Scholarships

Scholarship Report

The following recipients comprise our current list of scholarships previously awarded:

         Jacquelyn D. LaTorre - Columbia University -2010

         Ruwaida Jawando - Hofstra University - 2009
         Jessica Stark - Utica College - 2009
         Kelly Sullivan - University of Connecticut - 2009

Lauren K. La Torre – Columbia University - 2008

Colleen H. McConnell – James Madison University - 2007
Kimberly E. Nosek – Cornell University - 2007
Jehnna L. Ronan – Harvard University - 2007

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy - (5) Students
State University of New York Maritime College – (5) Students

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS IN 2007

• U.S. Citizen
• Child or spouse of an active duty / retired in pay status / or deceased on active duty or in retired pay status member of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps or U.S. Coast Guard.
• Child or spouse of a member of the Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard, honorably discharged as a result of a service-incurred disability.
• Any U.S. war veteran, honorably discharged, who served in a combat zone.
• Student enrolled in an ROTC/NJROTC Unit sponsored by the New York Council of the Navy League of the United States.
• Applicant must reside within New York City (five boroughs of Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens or Staten Island), or in Nassau, Suffolk or Westchester Counties.
• Graduate from an accredited high school, or attending an accredited college/university.
• Attend a four-year accredited college/university full time.
• Attain a high school or college Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher.
• Demonstrated financial need.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 

• New York Council Application Form received in the Council office not later than closing date.
• A copy of the Active Duty Armed Forces Identification Card or Form DD-214, certifying the eligibility of the applicant.
• Academic Transcript (to be provided by the student), with rank in class and SAT score.
• No more than (2) letters of reference.
• Certification of the information required by the Applicant and Parent.
• Scholarship Application download.  Click on Scholarship Application Form on home page.

CLOSING DATE:  Applications must be received no later than May 18th, 2007.

MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS

• The student is required to ensure an academic transcript is provided to the New York Council office at the end of each academic year.
• The student is required to provide a status/progress report, in writing, to the New York Council after each academic year.
• The Council will not initiate a request for this information.  If it is not provided, scholarship assistance will be terminated.
• To acquaint council members with scholarship recipients, students are requested to provide photos during each academic year of their participation in academic/sporting/extracurricular events, with captions, for publication in THE LOG newsmagazine.

Some Comments From Our Current Recipients:

"To the Members of the New York Council, Navy League:

I am honored to be the recipient of the NY Council Navy League scholarship and want to thank you for your generosity in funding this award.

I am currently a Junior majoring in Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.  While taking 15 credits this past semester, I also successfully completed my one-year term as Treasurer of Sigma Delta Tau (a 100+ member national sorority).  During my term, SDT donated more than $2,000 to Prevent Child Abuse of America, $500 to the American Red Cross to aid Katrina victims, and almost $1,100 to other philanthropic and relief organizations. 

This coming semester, I will train the new treasurer of SDT, and then contribute my time and talents to some of the other organizations at Cornell, while continuing to stay active in SDT.  I am also very excited for the Spring semester because of my interesting course load.  I will be taking courses that put an emphasis on Human resources, Organizational Development, Collective Bargaining and Business Management.

I hope you all have a Happy New Years, and Holiday Season.  Once again, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for your support!  Best wishes,"

- Kimberly E. Nosek

"As I begin the second semester of my sophomore year at Columbia University, I wish to once again thank the Scholarship Committee of the New York Council of the Navy League for the financial assistance provided me.  This assistance is applied to tuition costs and is very helpful to me and my family.  When I graduate, I will always remember and be grateful to the New York Council for its generous support.  I have enclosed a copy of my most recent official transcript for your perusal.  I am able to maintain such high grades in part due to the support I am receiving from the Navy League."

- Lauren K. La Torre

"I am sending you my first semester grades.  I find the workload to be much more than I expected, however, I managed to do well my first semester by focusing on my studies.  The college experience is very different yet enjoyable.  I would like to thank the Navy League again for their wonderful contribution towards my education."

- Jessica Stark

"Thank you so much for your continued support of my education here at Harvard.  I had a very challenging but rewarding school year.  I took a full class load while working approximately 20 hours per week in a lab at the Whitehead Institute.  In September my lab mentor and I filed a patent for the technology we've been working on, and in June we published an article in the journal Nature Biotechnology.  These opportunities are hard to come by anywhere else, and that is why I am so very appreciative of your scholarship award.  I have enclosed a copy of the published journal article for you.  The article is very technical, but it should give you an idea of what I've been working on.

- Jehnna L. Ronan