Robert & Jacqueline Willens Queens College Scholarship Endowment

The Robert and Jacqueline Willens Queens College Scholarship shall be awarded to two students.
Additional requirements are as follows: 1. The recipient/s must be a United States citizen 2. The recipient/s must be an undergraduate student attending Queens College. 3. If the recipient/s is a Queens College undergraduate, he or she must be enrolled as an Accounting or Economics major, or a major within the Division of Education at Queens College. 4. The recipient must have a grade point average of at least 3.2 at the time the scholarship is awarded, and maintain or improve that average throughout the course of the scholarship. In the case of transfer students, a potential recipient must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or better at the time of admission to Queens College.

Scholarship recipients would be required to participate in student life activities at Queens College or volunteer their time to the community throughout the duration of their scholarship term.

Award
$2,000 - $2,500
Deadline
08/29/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. First Name
  2. Last Name
  3. Are you majoring in Accounting, Economics, or a major within the School of Education?
  4. Anticipated last semester before graduation (example: Spring 2019)
  5. Are you eligible for financial aid? (Examples include the Free Application to Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Application, and the New York State Dream Act Application)?
  6. Are you a U.S. Citizen?
  7. Are you the first member of your family to attend college?
  8. Please indicate if you are a part of any of the below programs. This is for administrative purposes and will not affect your application
  9. Do you (currently) work full-time or part-time in addition to school? If so, where and how many hours per week?
  10. Please list any community service or volunteering activities you have completed in the last year. Please list where, how many hours, a brief description, and a contact.
  11. Below, please talk about your involvement within the Queens College community. This can be a list, but please include the names of the activities, clubs, or opportunities, your role, the number of years involved, and any other relevant information.
  12. In approximately 500 words, please respond to the following: "Your dream, Your Passion, and What Completes You". It should outline your dreams, goals and ambitions and describe what factors influence and motivate you for success.
  13. In approximately 350 words, please describe your career goals, both professional and academic, and how your intended major has and will help you to achieve them. You may also want to include: 1) why you’re interested in your chosen field; 2) how, through these goals, you will help others or your community; and/or 3) where you hope to be professionally in five years.
  14. I hereby certify that all information contained in this application is true to the best of my knowledge. Please be aware that once you submit your General Application you will receive a notice of recommended scholarships that you might be eligible for but that require additional questions answered. These recommendations are based on the answers that you gave in the General Application. Since not all categories are addressed in that application, you might receive recommendations for things that do not pertain to you. Please read the criteria of all opportunities for which you receive a recommendation to determine if they are appropriate for you. Additionally, please review the opportunities list to see if there are any awards that you think you are eligible for that you do not receive a recommendation to apply for. Some require a specific major that you might not have declared yet.
  15. Date (Please enter in this format: MM/DD/YYYY)
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