SUNY Oswego has awarded Merit Scholarships to a select group of students who started at the college in fall 2017.
The Merit awards are $3,000 over four years. For non-New York state students, the total award can increase to as much as $39,000 in combination with a Destination Oswego scholarship.
- Joshua A. Keating of Rippleton Cross Road in Cazenovia, majoring in broadcasting and mass communication
- Nathan C. Morgan of Main Street in New Woodstock, majoring in broadcasting and mass communication
- Hailey McNamara of Alhan Parkway in Syracuse, majoring in adolescence education
- Devin A. Hodges of Bailey Street in Chittenango, majoring in music
- Nicole M. Fish of Hills Road in Manlius, majoring in cinema and screen studies
- Aline R. Cunia of Ledyard Drive in Manlius, majoring in French
SUNY Oswego honored more than 950 incoming freshmen with merit scholarships. Outstanding first-year students are offered $20,000 Presidential Scholarships ($5,000 a year for up to four years), $6,000 Deans’ Scholarships ($1,500 a year for up to four years), $3,000 Merit Scholarships ($750 a year for up to four years) and, for outstanding students from outside New York state, Destination Oswego scholarships of $5,000 to $9,000 a year.
The awards are part of about $6 million in merit scholarship money offered at SUNY Oswego. These funds are in addition to approximately $90 million in need-based grants, loans, work-study and scholarship awards that SUNY Oswego students receive annually.