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Jean DeGrace Crandall Memorial Scholarship Fund

Award Amount
$1,000
Award Amount
Application deadline
May 31, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Geneseo Migrant Center, Inc.

Number of Awards & Eligibility: One award offered annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for U.S. and international students.
  2. Must have employment experience with migratory farm work.
  3. Must be a resident of or have a history of migration to Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, or Westchester Counties in New York State.
  4. Must be a high school senior or current undergraduate student at the time of application.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: This award is available to a migrant farmworker or child of a migrant farmworker from Mexico with a history of migration to Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, or Westchester Counties in New York State. Though not required, but because of Jean’s personal interests, preference will be given to a student with a demonstrated interest in traditional Mexican art and culture.

Application requirements for the Jean DeGrace Crandall Memorial Scholarship Fund are:

  • Recommendation letter
  • Application form
  • Migrant Education Certificate of Eligibility (COE)
  • Personal statement
Additional Information: The purpose of this scholarship is to serve as a memorial to Jean DeGrace Crandall, educator and friend to the migrant community, by offering an annual award in the amount of $1,000 for post-secondary scholarship assistance to a migrant farmworker or child of a migrant farmworker from Mexico with a history of migration to Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, or Westchester Counties in New York State. Though not required, but because of Jean’s personal interests, preference will be given to a student with a demonstrated interest in traditional Mexican art and culture.

Award Amount: $1,000 annually, non-renewable.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $1,000.

About Geneseo Migrant Center, Inc.:
Contact Information: Michael Reho ,Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Director
Address: Geneseo Migrant Center 3 Mt. Morris-Leicester Road Leicester, New York 14481

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