Scholarships & Awards

The School of Education is pleased to announce the scholarships and awards available for Education majors and minors for the 2024-2025 academic year. They are listed in the following order:

•    Open to Undergraduate Students Only
•    Open to Graduate Students Only
•    Open to Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Please take a moment to review the list of scholarships and their requirements. You may apply for up to three scholarships for which you believe you are eligible.  This year we are using a universal scholarship application, so you only need to complete one application.

Once you have selected the scholarships for which you would like to apply, click here to open the universal application for School of Education scholarships and awards.

 

 

As applications are entered, the Scholarship Committee will reach out to applicants who need to submit additional documents.  Please check your Citymail email regularly, so you don’t miss these important messages.

Once the deadline to submit scholarship applications has passed, the committee will review all applications, supporting documents, and transcripts and select the best candidates for each award. Those candidates will then be vetted by the finance office to verify that they are eligible to receive the awards. If they are eligible, an award letter will be sent out to each candidate, requesting that they complete and submit scholarship paperwork. Applicants should check their Citymail email regularly for news about scholarships and awards. If they fail to respond to the Award letter by the deadline, they risk losing the award.

Open Application Period: March 3, 2025 to March 16, 2025
Applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM on March 16th

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OPEN TO UNDERGRADUATES ONLY

THE COLUCCI-STOLER HISTORY SCHOLARSHIP GIFT AWARD - $1990.00
This award is for a School of Education undergraduate Social Studies Education student who must:

  • Be enrolled full-time (min 30 credits completed).
  • Be in good standing.
  • Have a 3.3 or above GPA.
  • Be in financial need.
  • Submit a personal statement (up to 500 words) about why teaching social studies is important and their goals as a social studies teacher.

 

DR. JERRY GELBWACHS ENDOWED FELLOWSHIPS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION -$3,000
The Gelbwachs Fellow will receive an award to go towards tuition and fees and other educational expenses. Gelbwachs Fellows must:

  • Be continuously enrolled in an undergraduate a CCNY Science Education Program leading to NYS teacher certification.
  • Demonstrate science proficiency by getting a grade of B or better in at least two, 300-level courses in their content area (i.e., biology, chemistry, earth science, or physics).
  • Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 in content area courses and 2.8 overall).
  • Submit a personal statement (up to 500 words) discussing the importance of science education and their goals as a science teacher.

 

THE DR. HAROLD KOBLINER TEXTBOOK SCHOLARSHIP – $500 (Scholarship awarded in the Fall) 
This scholarship provides support for the cost of textbooks or certification exams. Applicants must:

  • Be a full-time student, sophomore or above (30 credits or more)
  • Be an Education Major
  • Have a GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Have obtained a high school diploma through the NYC Public School system
  • Live in NYC
  • Have a faculty letter of support submitted on their behalf. (Applicants should ask a faculty member to submit a nomination/support letter to mschehl@ccny.cuny.edu )
  • Submit a personal statement (up to 500 words) about why they want to be a teacher and their goals as a teacher.

 

THE BARBARA KRAMES COHEN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP - $3,000.00

  • Candidates must be matriculated in an undergraduate degree granting program, be in good academic standing, demonstrate financial need, and demonstrate good character. 
  • Preference for individuals who: have a stated desire to teach in a Public Elementary School in an urban environment; are the first member of their family to attend college; and/or have a demonstrated interest or ability in one of the creative or performing arts. 
  • Barbara Cohen believed that all people should be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, or race. Candidates must submit an essay demonstrating their shared interest and commitment to this ideal (250-500 words).

 

OPEN TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS

THE ERNEST L. DAWSON FUND SCHOLARSHIP - $1000
This scholarship awards $1000 to Early Childhood Education Students.  Applicants must:

  • Be in financial need
  • Be in good academic standing
  • Submit a personal statement (up to 500 words) about the importance of early childhood education and their goals as an early childhood teacher.

 

IRWIN & RUTH FLEISCHNER SCHOLARSHIP FUND - $2,250
This Scholarship awards approximately $2,250 to two qualified students from the School of Education for any education-related expenses. Applicants must:

  • Be enrolled in the CCNY School of Education, in either Social Studies Education or English Education.
  • Have plans to teach in a New York City Public School upon graduation.
  • Submit a personal statement (up to 500 words) that discusses the importance of Social Science or English Education and their goals as teacher of social science or English in a NYC Public School.

 

JACK HOLMAN MEMORIAL FUND - $3,000
This scholarship's goal is to encourage truly outstanding students to seek careers in  teaching in New York City and make commitments to the public school system. Applicants must:

  • Be a 1st year graduate student in the Spring or Fall of 20254
  • Have a GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Be committed to teaching in NYC K-12 public schools K-12
  • Have a faculty letter of support submitted on their behalf. (Applicants should choose a faculty member  and ask them to submit  a nomination/support letter to mschehl@ccny.cuny.edu )
  • Submit a personal statement (up to 500 words) about the role of public education in society.


THE IMMIGRANT-TO-IMMIGRANT SCHOLARSHIP FUND - $3,000
This scholarship seeks to help promising immigrant students (Dreamers in particular) with financial need who aspire to be educators. Applicants should be passionate about teaching and have demonstrated their ability to several professors. Applicants must:

  • Be committed to teaching math or science
  • Submit their undergraduate transcript
  • Submit a personal statement (up to 500 words) that discusses the importance of math and science education.

 

THE MERCK WORKSHOP: EDUCATION - $500
Open to students who will be doing student teaching in the Fall 2025 semester. Applicants must:

  • Be in good standing.
  • Have financial need
  • Submit a personal statement (up to 500 words) discussing what excites them about student teaching in the fall and what they hope to get out of their student teaching experience.

 

THE JACK & RHODA RESNICK SCHOLARSHIP FUND - $1,000
This Scholarship awards $1,000 in alternate years to help a qualified School of Education student graduate on time and focus more exclusively on their studies. Applicants must:

  • Be enrolled in a School of Education program
  • Submit a personal statement (up to 500 words), discussing the challenge of focusing exclusively on studies and graduating on time.

 

THE JOSEPH SCHUR MATHEMATICS PRIZE - $500.00

  • This award will assist a mathematics major who has demonstrated commitment to academics and his/her community and intends to teach at the junior high or high school level. Applicants must:
  • Be admitted to the Secondary Mathematics Education Program
  • Have a GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Be committed to teaching Mathematics in a NYC secondary school
  • Submit a personal statement (up to 500 words) discussing the importance of Mathematics Education for New York City students and how their teaching will reflect their commitment to their community.. 


THE LILLIAN WEBER AWARD - (Student Teacher) $250.00, (Cooperating Teacher) Certificate
For a student teacher and cooperating teacher who, by working together, contributed to the development of an environment and classroom context that supports learning. Applicants must:

  • Have a faculty letter of support submitted on their behalf. (Ask a faculty member to submit a nomination/support letter to mschehl@ccny.cuny.edu )
  • Submit a personal statement (up to 500 words), discussing how they have contributed to the development of an environment and classroom in a way that supports learning. 

 
THE WUENSCH FAMILY AWARD - $1,000
This scholarship awards $1,000 to five students within the School of Education. Applicants must:

  • Be undergraduate and graduate students studying Art Education, Educational Theater, Childhood Education, Bilingual Education or Special Education.
  • Have a faculty letter of support submitted on their behalf. (Ask faculty member to submit a nomination/support letter to mschehl@ccny.cuny.edu )
  • Submit a personal statement (up to 500 words) explaining why they want to teach art, theatre, special education, grades 1-6 or in a bilingual setting (whichever one corresponds to the School of Education program in which they are enrolled).

 

GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS ONLY

THE BARBARA AND SANFORD COHEN GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP FUND - $3,000.00

Candidates must:

  • Be matriculated in a CCNY School of Education graduate degree granting program
  • Be in good academic standing
  • Demonstrate financial need
  • Demonstrate good character
  • Be accepted in a major or minor concentration leading to certification as a public-school teacher in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics.

Candidates should:

  • Be committed to encouraging students who are under-represented, by gender, race, nationality, or religion, in the professions that require Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics skills. 
  • Preference for individuals who are the first member of their family to attend graduate school, and/or have a demonstrated interest or ability in science or mathematics.
  • Barbara and Sanford Cohen believed that all people should be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, or race. Candidates must submit an essay demonstrating their shared interest and commitment to this ideal (250-500 words).

 

THE JUDGE HUBERT T. DELANY SCHOLARSHIP - $2,000.00
This Scholarship provides $2000 to a School of Education student. Applicants must:

  • Be a graduate student in the School of Education
  • Have a GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Submit a personal statement (up to 500 words), discussing why they have chosen to be a teacher and their goals as a teacher.

 

THE RAYMOND KLEIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND - $500
This Scholarship awards $500 to three graduate students enrolled in the School of Education for any education-related expenses. Applicants must:

  • Have an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or above
  • Submit a personal statement (up to 500 words), discussing why they have chosen to be a teacher and their goals as a teacher.

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Last Updated: 03/10/2025 11:33