Transit Middle School

To provide financial assistance to students in upstate New York State to continue their education in the field of nursing.Application PeriodDecember 1 to February 28Number and Size of AwardsOne award of $3,000; paid as $1,000 per year for up to three consecutive years of undergraduate study. Award paid in the Fall and divided equally between the Fall and Spring semesters.Allowed...

To provide financial assistance to students in Monroe County pursuing a career in nursing.Application PeriodNovember 1 to March 4Number and Size of AwardsOne award of $12,000; divided into equal annual installments paid over four consecutive years of undergraduate study. Award may be split between two recipients and is paid in the Fall and divided equally between the Fall and Spring...

The Jenkins Memorial Scholarship was inaugurated in October 1946, as a special Golden Anniversary Project. In 1947 the fund was established as a permanent project as a living memorial to the young people who lost their lives in military service during WWII and was named for one of them, Clifford N. Jenkins, Jr., son of Margaret Jenkins, New York State...

To provide financial support for individuals working in or planning to work in the fields of developmental disabilities or behavioral health within the eight-county area surrounding Rochester (Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates counties) who wish to pursue a master’s degree in their field. The intent of this scholarship is to elevate the state of practice and...

Since its incorporation in 1989 through 2024, the NY Grace LeGendre Endowment Fund Inc (GLEF), has awarded over $205,000 in fellowships to 175 NYS women. Of these, one hundred fifteen were working toward a Master’s and fifty six toward a doctorate. They were enrolled in fifty-seven  diverse fields of graduate study.Fellowships are awarded annually for graduate study to qualified women....

The Princeton Prize in Race Relations identifies and recognizes high school students who, through action and service, have demonstrated leadership in advancing racial equity, promoting racial understanding, or eliminating racial bias and prejudice in their schools and communities.Prize recipients receive a cash prize of $1,000 and an all-expenses-paid weekend to a Symposium on Race at Princeton University, where they will...