{"id":85773,"date":"2017-10-24T01:33:03","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T05:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=85773"},"modified":"2017-10-22T21:55:43","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T01:55:43","slug":"suny-oswego-awards-merit-scholarships-to-area-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=85773","title":{"rendered":"SUNY Oswego awards Merit Scholarships to area residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-72021\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/suny_oswego-300x208.jpg?resize=300%2C208\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/suny_oswego.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/suny_oswego.jpg?resize=150%2C104&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>SUNY Oswego has awarded Merit Scholarships to a select group of students who started at the college in fall 2017.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joshua A. Keating of Rippleton Cross Road in Cazenovia, majoring in broadcasting and mass communication<\/li>\n<li>Nathan C. Morgan of Main Street in New Woodstock, majoring in broadcasting and mass communication<\/li>\n<li>Hailey McNamara of Alhan Parkway in Syracuse, majoring in adolescence education<\/li>\n<li>Devin A. Hodges of Bailey Street in Chittenango, majoring in music<\/li>\n<li>Nicole M. Fish of Hills Road in Manlius, majoring in cinema and screen studies<\/li>\n<li>Aline R. Cunia of Ledyard Drive in Manlius, majoring in French<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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&#8217; 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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