CUNY Ladies!

If you're a female senior and planning on going to a CUNY school in the fall, here is a great opportunity for you! It's called the Grace Outreach Darlene Jeris Scholarship. It's a pretty great program which pays YOU to get math and writing prep during the summer, and continuing help from a college counselor through your first year of college!

About the Grace Outreach D.Jeris Scholarship

The scholarship offers you three things:

• Payments of $400 as you complete the requirements for a summer prep program and join first semester activities at a CUNY college. 
• Grace Outreach college counselor will help you do well in your first year at a CUNY college, and you will receive membership into a great peer program.
•  Training this summer (prep program) to improve Math and Writing to master the CUNY Skills ACT/COMPASS Placement Tests at college.

Eligibility

·         You must be a high school graduate by June 2012

·         You must be a female within the age range of 16- 24 and a resident of New York State

·         You must apply to a CUNY College

Entry Requirements

·         Fill out a GO scholarship application

·         Attend an interview

·         Participate in the GO Summer Program and a fall college support/study group

(The deadline for the application is May 29, 2012; pick up an application form from Ms. Miller or Ms. Marsigliano.)

Award of your Scholarship

Grace Outreach is awarding a total of $850 in cash to 18 students

·         20 hours a week of college prep with a total payment of $400 by the end of the summer

·         Additional payments when you meet your first semester college goals

·         A monthly Metro card for the summer program

 This could be really helpful so please come see me about it!!

-Ms. Miller