Our Opportunities

Welcome to MCC’s Scholarships Online website! The scholarships listed below are made possible by supporters of the MCC Foundation as well as departments and programs throughout the College. Click on the scholarship name to learn more about each opportunity.

To apply to any of the MCC scholarships, click the gold “Sign In” button to begin. You must have an MCC email address to be able to sign in and begin your scholarship application. You should use Google Chrome as your web browser.

Please note: Once you complete the General Application, you may be matched to some scholarships for which you immediately qualify. Most scholarships, you must ‘Apply to’ and take additional steps. Scholarships that are currently “open” can also be recommended to you. To see a list of these scholarships, select “Recommended” under “Opportunities.” You must click on “Apply to” and complete any additional requirements in order to be considered for these scholarships.

Our Spring 2025 scholarship cycle is now in full swing. Apply now to over 100 scholarship opportunities for all types of students! Deadline to apply is March 15, 2025. If you are a new, incoming student for 2025-2026, please see our NEW STUDENT scholarships.

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Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
$1,500.00	Christine Smith Memorial Endowed Scholarship The Christine Smith Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established to...	Deadline03/31/2025
$1,500	Dawn and Jacques Lipson Award for Nursing Excellence Endowment Established in 2013 to recognize and award extraordinary student nurses...	Deadline03/31/2025
$1,000	Epsilon Xi, University of Rochester School of Nursing Scholarship The Epsilon Xi, University of Rochester Scholarship of Nursing...	Deadline03/31/2025
$1,500	Jane L. Garr Endowed Nursing Scholarship Established in 1998 by Jane L. Garr ’68, an MCC alumna who became a...	Deadline03/31/2025
$1,500 ($750/semester)	Jyoti and Mahendra Nanavati Endowed Scholarship Established in 2011 to recognize and celebrate the 75th birthday of Mrs....	Deadline03/31/2025
$2,000	Laura Jane (Murphy) Bryant Scholarship for Paralegal Studies Established in November 2021 to honor the memory and the life of Laura...	Deadline03/31/2025
$1,000.00	Margaret Wall Memorial Scholarship Established in 2017 to support deserving adult students in Nursing and...	Deadline03/31/2025
$1,250	Scott Kogler and Dr. Nancy Kung Endowed Scholarship To support deserving students who face or have faced a unique obstacle...	Deadline03/31/2025
$1,250	Segar & Sciortino Scholarship in Paralegal Studies Segar & Sciortino PLLC seeks to recognize and reward students who have...	Deadline03/31/2025
$3,000 ($1,500/semester)	STAR Power Endowed Scholarship for Nursing Students Established in 2013, the STAR Power scholarship is intended to provide...	Deadline03/31/2025
Variable	The Alvin F. & Ruth K. Thiem Foundation Nursing Scholarship Established in 2004 by the Thiem Foundation to support the nursing...	Deadline03/31/2025
$1,000	NEW STUDENT: Geneseo Positive Leadership Award Established in 2015 to support an incoming freshman student graduating...	Deadline05/01/2025
$200	Student Nurses' Association Future of Nursing Scholarship Established in 2015 to support the next generation of nurses by...	Deadline05/01/2025
Award may be used to cover tuition, books, student fees, transportation,	The Thompson Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Established in 1996 by John Thompson’64 and his wife, Mary, director...	Deadline05/04/2025
$500	"A Fund for Student Success" provided by The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation Funded by The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation, MCC students who face...	Deadline05/30/2025
$3,500	Hope Rising Scholarship Established in February 2022, to support the academic success of...	Deadline05/31/2025
Variable	NEW STUDENT: Empire State Diversity Honors Scholarship Established in 1992, the Empire State Diversity Honors Scholarship is...	Deadline05/31/2025
$500	NEW STUDENT: "A Fund for Student Success" provided by The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation Funded by The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation, MCC students who face...	Deadline08/15/2025
$1,000	NEW STUDENT: "MCC Scholars" funded by the Alvin F. and Ruth K. Thiem Foundation The Alvin F. and Ruth K. Thiem Foundation traditionally give the college...	Deadline08/15/2025
$1,000 ($500/semester)	NEW STUDENT: Bausch & Lomb Endowment Fund Established in 1987 by Bausch & Lomb to provide financial assistance for...	Deadline08/15/2025
$3,000 ($1,500 per semester)	NEW STUDENT: Cornell/Weinstein Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship The Cornell/Weinstein Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship honors the...	Deadline08/15/2025
$2,000 ($1,000 per semester)	NEW STUDENT: Emerson U. and Vernita Fullwood Endowed Scholarship The Emerson U and Vernita Fullwood Endowed Scholarship seeks to support...	Deadline08/15/2025
$1,500.00	NEW STUDENT: Genesee Brewers' Endowed Scholarship Fund Established in 2017 to create a partnership between the northeast...	Deadline08/15/2025
$5,000 ($2,500 per semester)	NEW STUDENT: Horkheimer Family Memorial Scholarship Established in July 2021 to honor the memories of James and John...	Deadline08/15/2025
$2,500 ($1,250 per semester)	NEW STUDENT: L3Harris Technologies Endowed Scholarship for Women in Technology Established in 2010 to support and promote women’s interest in...	Deadline08/15/2025
$3,000 ($1,500 per semester)	NEW STUDENT: M.L. Navrat Endowed Scholarship Fund This scholarship was established through a bequest for graduates of any...	Deadline08/15/2025
$3,500 ($1,750/semester)	NEW STUDENT: Pamela and Kenneth Hines Endowed Scholarship Established in 2015 to support students who graduate from a school...	Deadline08/15/2025
Varies	NEW STUDENT: Summers Career Technical Education Scholarship The purpose of this scholarship is to inspire Rochester and Monroe...	Deadline08/15/2025
$3,000 ($1,500 per semester)	NEW STUDENT: Baldwin Richardson Foods Young Women's College Prep Endowed Scholarship Young Women’s College Prep (YWCP) offers young women from the City of...	Deadline08/15/2025
$2,000 ($1,000 per semester)	NEW STUDENT: Charles H. Speirs Endowed Scholarship Fund Created in 2009 by Charles Speirs, professor emeritus of the MCC...	Deadline08/15/2025
$1,500	NEW STUDENT: Dominic P. Montulli Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund Established in 2005 in memory of Dominic Montulli ‘64, a member of MCC’s...	Deadline08/15/2025
$1,000 ($500 per semester)	NEW STUDENT: Lena M. Gantt Scholarship This scholarship was established to support students from the Rochester...	Deadline08/15/2025
$1,500.00	NEW STUDENT: Lewis Tree Service Endowed Scholarship The Lewis Tree Service Scholarship honors the commitment and generosity...	Deadline08/15/2025
Full, Half, Quarter Scholarships (amount based on current tuition cost)	NEW STUDENT: Marcia W. McDowell Presidential Endowed Scholarship for Academic Excellence Marcia W. McDowell, professor emerita of food, hotel and tourism...	Deadline08/15/2025
$3,000 ($1,500 per semester)	NEW STUDENT: Mary P. and John H. Koch Endowed Scholarship Fund Established in 2008. An alumnus and dedicated employee of MCC, John H....	Deadline08/15/2025
$500 per semester (up to four semesters)	NEW STUDENT: MCC Foundation Diversity Honors Scholarship The MCC Foundation Diversity Honors Scholarship is designed to direct...	Deadline08/15/2025
Full tuition	NEW STUDENT: The Mary and Ted Freeman Endowed Scholarship Established in 2009 to honor Mary and Ted Freeman. The scholarship was...	Deadline08/15/2025
$2,000 ($1,000 per semester)	NEW STUDENT: Time Warner Communications Scholarship Endowment Fund Established by Time Warner Communications in 1996 to support MCC...	Deadline08/15/2025
$3,000 ($1,500 per semester)	NEW STUDENT: Wentworth Family Endowed Scholarship The Wentworth Family Scholarship was established by Timothy ’80 and...	Deadline08/15/2025
$300/Year	NEW STUDENT: John Gmitter Scholarship Established in 2007. A 1992 alumnus, John dedicated his $30,000 in...	Ended
Variable	Genesee Brewers' Scholarship Fund Established in 2017 to create a partnership between the northeast...	Ended
$3,000.00 ($1,000 per semester)	American Gas Association Scholarship for Engineering Technologies Founded in 1918, the American Gas Association represents more than 200...	Ended
Variable	Genesee Brewers' Scholarship Fund Established in 2017 to create a partnership between the northeast...	Ended
Variable	M.L. Navrat Endowed Scholarship Fund This scholarship was established through a bequest for graduates of any...	Ended
$1,000.00	Marilyn and Chris Belle-Isle Fine Arts Endowed Scholarship Chris, a member of MCC’s third graduating class and director of the...	Ended
Varies	Time Warner Communications Scholarship Endowment Fund Established by Time Warner Communications in 1996 to support MCC...	Ended
$1,000	R. Thomas and Kate Flynn Endowed Scholarship for Student Leaders The R. Thomas and Kate Flynn Scholarship was established in 2007 with...	Ended
$1,000	The Donald F. & Maxine B. Davison Foundation Scholarship Established in 2007 by the Donald and Maxine Davison Foundation to...	Ended
up to $2,500	The Parker Family Scholarship for Welding Excellence Established in 2018, the Parker Family seeks to recognize and reward the...	Ended
$4,250	The Theodore A. Krupnicki Future Fabricators Scholarship Established to show appreciation to an industry that has provided good...	Ended

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