Keuka College Award Programs
Students apply for Keuka College financial assistance by completing a FAFSA (or renewal FAFSA), and a NYS TAP Application (for New York state residents). After all eligibility requirements have been met, funds are credited (one payment per semester/ per term, unless otherwise indicated) to the student’s account. Additional application information and criteria specific to each program are listed below. All Keuka College scholarships are for traditional undergraduate admissions and based on full-time status. Keuka College grants/scholarships are only available for your first four years of undergraduate study (maximum of 8 semesters).
Alumni Associate Award for Excellence Scholarship
Offered to high school seniors, this is a competitive scholarship program based on academic achievement. Recipients are typically in the top 1/3 of their class. Scholarships are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study. Recipients must be full-time, maintain satisfactory academic progress, and reside in on-campus housing for renewal. Scholarship is not based on financial need. New students will need a 3.5-4.0 grade point average to be eligible.
Keuka Presidential Scholarship
Offered to high school seniors who have strong academic records. Scholarships are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study provided the student is full-time status, satisfactory academic progress and continues to reside in on-campus housing. Scholarship is not based on financial need. New students will need a 3.0-3.49 grade point average to be eligible
Keuka College Gold Scholars Award
Offered to high school seniors who have a grade point average between 2.5-2.99. Scholarships are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study as long as the student maintains full-time status,satisfactory academic progress, and continues to reside in on-campus housing.
Keuka Acorn Award
Offered to high school seniors who have a grade point average between 2.0 – 2.49. Scholarships are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study as long as the student maintains full-time status, satisfactory academic progress, and continues to reside in on-campus housing.
Keuka College 911 Service Scholarship
For recipients of the World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship, the portion of tuition, room and board not covered by that scholarship or other grants will be covered by the 911 Service Scholarship. For application information on the World Trade Center Scholarship, go to www.hesc.com to print an application, or call 1-800-NYS-HESC. Recipients must be full-time undergraduate students who are matriculated in an approved program in New York state.
International Scholarship
Scholarships may be awarded to international students accepted to the College who are not eligible to apply for federal or state aid. This scholarship is awarded based on a tiered rating system for an academic year.
Keuka College Family Award
Scholarships awarded to members of the same immediate family attending Keuka College at the same time (both must be attending full-time). Renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study. Recipients must be full time, maintain satisfactory academic progress, and reside in on-campus housing to continue to receive the full amount of the scholarship.
Keuka College Urban League of Rochester Scholarship
Five scholarships will be made available to students who are enrolled in the Black Scholars/ Early Recognition program. Renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study. Student must maintain satisfactory academic progress, live in on-campus housing, and remain in full-time status to continue to receive the full amount of the scholarship each year.
Transfer Achievement Award
A merit scholarship is available to transfer students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.5+ upon entrance to Keuka College. This scholarship is guaranteed for up to four years of undergraduate study provided the student is full-time and maintains satisfactory academic progress.
Transfer Scholarship
A merit scholarship is available to transfer students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 to 3.499 upon entrance to Keuka College. Students who do not meet the 3.0 guideline may be eligible to receive funds under this award based on both academic achievement and financial need. This scholarship is guaranteed for up to four years of undergraduate study provided the student is full- time and maintains satisfactory academic progress.
Transfer Acorn Scholarship
A merit scholarship is available to transfer students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 to 3.24 upon entrance to Keuka College. This scholarship is guaranteed for up to four years of undergraduate study provided the student is full-time and maintains satisfactory academic progress.
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
An academic scholarship for traditional undergraduate transfer students. This scholarship is renewable if the student remains in good academic standing and maintains full- time status. Applicant must be a current member of Phi Theta Kappa and provide proof of membership at the time of application to be eligible.
Keuka College Grant
Grant given to students who have demonstrated financial need. Recipients must be full time, maintain satisfactory academic progress, reside in on-campus housing and continue to demonstrate financial need to receive the full amount of the scholarship.
Tuition Benefits – Tuition Exchange/Tuition Remission
These benefits are offered to eligible employees and their families. Please contact Human Resources to determine if you are eligible. Information can also be obtained from the Employee Handbook.
Named/Endowed Scholarships and Prizes
These specially funded scholarships are awarded through the support of alumni and friends.
George Alden Trust Scholarship
Mabel Archbold Scholarship
Beverly Nessel Au ’51 Scholarship
Fay Audra Brethen ’55 Scholarship
Judith Oliver Brown ’63 Memorial Scholarship
President Joseph G. and Professor Diane M. Burke Scholarship
Beth Purdy Canuteson Scholarship Trust of 1928 Scholarship
Class of 1937 Scholarship
Class of 1939 Scholarship
Class of 1946 Field Period Scholarship
Class of 1947 Scholarship
Class of 1952 Memorial Field Period Scholarship
Class of 1953 Living Memorial Scholarship
Class of 1954 Memorial Scholarship
Class of 1955 Memorial Scholarship
Class of 1958 Scholarship
Class of 1959 Living Memorial Endowment Fund
Class of 1962 Scholarship
Elizabeth Coker ’30 Scholarship
Marcia Clark Cooley ’28 Award
Luella Walker Corbit ’37 Scholarship
Louise Stryker Davis ’34 Scholarship
William and Virginia Davison Family Scholarship
Dodd/Lyon Scholarship
Judge Frederick Dugan Scholarship
Florence Eells ’31 Scholarship
Edith Louise Estey ’33 Memorial Field Period Scholarship
Estey-Judd Memorial Scholarship
Max Mendel Fezer Scholarship
Clarence Joseph Gannon Scholarship
Marion Goodwin ’30 Scholarship
The Elizabeth Marshall Gordon ’49 Scholarship for a Woman to Study Science
William Randolph Hearst Scholarship
Anne D. Hotchkiss ‘ 38 Scholarship
Frederick L. Hoyle Scholarship
Lucretia Davis Jephson Scholarship
Christin Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Keuka College Alumni Association Scholarship
Keuka College Student Senate Scholarship
Katherine Towner King ’37 Scholarship
Stuart Komer Family Scholarship
Dorothy Wheeler Krum Scholarship
Lambda Pi Eta Award for Excellence in Communication Studies
Dr. F. Marion Lougee Award in Clinical Science
Dr. Aileen Lougee Prize in Modern Language
Dr. Geraldine Lynn Scholarship
Virginia Pearson MacKenzie ’34 Memorial Scholarship
Deb Manahan Scholarship
Joyce Oakleaf Mandigo ’67 Scholarship
Marva Davis Mapp Scholarship
Doris Ackley Mattison ’43 Scholarship
Anastasia Alisa McManus ’14 Memorial Scholarship
Commander Barbara Ellen Miller ’56 Scholarship
Don Miller Memorial Scholarship
Anne Graham Munson ’68 Memorial Scholarship
Barbara Neuhaus ’50 Scholarship
Elizabeth A. Nussey ’78 Nursing Award
Betty Jane Ackerson Ogg ’46 Scholarship
Osborn Memorial Scholarship
Imogene Bauer Pais ’38 Scholarship for the Liberal Arts
Panarites Sisters Keuka Circle Fellowship
Parkin/Ashforth Scholarship
Doris Artley Peck ’43 Scholarship
Penn Yan Keuka Club Award
Agnes Pierce Scholarship
Richard A. Pinneo, Jr. Scholarship
Lorraine K. Potter ’68 “Leading the Way First Generation” Scholarship
Margaret C. Pratt ’32 Keuka Circle Fellowship
Presbyterian Women’s Scholarship
Edith O’Connell Rector ’51 Memorial Scholarship
Jerry Richardson Scholarship
Rosalie & R. William Rose Memorial Scholarship
Margaret Neville Sand ’53 and Barbara Neville Malatesta ’56 Scholarship
Wilbour E. and Esther Saunders Scholarship
Elizabeth Schiefer ’41 Scholarship
Mary P. Schleiermacher Scholarship
Dorothy Schrell ’42 Nursing Scholarship
Doris B. Scott ’50 Memorial Scholarship
Ruth L. and Ralph W. Seager Memorial Scholarship
John and Audrey Settle ’67 Scholarship
Imogene Smith ’34 Scholarship
A. Space Memorial Scholarship
Byron Spence Scholarship
Spiritual Exploration Field Period Scholarship
Barbara Robitsch Squattrito’51 Memorial Scholarship
Donald and Corinne Stork Scholarship
Viola Titus ’41 Endowment
Walter O. Vail Scholarship
Charles Wallis Scholarship
Betty Watson Wallis Scholarship
Michael Weiss Field Period Scholarship
Jean Maxine Whittemore ’35 Scholarship
Michael A. Wiley ’00 Scholarship
Alissa Putnam ’00 / Michael Wiley ’00 Scholarship
Yates County Home Bureau Scholarship
Mary Simpson Young ’28 Memorial Scholarship