The New York Community Trust Scholarship Program

The New York Community Trust Scholarship Program is sponsored by The New York Community Trust. This program connects donors' generosity with students who need it most, many of whom are first in their families to attend college. Funds can cover tuition and other essentials like laptops, textbooks, and transportation.

Scholarships - The New York Community Trust The New York Community Trust is home to more than 150 scholarship funds created by donors who care deeply about increasing access to higher education. These funds have helped students thrive across our region and beyond. Below, you can find out how to help, learn about opportunities to apply, and more.

Students and Evaluators with an Application Code Help Students Succeed Through Our Scholarship Program Launched in 2019, our Scholarship Program connects donors’ generosity with the students who need it most—many of whom are first in their families to attend college. By creating a named fund, you can help cover not just tuition, but the other essentials that make higher education possible: laptops, textbooks, transportation, and more.

Through trusted partnerships with dozens of youth development, education, and arts nonprofits, The Trust identifies and supports students who have demonstrated exceptional perseverance and promise. Many recipients come from under-resourced communities or are immigrants or the children of immigrants. Many also have experienced housing instability and involvement with the foster care and justice systems.

To date, we’ve awarded scholarships to hundreds of New York City students pursuing vocational training, community college, and four-year degrees. With your support, we can reach even more—fueling their goals, their futures, and the communities they uplift. Unlike scholarships tied to specific schools, our Scholarship Program offers a broader, more flexible way to make a lasting impact.

Interested in Supporting The New York Community Trust’s Scholarship Program? To explore options for giving, including establishing a named fund, contact Mike Nuno at (212) 686-2234 or mnuno@thenytrust. org .

Can I Apply for a Scholarship? Because we typically partner with nonprofit educational institutions that are best able to identify promising scholarship candidates, most of our application processes are initiated by invitation only. However, the Armenian scholarships below do accept applications.

For more information about applying for scholarships, please contact Kay Holmes at kgordon@thenytrust. org or (212) 686-1065. Armenian Scholarship Program The Trust’s Armenian Scholarship program is open to full-time undergraduate students of Armenian descent attending school in the U.S. whose families live in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.

This program is made possible by the Hazaros Tabakoğlu; Hagop, Arousiag, and Arpy Kashmanian; and Anni P. Nalbandian Memorial scholarship funds. From Vision to Impact: The Knapp Swezey Scholarship Transforms Students' Lives For years, the Knapp Swezey family dreamed of helping students in their hometowns of Patchogue-Medford and Bellport pursue higher education.

… For more info, contact our scholarships administrator. Senior Manager, Grants and Scholarship Administration Email: sdinkins@thenytrust. org For more info, contact our scholarships administrator.

Director of Donor Relations & Communications, Long Island Email: msmith@thenytrust. org For more info, contact our scholarships administrator. Grants Administration Associate, Westchester Email: ejourdain@thenytrust.

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