Our Opportunities

From December 22, 2024 – January 2025 the General Application will renew and new scholarship opportunities will be available for the 25-26 academic year.

All students, including new incoming students, should complete the General Application and if prompted a conditional application for the upcoming aid year starting March 1, 2024, and for all other available scholarship opportunities for the 2024-2025 aid year.

All currently enrolled students may sign into SUNY New Paltz Foundation’s Scholarship Portal with your newpaltz.edu email and password.

All new incoming students for Summer 2024 or Fall 2024 should complete the General Application and conditional application starting March 1, 2024, for any available recruitment scholarships. (Note: awards may be offered as late as the first week of school and are very limited in number)

HOW TO APPLY
Your first step is to complete a General Application. Your responses may prompt a request for you to complete a Conditional Application or recommend opportunities with additional scholarship specific questions.

Upon completion of the General Application, you will be presented with a conditional application that will direct you to funds for a specific purpose (i.e. new students, education majors, etc.) or you will be presented with Recommended Opportunities. Look over these scholarships to see if you are eligible and then Apply To eligible opportunities.
For existing students, it is strongly recommended that you do not rely exclusively on the system’s Auto-Match and the populated Recommended Opportunities. Many scholarships require additional information to be submitted after the completion of the General Application, some of which (like community service, clubs, etc.) is not found in your data and you will need to answer questions to be eligible.

Go to OPPORUNITIES and then click on the “Ours” tab to see the full list of scholarships opportunities. Please read the scholarship descriptions carefully to determine if you might qualify for any additional scholarships. Several of the scholarships listed on the “Ours” tab require no further action from you to apply (those listed with “None required”).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Most the Foundation’s Scholarships opportunities are open for application between March and April for funding for the next academic year. Some dates will vary for specific opportunities, so please check when applying.
The General Application will open in February and close on December 15 @ 11:59 pm. EST. Once it is completed during this cycle, you can edit but you do not have to take this step again.
Edits to existing and closed opportunity applications will not be accepted after the scholarship’s stated deadline. Deadlines are 11:59 PM on the posted date. All application materials, including reference letters must be submitted on time to be considered.
Award amounts published are for general information – actual amounts may vary

HOW TO SEARCH
Click on the Show Filters button to find opportunities by certain attributes, majors, or other scholarship themes. You may search on more than one scope by highlighting one option, holding down “control” or “command” and then highlighting an additional option. Click “Enter” when finished. It is strongly recommended that all students review the GENERAL scholarship category. These funds are not reliant upon a student being a specific major.

Keyword searches should be limited to one word or phrase (ex. engineering). Do not use comma separators or unrelated strings (ex. math, physics; arts and sciences political science).

AWARDING
If you are selected as a scholarship recipient, you will receive an email from npscholarships@newpaltz.edu. This email will provide you the steps you will need to take for the scholarship to be applied to your student account. All email notifications will be sent to your newpaltz.edu email account. If you wish to confirm offers without clicking on a link in an email, please log into the scholarship portal and accept offers from there.
Additional steps will need to be taken to confirm your scholarship. All students will need to complete the acceptance process in the scholarship portal if prompted.
Qualifying for a scholarship is not a guarantee of funding. Even if not specifically stated, scholarships are typically reserved for students in good academic standing who are also making satisfactory progress towards a degree. International students can apply for all scholarship opportunities except where permanent residency in the US is noted.

Any questions can be directed to npscholarships@newpaltz.edu

A note about using AI to help your essay writing – it’s noticeable, especially if you don’t change text/context – when every other student writes the same paragraph, it REALLY stands out when people review applications for awards. Be genuine – use the organizational structure but then also use your own words.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Up to $2,000 Legislative Gazette - John S. and James L Knight Foundation Internship Award
“The Knight Foundation is a national foundation with strong local roots....
Ended
$1,000 Communication Disorders Scholarship
Established to support students studying Communication Disorders,...
Ended
varies (up to 2000) SUNY New Paltz Global Engagement Scholarship
In consideration of gifts made to support students participating in the...
Ended
Varies Sposato Sisters Scholarship Endowment Fund
Established in honor of the Sposato Sisters, alumnae of SUNY New Paltz,...
Ended
$800.00 Van Lare Family Endowed Scholarship
Established in 2014 through the generosity of the Wendell and Karen Van...
Ended
varies David '05 and Sara '10 Walton Metal Thesis Support Fund
The fund will provide a one-time, non-renewable award(s) to be used to...
Ended
Varies Jean M. and Howard A. Doty Mathematics Scholarship
Established in 1996, by Lynne Doty ’75 in memory of her parents Jean and...
Ended
500-1000 Professor Raymond T. Kurdt Endowed Student Travel Scholarship Fund
The Professor Raymond T. Kurdt Endowed Student Travel Scholarship Fund...
Ended
varies (up to 1000) Ahlmeyer / Healea Annual Scholarship For Excellence in Academics and Community Service
Established in 2019 by Irene Healea to memorialize the lives of her...
Ended
$1,000.00 Armand J. '54 and Roberta K. Trivilino Scholarship
Through the generosity of Mr. Armand ’54 and Mrs. Roberta Trivilino,...
Ended
$2000 Dr. Nancy F. Marino '72 Annual Scholarship for Study in Spain
Established in 2019 by Frank McBath in honor Dr. Nancy F. Marino ’70 who...
Ended
Varies (up to 1500) Entergy Annual Diversity Scholarship Fund
The Entergy Diversity Scholarship supports capable engineering students...
Ended
$960.00 Faculty/Staff Scholarship (Child/Dependents)
Funds raised during the annual New Paltz Community Campaign are awarded...
Ended
$2000 per semester - stipend based Floyd Lattin & Ward Mintz Dorsky Museum Fund for Education and Outreach
Established by Floyd Lattin and Ward Mintz to enhance the work of The...
Ended
varies (up to $1,000) Iris Stedener Memorial Scholarship
Established through a generous bequest to assist undergraduate students...
Ended
varies Joseph C. Paparone Endowed Student Travel Scholarship
The Joseph C. Paparone Endowed Student Travel Scholarship Fund was...
Ended
varies (up to 1500) Lori A. Beer Annual Scholarship for Promoting Diversity in Education Professions
Established in 2012, the scholarship will help support students who are...
Ended
$2,000 The CHS Ida B. Wells Scholarship Fund
Established in 2021, The CHS Ida B. Wells Scholarship will be awarded to...
Ended
varies The Gary R. Gregg '77 Endowed Applied Learning Fund - Conference and Meeting Travel
Established by Gary R. Gregg ‘77 in 2019 to support students’ academic...
Ended
Varies Barbara Hardgrave Voice Award
Recipients of the Barbara Hardgrave Voice Award will be selected by the...
Ended
Varies Freda Heinz '30 Memorial Scholarship
The scholarship was established in 2009, by Freda’s husband, Oscar...
Ended
Varies (up to $1000) Professor Vera Irwin Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Professor Vera Irwin Endowed Scholarship Fund will provide two...
Ended
$3,000 per year for up to 3 years Robert Kyncl '95 & Luz Avila Kyncl '96 STEM Scholarships
Established by Robert and Luz Kyncl, eligible transfer students must...
Ended
5000 - 8000 Ruth and Raymond DeRoberts Memorial Scholarship
Established in memory of Ruth and Raymond DeRoberts for the purpose of...
Ended
varies (up to 1,750) Sojourner Truth Undergraduate Scholarship
This is an endowed scholarship that will be offered for up to 4 years. ...
Ended
varies (up to 2000) The Professor Ben Wigfall Memorial Printmaking Scholarship
Established in 2019. The Professor Ben Wigfall Printmaking Scholarship...
Ended
$1,000 Alison Wilhelmy '09 Memorial Art History Scholarship
Established by Professor Ed Lundergan and Carol Lundergan in 2020 in...
Up to $2,000 Alumni Reunion Scholarship
Established through the generosity of alumni during Alumni Reunion...
varies Andrah Foundation Ceramics Graduate Fellowship
The recipient of the Andrah Foundation Ceramics Graduate Fellowship will...
Varies -up to $1,000 Arethusa Sorority Alumnae Fund
Established through the generosity of Arethusa sisters for non-tuition...
varies Art Student Support Endowment
Established to memorialize the contributions to the art program at SUNY...
$1,000 Arthur Bruce Bennett Drama Scholarship
Established by Rebecca McKenna and named for a chairman of the English...
Varies (up to $1,000) Benjamin Dorsi Annual Scholarship
Established by Thomas Tyrol ’72 and Jill Dorsi in order to support the...
$1,500.00 Bernard Aratowsky Memorial Scholarship
Established in 1986, by members of the History and the Foreign Language...
$1,500 Betty Lyons Memorial Scholarship
Established in honor of Betty Lyons, by her children William “Bud”...
$8,523.50 (full year tuition and fees) + internship stipend Cetrino Family Scholarship Fund
Established to support undergraduate scholarships including internships,...
varies (up to 2000) Class of 1968 and Friends Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in 2018 through the generosity of the SUNY New Paltz Class...
varies (up to 2000) Clionian Alumnae Scholarship
Established in 2008, by local Clio Sorority alumni to help provide...
Varies (up to 1500) Daniel Gonzalez '87 Endowed Travel Scholarship Fund
The fund was established in order to support travel scholarships to...
Varies (up to $500) Daniel Schackman Memorial Fund for Students
Established in 2012 through the generosity of friends and family of...
$1,000.00 David E. Huyler Scholarship
Dr. David Huyler was a faculty member at New Paltz for 25 years,...
Varies David Ira Weiss '77 and Janet Weiss '77 Accounting
Established in 2020, the purpose of this fund is to provide a...
Varies David Lavallee Student Travel Fund
Open for application each semester. The purpose of this program is to...
varies (Up to $800) David Mano '22 Annual Travel Scholarship
Established by Dr. Joan M. Mano in memory and honor of David Mano ’22. ...
varies (up to $950) Donna and Diana Zucca Endowed Scholarship
Established by Donna & Diana Zucca the Donna and Diana Zucca...
varies Dorothy Mullin Campbell '62 and Luther Campbell Annual Scholarship
Established by Dorothy Mullin Campbell and Luther Campbell to provide...
Varies (up to $950) Dr. Adelaide Nacamu Haas Endowed Scholarship in Communication Disorders
Established in 2021 by Dr. Adelaide Haas, this scholarship was created...
$1,500.00 Dr. Angelo V. Patsis - Everton Hall Henriques Endowed Scholarship in Chemistry
Established in honor of Dr. Angelos V. Patsis, retired professor of...
varies (up to $1,000) Dr. Beverly M. Brumm Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Dr. Beverly M. Brumm Endowed Scholarship Fund will support an annual...
varies (up to 2000) Dr. Chigurupati Seshu Memorial Scholarship Endowment in Economics
Established in 2003, through the generosity of family and friends of...