Scholarships for students New York. Some scholarships specifically open to New York students, and others give preference to students in New York.

Cohen & Jaffe Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: Law Office of Cohen & Jaffe LLP
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: June 12, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students admitted or enrolled in an accredited college, university, or graduate school who is a New York State resident and have at least a 2.5 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on standing up for others OR the importance of community engagement.

Fred Ohm Dream Builder Scholarship
Sponsor: Stonewall Community Foundation
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: June 12, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students who identify aws LGBTQ+. Applicant must also identify as an immigrant OR as someone with experience in the foster care system and attends/plans to attend a college or university in New York State.

Center Scholarships
Sponsor: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are 22 years or age or younger. Applicant must be a registered member of Center Youth programming (New York). Applicant must submit a personal statement explaining what the LGBTQ+ community and community service means to them.

Marsh Scholarship
Sponsor: Eastern Surfing Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to college students who are Eastern Surfing Association members in good standing.

Angela and Reginald Goins Endowed Scholarship
Sponsor: Angela and Reginal Goins | UNCF
Amount: $4,500.00
Closing Date: July 6, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time undergraduate students attending a four-year HBCU. Applicant must reside or be a permanent resident of New York City, Chicago or metro Detroit.

NYFWA Scholarships
Sponsor: New York Financial Writers’ Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 9, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate journalism students in the tri-state New York area who are seriously interested in pursuing a career in business and financial journalism.

Brother James Kearney Scholarship Program for the Blind
Sponsor: Lavelle Fund For the Blind, Inc.
Amount: Up to $15,000
Closing Date: No Deadline
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are either legally blind or so severely visually impaired that a Lavelle-sponsored vision assessment expert confirms that the student would need special support services to succeed in college. Applicant must be studying at one of 11 participating colleges in the New York City area.

Macy’s Emergency Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: Macy’s | LULAC National Educational Services Center, Inc.
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: Rolling
Description: Scholarship is open to deserving students facing economic hardship and immediate monetary need that, if not met, could result in an inability to complete classes or a degree program. Emergency financial need resulting from the following will qualify students from funding: change in family income/support, loss of job, death of an immediate family member, natural disaster, pending eviction or home foreclosure, burglary, or fire. Applicant must be a resident of California, Florida, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Puerto Rico, or Texas.