Programs

  • Scholarship and Emergency Assistance Programs

    NAMED AND MERIT SCHOLARSHIPSFORTY NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $60,800, AND ONE $1,000 MERIT SCHOLARSHIP WERE ISSUED IN FY23. SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORT THE DIRECT COST OF COMPLETING A FINAL THESIS/SENIOR PORTFOLIO PROJECT, TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT AND MERIT, OR ARE NEED BASED, AS INDICATED BELOW. ALL MARTICULATED STUDENTS IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING WITH A MINIMUM CUMULATIVE GPA OF 3.0, AND PLANNING TO GRADUATE IN SPRING 2023, WERE ELIGIBLE. THE LILA LEWENTAL MEMORIAL AWARD WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ONE STUDENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000. THE RODMAN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ONE STUDENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,400. AWARDS FROM THESE TWO FUNDS ARE NEED BASED AND ARE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO A STUDENT TO DIRECTLY PAY FOR STUDENT LOAN DEBT.HOUSING SCHOLARSHIPSIN FY23 $31,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO TWO HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. THE INTENT OF THE ALUMNI SOCIETY HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP IS TO PROVIDE ON-CAMPUS HOUSING FOR A STUDENT WHO WOULD OTHERWISE COMMUTE FROM HOME. THE HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP COVERS THE COST OF ON-CAMPUS HOUSING FOR THE DURATION AT SVA (NOT TO EXCEED FOUR YEARS). ELIGIBLE STUDENTS MUST FULFILL THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: HOME ADDRESS IS WITHIN A 100 MILE RADIUS FROM ZIP CODE 10010; MINIMUM HIGH SCHOOL OR TRANSFER GPA OF 3.0; DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED.ALUMNI AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND SCHOLARSHIPSTHE ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND ISSUED FORTY-FIVE AWARDS TO SUPPORT THE DIRECT COST OF COMPLETING FINAL THESIS/SENIOR PORTFOLIO PROJECTS. ALL MATRICULATED STUDENTS IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING WITH A MINIMUM GPA OF 3.0, AND PLANNING TO GRADUATE IN SPRING 2023, WERE ELIGIBLE. AWARD AMOUNTS RANGE FROM $500-$2000 AND ARE BASED UPON ARTISTIC MERIT, AS DETERMINED BY A REVIEW PANEL, AND FINANCIAL NEED AS DEMONSTRATED BY A PROJECT BUDGET. IN FY23 $17,000 WAS AWARDED TO THIRTY-FOUR STUDENTS FROM THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND (EAF). THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSITANCE IN THE FORM OF MICROGRANTS TO SUPPORT CURRENTLY ENROLLED, FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING ACUTE ECONOMIC DISTRESS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $162K

  • Program 1 [2024]

    NAMED AND MERIT SCHOLARSHIPSFORTY-ONE NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $59,300, AND ONE $1,000 MERIT SCHOLARSHIP WERE ISSUED IN FY24. SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORT THE DIRECT COST OF COMPLETING A FINAL THESIS/SENIOR PORTFOLIO PROJECT, TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT AND MERIT, OR ARE NEED BASED, AS INDICATED BELOW. ALL MATRICULATED STUDENTS IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING WITH A MINIMUM CUMULATIVE GPA OF 3.0, AND PLANNING TO GRADUATE IN SPRING 2024, WERE ELIGIBLE. THE LILA EVA LEWENTAL MEMORIAL AWARD WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ONE STUDENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000. THE RODMAN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ONE STUDENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500. AWARDS FROM THESE TWO FUNDS ARE NEED BASED AND ARE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO A STUDENT TO DIRECTLY PAY FOR STUDENT LOAN DEBT. HOUSING SCHOLARSHIPSIN FY24 $46,500 IN SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO THREE HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. THE INTENT OF THE ALUMNI SOCIETY HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP IS TO PROVIDE ON-CAMPUS HOUSING FOR A STUDENT WHO WOULD OTHERWISE COMMUTE FROM HOME. THE HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP COVERS THE COST OF ON-CAMPUS HOUSING FOR THE DURATION AT SVA (NOT TO EXCEED FOUR YEARS). ELIGIBLE STUDENTS MUST FULFILL THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: HOME ADDRESS IS WITHIN A 100 MILE RADIUS FROM ZIP CODE 10010; MINIMUM HIGH SCHOOL OR TRANSFER GPA OF 3.0; DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED.ALUMNI AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND SCHOLARSHIPSTHE ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND ISSUED SIXTY AWARDS TO SUPPORT THE DIRECT COST OF COMPLETING FINAL THESIS/SENIOR PORTFOLIO PROJECTS. ALL MATRICULATED STUDENTS IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING WITH A MINIMUM GPA OF 3.0, AND PLANNING TO GRADUATE IN SPRING 2024, WERE ELIGIBLE. AWARD AMOUNTS RANGE FROM $500-$1,500 AND ARE BASED UPON ARTISTIC MERIT, AS DETERMINED BY A REVIEW PANEL, AND FINANCIAL NEED AS DEMONSTRATED BY A PROJECT BUDGET. IN FY24 $9,500 IN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND SCHOLARSHIPS WERE ISSUED TO NINETEEN RECIPIENTS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $163.8K