Diversity Fellowship Application – SUNY Polytechnic Institute Forms

Graduate Diversity Fellowship Application

The Graduate Diversity Fellowship is designed to direct aid to graduate students who have demonstrated academic achievement and overcome a disadvantage or other impediment to success in higher education. Candidates will contribute to the diversity of the student body by demonstrating their commitment to facilitating and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion effects in their academic programs and activities.

Candidates are required to:

1. Be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status and

2. Demonstrate how they have overcome a disadvantage or other impediment to success in higher education. Candidates must also demonstrate a commitment to contributing to the diversity of the student body by facilitating and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in their academic programs and campus activities.

Even though financial need is not a requirement for program eligibility, applicants may utilize economic disadvantage as a basis for eligibility.

This scholarship program is open to any and all prospective candidates regardless of race, color, national origin, or sex, and is consistent with all current governing federal and state nondiscrimination law. All application submissions will be assessed and evaluated in accordance with the required eligibility criteria.

Awards are subject to the availability of state funds.

Last Name * Required
First Name * Required
Email Address * Required
Intended Graduate Degree Program * Required
Entering Semester (i.e. Fall 2024) * Required
I understand that I must file a FAFSA by July 1 to be considered for this award. * Required
- Yes
- No
Short Essay (In 600 words or less, please respond to the essay prompt below.) * Required
Please describe how you’ve engaged, facilitated, and/or enhanced diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in your campus and/or local community. Examples could include personal, academic, and/or work experience and may include, but is not limited to, student’s potential to contribute to enhancing diversity efforts in their academic programs at SUNY Poly and campus communities; experiences overcoming economic, social, educational disadvantages, and/or other barriers. Only applicants who have been accepted for graduate admission will be considered for this award.
Preference will be given to candidates who are: OPTIONAL (self-disclosure is optional and not required for consideration)
- History of overcoming an adversity
- From a low-income background (e.g., Pell-eligible as undergraduates)
- First-generation college student (students whose parents have not earned a bachelor’s degree)
- AmeriCorps alumni
- U.S. Veterans (e.g., Airforce, Army, Marines, Navy, etc.)
- Current SUNY Poly student or alumni
Please describe how each of the preference categories chosen above are applicable to you and your related experience thereof.
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