Scholarships and Awards

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Columbia-Greene Community Foundation Award Programs

The C-GCC Foundation is a nonprofit New York State corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational and cultural purposes to develop and foster scholarship and charitable activities. The foundation administers general and academic scholarships that have been made available by contributions, gifts, and bequests.

The Foundation is headed by a board of directors comprised of community leaders who oversee the holding, investing, managing, and awarding of foundation assets. The availability of awards is based on money raised and the disposition of funds is at the sole discretion of the board of directors.

For further information contact Laura Goodwin at 518.697.6369 or email at foundation@sunycgcc.edu.

Presidential Scholarships

The C-GCC Presidential Scholarships are funded through the foundation and are awarded based on the following guidelines:

  1. Applicants must submit a scholarship application form by the first day of classes to be considered for the next academic year. No applications will be accepted after the first week of classes. Admission scholarships and financial aid forms will not be accepted after the first week of classes.
  2. Scholarships will be awarded to graduating students residing in Columbia or Greene Counties or applying from high schools in the Columbia-Greene Counselors Association. Applicants must graduate with an average of 90% or higher. Early Admittance students are eligible the first semester of their sophomore year only. Early Admittance students must have entered C-GCC from high school with a 90% average or higher. The student must then have a GPA of 3.25 with a minimum of 12 credits each semester for their first year attending C- GCC. Home schooled students must be 17 years old and have a SAT score of 1350 or higher to be eligible for a Presidential Scholarship award of $800.00 per semester.
  3. Students earning valedictory or salutatory rank in their graduation class will be offered full-tuition scholarships up to 17 credits.
  4. The recipient must be a full-time matriculated student with a minimum of 12 C-GCC credit hours per semester and be in attendance on the college’s census date.
  5. The scholarship must be used the fall semester immediately following the student’s high school graduation. If the student needs to defer this scholarship for one semester, the decision to do so will be at the discretion of the board of directors of the C-GCC Foundation. Only first-time college attendees may apply for the spring semester.
  6. Scholarship recipients must complete at least 12 semester hours of work by the end of their first semester at C-GCC to continue eligibility for the second semester and hold a minimum GPA of 2.5 to continue eligibility for the second semester.
  7. The Presidential Scholarship will be renewed for the third semester students who have maintained a 3.25 GPA at the end of the second semester and have completed at least 12 C-GCC credit hours each semester.
  8. Disciplinary sanction will cause revocation of the scholarship.
  9. The disposition of all scholarships remains the prerogative of the board of directors of the C-GCC Foundation.
  10. Students must be enrolled consecutive semesters in order to maintain eligibility.

Nursing Scholarships

General Nursing Scholarships: available to students in NU 101, 102, 201, and 202 who reside in Columbia or Greene County. Students are selected according to highest GPA. Number of scholarships awarded is based on available funds.

The Royce Forgham Hudson Lodge #7 F. & A.M. Memorial Nursing Scholarship: Two $1000 scholarships are available to NU 201 students who reside in Columbia County, demonstrate financial need, and the ability to succeed in the nursing program. Students may submit a letter of application by October 1. Selection is made by the nursing faculty.

Home Bureau Scholarship: One $500 scholarship is available to a student in NU 102 who resides in Columbia County, is a U.S. citizen, documents financial need, and has an anticipated GPA of 2.5 or higher by the end of NU 102. Applications are available in the nursing department.

Paul Kellner Nursing Scholarships: for two semesters are available to students who have completed NU 102 and plan to work at Columbia Memorial Hospital upon graduation. Students must demonstrate financial need and ability to succeed in the nursing profession. Application and reference form are part of the application process. Applications meeting criteria will be forwarded to the donor, who will interview the candidates and select three recipients.

Eleanor & Herman Abel Nursing Scholarships: Up to ten awards equal to tuition for two semesters available to Columbia County students who are eligible to enter NU 201 and demonstrate financial need. Selected by nursing faculty in May.

Other Scholarships

Information on other scholarships that are available may be found by calling the Foundation Office at 518.697.6369.