Scholarships

To qualify you must meet the following criteria: 

• Must be a resident of the Mid-Hudson Valley (counties of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam and Ulster).
• Pursuing a career at The Culinary Institute of America.
• Student must be accepted (or currently enrolled) at The Culinary Institute of America and planning to attend within the next six months.
• If currently enrolled, student must have residency in the Hudson Valley for at least five years.

To qualify you must meet the following criteria: 

• Must be a resident of Dutchess County.
• Pursuing a career in nursing at a college in New York State.

To qualify you must meet the following criteria: 

• This scholarship is available to Dutchess County high school seniors, or current undergraduate students at a vocational school, who wish to pursue a training program that leads to a career in the trades.
• These trades fields may include but are not limited to nursing, mechatronics, aviation, building science, construction technology, electrical technology, etc.
• Students must plan to attend either Dutchess Community College or Dutchess BOCES Adult Learning Institute in the semester following their scholarship award.
• Financial need must be demonstrated along with academic performance and extra-curricular activities.
• Special consideration will be given to candidates who hold employment while going to school.

To qualify you must meet the following criteria: 

• Must be a resident of Dutchess County.
• All college-bound or currently enrolled college students are encouraged to apply, regardless of what year of study you are in.
• Faced with significant obstacles while advancing their education (personal, financial, emotional, family, educational, economic, physical, developmental, etc.).
• This scholarship is open to any academic major.

To qualify you must meet the following criteria: 

• Must be a resident of the Mid-Hudson Valley (counties of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam and Ulster).
• Must be committed to or enrolled in a training program for the trades and/or manufacturing.
• Applicants should have a love of working with their hands.

*Money will be given directly to the educational institutions in support of starting/ continuing/completing training in the applicant's desired trade of field.