College-Based Programs
Scholarship Name: B-W 9-11 Scholarship of Hope Fund
Institution: Baldwin-Wallace College
Address: 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017
Telephone: 440-826-2108
Fax: 440-826-8048
E-mail: finaid@bw.edu
Eligibility: For B-W alumni with deceased victims.
Amounts: To be determined.
Date Available: Fall 2002
Scholarship Name: Freedom Scholarship
Institution: Bethany College
Address: Main Street, Bethany, WV 26032
Telephone: 800-922-7611
Fax: 304-829-7142
E-mail: admissions@mail.bethanywv.edu
Eligibility: All current high school students who lost a parent or guardian in the September 11 tragedy.
Amounts: Awards cover tuition, room, board and books for four years of study at Bethany College.
Date Available: Immediately.
Other Information: Five (5) awards will be given.
Institution: Bethany Lutheran College
Address: 700 Luther Drive, Mankato, MN 56001
Telephone: 507-344-7424
Fax: 507-344-7376
Other Information: Bethany Lutheran College will provide approximately $2,000 per eligible student, with an $8,000 maximum lifetime amount per student. Contact the College for additional information.
Scholarship Name: Assistance Plan Scholarship for the Surviving Members of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks
Institution: Brookdale Community College
Address: 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ 07738-1597
Telephone: 732-224-2361
Fax: 732-224-2003
E-mail: faoffice@brookdalecc.edu
Eligibility: Surviving spouse or dependent children of victims of the September 11th attacks.
Amounts: Full tuition, fees, books and supplies.
Date Available: 01/01/02.
Other Information: Recipients must maintain Academic Progress and earn their degree or certificate within 8 years.
Institution: Caldwell College
Address: 9 Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006
Telephone: 973-618-3221
Fax: 973-618-3650
E-mail: landerson@caldwell.edu
Eligibility: Survivor of 9/11 Tragedies.
Amounts: Using college funds to award up to direct costs, if not already met. Potential students need to register with the N.J. State Department of Education. Caldwell will then meet direct costs for these students after applying any outside funding they are able to secure through registration with the state.
Date Available: Immediately
Institution: Carleton College
Address: Student Financial Services, Northfield, MN 55057
Telephone: 507-646-4138
Fax: 507-646-4269
E-mail: financialaid@acs.carleton.edu
Other Information: An eligible student with financial need, as identified by CSFA, who receives educational assistance from the Families of Freedom 2 Scholarship Fund, will receive a matching Carleton Grant of up to $5,000. Contact Families of Freedom for additional information.
Scholarship Name: Memorial Scholarship Fund
Organization: City College of New York & National Notary Foundation
Contact: Deborah Thaw, Executive Director, National Notary Foundation
Address: National Notary Foundation, P.O. Box 4567, Chatsworth CA 91313-4567
Telephone: 800-876-6827
URL: http://www.nationalnotary.org
Eligibility: All children of firefighters and police officers who have worked or now work in any of the city's five boroughs are eligible for the Notary Foundation's scholarships
Other Information: Special scholarships at City College of New York for sons and daughters of city firefighters and police officers -- in memory of those killed in the Sept. 11 tragedies. Awarding at least 10 scholarships. The National Notary Foundation is still finalizing the guidelines of the Fund.
Scholarship Name: World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship
Institution: City University of New York
Telephone: 212-220-1430 (Current students should contact their campus financial aid office.)
URL: http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/finaid/state&city/wtcscholarship.htm
Eligibility: Children and spouses of victims who died or were severely disabled as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York City, the Pentagon, and Pennsylvania, and the on-going rescue and recovery efforts. Children and spouses of police officers, peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services workers who died or were severely disabled as a result of such attacks and the on-going rescue and recovery efforts. Victims severely disabled as a result of such attacks and on-going rescue and recovery efforts, including police officers, peace officers, firefighters and emergency medical services workers. May already be enrolled at a CUNY campus. Required to enrolled as a matriculated undergraduate student in a program approved by the Commissioner of Education. Are not required to be New York State residents or U.S. citizens.
Amounts: Scholarships to cover the cost of tuition, room and board, fees, books, supplies and transportation for four academic years of full-time undergraduate study or for five academic years of a program of undergraduate study as defined by the Commissioner of Education.
Date Available: Effective beginning with the 2001-02 academic year.
Other Information: Applicants must complete and file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and the CUNY TAP Application. The student's tuition will be paid through a combination of TAP, any other tuition specific financial aid, and a CUNY grant. The non-tuition costs of fees, room and board, books, supplies, and transportation will be covered through a combination of the Federal Pell Grant, any other federal and state grants, and a CUNY grant.
Scholarship Name: Saint Elizabeth's World Trade Center Scholarship
Organization: College of Saint Elizabeth
Address: 2 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
Telephone: 973-290-4445
Fax: 973-290-4421
E-mail: financialaid@cse.edu
URL: http://www.cse.edu
Eligibility: Spouse of individual killed in WTC/Pentagon tragedy.
Amounts: 32 credits per year for 4 years FT/PT 8 years (maximum of 128 credits)
Date Available: September 1, 2002
Other Information: Two new scholarships per year for three years, 2002,2003,2004. Scholarship covers tuition and fees only. Must maintain a grade point average of 3.0. Applicant must meet regular admission criteria for first time freshmen or transfer student, be a United States Citizen or an eligible non-citizen, and provide documentation of their eligibility. Also must document financial need and intend to be a matriculated student completing a first bachelors degree. Students can attend classes through the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies as well as the Women's College.
Scholarship Name:September 11 Scholarship
Organization: College of Wooster
Contact Person: Derek Gueldenzoph, Dean of Admissions
Address: 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691
Telephone: 800-877-9905
Fax: 330-263-2621
Eligibility: Wooster will match up to $10,000 in institutional scholarships and grants to students with financial need who receive assistance from the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund.
Other Information: There is no overall limit to Wooster's matching commitment over the life of the fund.
Scholarship Name: WTC Scholarship Fund
Institution: Columbia University
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/01/09/wtc_scholarship.html
Scholarship Name: DeVry Grant for Surviving Dependents of Rescue Workers, Civil Servants & Military Personnel
Institution: DeVry University
Address: One Tower Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Telephone: 800-825-8000
Fax: 630-574-1963
URL: http://finance.devry.edu/devrygrants_scholarships.html
Eligibility: In response to the terrorist attacks carried out against the United States on September 11, 2001, DeVry, Inc. has established a grant program for the surviving dependents of rescue workers, civil servants and military personnel killed by injuries sustained that day in the line of duty. This includes rescue workers, members of the military and civil servants killed at the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
To be eligible:
- Students must be a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen.
- Students must be enrolled on a full-time basis.
- Students must be enrolled two (2) semesters of each fiscal year.
- Students must maintain satisfactory academic progress and must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.75.
- Students must not be in default on any student loan nor owe a refund on any state or federal grant.
- Students must be the spouse, natural child, legally adopted child, or child in the legal custody of the rescue worker, civil servant or member of the military at the time of the death.
All grant recipients are expected to complete their applications for all applicable federal and state aid. The DeVry Grant for Surviving Dependents of Rescue Workers, Civil Servants and Military Personnel will be reduced by the amount of any Federal Pell, FSEOG, or other federal, state or private tuition-restricted aid awarded to the recipient.
Amounts: The grant is designed as a full tuition scholarship at any DeVry location. Beneficiaries may receive the equivalent of up to 9 semesters of financial assistance restricted by the length of the enrolled student's program. At current tuition levels this award has a value of up to $37,225.
Date Available: Now Available.
Other Information: All grant recipients are expected to complete their applications for all applicable federal and state aid. The DeVry Grant for Surviving Dependents of Rescue Workers, Civil Servants and Military Personnel will be reduced by the amount of any Federal Pell, FSEOG, or other federal, state or private tuition-restricted aid awarded to the recipient.
Scholarship Name: The 9-11 Scholarship Endowment
Institution: Dickinson College
Address: P.O. Box 1773, Carlisle, PA 17013
Telephone: 717-245-1308
Fax: 717-245-1972
E-mail: finaid@dickinson.edu
Eligibility: Awarded to a Dickinson College student based on merit within financial need. First preference is given to students with one or more parents who serve or have served as law enforcement officers or firefighters; second preference is given to students from the New York City and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas.
Amounts: Variable.
Date Available: 2002-03.
Organization: Eckerd College
Address: 4200 54th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33711
Telephone: 727-864-8331
Fax: 727-866-2304
Other Information: Eckerd College will match up to $2,000 per year per student who receives scholarship assistance for the Fund. This commitment will last for the life of the Fund, with the understanding that the awarded students are full-time students or intend to be full-time students at Eckerd College.
Scholarship Name: September 11th Memorial Scholarship
Institution: Fairfield University
Address: 1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield, CT 06430
Telephone: 203-254-4125
Fax: 203-254-4008
URL: http://www.fairfield.edu/admission/scholar.htm
Eligibility: Current student with demonstrated need whose parent died in Sept. 11 tragedy. Student with demonstrated need whose parent is a Fairfield University alumni who died in Sept. 11th disaster. Or, student with demonstrated need whose parent was a disaster victim employed by NYPD, FDNY, or NYC Emergency Medical Services. Need is determined by filing federal aid application; students must be registered full-time (12 hours).
Amounts: Amounts vary but will cover up to full tuition when added to other sources of University aid.
Date Available: First available in Fall, 2002.
Other Information: Contact Office of Financial Aid for other information.
Scholarship Name: Margaret and Peter Sulick September 11th Fund
Institution: Florida Gulf Coast University
Address: 10501 FGCU Blvd. South, Fort Myers FL 33965
Telephone: 941-590-1058
Fax: 941-590-1070
E-mail: jcassidy@fgcu.edu
URL: http://www.fgcu.edu/foundation/s.asp
Eligibility: The recipients will be children of the uniformed firefighters, police officers or emergency medical technicians who lost their lives as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Careful, thoughtful and sympathetic attention will be given to the advice and recommendations of Margaret and Peter Sulick when selecting the students to be awarded the scholarships. To remain eligible, the scholarship recipients will be required to maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.5 and hold part-time employment of a minimum of 10 hours a week while attending FGCU.
Amounts: Up to four qualifying students at any one time will receive a $20,000 scholarship awarded over a period of four years ($5,000 annually per student), provided the students remain eligible to receive the awards.
Date Available: Immediately.
Scholarship Name: Fordham Family Memorial Scholarship Fund
Institution: Fordham University
Address: New York, NY
URL: http://www.fordham.edu/whatnew/2001/10_wtc_scholarship.shtml
Eligibility: Children of New York City police officers, firefighters and public servants lost in the rescue operations.
Amounts: Will supplement the funding made available to independent colleges and universities in New York State through legislation to be introduced by Gov. George Pataki for the support of these children.
Other Information: Fordham University also will provide full-tuition scholarships to any of its undergraduate colleges to the children of Fordham alumni who were lost in the World Trade Center attack or who lost a spouse in the attack.
Institution: Georgian Court College
Address: 900 Lakewood Ave., Lakewood, NJ 08701
Telephone: 800-458-8422 or 732-364-2200 extension 258 or 253
E-mail: admissions@georgian.edu
URL: http://www.bergen.com/news/tuitionbk200109255.htm
Amounts: The scholarships will cover tuition and room and board over four years, worth about $77,000.
Date Available: 2002-2003 Academic Year.
Scholarship Name: Families of Freedom Matching Funds Scholarship
Institution: Hampshire College
Address: 893 West St., Amherst, MA 01002-3359
Telephone: 413-559-5484
Fax: 413-559-5585
E-mail: sfs@hampshire.edu
URL: sfs.hampshire.edu
Eligibility: Must receive a Families of Freedom Scholarship and receive a need-based award from Hampshire. Our scholarship matches the Families of Freedom Scholarship up to $2,000 per individual. Amount of scholarship: $2,000 per individual for life of fund
Date Available: now
Application Deadline: None
Amounts: $2,000 per individual for life of fund.
Organization: Jamestown College
Address: Financial Aid Office, Jamestown, ND 58405
Telephone: 701-252-3467 ext. 2568
Fax: 701-253-4318
Other Information: Jamestown College will match all students enrolled in Jamestown College meeting criteria for the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund up to and including a maximum per student per year of $500.00
Scholarship Name: September Eleven Alumni Memorial Scholarship
Institution: Johns Hopkins University
Address: 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore MD 21218
Telephone: 410-516-8028
Fax: 410-516-6015
E-mail: fin_aid@jhu.edu
URL: http://www.jhu.edu/news_info/news/home01/nov01/scholar.html
Eligibility : Need-based scholarship. Endowed scholarship awarded each year to an undergraduate student at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
Amounts: Varies.
Date Available: 2002-2003 Academic Year.
Other Information: Established in memory of the five Hopkins alumni who died on Sept. 11.
Scholarship Name: New York City Rescue Workers Scholarship
Institution: Juniata College
Address: 1700 Moore Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652
Telephone: 814-641-3142
Fax: 814) 641-5311
E-mail: financialplanning@juniata.edu
Eligibility: Surviving dependent of a rescue worker killed on September 11.
Amounts: One full-tuition scholarship.
Date Available: 8-02
Other Information: Scholarship program was initiated by a student who sought to raise funding for the award. Amount to be supplemented by the College.
Scholarship Name: Keuka College 911 Service Scholarship
Institution: Keuka College
Address: Keuka Park, NY
URL: http://www.keuka.edu/911/index.html
Eligibility: Dependents of those killed or seriously and permanently disabled in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Amounts: Scholarship will cover the portion of tuition, room and board not covered by the World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship and other scholarships.
Organization: Lindenwood College
Telephone: 314-560-4597
Other Information: Committed 1,000,000 over the years as matching
grants.
Institution: Long Island University
URL: http://www.brooklyn.liunet.edu/cwis/bklyn/emergency/taskforce.html
Other Information: The University will be offering tuition assistance for students directly affected by the crisis. Any current student who has lost his/her partner and has financial need should contact the Office of the Provost at x1001. More details about how scholarships will be administered will follow.
Scholarship Name: Peace Scholarship
Institution: Lourdes College
Address: 6832 Convent Boulevard, Sylvania OH 43560
Telephone: 419-824-3782
Fax: 419-882-3987
E-mail: finaid@lourdes.edu
Eligibility: Individuals & their immediate families who have been affected by terrorist attacks, specifically the September 11th tragedy.
Amounts: $1000, for full-time students, renewable for a max of 3 years for a total of $4000. Part-time students are eligible for $100 per credit hour, max $1000 per AY.
Date Available: Now.
Other Information: For additional information contact the Lourdes College Office of Admissions.
Fund Name: Maryland Survivors Scholarship Fund
Organization: State of Maryland
Address: 8605 Littlefield Court, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Contact: Ellen Frishberg
Telephone: 410-516-8028
E-mail: efrish@jhu.edu
Eligibility: The Maryland Survivors Scholarship Fund is no longer taking new applications. The Fund has made contact with all the families of dependent children that will be supported through the program.
Scholarship Name: September 11 Scholarship Program
Institution: Michigan State University
Contact: Linda Sigh
Address: Office of Financial Aid - 252 Student Services Building, East
Lansing, MI 48824
Telephone: 517-353-5940
Fax: 517-432-1155
E-mail: sigh@msu.edu
Eligibility: Students with parents lost in the 9/11/01 tragedy.
Amounts: Full cost of tuition and fees.
Date Available: September 21, 2001.
Organization: Molloy College
Address: 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11571-5002
Telephone: 516-678-5000 ext. 6392
Fax: 516-256-2287
Other Information: Molloy College will match contributions made by the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund up to $5,000 per student. Molloy College is providing additional scholarship that will supplement New York State Governor Pataki's proposed WTC Memorial Scholarship Fund, making possible four-year full-tuition scholarships for spouses and children of the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Organization: Muskingum College
Address: 163 Stormont Street, New Concord, OH 43762
Telephone: 740-826-8137
Fax: 740-826-8100
Other Information: Muskingum College will match scholarship support awarded to students with financial need from the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund in amounts up to $2,000 per year per eligible students, for a maximum of four years.
Organization: Nazareth College
Address: 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618-3790
Telephone: 585-389-2310
Fax: 585-389-2317
Other Information: Provided N.Y. State creates its proposed World Trade Center Memorial scholarship and extends it to independent colleges: Nazareth College will provide one eligible entering student each year a matching scholarship so that the total of all awards received covers tuition, fees, room & board, and books. Eligible students not selected for this award will receive 1/2 match of the proposed WTC Memorial Scholarship.
Scholarship Name: Memorial Scholarships for Families of Deceased Police Officers, Peace Officers and Firefighters
Organization: New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC)
Address: 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12255
Telephone: 1-888-NYS-HESC
URL: http://www.hesc.com/bulletin.nsf/0/abc64e234030c7ac85256df60052d161!OpenDocument
Amount: Memorial Scholarships provide funds to meet the costs of attending college. Memorial Scholarship awards are based on allowances for tuition and non-tuition costs which include room and board, books, supplies and transportation. The tuition allowance is equal to the undergraduate tuition costs at the State University of New York or actual tuition, whichever is less. The non-tuition allowances are determined annually by the Commissioner of Education. The Memorial Scholarship award is available for 4 years of full-time undergraduate study (or for 5 years in an approved 5-year bachelor's degree program).
Eligibility: Students must:
- Be New York State residents.
- Be matriculated at approved colleges or other post-secondary institutions in New York State.
- Study full time in approved undergraduate programs.
- Have a parent or spouse who was a police officer, peace officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter who died as the result of injuries sustained in the line of duty.
Other Information: Student must establish eligibility by submitting a Memorial Scholarship Supplement which is available from the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC). Once eligibility has been established, the student must submit an application for payment by May 1 of the academic year for which payment of the scholarship is sought. To apply for payment, complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid AND the Express TAP application (ETA). There is no fee for these applications. Students do not have to submit a Memorial Scholarship Supplement every year, but must submit an application for payment each year.
Scholarship Name: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Scholarship Fund at New York University
Institution: New York University
URL: http://www.nyu.edu/publicaffairs/newsreleases/b_WACHT.shtml
Eligibility: The fund will benefit the dependents of those emergency personnel who died as a result of the September 11 attack. Recognizing that firefighters, police officers, and EMS personnel from New Jersey, Connecticut, and other areas beyond the City were among those who lost their lives in the attack, the University will make the scholarships available to not only to New York City residents but to all those who meet the eligibility requirements. Eligibility will be determined by NYU in consultation with the New York City Police Department, the Fire Department of New York, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Amounts: The scholarship fund will be used to provide full tuition, room, and board at NYU.
Scholarship Name: Supplemental September 11 Scholarship Program
Institution: Niagara University
Address: Lewiston Road, Niagara University, NY 14109
Telephone: 716-286-8686
Fax: 716-286-8678
E-mail: finaid@niagara.edu
Eligibility: Spouses and children of those killed or disabled in the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and those killed in the jetliner crash in Pennsylvania.
Amounts: To be determined.
Date Available: Fall 2002.
Scholarship Name: Pace Remembers Scholarship
Institution: Pace University
Address: 1 Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038
Telephone: 212-346-1781
Fax: 212-346-1821
E-mail: FinAid@pace.edu
URL: http://www.pace.edu
Eligibility: Pace University students; need-based; spouse, partner, sons and daughters of any victim of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the WTC, the Pentagon, and Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.
Amounts: WTC Memorial Scholarships, TAP for NY residents, and other scholarships and grants.
Date Available: Ongoing
Other Information: Available for undergraduate, graduate, and law programs. Renewable for up to four years for undergraduates and for the normal times necessary to complete the program for graduate and law
students.
Scholarship Name:
Institution: Pacific University
Address: 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116-1797
Telephone: 503-352-3182
Fax: 503-352-3019
Other Information: Two matching scholarships awarded per year, one undergraduate and one graduate/professional. Matching amount for undergraduate is $9,000 within any given year and $2,500 for graduate/professional within any given year. Undergraduate scholarship is limited to a maximum of four years per student. Graduate/professional scholarship is limited to one year only.
Pacific University will provide these matching scholarships for 10 years. Maximum amount of undergraduate matching funds not to exceed $36,000 over the 10-year period. Maximum amount of graduate matching funds not to exceed $10,000 over the 10-year period.
Scholarship Name: Memorial Scholarship Fund
Institution: Polytechnic University
Address: Brooklyn, NY
Telephone: 1-800-POLYTECH
E-mail: admitme@poly.edu
URL: http://www.poly.edu/alumni/alumni_info/sept11.cfm
Eligibility: Dependents of fire and police personnel who died or are missing in the attack on the Trade Center.
Amounts: The fund will provide two full-time scholarships to the University each year for the next five years, for a total of 10 four-year scholarships.
Scholarship Name: 911 Memorial Scholarships
Institution: Practical Bible College
Address: PO Box 601, Bible School Park, NY 13737
Telephone: 800-331-4137 x406
Fax: 607-770-6886
E-mail: XXX
URL: http://www.practical.edu/touchstone/InRemembranceMayDecember1999.html
Eligibility: Practical Bible College is offering Memorial Scholarships to the children of the victims of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, DC, including firefighters, police officers and those citizens who lost their lives on airliners, in the buildings or on the ground.
Amounts: Vary.
Date Available: Immediately.
Scholarship Name: Tuition Scholarship for Victim's Dependents
Institution: Raritan Valley Community College
Address: P.O. Box 3300, Somerville, NJ 08876
Telephone: 908-526-1200
Fax: 908-429-8589
E-mail: aloera@raritanval.edu
URL: http://www.raritanval.edu/rvcc/frameset/search.html
Eligibility: Somerset or Hunterdon County residency.
Amounts: Full tuition.
Date Available: Immediately.
Scholarship Name: September 11, 2001 Tragedy Fund
Institution: Quinsigamond Community College
Address: 670 W. Boylston Street, Worcester, MA 01606
Telephone: 508-854-4261
Fax: 508-254-4357
E-mail: XXX
Eligibility: Spouse or child of a resident of Massachusetts who was the victim of the tragic events that occurred on September 11, 2001.
Amounts: Tuition, fees, and books.
Date Available: Immediately.
Other Information: For more information, contact the Financial Aid Office.
Scholarship Name: September 11th Memorial Scholarships
Institution: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Address: 620 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Telephone: 732-932-7057
Fax: 732-932-0516
E-mail: brugel@rci.rutgers.edu
URL: http://studentaid.rutgers.edu/
Eligibility: Rutgers will provide undergraduate tuition scholarships to dependent children of New Jersey residents who died as a direct result of the terrorist acts at the World Trade Center or the Pentagon or in the airplane crash in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.
This financial support will be available for any undergraduate college or school on the New Brunswick, Newark or Camden campuses to which the individual applies and is admitted. Applicants must comply with the standard application and admission requirements.
Currently enrolled students at Rutgers or applicants for spring or fall 2002 admission should forward a letter with appropriate documentation to the Director of Funds Management, Rutgers Office of Financial Aid, 620 George St., New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Documentation should comprise copies of the following three items: the victim's death certificate, the victim's 2000 New Jersey resident Income Tax return showing that the student or applicant is a dependent, and the student's or applicant's birth certificate.
Caretakers of children of victims who may want to attend Rutgers in the future should keep a file of documentation (victim's death certificate and 2000 New Jersey resident Income Tax return and child's birth certificate) for use at the time of application. Following admission to the university, individuals should identify themselves as eligible for the scholarship by forwarding a letter with copies of the documentation to the Director of Funds Management, Rutgers Office of Financial Aid, 620 George St., New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
Amounts: The scholarship will be initially awarded for one year and will be renewed annually if the student makes satisfactory academic progress consistent with university standards. The scholarship covers undergraduate tuition only.
Date Available: Immediately.
Institution: Saint Joseph's College
Address: 278 Whites Bridge Road, Standish, ME 04084
Telephone: 207-893-6612
Fax: 207-893-7862
Other Information: Saint Joseph's (ME) will match up to $1,000 any award from the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund for a student with financial need. Annual maximum per student is $1,000. Annual maximum for all recipients is $10,000.
Scholarship Name: Mike Fiore Scholarship Fund
Institution: Saint Joseph's College
Address: 278 Whites Bridge Road, Standish, ME 04084
Telephone: 207-893-6612
Fax: 207-893-7862
Other Information: Saint Joseph's College will distribute as many as 5 annual scholarships to full-time undergraduate students who are the children of firefighters or police officers. Should any of the Fiore children apply and be accepted to Saint Joseph's College, preference will be give to the Fiore children to receive grants from this fund. Otherwise, preference will be given to the children of firefighters and police officers from the state of New York.
Institution: Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Address: Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876
Telephone: 812-535-5106
Fax: 812-535-5010
e-mail: finaid@smwc.edu
URL: http://www.smwc.edu/cgi-bin/site.pl?3208&dwContent_contentID=875&menuID=1
Eligibility: The college will offer three full-tuition scholarships
to the families of those killed or seriously and permanently disabled in the
terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United Airlines
Flight 93. Two will be offered to students for study in the campus-based program,
and one will be offered for study in the Women's External Degree program -
a distance education program.
Amounts: All scholarships will cover full tuition costs, and each will be renewable for the complete course of study.
Institution: Saint Mary's College
Address: 141 Le Mans Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Telephone: 219-284-4557
Fax: 219-284-4707
Other Information: Saint Mary's commits to matching the scholarship dollars that the affected students will be awarded through their local Dollars for Scholars chapters. Not currently a Collegiate Matching partner, but will match the award (up to $2,000 per affected student) for a student with financial need who brings education assistance support from the FFSF.
Scholarship Name: Fr. Mychal Judge, OFM, Siena College Scholarship
Institution: Sienna College
Address: 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY 12211-1462
Telephone: 518-783-2427
URL: http://www.siena.edu/siena_news/Current%20Stories/Fr%20Judge%20Scholarship.htm
Eligibility: Children of New York City Firefighters who gave their lives helping others in the World Trade Center disaster.
Date Available: Immediately.
Scholarship Name: World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship
Institution: The State University of New York
Telephone: Currently enrolled students should contact their campus student accounts office or financial aid office. Others may call 1-800-444-7869 (within the U.S.A.) and 1-518-443-5691 (outside the U.S.A.).
URL: http://www.suny.edu/WTCMemorialScholarship/wtcmemorialscholarship.html
Eligibility: Covered incidents: the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York City, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania and the on-going rescue and recovery efforts. Victims who were severely disabled in any of the terrorist attacks including but not limited to police officers, peace officers, firefighters and emergency medical services workers. Children or spouses of victims who died or were severely disabled including but not limited to police officers, peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services. May already be enrolled at a SUNY campus. Required to be enrolled as a matriculated undergraduate student in a program approved by the Commissioner of Education. Scholarship recipients are not required to be New York State residents or U.S. citizens.
Amounts: Scholarships to cover the cost of tuition (and the college fee at State-operated campuses), room and board, mandatory fees, books, supplies and transportation for four academic years of full-time undergraduate study or for five academic years of a program of undergraduate study as defined by the Commissioner of Education.
Date Available: This program is effective beginning with the 2001-02 academic year.
Other Information: Applicants must complete and file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and the TAP Application. The student's tuition will be paid through a combination of TAP, any other tuition specific financial aid, and a World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship award. The non-tuition costs of fees, room and board, books, supplies, and transportation will be covered through a combination of the Federal Pell Grant, any other federal and state grants, and a World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship award.
Scholarship Name: September 11 Families Fund
Organization: Stevens Institute of Technology
Address: Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Telephone: 201-216-5555
Fax: 201-216-8050
E-mail: dsherida@stevens.edu
URL: http://www.stevens.edu/finaid
Eligibility: Children of victims killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Amounts: A minimum of full tuition; full costs minus external grant and scholarship aid if need exceeds the cost of tuition.
Date Available: Immediately.
Other Information: In memory of Stevens students, parents, alumni and friends lost on September 11.
Institution: Suffolk University
Address: 41 Temple Street, Boston, MA 02114
Telephone: 617-573-8470
Fax: 517-720-3579
Other Information: Suffolk will offer up to 5 scholarships for full-time, undergraduate study.
Institution: Taylor University
Address: 236 W. Reade Avenue, Upland, IN 46989
Telephone: 765-998-5358
Fax: 765-998-4910
Other Information: This scholarship is for one of the children of firefighters, police, or victims in the WTC, on airlines, or in the Pentagon during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Taylor University will offer one 25% of tuition scholarship. The scholarship recipient must meet the standard admissions criteria and demonstrate financial need according to the appropriate financial aid application form. The scholarship will be awarded for a maximum of eight semesters as long as the student continues to demonstrate financial need each year and maintains satisfactory academic progress. The scholarship will be in place for the next 10 years through the 2010-11 academic year (so the youngest recipient of this award would currently be in the 7th grade).
Scholarship Name: September 11th Memorial Scholarship Fund
Organization: United Methodist Higher Education Foundation (UMHEF)
Address: The United Methodist Higher Education Foundation, 1001 Nineteenth Ave., S. Nashville, TN 37212-2130
Telephone: 800-811-8110
E-mail: umhef@gbhem.org
URL: www.umhef.org
Eligibility: The United Methodist Higher Education Foundation has set aside $30,000 for students who are eligible for this program according to requirements listed below. Distributions will be based on the number of students who apply for support. Applications will be accepted for candidates who have lost a parent or guardian or have had a parent or guardian disabled as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; are either accepted to or attending one of the 124 United Methodist-related, or other, institutions of higher education in the United States; and are accepted or enrolled full-time. Candidates must maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by the institution he/she is attending.
Deadline: Nominations may be received at any time. May be obtained from the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation office.
Scholarship Name: UNCF Liberty Scholarship
Organization: The United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
URL: http://www.uncf.org/LibertyScholar/index.asp
Eligibility: Scholarships will be based on financial aid need. Candidates must be dependants of parents/guardians who died or were permanently disabled during the September 11th tragedies. Candidates must be accepted or enrolled full-time into a UNCF college or university. Full scholarships will be awarded by all 39 UNCF member colleges and universities. Recipients must maintain satisfactory academic standards as prescribed by the individual institution.
Amounts: Scholarships will cover the cost of tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies as determined by the Financial Aid Office at the UNCF college/university.
Outside scholarship assistance will be applied first and the UNCF College will meet any gap remaining.
Other Information: Students need to contact UNCF headquarters or the school he or she is applying to.
Scholarship Name: Colin McArthur Postgraduate Scholarship
Organization: University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Address: Hazel Ruxton, Postgraduate Research Office, Research & Enterprise, 10 The Square, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
Telephone: (from the U.S.) 011 44 141 330 3334
Fax: (from the U.S) 011 44 141 330 5856
E-mail: h.ruxton@enterprise.gla.ac.uk
URL: http://www.gla.ac.uk
Eligibility: The University of Glasgow offers the Colin McArthur Scholarship in memory of Colin McArthur, an alumnus of the university, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11 2001.
Applicants for the Scholarship must be admitted to a postgraduate or research program at the University of Glasgow before applying for the scholarship.
It is open to sons, daughters, or siblings of those who died as a direct result of the terrorist acts at the World Trade Center or the Pentagon or in the plane crash in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. The scholarship is available in all faculties of the university and covers all postgraduate taught or research degrees, providing the applicant meets the entry requirements for the course. Students applying for some postgraduate taught masters' programs may be required to have relevant work experience.
Applicants should first study the on-line postgraduate prospectus, at http://www.gla.ac.uk:443/studying/pg/prospectus/.
Amounts: The award covers tuition, fees, and reasonable living costs in Scotland and an allowance for travel between the U.S. and Scotland.
Date Available: Immediately
Scholarship Name: September 11 Memorial Scholarship
Organization: University of Michigan
Address: 2011 Student Activities Bldg., Ann Arbor MI 48109
Telephone: 734-763-4119
Fax: 734-615-2641
E-mail: financial.aid@umich.edu
URL: www.finaid.umich.edu
Eligibility: Child of a UM graduate or rescue worker (does not have to be UM graduate) who died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Student must meet regular admissions requirements and register with the September 11 Scholarship Alliance.
Amounts: Full tuition.
Date Available: Immediately.
Organization: University of Notre Dame
Address: Office of Financial Aid, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Telephone: 219-631-6445
Fax: 219-631-3149
Other Information: The University of Notre Dame remains committed to meeting the full financial need of any of the students whose families have been impacted by the Sept. 11 events. This will include generous use of institutional scholarship funds and the most compassionate application of financial aid policies and procedures as reasonably possible.
Fund Name: Vermont Heroes Scholarship
Organization: Vermont Higher Education Council
Address: c/o Vermont Student Assistance Corp., PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
Telephone: 802-655-9602
Fax: 802-654-3765
E-mail: lemay@VSAC.org
Eligibility: Dependent (child, spouse, partner) of the uniformed services (fire fighter, police, EMT, Port Authority Officer and enrolled at a participating institution (Burlington College, College of Saint Joseph, Goddard College, New England Culinary Institute, Norwich University, Saint Michael's College, Southern Vermont College, Sterling College, University of Vermont, Woodbury College, and one annual award at one of the five Vermont State Colleges.
Amounts: Full tuition and fees less any federal or state gift aid.
Date Available: July 1, 2002
Other Information: Applications are available at VSAC at 802-655-9602, ext. 274 or at a participating institution.
Institution: Waldorf College
Address: 106 South 6th Street, Forest City, IA 50436
Telephone: 641-585-8120
Fax: 614-585-8194
Other Information: Waldorf College will match up to $500 from the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund/September 11 College Fund. Contact the Office of Financial Aid for additional information.
Scholarship Name: Freedom Scholarship
Institution: West Virginia Wesleyan College
Address: 59 College Avenue, Buckhannon, WV 26201
Telephone: 304-473-8510
Fax: 305-473-8108
E-mail: XXX
Eligibility: Dependent of alumni who lost their lives in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon or the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Amounts: Up to full tuition for undergraduate studies.
Date Available: January 1, 2002.
Institution: Wheeling Jesuit University
Address: 316 Washington Avenue, Wheeling, WV 26003
Telephone: 304-243-2304
Fax: 304-243-4397
Other Information: Wheeling Jesuit University will match $500 to any student who attends the school and who receives a Families of Freedom Scholarship if financial need or direct costs have not already been met. Contact the Office of Financial Aid for additional information.
Scholarship Name: Twin Towers/Pentagon/Flight 93 Tuition
Scholarship
Institution: Wilson College
Address: 1015 Philadelphia Avenue, Chambersburg PA 17201
Telephone: 717-262-2002
Fax: 717-262-2546
E-mail: admissions@wilson.edu
URL: www.wilson.edu
Eligibility: Daughter of victims lost or permanently disabled in September 11 terrorist attacks including children of those police, fire safety or medical personnel who were killed or suffered debilitating casualties.
Award amounts: Full tuition.
Date available: Beginning 2002. Initial awards continue to be awarded through the 2018-19 academic year.
Other Information: Up to two awarded annually to students accepted to the College for Women who will reside on campus.
Summer Programs
Scholarship Name: COSSI, Children of 9-11 Summer Scholarship Initiative
Program Name: COSSI, Children of 9-11 Summer Scholarship Initiative
Address: P.O. Box 97, Putnam Station, NY 12861
Telephone: 518-547-8261
E-mail: info@cossi.org
URL: http://www.cossi.org/index.php
Other Information: COSSI is an affiliation of sponsoring summer camps and summer programs committed to providing scholarships in 2002 and beyond to the children of 9/11. Its affiliates include camps and programs, which have already created scholarships as well as those engaging for the first time. Its affiliates come from all corners of the country. The numbers of children involved are too overwhelming to be resolved in the Northeast alone. The guidelines of participation are relatively simple, but the overall message is powerful.
COSSI will reach out to the families of 9/11 through coordination with the 9/11 Funds Coordination effort provided by New York State Attorney General Spitzer's office. COSSI will provide necessary search tools on its Internet Site to enable the families to search for summer scholarships that meet their needs. The Fund Coordinator's Office and the American Red Cross are establishing an independent data bank that will be used to verify eligibility of participating families.
COSSI acts as an E-Clearinghouse for summer scholarships for the children of 9/11, who have lost a mother, father or provider. Families qualified through the September 11 Scholarship Alliance (and indirectly through the New York Attorney General's Office) can come to COSSI and browse available scholarships and information from contributing summer camps and programs. They then can contact any contributing camp or summer program directly through the available E link or by phone. The contributing camp can verify the family's qualifications through a link to be provided by COSSI. The family and contributing program can then make their own arrangements directly.
Scholarship Name: Scholarships for Community
Program Name: Outward Bound
Address: 100 Mystery Point Road, Garrison NY 10524
Telephone: 845-424-4000
URL: http://www.outwardboundwilderness.org/
Eligibility: Outward Bound provides free course scholarships to young people affected by 9/11. Programs vary by age group. Courses for youth and young adults, 14-24 years of age, include: sailing, mountain backpacking, sea kayaking, dog sledding, white water canoeing, and mountaineering.
Amounts: All student travel, gear and courses expenses are covered in course fees.
Other Information: Outward Bound is a leader in experiential education in the U.S. Students learn personal leadership, character, compassion, and a sense of social responsibility through the challenge and adventure of wilderness learning.
Programs run year-round. Outward Bound representatives speak extensively with scholarship recipients to find the right course for each individual student. For more information, please call 1-845-424-4000 and ask for the Scholarships for Community Representative.
The following links may prove useful if you are asked by parents or others about donating to scholarship solicitations.
Updated September 20, 2002 on the NASFAA Web Site www.nasfaa.org
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
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