Our Opportunities

Queens College is committed to assisting students through scholarships; we provide information about awards available on campus, as well as prestigious national programs. Scholarships may be based on academic merit, financial need, program of study, and student year. At any stage in your education, we encourage you to stop by the office to explore your options and find out how to pursue them.
The scholarship list below highlights the opportunities available through Queens College. Other external scholarships are available on the CUNY website. Apply to all the scholarships for which you qualify and check back to see if additional ones are available. If you do not see a deadline listed, the award may not be available at the moment.

Please use the “Show Filters” button at the top of the page to see a list of opportunities in each department, as well as department contact information if you would like additional details for specific awards.

Please be advised that some opportunities have a second application that you must complete. The additional application will have (an) additional question(s) relevant to that particular award. Therefore, please click on all opportunities that you think you might be eligible for to see if there are additional questions that you must respond to.

Please note that our scholarship review committees will see some of your relevant information as it appears in CUNY First. Please make sure that your data is correct. This information is downloaded once/week so we might not see any changes/updates immediately.

If your QC e-mail account or CAMS account are not set up properly your application cannot be processed. Please make sure that these accounts are set up and that you check your e-mail often.

PLEASE NOTE: Some awards require that students be full-time for the semester(s) that they are funded. Please check the award criteria for the credit requirements to ensure you can meet them.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Award amounts vary Dr. Effie Mitsis Memorial Fund
A $1,000 award to a graduating senior (at graduation) in Psychology who...
Award amounts vary Dr. Haller Award in European Languages
For outstanding Italian language and literature student or incentive...
Award Amounts Vary Dr. Marjorie R. Hendler Scholarship for Excellence and Passion in Teaching
This scholarship will be awarded to a student who teaches beyond the...
Award amounts vary Dr. Paul R. Lonigan Scholarship Fund
A stipend of $500 a semester for a worthy student pursuing French...
$1,000-$2,000 Dr. Robert Bittman Scholarship Fund
Scholarships to support research projects by students in the Chemistry...
Award amounts vary Dr. Schecter Award in English
An award is given to the best student essay on American popular culture....
Award amounts vary Dr. Shripad D. Kulkarni Prizes
Two (2) annual awards of $400 each for students excelling in 700-level...
Award amounts vary E & J Paulson Endowment
For graduating senior for outstanding work in Mathematics.
Award amounts vary E & M Schwarcz Ace Scholarship Endowment
Awarded each fall to full or part-time student with minimum GPA of 3.0;...
Award amounts vary E. Hevesi Mem Award Endowment
$250 annual award to a Political Science student on the basis of...
Award amounts vary E. Nagdimon Memorial Scholarship Endowment
School of general studies and/or ACE Scholarship to cover full tuition...
Award amounts vary Ed Downes Scholarship Endowment
Scholarships for voice students.
Award amounts vary Edith and Max Weiner Endowment Fund
The award is the be given annually to a student displaying interest in...
Award amounts vary Edward R. Lerner Fellowship Endowment Fund
The fund will be used to provide a fellowship to an incoming graduate...
Award amounts vary Elaine Newman Memorial Endowment
Prize awarded to outstanding student in Applied Linguistics.
Award Amounts Vary Elias Friedensohn Memorial Award Endowment
The award is to be presented each year at the May graduation ceremony to...
Award amounts vary Elizabeth Pines Ergas Memorial Fund
An annual $150 prize given to a senior student for Achievement in...
Award Amounts Vary Ellen Gruber Elementary & Early Childhood Scholarship Award
To be awarded to a full-time junior or senior student who has...
Award amounts vary English Faculty Alumni Endowment
To fund prizes for the English Department Writing Contest.
Award amounts vary Eric & Paulette Mann Scholarship Endowment Fund
The Fund will be used to provide an award to a Queens College athletic...
Up to $500 Erich Rosenthal Sociology Endowment
Up to $500 awarded annually to a student entering or enrolled in the...
Award amounts vary Erik S. Horlick Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship award is given to the most deserving student majoring in music.
Award amounts vary Estelle A. Rosenzweig Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
Scholarship Endowment for FNES Department.
Award amounts vary Esther & Eugene Cohen Memorial Scholaship Endowment Fund
Given annually to an exceptional School Psychology student in his/her...
Award amounts vary Flora, Elmer & Susan Beberfall Scholarship Endowment Fund
To be awarded to a student majoring in History who has been accepted to...
Award amounts vary Forbes I. Hill Scholarship Endowment Fund
A partial or full scholarship of a junior or senior majoring in Media...
Award amounts vary Frances Dillon Haywood Memorial Award Endowment
To a graduating ACSM Senior displaying highest proficiency in piano...
Award amounts vary Frank & Lila Gilman Memorial Fellowship Endowment
Graduate students with merit and financial need.
Award Amounts Vary Frank Franklin Memorial Scholarship Fund
The purpose of the fund is to continue the legacy of exceptional work...
Award amounts vary Frank Merli Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
For an outstanding graduate student in the History Dept.
Award Amounts Vary Frank Spencer Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Annual scholarship to junior student in Biological Anthropology.
Award amounts vary Gabriel Fontrier Memorial Endowment
Given annually by the Music faculty to a promising undergraduate student...
Award amounts vary George Perle Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is to be awarded to deserving students who are majoring...
Award amounts vary George Priestley Memorial Scholarship
A $200 award for an undergraduate majoring or minoring in Political...
Award amounts vary Giro S. Cestaro III Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
The interest on the endowment will be used to provide a scholarship...
Award amounts vary Grace Dessau Scholarship Endowment Fund
The Fund shall be awarded to one student annually who is a major or...
Award amounts vary Graduate Study in Dance Endowment
A yearly award for senior(s) planning on continuing to study dance on a...
Award amounts vary Gregory Razran Research Award Fund
The award will be given to a graduating senior who is going on toward a...
Award Amounts Vary Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America Actuarial Studies Scholarship
To recognize and support outstanding undergraduate students of Actuarial...
Award amounts vary Guido F. Foglia Award for Academic Excellence and Scholarly Achievement in Physical Education an
Complete name of account: Guido F. Foglia Award for Academic Excellence...
Award amounts vary H. Rasheed ACE Scholarship Endowment
Awarded to an ACE student for academic excellence.
Award amounts vary H. W. Wilson Scholarships
Scholarship or award for Graduate School of Library and Informational...
Award amounts vary Harold Schuckman Psychology Award Endowment
Annually to an overall outstanding graduating student majoring in...
Award amounts vary Harry Glick Scholarship Endowment
Annual scholarship for a promising young writer of short fiction.
Award Amounts Vary Harry Kent Scholarship Endowment
Athletic Department Scholarship
Award amounts vary Helen Rudolph Memorial Counseling Education Endowment
For Counselor Ed Grad student who excels in studies and demonstrates...
Award amounts vary Henry Morton Scholarship Fund
Annual award given to a graduating Political Science major.
Award Amounts Vary Herbert Fremont Memorial Award Endowment
For graduating student with overall GPA no lower than 3.6 who...
Award Amounts Vary Herman Schulz Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry Endowment
Funds are to be used for scholarship grants or awards to a deserving...
Award amounts vary Hester Gray Memorial Endowment
Presented to an outstanding Family & Consumer Sciences student who has...