Scholarship Opportunities

Award: $500 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• 2^nd year student
• Pursuing an associate of arts or associate of science degree
• Transferring to a four-year college or university

Award: $500.00 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Matriculated into the Automotive program
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 for 2^nd year or B average from high school transcript for 1^st year
• Full time

Award: Annual Scholarships which are equal to the recipient’s tuition and fees for the fall and spring semesters.  The funds may be used for any college related expenses, such as housing, transportation, tuition, food, or books. (2 recipients)

Criteria:

• In the 2^nd year of study
• Pursuing a degree in Math, Technology, Automotive, or any of the Sciences
• Full or part time
• Good academic standing
• Financial Need is not necessary, but may be used for selection of the recipient

Award: $500 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Enrolled in the Automotive program
• Full or part time

Award: $500 (2 recipients)

Criteria:

• Criminal Justice or Business major
• GPA 2.75 or higher

Award: $800 (2 recipients)

Criteria:

• Resident of the Town of Catskill, which includes Leeds, Palenville, Kiskatom etc.
• Business Administration student

Through a SUNY Workforce Initiative grant, Columbia-Greene Community College is able to offer financial assistance to students enrolled in cannabis classes at Columbia-Greene.

• First-time cannabis students will have all costs covered for their first cannabis course at Columbia-Greene.
• Students who complete (or have previously completed) a cannabis course at Columbia-Greene with a B or higher will continue to receive full scholarship funding toward any additional cannabis courses for as long as the grant funding is available.
• The scholarship can cover the cost of two classes per semester (7-week or 15-week classes in Spring and 6-week classes in Summer)

Award: $600 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Enrolled in the Construction Technology program
• GPA 2.5 or higher
• Full or Part time
• Financial need

Award: $100 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Enrolled in the Construction Technology program
• Resident of Columbia or Greene County
• Financial need

Award: $500 (up to 2 recipients)

Criteria:

• Enrolled in Nursing, Criminal Justice, English or Creative Writing
• Must have completed at least 12 credits
• Full or part time
• GPA 3.25 or higher

Award: $500 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Enrolled in nursing or criminal justice
• Have completed at least 12 credits
• Full or part time

Award: $500 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Criminal Justice or Business major
• GPA 2.75 or higher

Award: $1,500 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Greene County resident
• Pursuing a career or continuing their education in the field of law or criminal justice
• First or second year student
• Full or part time

Award: $250 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Pursuing a degree or certificate in the field of education.
• Completed 30 credit hours
• GPA 3.0 or higher
• Financial need

Award: $1,000 (2 recipients)

Criteria:

• A member of the upcoming Graduating Class of 2024 – includes December 2023, May 2024, and             August 2024
• Graduating with a degree in the field of education or teaching
• Permanent resident of either Columbia or Greene County

Award: $1,500 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Greene County resident
• Pursuing a career or continuing their education in the field of law or criminal justice
• First or second year student
• Full or part time

Award: $500 (up to 2 recipients)

Criteria:

• Enrolled in Nursing, Criminal Justice, English or Creative Writing
• Must have completed at least 12 credits
• Full or part time
• GPA 3.25 or higher

Award: $800 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• History or English major
• GPA 3.0 or higher
• Full time

Award: $500 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• English major
• GPA 3.0 or higher

Award: $2,000 (1 recipient) – award disbursed across Fall and Spring semester

Criteria:

• Full time student
• Community Service must be noted
• Extracurricular involvemen

Award: $2,500 (1 recipient), and $5,000 (1 recipient) – award disbursed across Fall and Spring Semester

Criteria:

• Full-time
• GPA 2.0 or higher

Award: $750 (1 recipient)

• Criteria:
  • Pursuing a career in Environmental Studies
  • GPA 2.75 or higher
  • Full or part time

Award: $250 (1 Recipient)

Criteria:

• Must be a Greene County Volunteer Firefighter, Junior Firefighter or Auxiliary member.
• 1^st year of college
• Have financial need
• GPA 2.3 or higher
• Enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits
• Obtain a reference from the Fire Chief of the company to which the student belongs.

Award: $600.00 (up to 10 scholarships)

Criteria:

• Currently enrolled either full-time or part-time
• Good academic standing

Award: $2,000.00 (2 recipients)

Criteria:

• Enrolled and attending
• Can be either full or part-time student
• Willing to participate in a photo for media purposes
• Award disbursed across fall and spring semester

Award: $1,000 (1 recipient) or $500.00 (2 recipients)

Criteria:

• Good academic standing
• Full or part-time student

Award: $1,000.00 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Full or part-time student

Award: $500.00 ( 1 recipient)

Criteria:

Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of diversity. Clearly believe and practice behaviors which encourage the acceptance of people of different cultures and religions. Encourage people to build friendships with all people regardless of culture and religion, and create a world where people feel comfortable in any neighborhood

Answer the following questions:                 

• How did you become interested in diversity issues?
• What is the difference between tolerance and acceptance?
• How long have you been involved in promoting tolerance and acceptance?
• Give an example of how, in the past year, you have advanced the cause of diversity. What were your goals? What type of obstacles did you face? What have you learned from your experience?
• Give one local and one global example of positive or negative events caused by intolerance of different race, religion, culture, or lifestyle.

Award: $500 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• GPA 2.70 or higher
• Financial hardship

Award: $500 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Member of the graduating class of 2024 (includes December 2023, May 2024, and August 2024
• Answer the following questions: What have you gained from attending C-CGG and what contribution have you made or will make to better C-GCC or the community in general.

Award: $800 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• History or English major
• GPA 3.0 or higher
• Full time

Award: $1,000 – Renewable for Spring Semester for $1,000 contingent upon the student remaining in good academic standing.

Criteria:

• Must be in the 2^nd year of the Human Services program
• Career commitment to working with differently abled individuals
• Full or part time

Award: $300 (2 recipients)

Criteria:

• Must be in the 2^nd year of the Human Services Program
• GPA minimum 2.5
• Full or part time

Award: $500 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Marine – Active Duty, Reservist, or
• Marine Veteran or
• Spouse or child of a Marine – Active Duty, Reservist or Veteran
• GPA 2.5 or higher
• Full or part time

Award: $200 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Honorably discharged veteran or currently serving in the military
• Pursuing a career in any of the following programs: Automotive, Construction Technologies, Criminal Justice, Medical Assisting, Nursing
• Full or part time

Award: $100.00 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Non-traditional student 24 years and older
• Either full or part time student

Award: $1,000 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Enrolled in the Nursing Program
• Demonstrate compassionate bedside manner
• GPA 2.5 or higher
• Financial need beyond financial aid

Award: $600

Criteria:

• Nursing Student
• Greene County Resident
• Top 5 GPA ranking

At the end of the fall semester the top 5 Greene County students from Nursing 101 and Nursing 201 receive $600. At the end of the following spring semester the top 5 Greene County nursing students in 102 receive $600.

Award: $500 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Nursing student who is graduating
• GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Preference will be given to students who currently possess an LPN degree, serve in the military, are a first responder or a veteran.

Award: $500 (up to 2 recipients)

Criteria:

• Enrolled in Nursing, Criminal Justice, English or Creative Writing
• Must have completed at least 12 credits
• Full or part time
• GPA 3.25 or higher

Award: $500 (2 recipients)

Criteria:

• Student entering Nursing 201
• 2nd highest GPA

Award: $1,000 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Nursing Student entering 201
• GPA 3.0 or higher

Award: $500

Criteria:

• Greene County students pursuing a degree or a career in the medical field.

Award: 10 Full-Tuition – Awarded for Fall and Spring

Criteria:

• Matriculated nursing student
• Good academic standing
• Must have been a Columbia County resident for at least 5 years immediately preceding the application date.

Award: $500 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Enrolled in nursing or criminal justice
• Have completed at least 12 credits
• Full or part time

Award: $1000 – $500 in the fall and $500 in the spring (Up to 10 recipients)

Criteria:

• Enrolled in the nursing program or medical assistant program
• Full or part time student
• Did not receive a PELL grant
• GPA 2.5 or higher
• Financial need

Award: $1,000 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Must be in the 2^nd year of the nursing program
• Career commitment to working with differently abled individuals
• Can be either full or part-time student
• Renewable for Spring Semester for $1,000 contingent upon the student remaining in good academic standing.

Award: $2,000 (1 recipient divided across fall and spring semester)

Criteria:

• Enrolled in Nursing 102 or later
• Financial need

Award: $2,000 (up to 3 recipients)

Criteria:

• The applicant must be a nursing student who is graduating in spring 2023
• Must commit to working at Columbia Memorial Health for a minimum of one year following graduation.

Award: $1,000 (2 recipients)

Criteria:

• Columbia County resident
• Nursing student who has completed NU 101 and NU 102
• Good academic standing

Award: $1,500

Criteria:

• Non-traditional nursing student; 24 years or older
• GPA of 2.67 or higher

Award: Up to $1,600 dispersed across Fall and Spring Semester (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Scholarships will be awarded to students applying from high schools in Columbia and Greene counties, with a GPA OF 90% or higher, and from Red Hook High School living in Columbia County, with an average of 90% or higher.
• The scholarship must be used for the fall semester immediately following the student’s high school graduation.  If you need to defer this scholarship for one semester, the decision to do so will be at the discretion of the board of directors of the Columbia-Greene Community Foundation.
• Each semester the recipient must be officially enrolled for a minimum of 12 semester hours at Columbia-Greene Community College and be in attendance on the college’s census date.
• Scholarship recipients must complete at least 12 semester hours of work at Columbia-Greene Community College with a minimum GPA of 2.50 during the first semester in order to continue eligibility.
• The Presidential Scholarship will be renewed for sophomore students who have maintained a 3.25 GPA and completed at least 12 semester hours at Columbia-Greene Community College each semester.
• Scholarship amounts will be $800 per semester. The High School students graduating number one or two in their class (valedictorian or salutatorian) are eligible for a scholarship in the amount of $1600, up to 17 credit hours per semester.
•  Disciplinary sanction will cause the revocation of the scholarship.  A student may appeal for reinstatement of the scholarship when the sanction has been removed.
• Presidential Scholarship recipients are required to attend Presidential Scholarship-related events. Events may include receptions, breakfasts, brunches, luncheons, or other similar programs.

Award: $1,500 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• Greene County resident
• Pursuing a career or continuing their education in the field of law or criminal justice
• First or second year student
• Full or part time

Award: $1,000 (1 recipient), or $500 (2 recipients)

Criteria:

• Resident of Catskill
• Completed 12 credits
• Full or part time

Award: $1,000 (3 recipients)

Criteria:

• Graduated from Taconic Hills School District, or
• Reside in the Taconic Hills School District
• Completed at least one semester at C-GCC
• GPA 2.5 or higher

Award: $800 (2 recipients)

Criteria:

• Resident of the Town of Catskill, which includes Leeds, Palenville, Kiskatom etc.
• Business Administration student

Award: $1,000 (1 recipient), $500 (2 recipients)

Criteria:

• Columbia County resident
• Full time
• GPA 3.0 or higher
• Financial need
• Recommendation letter from a faculty member
• Recommendation letter from a community (non-family) member

Award: $250 (1 recipient)

Purpose:

The purpose of the scholarship is to assist musicians, both young and young at heart, in their quest to achieve a higher understanding of musicianship and pedagogy.  This assistance may be used to secure material related to the further study of music or for the sake of study itself.  Priority will be given to applicants who intend to study the organ, wish to study the practice of liturgical (sacred) music, and/or are in preparation for a liturgical position within a sacred institution

Criteria:

• Resident of Columbia, Greene, Dutchess or Ulster County
• Be musically literate
• Be prepared to perform an audition on the instrument of your choice, if requested

Award: $500 (1 recipient)

Criteria:

• 2^nd year student
• Pursuing an associate of arts or associate of science degree
• Transferring to a four-year college or university