Scholarship at Career Institute School

Scholarship Programs

This Scholarship Program is available to students at all Career Institute schools; it is available to students in our Business and Trade school programs.

Name of the scholarship

The name of the scholarship is the Career Institute’s Student Excellence Award.

Amount of each scholarship

The scholarship will be for a full program covering the cost of instructional tuition up to the amount of $13,025 which may be applied to any Allied Health or Service Technology clock hour program that is offered at the Career Institute.

The actual dollar amount of the scholarship will be determined as follows: All scholarship winners will be required to apply for financial aid; any grants that the student may be eligible for will be applied toward the instructional tuition. The amount of the scholarship will be the difference between the cost of the instructional tuition and the amount of grant money the student may be awarded. The student will be required to apply for financial aid for each financial aid award year that the student is attending classes at the Career Institute. Students who are not eligible to receive financial aid grants will be awarded the full value of the scholarship.

The scholarship has no cash value and may only be used toward tuition at the Institute. It will not cover books, uniforms, photo IDs, tools and registration fee. These will be paid for by the student as stated in the enrollment agreement.

Number of scholarships

The school will offer two full (2) scholarships and two half scholarships.

Total dollar value of the scholarship program

The total value of the scholarship program will be up to $39,075 per calendar year.

Time frame during which the scholarship will be offered

The Institute will offer two full (2) scholarships and two half scholarships per calendar year.

Who is eligible for the scholarship?

High school seniors currently attending a high school or BOCES Training Center and/or high school graduates are eligible to apply for the scholarship.

Criteria used to determine scholarship recipients

Students who are interested in the scholarship program should submit an application. A high school transcript is required along with a scholarship examination. The scholarship examination covers verbal and mathematical skills. A letter of recommendation from a guidance counselor and/or instructor is also a requirement. Each applicant will also be required to be interviewed by the Institute’s Scholarship Award Committee. The Committee will review the following in determining the Scholarship Award:

• Meet all entrance requirements of the Institute.
• High school GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• High school attendance rate of 90% or better.
• Score on the scholarship examination of 85% or better.
• Recommendation letter from the guidance counselor and/or instructor.
• Interview with the Scholarship Award Committee.

The final determination on the scholarship award will be made by the Scholarship Award Committee.

Members of the Scholarship Committee

The Scholarship Award Committee will consist of Anita Brownstein, V.P. of Academic Affairs; Dr. Ifran Akhtar, Program Director Allied Health; Yehuda Nishli, Program Director Service Technology; Ernst Ulysee, V.P. of Operations and Monifa Skelton, Campus Director of the Main Campus of the Career Institute.

Scholarship Payment

It should be noted that once the dollar amount of the scholarship has been determined in the manner described above, the proceeds will be disbursed to the student’s account as follows: 50% after 30 days of attendance, and the balance 30 days after the midpoint is reached. .

Continued Eligibility

All scholarship winners will be required to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress as stated in the Institute’s catalog and adhere to the School’s Policies and Procedures (also listed in the catalog). This is required for continued eligibility.

Scholarship funds if the student is no longer eligible

If a student is no longer eligible to continue to receive the scholarship that dollar amount reverts back to the scholarship fund to be used the following calendar year.

How the school will make sure that applicants meet the entrance requirements of approved courses/curricula?

Entrance requirements are clearly outlined in the Institute’s catalog and the Scholarship Award Committee will be responsible to make sure that all entrance requirements are met prior to awarding a scholarship.

Who is funding the scholarship?

Through the generosity of trustees, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the school, the scholarship program continues to grow on an annual basis. In case of a shortfall, the Board of Directors has appropriated funds in the annual budget to assure scholarship award money is available.