit/need-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by Joan Steiner Blank ’73 and her husband Charles Blank.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students with high academic achievement, 3.0 or better grade point average, and demonstrated financial need.

BorgWarner Morse TEC Scholarship for Community Service Volunteers
Award: Merit -based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by BorgWarner Morse TEC to benefit deserving student volunteers who have helped advance a community service organization’s philanthropic mission.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students who have volunteered at local community service organizations with preference for family members of BorgWarner Morse TEC employees. Students must have good social standing and a minimum 3.0 grade point average.

Ralph Adams Brown and Marian R. Brown Scholarship
Award: Renewable, merit-based award of $1,000 unless otherwise specified in award letter.
Donor: Established by bequest of Marian R. Brown in memory of SUNY Cortland’s first Distinguished Teaching Professor, Professor of American History Ralph A. Brown. An award-winning historian of national repute and a mentor to thousands of students, Brown (1908-1986) dramatically influenced contemporary scholarship in the fields of history and social studies during his 28 years on the Cortland faculty.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted freshman or transfer student who has presented outstanding academic credentials.

Van Akin Burd Prize
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $750.
Donor: Established by an anonymous donor to honor the outstanding attributes of SUNY Cortland Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English Van Akin Burd. The creation of this endowment offers an opportunity for former students and colleagues to recognize his contributions to the creation of the English major and the liberal arts program at SUNY Cortland.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an outstanding sophomore or junior English major.

Van Akin Burd Scholarship in English
Award: Merit/need-based award of $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established through a gift by SUNY Cortland Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English Van Akin Burd.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students majoring in English who are juniors or seniors, or graduate students in English.

Frank A. Burdick Scholarship in History/Social Studies
Award: Renewable, merit/need-based award of $1,000 unless otherwise specified in award letter.
Donor: Established by Margaret Palmer Young ‘85 and Charles H. Young ’86 to benefit promising local Cortland County students at SUNY Cortland who are majoring in social studies or history and require financial aid. The fund is also intended to recognize in perpetuity the teaching career of SUNY Cortland Professor Emeritus of History Frank A. Burdick.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted freshman with demonstrated financial need, majoring in history or social studies who is a resident of Cortland County. Continued funding is based on the student maintaining a 2.7 grade point average beginning with the end of the first year and monitored annually. Check on availability.

Jean K. and Dr. William P. Cadwallader Chemistry and Physics Teachers Scholarship
Award: One-time need-based award of up to $2,500.
Donor: Established by Mrs. Jean K. and Dr. William P. Cadwallader.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a continuing college student, this scholarship was developed to encourage talented college students to enter teaching careers in high school chemistry and physics so that they may inspire a new generation of high school students to become scientists.

Marjorie Dey Carter ’50 Scholarship in Urban Education
Award: Merit-based award of up to $500.
Donor: Established by Marjorie Dey Carter ’50 to benefit students majoring in teacher education who are enrolled in Cortland’s Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Program. The fund is also intended to recognize in perpetuity the career of Marjorie Dey Carter, who graduated from Cortland in 1950. Carter, who in 1977 received the SUNY Cortland Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus recognition, was the first African-American to teach in the city of Syracuse school system. She served the Syracuse school system for 40 years.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a participant in Cortland’s Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Program who meets the academic and extracurricular requirements.

James M. Casey ’50 Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $800.
Donor: Established by Patrick R. Brereton to benefit an undergraduate student who best demonstrates leadership, commitment to the residence hall programs, concern for the welfare of others and financial need. The scholarship is created in memory of James Casey (1927-1981), who was the first director of student housing at SUNY Cortland.
Eligibility Criteria: Available to a sophomore, junior or senior with a 3.0 grade point average or better who has been a residence hall staff member or hall council president for at least one semester and demonstrated financial need.

Thomas and Marion Cashady ’28 Scholarship
Award: Merit-based award of up to $700, renewable.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to the most academically qualified freshman applicant from Seneca County.

Francis J. Cheney Scholarship
Award: Annual, merit/need-based award of up to $1,000 is available to a freshman for up to four years.
Donor: Established by Louise M. Conley to benefit undergraduate students who study at SUNY Cortland to become teachers. A related goal is to recognize in perpetuity the educational administration accomplishments and values of academic excellence promoted by Francis J. Cheney, distinguished second principal of the Cortland Normal School.
Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman majoring in an area of education who demonstrates the highest academic achievement and most financial need.

Yuki Chin Memorial Scholarship
Award: Amount of this merit-based award is determined by the International Programs Office.
Donor: Established by Wah Chip Chin to provide financial assistance for graduate students from the Capital Normal University to attend SUNY Cortland.
Eligibility Criteria: The main purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial assistance for graduate students from the Capital Normal University to attend SUNY Cortland. The scholarship may also be used to benefit the following student types listed in priority order:

1. Chinese graduate students attending SUNY Cortland from other Mainland China universities
2. Graduate students attending SUNY Cortland from universities in other Asian countries
3. American undergraduates (juniors and seniors) or graduate students enrolled at SUNY Cortland who choose to study in the following order of priority at:
   1. Capital Normal University in Beijing
   2. Other Mainland China universities
   3. Other Asian universities.

Robert E. Clark and Marilyn M. Clark ’51 Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established Maryilyn M. Clark ’51.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded annually to a junior or senior student planning to become a teacher in the elementary education or physical education field. Eligible students are those majoring in childhood and/or early childhood education or physical education with demonstrated financial need and a minimum overall grade point average of 2.5.

Class of 1953 Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established through the generosity of the Class of 1953, through their representative Gerald P. Theisen ’53, to provide scholarship assistance to deserving student candidates.
Eligibility Criteria: Available to a senior with a 3.0 grade point average or better and demonstrated leadership on or off campus.

Class of 1967 Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established through the generosity of members of the Class of 1967.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to qualified students with demonstrated financial need.

Class of 1985 Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $750.
Donor: Established through the generosity of the members of the Class of 1985.
Eligibility Criteria: Available to a senior with a 2.7 grade point average or better and demonstrated financial need. Contributions made to the campus community are taken into consideration as well.

Community Scholarship for Student Volunteers and Interns
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by SUNY Cortland Professor Emerita of Physical Education LaRetha Leyman.
Eligibility Criteria: *Open to all majors. Must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at SUNY Cortland. Minimum 2.5 grade point average required when applying.
*Preference given to students who are working or volunteering at the Cortland YWCA, physical education majors and females.

Cortland County Home Bureau Award
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $500.
Donor: Established in 1981 by a grant from the then-active Cortland County Chapter of the Home Bureau Federation to support students who are studying speech pathology and audiology.
Eligibility Criteria: Available to a sophomore or junior majoring in speech pathology and audiology with a 2.5 grade point average or better and demonstrated financial need.

Cortland’s Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarships
Award: Varies. Merit/need-based award helps to defray college costs above and beyond state and federal aid the student receives. Recipients are required to file a FAFSA. PELL and TAP awards are figured into the equation of the award amount which may fund recipients’ costs for in-state tuition, books, room and board. May be renewable.
Donor: Funded by many donors who give to the unrestricted Cortland Fund.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to incoming students majoring in areas of education who demonstrate high academic achievement. First Priority is 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 is 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.
Availability: Contingent upon annual availability of funds. Number given varies.

Jay Cummings Program Fund for Field Biology
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $500.
Donor: Established through many gifts from SUNY Cortland alumni, emeriti, faculty, staff and friends in recognition of Jay Cummings’ many years of outstanding service as Assistant Director of SUNY Cortland’s Outdoor Education Center at Raquette Lake.
Eligibility Criteria: This program fund will be used by the professor in charge of the field biology courses taught at Raquette Lake to accomplish any of the following activities: stipends to fund program fees for students enrolled in the SUNY Cortland field biology courses, currently Biology 310 and 510, with demonstrated financial need and a preference for students who apply with a high grade point average in biology course work.

Kenneth and Beatrice Cramer Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,500.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to the top female freshman applicant from Gloversville High School (N.Y.).

Margaret A. Curry ’52 Scholarship
Award: Need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: This scholarship was established by Margaret A. Curry ’52.
Eligibility Criteria: The scholarship shall be awarded to students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students who are majoring in physical education or sport management.

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Nellie Davidson 1908 Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $2,500.
Donor: This scholarship was established in memory of Nellie Davidson, a 1908 graduate of the Cortland Normal School. Davidson was a native of nearby McLean. During a lifelong career in nursing, she traveled to many different parts of the United States, but because of her affection for Central New York, she returned each year for extended visits. Upon her death in 1963, she bequeathed a sizeable gift to the College to benefit needy students who have grown up in the area she so loved.
Eligibility Criteria: Presented to sophomores or juniors who are involved in campus activities and have demonstrated financial need. Preference given to students from Central New York.

DeGroat Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,500.
Donor: Established in memory of President Emeritus Harry Dewitt DeGroat by his friends and family. DeGroat was President of SUNY Cortland from 1912-1943.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an admitted 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).

Dorothea Deitz Memorial Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of at least $1,000.
Donor: Established by representatives of the Dorothea Deitz Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc., to provide financial assistance for the first year of college to selected women students from New York State high schools planning to major in physical education/teacher certification at SUNY Cortland. Dorothea Deitz, assistant director of physical education in Schenectady, N.Y., died on Dec. 9, 1958. A person of great vitality, her life was one of devoted service to her students, her colleagues and the profession. A charter member of the Association of Women in Physical Education in New York State (AWPENYS), and one of its first presidents, she gave generously of her time and energy in providing direction for the association. This scholarship has been established as a living memorial to Dorothea Deitz, and it also serves to focus attention on the recruitment of capable young women into the physical education teaching profession.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to entering full-time students with demonstrated financial need who are female graduates of a New York State high school, have a minimum high school grade point average of 3.0 or equivalent, and are enrolled in the SUNY Cortland physical education/teacher certification program. Preference is given to students who show evidence of physical education competence, participation in athletics, leadership and community service.

Gerald N. DiGiusto Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,000.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an entering freshman art major and an outstanding junior studio art major.

Dominion Scholarship
Award: Merit-based award of up to $5,000.
Donor: Established by Dominion Resources to help undergraduate geology majors pursue research and careers in the environmental geosciences.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to academically outstanding sophomore, junior or senior geology majors who are interested in or are doing research projects in the environmental geosciences.

The Jean M. Dunlavey ’64 Scholarship for Urban Teachers
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: This scholarship was established by Jean M. Dunlavey ’64.
Eligibility Criteria: The scholarship shall be awarded to a student demonstrating academic promise and financial need, who intends to pursue a career teaching in urban schools. Preference will be given to graduate students pursuing a master’s degree and career change from another field, but should no acceptable candidates be eligible, undergraduate students may be awarded the scholarship.

Early Childhood Education Scholarship for Students from Long Island
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable. Available starting in 2011.
Donor: This scholarship was established by Linda Pons ’62 to help students from Long Island, who plan to become elementary school teachers, benefit from an education at SUNY Cortland.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to qualified students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students who attended high school on Long Island and who are majoring or plan to major in childhood or early childhood education.

P. F. Eisenhardt ’67 Science Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt ’67 and Susan Fish for the purpose of aiding promising Cortland students who are planning to become science teachers.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to freshmen and transfer students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students who are interested in pursuing an adolescence education: chemistry major. Secondary preferences are for chemistry, math or physics majors. Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average to continue receiving the scholarship.

Peter F. Eisenhardt First Year Learning Community Scholarships
Award: One-time, merit-based award of $500.
Donor: Peter F. Eisenhardt
Eligibility Criteria: Presented to the top student from each of the four Learning Communities: Excellence in Earth and Sky, Excellence in our Storied Land, Excellence in Technology First and Excellence in World First.

Peter F. Eisenhardt ’67 and Susan Fish Arts Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of up to $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt ’67 and Susan Fish for the purpose of aiding students majoring in the visual or performing arts.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students majoring in studio art, art history, new media design, music, musical theatre or theatre.

Peter F. Eisenhardt ’67 and Susan Fish History Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of up to $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt ’67 and Susan Fish for the purpose of aiding students majoring in history/secondary education.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students majoring in history or adolescence education: social studies and history.

Peter F. Eisenhardt ’67 and Susan Fish Mathematics Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of up to $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt ’67 and Susan Fish for the purpose of aiding students majoring in mathematics or adolescence education: mathematics.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students majoring in mathematics or adolescence education: mathematics.

Peter F. Eisenhardt ’67 and Susan Fish Urban Teacher Education Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of up to $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established in honor of Rene Da Silva ’07 through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt ’67 and Susan Fish for the purpose of aiding students in majors leading to a career as an educator in elementary schools or for grades 7-12. The scholarship shall be awarded to students with demonstrated financial need who are participating in the Cortland Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Program.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students with demonstrated financial need, participating in Cortland’s Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Program, and in majors leading to a career as an educator in elementary schools or for grades 7-12, with preference for students intending to teach in the New York City school system.

Peter F. Eisenhardt ’67 and Susan Fish Physics Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of up to $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established through gifts from Peter F. Eisenhardt ’67 and Susan Fish for the purpose of aiding students majoring in physics or adolescence education: physics.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students majoring in physics or adolescence education: physics.

Emergency Medical Physicians Sponsored Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Emergency Medical Physicians of Cortland County
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a full-time junior or senior biology major with a preference given to pre-med students with an interest in emergency medicine.

Emergency Medical Physicians of Cortland County Sponsored Scholarship for Cortland County Students
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Emergency Medical Physicians of Cortland County
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a full-time junior or senior biology major with a preference given to pre-med students with an interest in emergency medicine.

Faculty Senate Memorial Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by the Faculty Senate at SUNY Cortland.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a full-time student in good academic standing demonstrating interest or ability in student governance and/or other types of leadership responsibilities on campus.

John Fantauzzi ’58 Scholarships
Award: Merit-based awards of $3,400 to continuing students.
Donor: Established by John Fantauzzi ’58.
Eligibility Criteria: Continuing students who are the children of immigrants to the United States (first-generation American students). Awards are based on academic achievement, leadership and contributions to student life.

James D. Gallagher ’59 and Margaret S. Gallagher ’61 Scholarship
Award: Renewable, need-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by Margaret Sevka Gallagher ’61 and James D. Gallagher ’59
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a student from Broome County, N.Y., who has demonstrated financial need and high academic achievement. Preference given to graduates of Johnson City Senior High School or Union Endicott High School. Continued funding is based on student maintaining a 3.0 grade point average and continued financial need.

Joyce A. Gaus ’60 Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of up to $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by the family of Joyce Ann Gaus to benefit promising students majoring in recreation, outdoor education, or closely related fields at SUNY Cortland, who require financial aid. The scholarship is also intended to recognize in perpetuity the lifelong environmental interests and teaching career of devoted SUNY Cortland alumna, Joyce Ann Gaus, Class of 1960.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an entering freshman majoring in the area of recreation, outdoor education, or a closely related field who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and financial need.

General Alumni Scholarships
Award: One time need-based award of up to $700.
Donor: Supported by gifts from SUNY Cortland Alumni.
Eligibility Criteria: Presented to sophomore or junior students with at least a 2.5 grade point average and demonstrated financial need. Participation in campus activities is taken into consideration.

Charles A. Gibson Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $1,150 for study abroad.
Donor: Established by Charles A. Gibson.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students participating in the study abroad program who demonstrate high academic achievement and financial need.

Thomas L. Goodale ’61 Community Service Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of up to $1,000 to an entering freshman or transfer student. May be renewable.
Donor: Established at SUNY Cortland on the occasion of Professor Thomas L. Goodale’s retirement from George Mason University in Virginia. The scholarship was endowed by scores of Goodale’s colleagues from across the country. The Thomas L. Goodale ‘61 Scholarship was created in honor of this great man with the hope of inspiring other Cortland recreation students to follow his model.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an incoming freshman or transfer student majoring in the area of recreation who has demonstrated financial need, a strong record of community or school service activities and high academic achievement.

Vincent J. Gonino Memorial Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of up to $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established in memory of Vincent J. Gonino.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students with demonstrated financial need and high academic achievement.

Eileen “Lee” Marion ’67 and Charles and Anne Goodfliesh Scholarship
Award: Need-based award of up to $1,250. May be renewable. Available starting in 2009.
Donor: 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.
Eligibility Criteria: The scholarship shall be awarded to students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students in majors leading to a career as an elementary school educator.

Betty Blase Goodstein ’48 Scholarship in Education and Physical Education
Award: One-time, merit-based award of at least $1,000.
Donor: Established by David M. Goodstein to benefit deserving students majoring in education or physical education at SUNY Cortland. The scholarship also is intended to recognize in perpetuity the life of Betty Blase Goodstein ’48 and her career as an educator of the blind.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a student with a minimum 3.0 grade point average who has completed at least 12 credit hours of study at SUNY Cortland. Must be a junior when applying. Preference is given to students majoring in early childhood education or special education/childhood education with a special emphasis on those working with children who have special needs or are visually or hearing impaired.

Charles Tomlinson Griffes Music Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,500.
Donor: Established in 1986 and funded by the family of the Elmira-born composer, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, to recognize the most promising and talented music majors at the College. Griffes, who died in 1920 at the age of 35, is widely regarded as having been one of the major American composers of the early 20th century. Griffes’ compositions were some of the first U.S. works to break with the dominant German and French influence of the time.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an outstanding sophomore or junior musical theater major or a student pursuing a music minor or concentration.

Homer Gutchess Outstanding Citizen Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of $2,500. Two are available.
Donor: These scholarships were established to recognize the significant contributions to the Cortland community of long time business and community leader, Homer Gutchess.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to graduates of Cortland and Homer high schools who have a minimum 90 average, have demonstrated leadership in the school or community and who exemplify the characteristics of an outstanding citizen in the school and community. They will be awarded at the annual award ceremonies at Cortland and Homer high schools.

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Hemink Family Scholarship
Award: Renewable, need-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by Dr. Lynn D. Hemink ’62 and his wife Ellen Hemink.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a student with demonstrated financial need. Continued funding is based on student maintaining 2.7 grade point average and continued financial need.

David E. ’53 and Mildred Hennessy Scholarship of the Cortland County Community Appreciation Fund
Award: One-time, need-based award of up to $2,000.
Donor: Established by David E. ’53 and Mildred Hennessy.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a Cortland County student who has significant financial need that is not otherwise met by state, federal or other grants or scholarships.

Honors Program Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of $500.
Donor: Established by an anonymous donor.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an incoming freshman or transfer student who has demonstrated high academic achievement.

Alice Thorpe Hoppey ’56 Scholarship in Education
Award: Merit/need-based award up to $1,000 to a junior or senior. May be renewable (for juniors).
Donor: Established by Robert Hoppey ’55 to benefit promising junior and senior students at SUNY Cortland in majors leading to a career as an elementary school educator or as a physical education teacher and who require financial aid. The fund is also intended to recognize in perpetuity Alice Thorpe Hoppey ’56, wife of Robert Hoppey, who passed away on April 22, 1995.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a junior or senior student with demonstrated financial need and in a major leading to a career as an elementary school educator. Preference given to students from Port Jervis, Brentwood, Newfield High School from Middle Country School District, and Ward Melville High School from Three Village School District who have demonstrated academic promise, leadership and involvement in campus activities.

Myrl Rose Crocker Howe Scholarship
Award: Annual merit/need-based award of at least $500. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by Robert C. Howe to benefit promising female students at SUNY Cortland in majors leading to a career as an elementary school educator who require financial aid, and to recognize in perpetuity the values and interests of the donor’s mother. She attended the Emma Willard School, graduated in 1931 from Wheelock College, and received her New York State Teaching Certificate from SUNY Cortland in 1961.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to entering female freshmen students pursuing majors leading to a career as an elementary school educator who have demonstrated financial need and high academic promise. Preference will be given to a single parent. Must maintain a 3.0 grade point average.

Myrl Rose Crocker Howe/McGraw Scholarship
Award: Annual merit/need-based award of at least $500. May be renewable. Scholarship selection will be made by June 10 each year in order to announce the recipient at the McGraw School District Commencement.
Donor: Established by Robert C. Howe to benefit promising female students at SUNY Cortland in majors leading to a career as an elementary school educator who have graduated from McGraw High School and require financial aid. This scholarship also will recognize in perpetuity the values and interests of the donor’s mother. She attended the Emma Willard School, graduated in 1931 from Wheelock College, and received her New York State Teaching Certificate from SUNY Cortland in 1961. Myrl Rose Crocker Howe began teaching in the McGraw Central School District in 1956, and taught there until her retirement in 1972.
Eligibility Criteria: Available to entering freshmen or transfer students who are female and have demonstrated financial need. Preference will be given to a McGraw High School graduate or graduate of a high school in a neighboring community who intends to study a major leading to a career as an elementary school educator. Must maintain a 3.0 grade point average.

Bernard W. Hungerford ’52 Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $2,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by Bernard W. Hungerford ’52.
Eligibility Criteria: The scholarship shall be awarded to students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students who are majoring in physical education

Janey Hutchinson Music Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $2,000.
Donor: Established by a bequest from the estate of Eileen “Janey” Barker Hutchinson ’31 and her husband, Manley S. Hutchinson, to benefit a deserving and musically gifted student who wishes to teach in a public elementary school.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a senior in a major leading to a career as an elementary school educator in good standing who has a music minor. Scholarship applied to recipient’s financial aid package during senior year.

Manley S. Hutchinson Scholarship Fund
Award: Merit-based award of up to $1,000 to a freshman. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by a bequest from the estate of Eileen “Janey” Barker Hutchinson ’31 and her husband, Manley S. Hutchinson, to benefit a deserving and academically gifted student who is enrolled in SUNY Cortland’s 3+2 physics/pre-engineering program.
Eligibility Criteria: Available to an incoming freshman majoring in SUNY Cortland’s 3+2 physics/pre-engineering program.

Institute for Civic Engagement Scholarship
Award: One-time award of up to $1,000.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students who have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at SUNY Cortland with a minimum 2.5 grade point average who exhibit exemplary leadership characteristics and are active participants in the civic engagement activities of the College.

Dr. Peter Jeffers Scholarship
Award: Merit-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Professor Peter Jeffers taught chemistry at SUNY Cortland for 40 years. Due to his inspiration, encouragement and leadership, many alumni have forged successful careers in this field. This scholarship fund was created by some of his former students in his honor.
Eligibility Criteria: The Dr. Peter Jeffers Scholarship shall be awarded to an outstanding student majoring in chemistry at SUNY Cortland.

Dr. J. Robert ’58 and Maureen Johnson Professional Studies Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of at least $1,000.
Donor: Established by J. Robert Johnson ’58 and Maureen Johnson in an effort to recognize and reward professional studies majors who have been exceptional students and community members.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to qualified professional studies majors in good social standing, members of the junior class who have been enrolled at Cortland since freshman year, with high academic achievement — at least a 3.0 grade point average — and who have been exceptional students and community members.

Judith Smith Kelemen Memorial Scholarship in Speech Pathology and Audiology
Award: Merit/need-based award of up to $500 to freshmen for up to four years. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by William T. Smith and Dorothy N. Smith in memory of their daughter, Judith Smith Kelemen, to benefit a student majoring in speech pathology and audiology.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an entering freshman majoring in speech pathology and audiology. Eligible candidates must have a minimum high school average of B+ (87) and demonstrated financial need.

John B. Knox Memorial Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $1,000 to freshmen or transfer students. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by the Knox Family Foundation to benefit a promising student from Hamilton County who requires financial aid and to recognize in perpetuity the values and interests of longtime supporter of SUNY Cortland’s Center for Environmental and Outdoor Education at Raquette Lake, John B. Knox. Recipients should be made aware of, and hopefully be in agreement with, John B. Knox’s philosophy of wise conservation use of the natural resources in the Adirondack Mountains.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an entering freshman or transfer student with demonstrated financial need who is a resident of Hamilton County (N.Y.) with an interest in pursuing a major involving outdoor education or environmental studies and who demonstrates high academic achievement and leadership qualities outside the classroom. Secondary consideration will be given to residents of the Adirondack Park.

James Kradyna Memorial Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established through a gift from Adam Kradyna to memorialize his son, James, who was a valued geology staff member of the Brauer Education Center.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students majoring in geology and earth science education.

Walter and Anne Kreig Memorial Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $1,500. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by Dorothea Kreig Fowler ’52, M.S.Ed. ’74 to benefit promising education majors who require financial aid and to recognize in perpetuity the values and interests of Walter and Anne Kreig, who displayed an intellectual curiosity and love of learning throughout their lifetimes.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an entering transfer student with demonstrated financial need, who is majoring in education, plans to become a teacher, and who has been involved in community service in either high school or junior college. Secondary preference will be given to education majors who plan to earn a concentration in psychology and to those students who show leadership potential and the potential to contribute positively to the campus community.

The Kronman Family Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable. Available starting in 2009.
Donor: The Kronman Family Scholarship was established by George Kronman ’76, Mindy Spector Kronman ’78, David Kronman ’80, Sandra Katzenstein Kronman, Albert Kronman, and Eda Joyce Kronman ’70 to support the Geology Department.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship will be awarded annually to a student or students with demonstrated financial need and an enthusiastic passion for geology.

Lambda Phi Delta Service Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by the former brothers of the Lambda Phi Delta Fraternity.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a junior, senior or graduate student who has a positive record of active participation and impact in service to the Cortland Community.

George and Grace Lee Memorial Scholarship
Award: Need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established through a gift from Frederick Lawrence ’54, and Anne Sullivan Lawrence ’51, 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.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship shall be awarded to qualified students with demonstrated financial need.

Catherine Suarez Leeolou ’81 Scholarship for Speech Pathology and Audiology Students
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: This Scholarship was established by Michael Leeolou ’81 in honor of his wife, Catherine Suarez Leeolou ’81, on the occasion of their 20th wedding anniversary.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students who are majoring in, or intend to be majoring in, speech pathology and audiology and have demonstrated financial need.

Ernest Logan ’73 Scholarship for New York City Public High School Students
Award: Need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable. Available starting in 2011.
Donor: Established by Beatrice and Ernest Logan ’73 to help deserving inner city students benefit from an education at SUNY Cortland.
Eligibility Criteria: The scholarship shall be awarded to qualified students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students who attended public high school in the New York City area.

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M&T Bank C.U.R.E. Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $5,000.
Donor: Establish by M&T Bank to help support students at SUNY Cortland who are enrolled in Cortland’s Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Program.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to qualified students who are enrolled in the C.U.R.E. Program.

Dr. John A. MacPhee Memorial Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,000 to support off-campus fieldwork or attendance at a national professional conference devoted to the leisure services profession.
Donor: Established by John A. MacPhee’s widow, Mabel E. MacPhee, to honor her husband’s 27 years on the Cortland faculty and his contributions to the recreation and parks movement in New York State and nationally.
Eligibility Criteria: Sophomores, juniors and seniors in the Recreation and Leisure Studies Department with high academic achievement and professional promise may qualify.

Murray Family Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: The Murray Family Scholarship was established by Sean Murray ’80, Clare Murray ’88, and Brendan Murray ’85 to support students with demonstrated financial need who have positively affected their community and who show promise to positively affect the SUNY Cortland community.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a freshman student. Preference is given to a student who has positively affected his or her community and has demonstrated financial need.

Helen Y. Nelson Memorial Scholarship in Music
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by the estate of Helen Y. Nelson to assist promising students in their pursuit of a study of music in the Performing Arts Department.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a student with demonstrated financial need who is studying music in the Performing Arts Department.

New York State Home Bureau Award
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $500.
Eligibility Criteria: Presented to a student majoring in therapeutic recreation.

Non-Traditional Student Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $500.
Donor: Established by an anonymous donor.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a full-time or part-time sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student, with demonstrated financial need, who has completed at least 12 credit hours of study at SUNY Cortland and is taking at least six credit hours in the semester the scholarship is received. Student is nontraditional in the sense that his/her college education has been interrupted. Age is not a factor. Both males and females are eligible. Preference will be given to deserving candidates who have earned a minimum 2.5 grade point average in prior course work.

Fr. Edward O’Heron Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of at least $1,000.
Donor: Established by the Newman Foundation Board to benefit academically promising English majors, with preference given to juniors, seniors and graduate students who exemplify Fr. O’Heron’s commitment to others. The purpose of this fund is to honor the 38-year legacy of Fr. O’Heron as Catholic chaplain of SUNY Cortland, his commitment to students and his love of literature.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a junior, senior or graduate student majoring in English or adolescence education: English. Minimum grade point average of 3.0 and 500-word essay required. Preference given to students who demonstrate qualities of caring, community service and helping others as demonstrated by the life of Fr. O’Heron. Intellectual promise as an English teacher or writer also considered.

Kristen O’Neil Memorial Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of at least $500.
Donor: Established by friends of Kristen O’Neil in her memory.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a student with demonstrated financial need and high academic achievement who is majoring in recreation and leisure studies.

Overseas Academic Program Award
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,000.
Eligibility Criteria: Available to students accepted to a study abroad program, who are citizens of the United States or permanent residents having a 2.7 grade point average or better. Academic achievement and extracurricular activities are also taken into consideration.

Angela Pace Scholarship in Education
Award: Merit/need-based award at least $1,000 to juniors and seniors. May be renewable (for juniors).
Donor: Established by SUNY Cortland Professor Emerita of Education Angela Pace to benefit promising junior and senior students at SUNY Cortland who are in majors leading to a career as an elementary school educator and who require financial aid. This scholarship is intended to recognize in perpetuity the educational career of SUNY Cortland alumna and retired faculty member Angela Pace ’36.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a promising junior or senior with demonstrated financial need who is in a major leading to a career as an elementary school educator and who is a resident of Cortland County. Secondary preference for a resident of New York State.

Fred E. and Mildred Becker Page 1900 Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $2,500.
Donor: Established by Fred E. Page in 1977, a prominent Binghamton attorney and banking executive, in memory of his wife, a 1900 graduate of the Cortland Normal School. Mildred Becker Page died in 1975.
Eligibility Criteria: Presented to juniors or seniors who have made “positive contributions to the college” and have demonstrated financial need.

Maxwell and Myrtle Park Education Award
Award: One-time, merit-based award of at least $500.
Donor: Established through the generosity of Maxwell and Myrtle Park. Maxwell Park was formerly chairman of the Education Department at SUNY Cortland.
Eligibility Criteria: Presented to a junior education major, with a minimum 2.7 grade point average, who spent his or her freshman and sophomore years at SUNY Cortland.

Past Presidents Scholarship
Award: Amount of this merit/need-based award is determined annually.
Donor: These awards were established in honor of the past presidents of SUNY Cortland: James H. Hoose (1869-1891), Francis J. Cheney (1891-1912), Harry DeWitt DeGroat (1912-1943), Donnal V. Smith (1943-1959), Donovan C. Moffett (1959-1963), Kenneth E. Young (1964-1968), Richard C. Jones (1968-1978), James M. Clark (1979-1995), and Judson H. Taylor (1996-2003).
Eligibility Criteria: Presented to full-time, second-semester sophomores or full-time juniors who have attended SUNY Cortland for at least two full semesters, have a 3.2 grade point average or better and have contributed to the College community. Candidates are considered on leadership ability and character. Award amounts are based on financial need.

John E. and Carole Wilsey Phillips ’48 Scholarship in Elementary Education
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $500 to an entering freshman. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by Carole Wilsey Phillips ’48 to benefit promising students at SUNY Cortland in majors leading to a career as an elementary school educator and who require financial aid. The scholarship is also intended to recognize in perpetuity the teaching career of devoted SUNY Cortland alumna Carole Wilsey Phillips.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an entering freshman in a major leading to a career as an elementary school educator who demonstrates high academic achievement, leadership ability and has demonstrated financial need. Must maintain minimum grade point average of 3.0.

Gail Reed ’67 Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $1,000 for study abroad. Available starting in 2010.
Donor: This scholarship was established by Gail Reed ’67 to recognize the profound impact on her life that her own study abroad experience had, and to acknowledge and thank the founder of the program, SUNY Cortland Director Emeritus of International Programs and Professor Emeritus of Foreign Languages Willi Uschald.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a student with demonstrated financial need and high academic achievement who is participating in SUNY Cortland’s Study Abroad Program.

H. Kendall Reynolds Memorial Scholarship in Physics
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $800.
Donor: Established in memory of H. Kendall Reynolds.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a junior physics major with a minimum 3.0 grade point average who has demonstrated leadership within the Physics Department or College. The scholarship is applied to the recipient’s financial aid package during senior year.

Arnold ’47 and Roberta Rist ’46/’47 Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award at least $2,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established through a gift from Arnold T. Rist ’47.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students with demonstrated financial need, with first preference for students from the Newcomb (N.Y.) School District and second preference for students from the Adirondack Park Region or Rockland County, N.Y., who will make a contribution to the diversity of the student body at SUNY Cortland, primarily by demonstrating that they have overcome a disadvantage or other impediment to success in higher education, including economic disadvantage.

Kevin A. Rowell ’83 Study Abroad Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of $1,500.
Donor: Established by Kevin A. Rowell ’83 to benefit students who study abroad and to recognize in perpetuity the values and accomplishments of SUNY Cortland alumnus, Kevin A. Rowell ’83.
Eligibility Criteria: Available to students accepted to a study abroad program to help defray costs associated with study abroad. Preference will be given to students who demonstrate extracurricular involvement and dedication.

Lenora J. Rumore Scholarship
Award: Merit-based award of at least $2,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by Victor M. Rumore ’84, in memory of his mother, Lenora J. Rumore, for the purpose of benefiting students majoring in teacher education who are enrolled in Cortland’s Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Program.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to qualified students who are enrolled in Cortland’s Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Program who meet the academic and extracurricular requirements, with preference for students from the New York City metro area.

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Louise Sawner O’Rourke ’36 Scholarship for Teacher Education
Award: Merit/need-based award at least $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established through gifts by Louise Sawner O’Rourke and her family to support students interested in early childhood education.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship shall be awarded to students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students majoring in early childhood education.

Jo Schaffer Scholarship in Art History
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $500.
Donor: Established by SUNY Cortland Curator Emerita Jo Schaffer to benefit promising art history majors and to recognize in perpetuity her values and accomplishments as Art and Art History Department curator and past president, SUNY Cortland Chapter, and statewide leader of United University Professionals.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an outstanding undergraduate student in the senior year who has earned distinction in art history courses, or who displays great promise as an art history major. An overall grade point average of 3.0 and a 3.2 grade point average in art history course work are required.

The Scheier Family Scholarship
Award: Renewable, need-based award of up to $1,868.
Donor: Established by Ira J. Scheier ’62.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a student with demonstrated financial need and high academic achievement.

John L. Sciera ’52 Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,500.
Donor: The death of longtime and highly respected athletic trainer, John L. Sciera in 1986 spurred an outpouring of support from students, colleagues, family and friends to establish a scholarship at SUNY Cortland for students pursuing careers as athletic trainers. A 1952 graduate of Cortland State Teachers College, Sciera served as head athletic trainer at Cortland for 20 years until his retirement in 1985. He pioneered the first athletic training undergraduate curriculum approved by the National Athletic Trainers Association in New York State and he founded the New York Athletic Trainers Association. He was posthumously inducted into the C-Club Hall of Fame in 1987.
Eligibility Criteria: Available to a student enrolled in athletic training who has a minimum 3.0 grade point average and is pursuing a career in the field.

Sigma Delta Phi Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of at least $500.
Donor: Established by the former sisters of the Sigma Delta Phi Sorority.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship, created by the former sisters of the Sigma Delta Phi Sorority, requires that candidates must have completed at least two full semesters at SUNY Cortland at the time of application, have at least one full year of study remaining before graduation and have a 2.5 grade point average or better. Applicants must also demonstrate active participation in campus life, social involvement with other students, fulfillment of personal goals, improvement of campus life and educational opportunities.

Frederick N. Sinclair Memorial Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,500.
Donor: In 1977, John Sinclair ’42 established a scholarship in memory of his late brother, Frederick N. Sinclair, to benefit graduates of the Sherburne-Earlville School District who attend SUNY Cortland. Frederick Sinclair, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Artillery Corps during World War II, was killed in combat in 1943 along the Raido River in Italy. Lt. Sinclair was a graduate of Earlville Central School and attended Morrisville Agricultural College.
Eligibility Criteria: Admitted freshman or transfer student who is a graduate of Sherburne-Earlville High School (N.Y.).

Student Government Association Leadership Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,250.
Donor: Established and supported by the Student Government Association (SGA).
Eligibility Criteria: Sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate students with a minimum 2.5 grade point average demonstrating leadership skills through SGA or other campus service projects, with community service in the Cortland area as a second priority.

Christian Snavely and Theresa Vant Snavely ’47 Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $2,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Scholarship was established by Christian Snavely and Theresa Vant Snavely ’47.
Eligibility Criteria: The intention of this scholarship is to recognize a student with demonstrated financial need and high academic achievement.

Spina-Friedgen ’71 Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of at least $1,000.
Donor: Established by Ralph Friedgen and Gloria Spina-Friedgen ’71.
Eligibility Criteria: The scholarship will be awarded to a senior who is majoring in education or physical education, with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and demonstrated financial need.

Ben A. Sueltz Scholarship in Adolescence Mathematics Education
Award: Merit-based award of at least $1,000 to freshmen. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Ben A. Sueltz to benefit incoming freshmen students at SUNY Cortland who are majoring in adolescence education: mathematics. This also is intended to recognize in perpetuity the outstanding career of Sueltz, who served the College for 38 years in a number of capacities. Sueltz, in establishing this scholarship, confirms that his most significant work was done as professor of mathematics and mathematics education.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to entering freshmen intending to major in the adolescence education: mathematics (7-12) program. A high school average of at least 90 is required with an SAT mathematics score of at least 600 (or equivalent ACT mathematics score) and 3.5 units of high school mathematics.

SUNY Cortland Alliance Bank Champion Scholarship
Award: Renewable, merit-based award of $1,250.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to freshmen from Cortland County High School with high academic credentials and community service participation. Continued funding is based on student maintaining a 2.7 grade point average.

SUNY Cortland Merit Scholarships
Award: Merit/need-based award of up to $2,500. May be renewable.
Donor: These awards are funded by many donors through unrestricted gifts to The Cortland Fund.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to incoming 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.

SUNY Cortland Smithtown Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of $1,000.
Donor: Established by a group of Cortland alumni who work or have worked in the Smithtown Central School District.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a freshmen student from Smithtown Central School District with high academic  credentials.

SUNY Diversity Scholarships
Award: Merit-based award of up to $1,000. May be renewable.
Donors: These awards are funded by many donors through unrestricted gifts to The Cortland Fund.
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 under-represented 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.

Gerald M. Surette Scholarship in Political Economy
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $1,000.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a continuing student either majoring in economics or showing a strong aptitude in economics who demonstrates an understanding of political economy and has a 3.0 or better grade point average and demonstrated financial need.

Judson H. Taylor Community Service Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based awards of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by the Student Government Association (SGA) in honor of President Emeritus Judson H. Taylor, on the occasion of his retirement from SUNY Cortland, to reinforce the value of making a difference through volunteering and to create a lasting legacy that honors his contributions to SUNY Cortland.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students who have demonstrated a commitment to community betterment by volunteering or interning at local schools or non-profit organizations. Award criteria include commitment to community service, demonstrated financial need and a minimum 2.75 grade point average.

Gerald P. Theisen ’53 and Ethel Mahan Theisen ’55 Scholarship
Award: One-time, need-based award of up to $2,000.
Donor: Established by Gerald P. theisen ’53 and Ethel Mahan Theisen ’55.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship was created with the intention of giving bright deserving students the opportunity to benefit from a SUNY Cortland education. Students with high academic achievement, a 3.0 grade point average, and demonstrated financial need will be considered.

Theta Phi, Alpha Chapter Marjorie Dey Carter ’50 Scholarship
Award: Merit-based award of $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by the sisters of the Theta Phi Sorority, Alpha Chapter, to benefit promising junior and senior students at SUNY Cortland who are majoring in education or recreation with a minor in outdoor recreation management and education. The fund also is intended to recognize the educational career of SUNY Cortland alumna and Theta Phi Sorority member Marjorie Dey Carter ’50.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a female junior or senior majoring in education or recreation with a minor in outdoor recreation management and education. Candidates must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average and demonstrated outstanding leadership while at SUNY Cortland. Scholarship funding will expire in 2009.

Marion C. Thompson Memorial Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $1,500.
Donor: Established in 1983 from the estate of Dr. Marion C. Thompson, a professor of English at Cortland for 24 years until her retirement in 1966. Thompson, an authority on folklore in American literature, died in 1982 and, through her will, stipulated that the scholarship be awarded to English majors based upon merit and financial need.
Eligibility Criteria: Available to junior, senior or graduate students who are English majors and who have demonstrated academic success and financial need.

Donald ’59 and Donna ’59 Bell Traver Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by Donald Traver ’59 and Donna Bell Traver ’59 to benefit undergraduates majoring in physical education who have demonstrated financial need and have shown a commitment to work hard to achieve success.
Eligibility Criteria: Available to a SUNY Cortland undergraduate majoring in physical education.

Uschald Study Abroad Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit/need-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established to benefit students who are enrolled in Cortland’s study abroad program. Named in honor of SUNY Cortland Director Emeritus of International Programs and Professor Emeritus of Foreign Languages Willi A. Uschald.
Eligibility Criteria: Available to students accepted to study abroad programs, who have a 2.7 grade point average or better and demonstrated financial need. Academic achievement and extracurricular activities are also taken into consideration.

Ann Vetrone Memorial Scholarship
Award: Need/criteria-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by Patricia Vetrone Slater ’49 to honor the memory of her mother, Ann Vetrone. Patricia was a teacher in the Huntington Public Schools and a proud member of the Arethusa Sorority while at Cortland.
Eligibility Criteria: This scholarship was created to help bright and deserving students from Huntington Township, L. I., who need financial assistance to attend SUNY Cortland.

Robert E. Vogel ’54 Physical Education Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by Robert E. Vogel ’54 in appreciation of his education at SUNY Cortland.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a junior- or senior-level undergraduate majoring in physical education with demonstrated financial need. Preference given to students from Erie County or the Western New York region.

Paul Volk ’50 and Amy Volk Scholarship
Award: Need/criteria-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by Paul and Amy Volk to honor the excellent education Paul received at SUNY Cortland and in gratitude for the financial support he received through the G.I. Bill. The Volks strongly believe that education opens doors to opportunities beyond imagination.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a continuing SUNY Cortland student who is majoring in physical education, has a 2.7 or better grade point average and demonstrated financial need.

Vice President for Student Affairs Merit Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $500.
Donor: Established and supported by friends of student affairs.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a student with a minimum cumulative 2.5 grade point average and high standards regarding student integrity and ethics. Contributions made to the quality of student life and leadership in student life are taken into consideration.

Western New York Cortland Alumni Scholarship
Award: Merit-based, one-time award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by the Western New York Cortland Alumni.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a junior or senior with a 3.0 or better grade point average. Must be a permanent resident of one of the following Western New York counties: Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Orleans, Livingston, Genesee, Wyoming. Character, community involvement and participation in Cortland activities taken into consideration.

Kenneth P. and Jo Ann G. ’74 Wickman Scholarship
Award: Merit-based award of $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: This scholarship was created by Jo Ann G. Wickman ’74, and her husband, Kenneth, in an effort to help support the studies of continuing non-traditional students at SUNY Cortland.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to qualified non-traditional students with high academic achievement. Non-traditional students are defined as adult learners who have taken time off between high school and college.

Spiegle Willcox Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $500. May be renewable.
Donor: Established by Spiegle Willcox to benefit promising undergraduate instrumental music students at SUNY Cortland, who require financial aid. The fund is also intended to recognize in perpetuity the musical career of devoted SUNY Cortland friend and honorary doctoral degree recipient, Spiegle Willcox.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a student with demonstrated financial need who is participating in instrumental ensembles and demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment to excellence in musical performance, in the tradition of the donor.

Suzanne Wingate Memorial Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based tuition award of up to $1,000, applied toward SPM 470: Internship in Sport Management.
Donor: Established by the Sport Management Club in memory of Suzanne Wingate. Funded by the annual Suzanne Wingate Memorial Golf Tournament that is organized by the Sport Management Club.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a student who has a 2.5 grade point average or better, having completed 56.5 credit hours at time of application — 12 of those credit hours to have been completed at SUNY Cortland — and who has demonstrated commitment of time and effort to the Sport Management Program, and is planning to enroll in a sport management internship within the next year.

Women’s Scholarship in Physical Education
Award: Merit/need-based award of up to $500 to a freshman for four years.
Donor: Established by gifts from emeritus professors in physical education at SUNY Cortland to benefit promising female students majoring in physical education who require financial aid.
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.

Neil Wortmann ’57 Scholarship
Award: Merit/need-based award of at least $1,000. May be renewable. Available starting in 2010.
Donor: This scholarship was established by Neil Wortmann ’57 in honor of the opportunities given to him by SUNY Cortland.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students who are from Long Island and who are majoring in physical education or science (biology, chemistry, earth science or physics).

Rosemary Wortmann ’56 Scholarship for Elementary Education
Award: Merit/need-based awards of at least $1,000. May be renewable.
Donor: This scholarship was established in memory of Rosemary Pierro Wortmann ’56, a dedicated teacher throughout her life, to support future teachers from Long Island.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to an entering freshman student. Preference is given to a student from Long Island in a major leading to a career as an elementary school educator with demonstrated financial need.

Marilou B. Wright ’68 Scholarship for Non-Traditional Women
Award: One-time, merit-based award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by colleagues, friends and family in memory of Dr. Marilou B. Wright ’68, who was a non-traditional student who received bachelor’s and master’s degrees at SUNY Cortland. For 15 years, Wright served her alma mater as executive assistant to the president and affirmative action officer, as well as by teaching courses in the English Department.
Eligibility Criteria: Awarded to a female undergraduate, 25 years of age or older, who has completed 24 credit hours at SUNY Cortland, has a 3.0 grade point average or better and is enrolled for full-time study.

Dr. Arden P.  Zipp Scholarship
Award: One-time, merit-based  award of up to $1,000.
Donor: Established by Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Arden Zipp. This scholarship shall be awarded to an outstanding student majoring in chemistry or adolescence education: chemistry at SUNY Cortland.
Eligibility Criteria: Recipient must have a minimum overall 3.0 grade point average, be entering her/his sophomore year and have taken at least eight credit hours of chemistry at SUNY Cortland.

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