Richard DeFrances' 54 Scholarship

Established through a gift from Richard de Frances ’54. 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
  • is given to students majoring in education, history or recreation leisure studies
  • 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

Preference

  • is given to first generation college students (students parent(s) have not obtained a college degree)

Renewal Information

  • may be renewable, renewals are dependent on available funding as provided by the Cortland College Foundation
  • remaining an education, history or recreation and leisure studies major
  • 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.

Award
Funding Amount Varies
Deadline
03/15/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. I am a first or second generation college student. (defined as having parents or grandparents who never graduated from college)