Paul E. & Ethel McCloy Smiley '31 Scholarship

Established through a bequest by Ethel McCloy Smiley ’31. 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 in good academic standing at SUNY Cortland
• has a minimum 3.0 high school GPA
• has leadership skills, community service or the potential to contribute to SUNY Cortland’s academic environment
• 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

Preference

• is given to the descendants of Thomas H. McCloy and Alice Elizabeth Smith McCloy if equally qualified.

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 minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average
• 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