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Community Foundation Now Accepting 2025-26 Scholarship
Applications From Tri-County Students
Published: November 25, 2024
at 09:45 a.m.
By: Press Release
from NNY Community Foundation
Community Foundation Now Accepting 2025-26 Scholarship
Applications From Tri-County Students
Extensive Opportunities for Jefferson, Lewis, and St.
Lawrence County Students
WATERTOWN The Northern New
York Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications from
Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence county students
who plan to enroll in any accredited post-secondary educational program in
the fall of 2025.
An online
application streamlines the process for most scholarships. Students may
access the scholarship portal, create a user account, and begin an online
application by clicking on the button found on the home page at nnycf.org.
The universal
application process asks questions that will determine the scholarships for
which students are eligible. The application adapts as students complete
it, leading to a confirmation page listing the scholarship opportunities
for which students qualify.
With few
exceptions, all Community Foundation scholarship applications are due Saturday,
March 15, 2025. Scholarships with different deadlines some after
March 15 are noted on the same web page. Applications cannot be
accepted after the published deadline.
High school
seniors from Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties who plan to enroll
as full-time undergraduates next fall may apply for a one-year, Community
Foundation Freshman Scholarship. Students pursuing technical, trade or
vocational school may also apply and should complete the same application. There
are also opportunities for those who may be pursuing studies after a break
in their education. Students are reminded to thoroughly read all
application instructions and include a complete application, short answer, appraisal
forms, references, and transcripts.
In partnership
with donors and tri-county school districts, the Community Foundation,
awarded nearly $1.5 million to 670 Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence county students from the Class of 2024. The
average award was $2,250 per student. In many cases, eligible
students were awarded more than one scholarship to pursue their educational
goals.
Scholarships
range from $500 to $10,000 and some awards are renewable each year.
Opportunities are available for high school seniors, college students,
graduate students, career and technical students, adult learners returning
to school, and students of all abilities.
Since 1980, the
Community Foundation has provided more than $26 million in
scholarship awards to students who live in the tri-county region. The
Community Foundation annually administers nearly 500 restricted
scholarships established by individual donors, families, businesses, and
organizations, as well as scholarship funds on behalf of 32 school
districts throughout Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.
We continue to
work to streamline our online application process so students can be best
matched with a wide variety of scholarship opportunities our donors make
possible. Many more are now focused on the student overall, not just
academics, said Rande S. Richardson, Community Foundation executive
director. We encourage students of all backgrounds to apply for the wide
range of awards now available. Scholarships are our largest annual
investment in the future of our region. We hope to have more applicants than
ever before so that we have the greatest reach and impact more lives
throughout all three counties.
Students may now
apply online using the same 2025-2026 Scholarship Application for several
opportunities that previously required unique applications, including: 10th
Mountain Division (Light) Scholarship; George C. Boldt Scholarship;
Rotary Purple Heart Scholarship; North Country Goes Green Irish
Festival Scholarships; North Pleasant Street (Watertown) Scholarship;
Northpole Fire Company Inc. Scholarship;
North Side Legacy Fund Scholarship; Shaw Harbor Foundation
Scholarship; and all Thousand Islands Foundation scholarships.
The Retired
Educators of New York North Central Zone Scholarship requires students
to complete an application packet that can be downloaded and printed from
the Community Foundations website at nnycf.org/scholarships/applications. The deadline to
apply for that scholarship is Saturday, March 15, 2025. Completed
packets must be returned or postmarked by the deadline to the address
specified in the application.
Additional
programs, opportunities
The Community
Foundation also administers the following scholarship funds and programs
for which students may apply using the same online 2025-2026 Scholarship
Application:
Nontraditional
Student Scholarship Awarded to applicants who live in Jefferson, Lewis,
or St. Lawrence counties who have had a break in their education and are
not seeking education directly from high school. Eligible applicants may be
enrolled full- or part-time in college or a technical, trade, or vocational
school. Applications for this program are accepted on a rolling basis
throughout the year with award decisions made within 30 days of applying.
Evergreen STEM
Scholarship (High school Class of 2026) Awards ten,
$3,000 scholarships annually to St. Lawrence County high school juniors who
plan to pursue studies in STEM-related fields science, technology,
engineering, and math. Applications for this scholarship program are due by
Sunday, June 1, 2025.
Herring College
Memorial Scholarship Awarded to students in engineering, sciences,
mathematics, and related fields, as well as the Visiting Nurses Association
Scholarship for students pursuing continuing education in nursing or
health-related fields. Applications for this scholarship program are due by
Saturday, March 15, 2025.
Rotary Purple
Heart Scholarship Available to residents of Jefferson, Lewis, or St.
Lawrence County who were awarded a Purple Heart by the U.S. armed forces or
are a dependent spouse or child of a U.S. military member or veteran
who was awarded the Purple Heart. Purple Heart Scholarship applications are
reviewed throughout the year until all available funds for the academic
year are awarded. Applications for this scholarship program are accepted on
a rolling basis throughout the year.
10th Mountain
Division (Light) Scholarship Awarded to active or former 10th Mountain
Division (Light Infantry) members or family members spouse or child of
an active or former 10th Mountain Division soldier. The applicant or their
military sponsor must also be a member of the National Association of the
10th Mountain Division. Scholarship applicants may live anywhere and be in
any year of full-time undergraduate study. Applications for this
scholarship program are due by Tuesday, April
15, 2025.
George C. Boldt
Scholarship Awarded to three Jefferson County residents for
full-time undergraduate study. Graduate study is not funded. Students who
will be attending technical, trade or vocational schools are eligible to
apply. Applications are accepted from high school seniors or nontraditional
students who have had a break in their studies. Applications for this
scholarship program are due by Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
Russell I. Wilcox
Thousand Islands Bridge Authority Scholarship Awarded to two
students for undergraduate study. Applicants must be current full-time
Thousand Islands Bridge Authority employees, retirees, or the children or grandchildren of the same. Applications
for this scholarship program are due by Sunday, June 1, 2025.
Contact Mary
Perrine, coordinator of partnerships, 315-782-7110, or maryp@nnycf.org , or Tara Hess,
stewardship and donor services associate, tara@nnycf.org , with questions
about Community Foundation scholarships. Visit nnycf.org to learn more
about scholarships and to access applications.
About the
Northern New York Community Foundation
Since 1929, the
Northern New York Community Foundation has invested in improving and
enriching the quality of life for all in communities across Jefferson,
Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.
Through
partnerships with businesses and organizations, charitable foundations, and generous families and individual
donors, the Community Foundation awards grants and scholarships from an
endowment and collection of funds that benefit the region. Its commitment
to donors helps individuals achieve their charitable objectives now and for
generations to come by preserving and honoring legacies of community
philanthropy while inspiring others.
The Community
Foundation is a resource for local charitable organizations, donors,
professional advisors and nonprofit organizations. It also works to bring
people together at its permanent home in the Northern New York Philanthropy
Center to discuss challenges our communities face and find creative
solutions that strengthen the region and make it a great place to live,
work, and play.
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