Established in 1995 by the University Student Senate of the City University of New York, the USS Merit Scholarship was renamed the Ernesto Malave Merit Scholarship in 2010. The scholarship awards one student per campus, per academic year for demonstrating outstanding academic and leadership performance under extraordinary circumstances.

In 2003, the University Student Senate of the City University of New York established the Donald & Mary Ellen Passantino Scholarship; which was renamed the USS Donald and Mary Ellen Passantino International Students and Students with Disabilities Scholarship in 2010. The scholarship recognizes international students and students with disabilities who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and enthusiastic leadership and service under extraordinary circumstances. Two students per campus, per academic year are awarded the scholarship.

In 2013, the University Student Senate of the City University of New York established the Graduate Peer Mentoring Scholarship. The scholarship awards one student per campus, per academic year for demonstrating a tremendous effort to help other graduate students through academic support, professional development, and leadership development within their college community.

USS requests that each campus sends four (4) candidates for the Ernesto Malave Merit Scholarship, four (4) candidates for each of the Donald and Mary Ellen Passantino Scholarships, and four (4) candidate for the Graduate Peer, Mentoring Scholarship. USS will award one (1) Ernesto Malave Merit Scholarship per campus in the amount of $1,500.00, which will be paid in one disbursement. USS must award one (1) Passantino Scholarship to an international student and one (1) Passantino Scholarship to a student with a disability, per campus in the amount of $1,000.00 each. USS must also award one (1) Graduate Peer Mentoring Scholarship per campus in the amount of $1,000.00, which will be paid in one disbursement.

Submit completed application to your campus Chief Student Affairs Administrator.

 THE DEADLINE FOR ALL SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE APRIL 21^ST, 2017. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE IN TO YOUR SCHOOLS STUDENT LIFE DIRECTOR BY THIS DATE.

If you have questions, please email: ussscholarships2017@gmail.com

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