If you are graduating this June, and going to a CUNY Community College, you can qualify for a scholarship offering you $850 cash!
The scholarship offers you three things:
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Payments of $400 as you complete the requirements for a 5-week summer prep program and join first semester activities at a CUNY college.
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A Grace Outreach college counselor will guide/support you in your first year at a CUNY college, and you will obtain membership in a great peer program.
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Training will be provided this summer (prep program) to improve your Math, Reading and Writing skills in order to master the CUNY Skills ACT/COMPASS Placement Tests.
Eligibility
You must be a HSE graduate of Grace Outreach or a high school graduate by June 2015
You must be a female within the age range of 16- 24 and a resident of New York State
You must apply to a CUNY College or will apply within the first week of the program.
Entry Requirements
Fill out a GO scholarship application
Attend an interview
Participate in the GO Summer Program and a fall college support/study group
(The deadline for the application is June 1, 2015; pick up an application form from Lisa DeMun, Grace
Outreach Office Manager, call 718-328-0580 or contact Lauren Calderon, Senior Program Assistant, at
lcalderon@graceoutreachbronx.org to receive a copy via e-mail.)
Award of your Scholarship:
Grace Outreach is awarding a total of $850 in cash to 18 students and 20 hours a week of college prep with a total payment of $400 by the end of the summer.
Additional payments when you meet your first semester college goals.
A monthly Metro card for the summer program is provided.
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