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

FAMIP Scholarship
Sponsor: Making the Impossible Possible (MIPO)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors who plan to attend a two or four-year college in the fall. Applicant must be an immigrant or be a child of an immigrant. If selected, applicant must commit to doing 50 hours of community service with the organization within a year (New York metropolitan area).

Justin Veatch Fund Scholarship
Sponsor: Justin Veatch Fund
Amount: $1,200.00
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors planning to further their study in music who live within a 40-mile radius of Yorktown Heights, NY.

Cathay Bank Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Cathay Bank Foundation | Asian Pacific Community Fund
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: April 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who reside in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas, or Washington and plan to attend a college in one of those states. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and have a household income at or below the Low Income Level.

Preferred Bank Scholarship
Sponsor: Preferred Bank | Asian Pacific Community Fund
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: April 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who reside in California (Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Francisco or San Mateo counties ), New York Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk or Westchester), New Jersey (Passaic, Bergen or Hudson), or Texas (Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Montgomery, or Galveston). Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and a household income at or below the Low Income Level. Scholarship is open to all majors and there is no ethnicity requirement.

Royal Business Bank Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Royal Business Bank | Asian Pacific Community Fund
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: April 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who reside in the New York City area (New York County, King County, Queens County, or Richmond County), New Jersey (Middlesex County), Southern California (Los Angeles County, Orange County, Ventura County), Nevada (Clark County), Illinois (Cook County), or Hawaii (Honolulu County, Oahu only). Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and have a household income at or below the county low income level. Scholarship is open to all majors and there is no ethnicity requirement.

NSA Scholarship
Sponsor: National Supermarket Association
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: May 13, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who live in a NSA Service Area in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.

Edward and Sandra Meyer Family Scholarship
Sponsor: The Edward and Sandra Meyer Foundation, Inc.
Amount: Up to $10,625
Closing Date: May 18, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors from the state of New York who will be enrolled at an accredited UNCF member institution or other accredited HBCU.

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.