💰 CUNY Brooklyn College Merit Scholarships

Official Scholarship Information

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The Floyd L. Moreland Scholarship Fund... offers partial tuition scholarship for institute students with demonstrated need.

Eligibility: Partial tuition scholarship for institute students with demonstrated need.

**Amount = $750.** For undergraduate students who have declared a major in women’s and gender studies. The award is to be given to however many students each year the women’s and gender studies program sees fit.

Eligibility: **Amount = $750.** For undergraduate students who have declared a major in women’s and gender studies.

Military Enhanced Recognition Incentive and Tribute—MERIT Scholarship (also known as Military Service Recognition Scholarship) for dependents of a veteran.

Eligibility: Military Enhanced Recognition Incentive and Tribute—MERIT Scholarship (also known as Military Service Recognition Scholarship) for dependents of a veteran.

Every year, the Department of Philosophy gives out thousands of dollars in scholarships and awards. (Includes Philosophy Merit Award listed among awards.)

Eligibility: Honors in Philosophy Requirements: At least a 3.50 GPA in philosophy courses; At least three credits of honors work in philosophy; Recommendation by a vote of the Philosophy Department.

How to apply: ["departmental selection"]

**Amount = $400.** To a student who shows early signs of accomplishment in women’s and gender studies course work. Open to any student who has completed at least two courses in WGST beyond the introductory course and still has at least two years to graduation.

Eligibility: Open to any student who has completed at least two courses in WGST beyond the introductory course and still has at least two years to graduation.

**Amount = $300.** Merit-based award for a student who shows outstanding student achievement in the LGBTQ studies minor or in a course in the LGBTQ studies minor.

Eligibility: **Amount = $300.** Merit-based award for a student who shows outstanding student achievement in the LGBTQ studies minor or in a course in the LGBTQ studies minor.

**Amount = $600.** To a women’s and gender studies major who will graduate that calendar year (spring, summer, or fall) and who has excelled in academic coursework in the major and, secondarily, in their other course work and academic activities as a student.

Eligibility: **Amount = $600.** To a women’s and gender studies major who will graduate that calendar year (spring, summer, or fall) and who has excelled in academic coursework in the major and, secondarily, in their other course work and academic activities as a student.

**Amount = $400.** To a women’s and gender studies minor (in WGST or LGBTQ studies) who will graduate that calendar year (spring, summer, or fall) and who has excelled in academic coursework in the minor and, secondarily, in their other course work and academic activities as a student.

Eligibility: **Amount = $400.** To a women’s and gender studies minor (in WGST or LGBTQ studies) who will graduate that calendar year (spring, summer, or fall) and who has excelled in academic coursework in the minor and, secondarily, in their other course work and academic activities as a student.

The Hansen Prize... is a competitive prize that awards a cost-of-living stipend to exceptional students at the institute.

Eligibility: The Hansen Prize, when paired with a tuition scholarship from the Floyd L. Moreland Fund, enables students of merit to pursue summer-long study of Latin or Greek in New York City.

How to apply: ["competitive selection"]

Magner Career Center Internship Stipend Awards are competitive cash awards to help undergraduate and graduate students take nonpaid/low-paying off-campus internships. Financial awards range from $1,000 to $3,500 and are taxable.

Eligibility: Magner Career Center Internship Stipend Awards are competitive cash awards to help undergraduate and graduate students take nonpaid/low-paying off-campus internships.

How to apply: ["competitive application"]

Selected for their outstanding academic merit and leadership potential, Macaulay students receive a full-tuition scholarship*, enhanced curriculum and advisement, technology tools and training, and support from the Macaulay Opportunities Fund to fund global learning, service, and research.

Eligibility: *Students must meet CUNY New York State residency requirements for in-state tuition to receive the full-tuition scholarship.

How to apply: ["Macaulay application", "meet CUNY New York State residency requirements for in-state tuition"]

Scholarship and award amounts vary. They range from partial to full tuition for the academic year.

Eligibility: Undergraduate students entering or currently in a degree program may apply for scholarships and awards. All recipients must be in good academic standing with a minimum grade point average of 2.00 for continuing undergraduate students.

How to apply: ["online application", "file FAFSA", "personal statement", "transcripts", "recommendations"]

Fellowships are competitive and will provide stipends of up to $5,000 to each chosen recipient.

Eligibility: The fellowship grants undergraduate students the possibility to create an out-of-classroom experience that will promote creative or career advancement. Each year, the program supports up to eight students...

How to apply: ["competitive application/proposal"]

**Amount = $5,000 (each).** To two women’s studies majors with a 3.00 GPA or better who have demonstrated an interest in women’s studies by attending events and participating in initiatives. A two-page essay must be submitted to the department answering the question, “Why Women’s Studies?”

Eligibility: **Amount = $5,000 (each).** To two women’s studies majors with a 3.00 GPA or better who have demonstrated an interest in women’s studies by attending events and participating in initiatives.

How to apply: ["two-page essay submission"]