The following scholarships and grants have been offered to incoming UAlbany students to finance their first bachelor's degree since 2019.

Students who have received these scholarships can use this page to understand the requirements for renewing their awards each year, if applicable.

The total amount of financial aid offered to a student, including all scholarships and grants, cannot exceed the student’s annual cost of attendance. Institutional scholarships may be reduced to resolve such over-awards. 

Review the requirements for renewal:

 

Awards Offered to Incoming First-year Students

Select the award name to review the requirements for renewing that award.
 

first-year
1844 Scholarship
  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.
  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.
  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.
Academic Distinction Award

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Academic Distinction Plus Award

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Achievement Scholarship
  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency.
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.
  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.
  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.
Achievement Scholarship - New

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Capital District Leadership Award - Fellow

  • Grade Point Average (GPA): You must have a 3.0 average GPA or higher. Calculate your GPA.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Capital District Leadership Award - Leader

  • Grade Point Average (GPA): You must have a 3.0 average GPA or higher. Calculate your GPA.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Capital District Leadership Award - Competitive Award

  • Grade Point Average (GPA): You must have a 3.0 average GPA or higher. Calculate your GPA.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

College of Arts & Sciences Competitive Scholarship

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity Competitive Award
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.
  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.
  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.
College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Competitive Award

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Dean's Scholarship

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Empire Scholarship

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Empire State Scholarship

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Engaged Community Award

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

eSports Competitive Award

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Great Dane Teacher Pathway Competitive Award

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Greatness Grant

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

HOBY NYS
  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.
  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.
  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.
HOBY OOS
  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency.
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.
  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.
  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.
Irvis Scholarship

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Marching Great Danes Award - New York State Resident (First-year)

  • Continuous participation in the Marching Great Danes

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Marching Great Danes Award - Out-of-state Resident (First-year)

  • Continuous participation in the Marching Great Danes

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Minerva Non-tuition Scholarship

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Mohawk Scholarship

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Podium Scholarship

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Presidential Scholarship

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Presidential Non-tuition Scholarship

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Provost's Scholarship

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Purple and Gold Scholarship

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Reaching for Excellence Award

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Rockefeller Competitive Award
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.
  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.
  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.
Taconic Award (First-year)

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Taconic Non-tuition Award (First-year)
  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany Book Award (First-year)

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany Book Grant (First-year)

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany Housing Award (First-year)

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany Housing Grant (First-year)

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany Merit: NYS Non-Tuition (First-year)

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany Merit: Out-of-State (First-year)

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany NYS Non-Tuit Merit (First-year)

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany NYS Merit Non-Tuit (First-year)

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany OOS Merit (First-year)
  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency.
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.
  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.
  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.
UAlbany Out-of-State Merit (First-year)

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany Room Grant (First-year)

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

University in High School Competitive Scholarship

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Awards Offered to Incoming Transfer Students

Select the award name to review the requirements for renewing that award.
 

transfer
Academic Promise Transfer Scholarship

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Adirondack Scholarship

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Carillon Scholarship

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Carillon Transfer Scholarship

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Delancy Scholarship
  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Great Dane Transfer Grant

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Helderberg Transfer Housing Grant

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Hudson Scholarship

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Hudson Transfer Scholarship

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Irvis Scholarship (Transfer)

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Marching Great Danes Award - New York State Resident (Transfer)

  • Continuous participation in the Marching Great Danes

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Marching Great Danes Award - Out-of-state Resident (Transfer)

  • Continuous participation in the Marching Great Danes

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Ryckman Scholarship

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Student Success Transfer Grant

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Stuyvesant Scholarship

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Taconic Award (Transfer)

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Taconic Non-tuition Award (Transfer)
  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Tappan Scholarship

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany Book Award (Transfer)

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany Book Grant (Transfer)

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany Housing Award (Transfer)

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany Housing Grant (Transfer)

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany Merit: NYS Non-Tuition (Transfer)

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany Merit: Out-of-State (Transfer)

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany NYS Merit Non-Tuit (Transfer)

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany NYS Non-Tuit Merit (Transfer)

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany OOS Merit (Transfer)
  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency.
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.
  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.
  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.
UAlbany Out-of-State Merit (Transfer)

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

UAlbany Room Grant (Transfer)

  • Continuous On-campus Housing: You must live on Colonial Quad, State Quad, Dutch Quad, Indigenous Quad, Freedom Apartments or Liberty Terrace.

    • If you choose to live off campus or in Empire Commons, you will forfeit the award.

    • If you receive a room waiver, you will forfeit your housing award for the period you are receiving the waiver.

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Zenger Scholarship

  • New York State Residency: You must be a New York State resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

Awards Offered to Incoming International Students

Select the award name to review the requirements for renewing that award.
 

international
Global Excellence Award

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.

International Merit Award

  • Out-of-state Residency: You must be an out-of-state resident. Determine your residency. 

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress: You must have continued satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree.

  • Continuous Full-time Enrollment: You must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester. For a course to count towards full-time enrollment, you must receive a grade of A, B, C, D, E, S or U.

  • Continuous Good Academic Standing: If you are put on Academic Probation, Terminal Probation or Continuing Terminal Probation, or if you are dismissed, you will forfeit your award.