Neil Wortmann '57 Scholarship

Established by Neil Wortmann ’57 in honor of the opportunities given to him by SUNY Cortland to benefit future Cortland students who are studying to be teachers and are from Long Island. Award will be split evenly between the fall and spring semesters. Funding is based on availability.

Selection Criteria

• awarded to a matriculated entering freshman level student from Long Island in good academic standing at SUNY Cortland
• has been accepted to major in physical education or science education (biology, chemistry, earth science or physics)
• enrolled full-time (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring semester)
• student must have at least one full academic year remaining at the start of the fall semester of award year
• has demonstrated financial need per FAFSA

Renewal Information

• may be renewable, renewals are dependent on available funding as provided by the Cortland College Foundation
• continued funding is based on student maintaining a 2.7 cumulative grade point average
• remaining a physical education or science education major (biology, chemistry, earth science or physics)
• matriculated at SUNY Cortland
• enrolled full-time (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring semester)
• maintain satisfactory academic progress per SUNY Cortland’s published Federal Good Academic Standing guidelines
• this scholarship is renewable for a maximum of four academic years (eight academic semesters, excluding summer semesters). Actual number of terms is based on Class Level (freshman, sophomore, etc) at time of initial award

Scholarship funding is determined by the Cortland College Foundation. Scholarship amounts and availability are subject to change.