Myrl Rose Crocker Howe McGraw Scholarship
Established by Robert C. Howe to benefit promising students who graduated from McGraw or a Cortland county high school. Students majoring in a program that will lead to a career as an elementary school educator and require financial aid are first priority.
Selection Criteria
- awarded to a sophomore, junior or senior level student in good academic standing at SUNY Cortland
- is majoring in Childhood Education
- has a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average
- is a graduate of McGraw high school or a Cortland county high school
- has demonstrated leadership and involvement in campus life
- has demonstrated financial need by way of filing a FAFSA
Preference
is given in the following priority
- student graduates from Cortland County
- student graduates from upstate NY, counties including: Tompkins, Brome, Onondaga,
Chenango, Cayuga, Madison, St. Lawrence, Clinton, Herkimer, Otsego, Oneida - student graduates from any county in New York State
- has demonstrated financial need by way of filing a FAFSA
Renewal Information
- may be renewable, renewals are dependent on available funding as provided by the Cortland College Foundation
- is majoring in Childhood Education
- has a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average
- maintain satisfactory academic progress per SUNY Cortland’s published Federal Good Academic Standing guidelines
Funding is determined by the Cortland College Foundation. Scholarship amounts and availability are subject to change.
- Award
- Funding Amount Varies
- Deadline
- 02/01/2025
- Supplemental Questions
- In essay format please address the importance of women in teaching and leadership roles
- In essay format please address the value of a quality childhood education and explain how you would put the needs of your students above those of parents and administrators.