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FSCNY
SCHOLARSHIP - “Rewarding Young Leaders in Our Community"
(Fact
Sheet PDF)
2010 FSCNY college scholarship application.
Deadline is March 26, 2010.
The Financial Service
Centers of New York in conjunction with MoneyGram International is
very proud of its college scholarship program.
"Rewarding Young Leaders in Our
Community" awards cash grants to
outstanding high school seniors from public and private schools in NYC’s
five boroughs and the
surrounding NY counties.
FSCNY and MoneyGram International provide development opportunities for young people who will return
to their communities and contribute to improving the quality of life
for all New Yorkers. Students are selected based upon
leadership skills at school and in the community and academic
achievement.
The Committee selects 5 First place
award winners that receive a minimum cash award in the
amount of $4,000 towards the cost of their freshman year of
study at an accredited two or four-year college or university. 5
Second place award winners receive a minimum of
$2,000. 5 Third place award winners will receive a
minimum of $500. This year, once again, FSCNY and MoneyGram
International will also select one (1) Grand Prize winner to
receive a one time award of at least $7500 towards the cost
of college and a computer system.
The
application deadline is March 26, 2010.
Click for
2010 application.
After the initial review of all applications, the finalists will be
selected and interviewed on April 20 and 21, 2010 at FSCNY
headquarters in New York City. Students will be notified of their
awards by letter, on or about May 1, 2010.
Note to Guidance Counselors
Guidance counselors should advise their
students to apply for this scholarship based on the following
criteria:
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Academic achievement/improvement
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Demonstrated leadership in their school
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Demonstrated involvement in their
community, contributing at least 50 valuable hours of volunteer
service each year of high school.
History of
the FSCNY Scholarship
The college scholarship program has
helped more than 220 deserving students attend Ivy League and other selective
universities and colleges. Since
the program's inception in 1996, nearly $468,000 in college scholarships have
been awarded.
In total, FSCNY members and
partners have donated over a half-million dollars to deserving New
Yorkers through the FSCNY scholarship, school uniform, and other
community service programs. In 2003, the association received the Activa Award
from the Financial Service Centers of America, for its exemplary
community service.
Click for 2009 awardees or
for earlier awardees.
2009 Award Ceremony
The 2009 winners
were announced
at the FSCNY Seventeenth Annual Conference and Vendor Show on May 12, 2009.

The first-place scholarship recipients received their awards at FSCNY’s
17th
Annual Conference luncheon held at the Brooklyn Marriott Hotel
on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. In total, $43,000 in scholarships were
awarded to high school seniors.
Click for
2009 Scholarship press release,
or more photos of the
Scholarship award ceremony.
2008 Award Ceremony
"FSCNY members strongly support investing in
our local communities and there is no better way to do that than in
helping these young people,
the leaders of tomorrow."
Sanford
Herman (below right), FSCNY Scholarship Committee Chairman, at
the 2008 awards ceremony.

The first-place scholarship recipients received their awards at FSCNY’s 16th
Annual Conference luncheon held at the Brooklyn Marriott Hotel
on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. In total, $42,500 in scholarships were
awarded to high school seniors.
(Click for press release.)
At the 2008 awards luncheon, Gene Schott (left) was recognized for his
role in the FSCNY Scholarship Program and for all his years of
dedication to the New York financial services industry
throughout his career with MoneyGram International.
2007 Award Ceremony
The 2007/2008 winners
were announced
at the FSCNY Fifteenth Annual Conference and Vendor Show on May 8, 2007.

1999-2006 Awardees
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
WINS NATIONAL RECOGNITION
In 2003, CCANY (FSCNY) was recognized by the Financial Service Centers of America,
the industry's national organization, for its highly successful
College Scholarship Program and its School Uniform Fund, as well as
its many financial contributions and community service activities --
from supporting local Little League to area hospitals and non-profits.
CCANY joined forces with Western Union to raise over $300,000,
providing over 3,000 youngsters with school uniforms. Through
the College Scholarship Program, CCANY and partner Travelers
Express/MoneyGram have awarded over 125 high school seniors a total of
more than $225,000 since the program's inception in 1996.
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