Scholarship Programs

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First-Year Student Scholarships

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Name	Award Range	Criteria & Eligibility
North Country Scholarship	$3,500	Visit North Country Scholarship for more information.
Freshmen Academic Excellence	$3,500	Awarded to students with the highest combination of academic excellence and extracurricular achievement. Contact Admissions to learn more.
Freshmen Merit	$3,500	Awarded to students with the highest combination of academic excellence and extracurricular achievement. Contact Admissions to learn more.
Cardinal NYC Grant or Scholarship for Freshmen	$1,750 or $3,500	Visit Cardinal NYC for more information.
Welcome to New York Grant	$7,500	Visit Welcome to New York Grant for more information.
Angell	$500 – $1000	Recipients of Angell are freshmen and possess talent, skills, or leadership experience.
First Year EOP Scholarship	$1,750	Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Scholarships are awarded to first-year freshmen students who are accepted into the EOP program based upon an economic and academic disadvantaged status. Recipients will only receive this award for the two semesters of their first year.
NYS Scholarships	Varies	NYS offers scholarships. Visit HESC on the web for more information.

 

Transfer Scholarships

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Name	Award Range	Criteria & Eligibility
Cardinal Transfer Grant	$2,000	Visit Cardinal Transfer Grant for more information.
Transfer Achievement	$500 to $1,000	Awarded to students with the highest combination of academic excellence and extracurricular achievement. Contact Admissions to learn more.
Transfer Merit	$1,000	Awarded to students with the highest combination of academic excellence and extracurricular achievement. Contact Admissions to learn more.
Welcome to New York Grant	$7,500	Visit Welcome to New York Grant for more information.
NYS Scholarships	Varies	NYS offers scholarships. Visit HESC on the web for more information.

 

Other Scholarships

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Name	Award Range	Criteria & Eligibility
Heisler Music	Varies	Recipients of the Heisler Music Scholarship are chosen for their performance proficiency and their potential to contribute to the Music Program.
Winkel Art	Varies	Recipients of the Winkel Art Scholarship are chosen for their potential to contribute to the Art Program.
Departmental	Varies	Many academic departments offer scholarships to enrolled students who have demonstrated academic excellence in their major. View listing of departmental scholarships.

 

NYS Excelsior Scholarship

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The NYS Excelsior Scholarship can help students to attend SUNY Plattsburgh tuition-free. It covers any remaining tuition liability after the NYS TAP Grant, federal Pell Grant, and other sources of grants and scholarships.  Funding for the program is contingent on support in the NYS executive budget.

The Excelsior Scholarship program pays for tuition only. Other educational costs are not covered by this scholarship: housing, meals, fees, books and supplies, & transportation.

In order to be eligible, students must satisfy basic eligibility criteria for NYS aid programs including household adjusted gross income limitations, remain on pace to graduate in four years, and sign a service contract to work or remain in NYS after graduation.

GET EXCELSIOR NOTIFICATIONS Learn about availability, criteria and the application process.

• Get details on Excelsior directly from NYS Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC).
• Connect with Admissions at SUNY Plattsburgh at 518-564-2040 or by email at [email protected].