SUNY Ulster President's Challenge Scholarship program

Attention 8th-graders! Will you be the first in your family to graduate college? If so, apply for the President's Challenge Scholarship (PCS) at SUNY Ulster!
Posted on 05/11/2021
Logo for the SUNY Ulster President's Challenge Scholarship program

[originally published April 28, 2021]

The President's Challenge Scholarship assists first-generation college students with overcoming financial barriers associated with attending college. Students are identified in eighth gradeand if selected, receive mentoring and college readiness skills through the completion of high school. Once students graduate, they are able to attend SUNY Ulster tuition-free for two years!

Students should complete an application by May 7 which includes a short essay, and if selected by the school district, participate in a brief interview. Five candidates will be selected from each middle school.