NEW STUDENT: MCC Foundation Diversity Honors Scholarship
The MCC Foundation Diversity Honors Scholarship is designed to direct aid to MCC students who have demonstrated academic achievement and overcome a disadvantage or other impediment to success in higher education. Candidates will contribute to the diversity of the student body by demonstrating their commitment to facilitating and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in their academic programs and activities.
ELIGIBILITY
• Full-time students.
• Demonstrated financial need.
• Incoming students should have a B average or better.
• MCC GPA of 2.5 or better for continued eligibility.
• Demonstrate how they have overcome a disadvantage or other impediment to success in higher education.
• Demonstrate a commitment to contributing to the diversity of the student body by facilitating and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in their academic programs and campus activities.
- Award
- $500 per semester (up to four semesters)
- Scopes
- New Student
- Deadline
- 08/15/2025
- Supplemental Questions
- Do you plan to attend MCC full-time next semester?
- Do you have a high school or incoming GPA of 3.0 or better?
- Please select any of the following preference categories that apply to you: (optional)
- Please also describe how each of the preference categories chosen is applicable to you and your related experience thereof. (Required if any preference categories are selected)
- In 600 words or less, please respond to the following: “Please describe how you’ve engaged, facilitated, and/or enhanced diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in your campus and/or local community. Examples could include personal, academic, and/or work experience and may include, but is not limited to, student’s potential to contribute to enhancing diversity efforts in their academic programs at SUNY and campus communities; experiences overcoming economic, social, educational disadvantages, and/or other barriers”.