The Hubert B. Smith Diversity Scholarship will be awarded to four students for next academic year. Each recipient will receive $1,100. This award honors Hubert B. Smith, retired assistant provost and director of the Office of Learning Support (now the Office of Learning Services), for his many years of service in the promotion of human diversity and academic excellence at SUNY Oswego.
To be eligible to apply for this award, students must:
a. have earned a minimum of 27 credit hours (at least sophomore status). Transfer credits are accepted, however, the student must have attended SUNY Oswego for at least two semesters;
b. have a minimum SUNY Oswego GPA of 3.0;
c. be attending SUNY Oswego next academic year (2019-2020); graduating seniors this May and August are not eligible;
c. demonstrate good character and integrity;
d. have history of service to SUNY Oswego or the Oswego community; and
e. be able to demonstrate how he/she has contributed to the human/cultural diversity of the campus or the Oswego community.
The scholarship selection group asks for faculty/staff nominations of students who meet the above qualifications.
Please email brief nomination statement to Renee Landers-Jennings at renee.landers@oswego.edu by Tuesday, Feb. 5.
Other scholarships available
This is one of more than 450 scholarships and awards from the Oswego College Foundation each year, equaling close to $1.5 million.
The deadline to apply for SUNY Oswego's Foundation scholarships is Tuesday, Feb. 5. Please encourage students to apply! More information and application can be found online at alumni.oswego.edu/scholarships.