Scholarship Application (2011-2012)
Foundation Scholarship Listing
Amsterdam-Mohawk Valley Business and Professional Women Scholarship
Amount: $500
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a non-traditional student who graduated from a Montgomery County high school and is a current Montgomery County resident who has accumulated 30 credits or more and has a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better with documented financial need.
Amsterdam Rotary Scholarship
Amount: $500
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a first-year, full-time student who is a resident of the Greater Amsterdam School District with documented history of community service or community activity.
Clifford T. Weller Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 per year for 2 years
Eligibility Requirements: Must be graduate of a Montgomery County high school who had a minimum high school GPA of 3.0.
Debra Kozlowski-Rector Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $100
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a non-traditional student enrolled in the Human Services program with at least 30 accumulated credits with documented financial need and a GPA of 2.0 or better.
Delaney Construction Corporation Scholarship
Amount: $500
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a full-time, second year (30+ earned credit hours) Construction Technology major who is a resident of Fulton or Montgomery County with documented financial need and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better.
Doris Vincent Maceyka Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a second year student in an applied science degree program associated with FM’s Center for Engineering and Technology. Awards will be given to students with the highest combination of proven financial need and academic achievement.
Empire State Diversity Honors Scholarship Program
Amount: varies
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a New York State resident enrolled full-time who has demonstrated high academic achievement (3.5 or higher cumulative GPA in High School or from courses taken at FMCC). Must self- declare a racial/ethnic category, complete the FAFSA and maintain a 3.5 GPA or higher.
FMCC Alumni Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a full-time, matriculated student whose parent or guardian graduated from FMCC who maintains a GPA of 2.75 or better while attending FM for four consecutive semesters, completes the FAFSA and submits a 250 word essay answering the question “How did FM benefit your parent/guardian and how do you feel it will benefit you?”
FMCC Foundation Award
Amount: $250
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a graduating high school senior from Fulton or Montgomery County, Wells or Galway with a high school GPA of 3.0 or better and be a first generation college student with documented financial need. One award will be given in each high school to be determined by the school guidance counselors.
FMCC/IAPHC Scholarship
Amount: $400
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a student enrolled in Visual Communications or Graphic Communications Sales and Marketing.
Foundations of Education
Amount: $750
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a full or part-time matriculated student with documented financial need and a GPA of 2.5 or better.
Foundation of FM Academic Excellence Scholarship
Amount: Two at $1,000 each
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a graduating high school senior from Fulton or Montgomery County with an entering GPA of 3.2 or better who is enrolled as a full-time student at FMCC.
Foundation of FM Assistance Scholarship
Amount: Two at $1,000 each
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a graduating high school senior from Fulton or Montgomery County with documented financial need enrolled as a full-time student at FMCC.
Fulton County Health Care Scholarship
Amount: Four at $1,000 each
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a resident of Fulton County enrolled and matriculated in a designated health care field who has accumulated at least 12 credits with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better and filed a FAFSA.
Fulton County Highway Officials Association Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a graduate of a Fulton County high school who is still a Fulton County resident enrolled in Construction Technology or Business Administration who has accumulated 30 or more credits and has a 2.5 GPA or better.
Fulton County Servicemen Association Scholarship
Amount: varies based on applicant pool
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a current resident of Fulton County who has served in any of the armed forces and submits a DD214.
Gerda Lider Scholarship
Amount: $600
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a Nursing Student with documented financial need.
Harold N. Martling Family Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a Nursing Student with documented financial need.
Honors Student Scholarship (New)
Amount: $750
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a new or existing student accepted into the Honors Program who has not yet taken an Honors section or Honors option. Must have or had a 3.5 GPA or better in high school and must register for at least one Honors section or Honors option. Eligibility will continue for 4 semesters if GPA is maintained.
Honors Student Scholarship (Returning)
Amount: $1,500
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a full-time student who is accepted into the Honors Program with a 3.5 GPA or better and has already completed an Honors section or Honors option. Eligibility will continue for two semesters if GPA is maintained.
International Student Academic Scholarship
Amount: varies based on applicant pool
Eligibility Requirements: Must be an International student who has achieved academic success in their home country (new students) or 3.5 cumulative GPA for continuing FMCC students. How to Apply: contact the Office of International Student Programs
International Student Need Scholarship
Amount: varies based on applicant pool
Eligibility Requirements: Must be an International student with documented financial need. How to Apply: contact the Office of International Student Programs
Johnstown Hospital Foundation Scholarship
Amount: Three at $1,000 per semester for a maximum of $4,000
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a Nursing Student who resides in the Johnstown area or a community formerly served by the Johnstown Hospital.
Johnstown Moose Family Center Scholarship
Amount: $500
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a graduate of a Fulton or Montgomery County high school enrolled full-time with documented financial need who maintains a GPA of 2.5 or better.
Lisa Queeney FMCC Scholarship
Amount: $500
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a first-time student entering FMCC full-time who graduated from Mayfield Central School with a GPA of 3.0 or better who participated in at least 2 extra-curricular activities and demonstrated leadership abilities. To be determined by an interdisciplinary faculty committee at the high school.
Malcolm and Judy McMartin Nursing
Scholarship Amount: $500
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a Nursing Student with documented financial need.
Marc A. Marino Scholarship
Amount: $500
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a matriculated full-time (12+ credits) student in the Human Services or Early Childhood Education Program with a GPA of 2.5 or higher and documented financial need. Renewable up to four semesters if GPA is maintained.
New York State Federation of Home Bureaus, Inc. Scholarship
Amount: varies
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a full-time student who resides in Fulton or Montgomery County who is a U.S. citizen, has documented financial need, maintains a 2.5 GPA and submits a supplemental Home Bureau Scholarship application. Recipients to be determined by the Home Bureau Committee.
New York State Publishers Scholarship
Amount: up to $250 per semester
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a Communication and Media Arts major, enrolled part-time or more (at least 6 credits) with a GPA of 2.75 or higher. Awarded once a semester, but may be eligible for multiple semesters. How to Apply: applications available from Communication and Media Arts Faculty
Presidential Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 per award, number of awards vary
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a graduating high school senior who resides in Fulton, Montgomery or Hamilton County or the Galway Central School District with a GPA of 3.5 at the time of application. Students must attend FMCC full-time and maintain a 3.2 GPA to continue eligibility.
Rita Mary Burke Foreign Language Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a matriculated second year student with a proven interest and success in foreign languages. The student must have completed 2 foreign language classes in succession with a minimum GPA of 3.7 within the discipline and an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.
William S. Pac Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $400
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a second year student who has completed Introduction to Philosophy of Ethics and the English elective EN150 (Reading and Writing Poetry) or higher. Awards will be given to students with the highest combination of GPA and documented financial need.
