The goal of this scholarship is to support SANY alumni for their success at a 4-year college.
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must
Scholarships are renewable by maintaining full-time status in all semesters (at least 12 credits per semester) at a four-year college with the set minimum GPA requirement for the semester they are in. Students must send their official transcripts for renewal of their existing scholarship:
There are a number of requirements for the use of Terra’s College Achievers Scholarship enumerated below::
(a) Student must be enrolled full-time at a four-year college or university during the scholarship semester.
(b) Scholarship funds may be used for the following eligible expenses: tuition/fees, room and board, and/or books; funds must be applied AFTER other scholarships (Excelsior, college/university, etc.) and grants (Pell, TAP, etc.) have been applied.
(c) If other scholarships and grants cover all of the student’s eligible expenses, College Achievers Scholarship funds, or any portion that remains, will be returned to Terra Science and Education.
(d) No cash payments of unused funds will be paid to students.
(e) The scholarship will be paid directly to the student’s account at the college to be used for tuition.
and fees. The scholarship payment will be made in two installments at the beginning of each semester following the receipt of the award.
(f) In any case that a student registers and then withdraws, thereby receiving a refund of the Terra Scholarship from the college, these funds are to be returned to Terra Science and Education. If the full-time attendance requirement is not met, regardless of any refund, any future scholarship payments will be forfeited.
(g) The majority of communication between recipients and the scholarship administrators will take place via email. Recipients are required to have and regularly check their email and notify Terra Science and Education of any changes to their contact information.
(h) Recipients of Terra scholarships are expected to acknowledge acceptance of the award promptly by signing the Acceptance Form provided by Terra.
(i) Terra Foundation hopes that recipients recognize and appreciate the contributions their award has made to their futures. It further anticipates that, in the years to come, recipients find some
way to give back to the community that provided them with these opportunities. In addition, candidates for this scholarship must demonstrate qualities of fine character, consideration for others, perseverance and a desire to succeed.
The goal of this scholarship is to promote college readiness of high school students. This program is available only for SANY high school students.
The goal of this scholarship is to challange students to do their best in their ELA and Math classes and prepare better for college.
Students may receive up to $75. This scholarship is available to all 3-8 grade SANY students who perform at a level 3 or 4 on the NYS ELA and Math tests.
There is no application for this scholarship, therefore students do not need to apply for it. Terra will obtain the required information for the eligible candidates from school principles. The scholarship checks will be given at a ceremony in school in October. Please see your school dean for more details.