Up to $1,500 for first-year nursing students
Eligible students may receive this award for up to eight semesters.
Cardinal Nursing Scholarship
If you are applying as a first-year student to our Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, you will significantly reduce your costs with a $1,500 Cardinal Nursing Scholarship from SUNY Plattsburgh.
Cardinal Nursing Scholarship
- Be accepted for admission as a first-year student into our Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or other eligible non-citizen who pays the in-state or out-of-state tuition rate.
- Graduate from high school in June 2024 or January 2025.
- Pay a $250 deposit before beginning your first year.
- Attend full-time beginning in August 2024 or January 2025, taking 12 or more credits.
- The Cardinal Scholarship of $1,500 per year is deducted from non-tuition educational costs.
Students may receive this grant for up to eight semesters if the student remains a matriculated full-time undergraduate. Students who need to withdraw may maintain eligibility under certain circumstances. Students who change majors will lose this scholarship but be awarded a scholarship or grant for the equivalent amount and with the same terms, excluding the major requirement.
NOTE: NCAA Division III Bylaws prohibit the awarding of financial awards, grants and scholarships to intercollegiate student-athletes on the basis of athletic participation, leadership, ability or performance. As a result, eligibility for scholarships will be assessed without the consideration of athletic participation, leadership, ability or performance.
Other notes: For eligible students — don’t forget to complete your FAFSA, TAP and Excelsior applications as soon as applications become available to receive more information about cost and aid.