First-Year Scholarships for Other Regions
If you are applying as a first-year student and will be a graduate from a high school outside of the North Country and New York City, you may be able to significantly reduce your costs with a $3,500 Cardinal Scholarship or $1,500 Cardinal Grant from SUNY Plattsburgh.
Cardinal Scholarship
- Graduate from a high school in one of the eligible counties listed below. See NYC or North Country if your county is not listed below.
- Awarded to students with a high school average of 90 or higher, or the highest combination of academic excellence and extracurricular achievement.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or other eligible non-citizen who pays the in-state tuition rate.
- Graduate from high school in June 2024 or January 2025.
- Be accepted for admission to SUNY Plattsburgh main campus.
- Pay a $250 deposit before beginning your first year.
- Attend full-time beginning in August 2024 or January 2025, taking 12 or more credits.
- Live on campus.
- The Cardinal Scholarship of $3,500 per year is deducted from non-tuition educational costs.
- Applicants to our nursing program are eligible for the Cardinal Nursing Scholarship, not the Cardinal Scholarship.
Students may receive the scholarship for up to eight semesters of consecutive full-time study. Students who need to withdraw may maintain eligibility under certain circumstances.
Cardinal Grant
- Graduate from a high school in one of the eligible counties listed below. See NYC or North Country if your county is not listed below.
- Awarded to students from the counties above who are not eligible for a Cardinal Scholarship and have financial need (an EFC under 15,000 or equivalent SAI) as calculated on your FAFSA for the first term of enrollment.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or other eligible non-citizen who pays the in-state tuition rate.
- Graduate from high school in June 2024 or January 2025.
- Be accepted for admission to SUNY Plattsburgh main campus.
- 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 Grant of $1,500 per year is deducted from non-tuition educational costs.
- Applicants to our nursing program are eligible for the Cardinal Nursing Scholarship, not the Cardinal Grant.
Students may receive this grant for up to eight semesters if the student remains a matriculated full-time undergraduate and continues to satisfy the need criteria. Students who need to withdraw may maintain eligibility under certain circumstances.
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.