Fannie & Sam Constantino First Generation Scholarship Program

Award Amount
Award Amount

$21,220

Application deadline
Application deadline

January 15

Awarded By:

St. John Fisher College

Number of Awards & Eligibility: The number of awards vary.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. Must be a first generation college student.
  2. Must be a high school senior.
  3. Must have a GPA of B/B+ and a total SAT score (math and evidence-based reading and writing) of 1080 or higher.

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

Description: The First Generation Scholarship Program provides financial aid to high school students who exhibit a high degree of motivation and academic potential, and whose parents did not graduate from college. Recipients receive yearly awards of one-half the total cost of tuition and room and board. Since a large percentage of their alumni stay in the Rochester area, the program serves to reinforce the College’s commitment to the greater Rochester community. The first-year program of coursework and advising at the College is ideally suited to meet the needs of first generation students. Fisher offers students access to an outstanding faculty who can enable students to discover their natural abilities and to develop their minds. First Generation Scholarship recipients participate in a Learning Community designed to assist them in making a successful transition to a college environment. They also take part in an academic mentoring program in the Rochester community. This program allows them to mentor younger students in ways that encourage their interest in and pursuit of a college education.

Application requirements for the Fannie & Sam Constantino First Generation Scholarship Program are:

  • Essay
  • Interview
  • FAFSA by
  • Application form
  • Personal statement
  • Official Transcript
Additional Information: To qualify, candidates must: • Have demonstrated academic motivation and success throughout high school • Be first generation college students (parents did not graduate from college) • Be high school seniors planning to attend Fisher in the following fall semester • Regular admission standards typically include a high school GPA of B/B+ and a total SAT score (math and evidence-based reading and writing) of 1080 or higher. • Candidates choosing to apply for HEOP will not be eligible to compete for this scholarship. Candidates will be selected as finalists on the basis of academic success, motivation, leadership, and volunteerism and notified no later than March 1. In order to retain their awards while engaged in full-time study as matriculated students, First Generation students are required to complete: • Community service preparation workshop during their first semester of enrollment and at least 30 hours of community service during each of the succeeding seven semesters of enrollment at the College • The two-course learning community entitled Leadership Through Self-Development during the fall semester of the first year. • The six service learning seminars offered by the program, beginning with the spring semester of the first year (First Generation Scholars earn a 0.5 academic credit hour for each seminar completed; seminars are letter graded).

Award Amount: Recipients receive yearly awards of 1/2 of the total cost of tuition and room and board. The toal cost combined for tuition and room and board is approximately $42,440.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $21,220.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Friday, January 15

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Friday, January 15

December 15 (preferred deadline), January 15 (hard deadline).
About St. John Fisher College:
Contact Information: Fannie & Sam Constantino First Generation Scholarship Program, -
Address: 3690 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14618
Email:
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