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Qualified students may apply for one or more of our 600 scholarships, awards, and prizes.

Scholarships and Awards

Spring 2020 Notice

Per the City University of New York, the Office of Scholarships is closed. Although we will not be seeing students at the office, the entire staff are available via e-mail Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Please send us an e-mail if you have any questions.

Our Mission

The Brooklyn College Scholarships Office supports academic excellence and access to higher educational opportunities through scholarships and awards. The Scholarships Office also assists students with applications to external sources and the pursuit of major fellowships.

We use the core values of professional scholarship advising of integrity, collaboration, respect, and fairness (as identified by the National Association of Fellowship Advisors), and view the entire application process as an integral part of transformative education for Brooklyn College students.

Brooklyn College offers more than 600 scholarships, awards, and prizes each year to undergraduate and graduate students. Well over $1 million is available to support the education of qualified students.

Online Application

If you wish to apply for undergraduate scholarships and awards, fill out the online application and file a FAFSA by February 11, 2021.

Entering graduate students are automatically considered based on the admissions application. Continuing graduate students are considered by their departments based on financial need and academic record. Students are encouraged to complete a FAFSA.

Scholarships and Awards Link

Brooklyn College Alumni Association Student Award

This award is to full-time matriculated graduate students with a GPA of at least 3.00 and full-time matriculated undergraduate student with a GPA of at least 2.5 who have demonstrated a commitment to serving their fellow students and/or have made a creative contribution to the Brooklyn College community.

Deadline: February 11, 2021

Graduate students, click here to apply: Application for the Brooklyn College Alumni Association Student Award

Undergraduate students apply for the BCAA by filling out the General Undergraduate application here: Application for Undergraduate General Scholarships

The Brooklyn College Alumni Association Student Award

External Scholarships

There is information about an extensive array of external scholarships on the Internet. Students may search for scholarships online by using such keywords as graduate scholarships, fellowships, or financial aid. Some sites allow registration that will report scholarships fitting a student's profile. Searching the Internet for scholarships is free; check with the Office of Scholarships before contacting any external scholarship agency that is requesting a fee for its services.

In addition to the Internet, external scholarships may be located through places of employment, religious organizations, community, and civic organizations, and libraries.

Donors of external scholarships should be instructed to send checks to the Office of Scholarships. Checks should include the name of the scholarship, the term(s) for which the award is made, the student's complete legal name and student identification number. If the donor does not provide instructions otherwise, the amount of the scholarship will be divided and applied to the student's account equally for the fall and spring semesters.