Freshman Scholarships

All applicants to the College are automatically screened for Scholarships.

Academic Merit-Based Scholarships
Scholarship	Award Amount	Selection Criteria	Application Process
Oneonta Presidential Scholarship	$4,000 renewable	Academic Excellence	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Oneonta Auxiliary Services Diversity Student Leadership	$4,000 renewable	For students with a broad range of backgrounds who will contribute to the diversity of the student body, Academic Excellence, Community Service, Extra-Curricular Activities	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Oneonta Catskill Scholarship	$2,000 renewable	Academic Excellence, Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Oneonta Deans Scholarship	$2,000 renewable	Academic Excellence	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Alumni Association Board of Directors	$1,000 renewable	Academic Excellence	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Oneonta Auxiliary Services Merit Scholarship	$1,000 renewable	Academic Excellence	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Edward K. Griesmer '63	cost of meal plan, up to $2,500 per year	On campus resident status with meal plan, Academic Excellence	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Mildred Haight '22 Memorial	$1,000 renewable	Academic Excellence	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Alice & Haverly Moyer '32	$1,000-$1,250 renewable	Academic Excellence, Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Academic Merit- and Financial Need-Based Scholarships
Alumni Association Centennial	$1,000 renewable	Financial Need, Academic Excellence, Community Involvement	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
Walter J. and Anna H. Burchan Scholarship	$800-$1,000	Financial need with preference to student(s) who have graduated from a high school in Delaware or Otsego Counties	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
College at Oneonta Foundation	$1,000 renewable	Academic Excellence, Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
Harold Goldberg Scholarship	$500-$1,000 renewable	Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
Erling M. Hunt Memorial	$1,000 renewable	Academic Excellence, Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
Joan Melzer Lydon ' 71 Scholarship	$500-$1,000 renewable	Academic Excellence, Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
Julia and Thomas Denniston ' 75 Scholarship	$500-$1,000 renewable	Academic Excellence, Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
David and Caroline Schroeder D'Antonio '67 Scholarship	$500-$1,000 renewable	Academic Excellence, Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
David '74 and Mary Milmore Scholarship	$800-$1,000 renewable	Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
Scholarships for Students with Specific Majors
Jan Kee Ang	$1,000 renewable	Biological Sciences Major, Academic Excellence	SUNY College at Oneonta application
AT &T Foundation Scholarship	$1,000	Chemistry and Physics Major, with preference to Minorities and Women with a Dual Major in Education	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Merton '39 and Cecilia Winkler Blanchard '39 Scholarship	$800 renewable	Early Childhood or Childhood Education Major	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Class of 1960 Scholarship	$500 renewable	Early Childhood, or Childhood Education Major	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Dr. John & Mrs. Mary Constantine	$500 renewable	Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Science Education, Pre-Med or Pre-Dental Majors	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
Fay Morely Edwards Scholarship	$800-$1,000 renewable	Students preparing to teach Environmental Studies	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Muriel and Kenneth Kellerhouse Scholarship	$500-$1,000 renewable	Theatre Majors	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Rose Metz LaPotin Scholarship	$500-$1,000 renewable	Financial Need, planning for a career in Social Work	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Joseph K. Poon '78 Endowed Scholarship	$500-$1,000 renewable	Majors in Dietetics or Food Service and Restaurant Administration	SUNY College at Oneonta application
E. Richard Covert '52 and Angela Covert Scholarship	$500	Male Childhood Education Major, Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Lois Lansing '38	$700 renewable	Education Major from Oneonta High School	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Lois Furman Lansing '38	$800 renewable	Education Major from Scotia-Glenville High School	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Paul J. and Joan Molinari Lojpersberger '55 Scholarship	$600 renewable	Elementary Education Major	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Scott Jenkins Diversity Honors Education	$1,000 renewable	For students with a broad range of backgrounds who will contribute to the diversity of the student body, Academic Excellence, Financial Need, Demonstrated Leadership	SUNY College at Oneonta application, FAFSA
Elin Stene	$500 renewable	Music Industry Major	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Dr. Susan Sutton Smith	$500 renewable	English Major, Academic Excellence, Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Carolyn Tennyson '44 and Catherine O'Neill Tennyson '46 Scholarship	$625 renewable	Elementary or Secondary Education Major	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Katherine Tobey Scholarship	$875 renewable	Human Ecology Major	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Frances Waddington	$750 renewable	Social Science major with demonstrated interest in International Affairs	SUNY College at Oneonta application, FAFSA
Charles T. P. Wang	$500 one-time award	Physics Major, Academic Excellence	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Foreign Languages Endowed Scholarship	$500-$1,000 renewable	Foreign Language major, Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
Percy I. Bugbee School for Children	$500-$1,000 renewable	Education Major	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Hans Wilk	$500 renewable	Pre-Med Student, Academic Excellence	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Other Scholarships
Charles A. Belden	$1,000 renewable	Oneonta HS graduate, Academic Excellence	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Margaret Crawey & Jean London	$500 one-time award	Academic Excellence, Community Service	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Julia T. Elting	$500 renewable	Non-traditional Age (23+), Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Dewar Foundation	$1,000 renewable	Oneonta HS graduate, Academic Excellence, Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
Werner A. Haus	$1,000 renewable	Otsego or Delaware county resident, Academic Excellence, Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
Carol Henning Donovan	$650 one-time award	Community Service, Academic Excellence	SUNY College at Oneonta application by February 1
Thomas Hughson	$950 renewable	Oneonta HS graduate (or school in 20 mile radius, not eligible for Clark Foundation Scholarship)	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Robert W. MacVittie '44	$1,000 one-time award	Legacy student (son/daughter of Oneonta alumnus/alumna), Academic Excellence, Community Service	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Albert S. & Alice House Nader	$500 one-time awards	Otsego, Chenango or Delaware county resident, Community Service	SUNY College at Oneonta application
O'Connor Foundation	$1,000 renewable	Financial Need, Delaware County resident	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
Frances E. Rowe	$1,000 renewable	Otsego County resident (preference to Oneonta town/city)	SUNY College at Oneonta application
Scott Jenkins Diversity Honors	$1,000 renewable	For students with a broad range of backgrounds who will contribute to the diversity of the student body, Academic Excellence, Financial Need, Demonstrated Leadership	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
Scott Jenkins Diversity Honors Match to SUNY	$500 renewable	For students with a broad range of backgrounds who will contribute to the diversity of the student body, Academic Excellence, Financial Need, Demonstrated Leadership	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
State University Diversity Honors	$500 renewable	For students with a broad range of backgrounds who will contribute to the diversity of the student body, Academic Excellence, Financial Need	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
Otis A. Thompson	$500 renewable	Financial Need, Chenango, Otsego, Delaware county resident	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
College at Oneonta Foundation 25th Anniversary Scholarship	$500-$1,000 renewable	Academic Excellence	SUNY College at Oneonta application
John C. Lalena ' 54 Scholarship	$500-$1,000 renewable	Graduate of Port Washington, Manhasset, Great Neck South, or North Shore High Schools, financial need	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
PM ' 64 & JA ' 92 Carpenter 2007 Scholarship	$500-$1,000 renewable	Graduates of Bay Shore High School, financial need	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA
Wilber Corporation	$500 renewable	Academic Excellence, Resident of Oneonta, Milford, Schenevus, Otego, Morris, Cooperstown, Sidney, Cobleskill, Downsville, Delhi, Fleischmanns, or Boiceville	SUNY College at Oneonta application FAFSA

**All College at Oneonta Scholarships are subject to the availability of funds.

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