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Currently enrolled students should complete the general application in the and provide any supplemental applications required for scholarship consideration. Many scholarships require a current to be filed each year.

Students will need to complete the application each academic year, and will be notified with an email to their geneseo.edu address account when the new application is open.

By completing the general application, students will automatically be considered for several scholarships awarded by financial aid.

Visit the and sign in with your ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ ID.

The General Application will be open on or around February 1st. All applications must be submitted by March 1st.

Supplemental applications appear to students who must answer additional questions to receive consideration for some scholarships.

Currently enrolled ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ students who submit an application will see a “submitted” status on their My Applications tab in the scholarship system.

Students who have an incomplete general application will be directed there upon login until complete.

If selected, students will be notified by email to their geneseo.edu account.

Most scholarships are awarded by June 1st for the next academic year.

Students who have been awarded a scholarship must accept their scholarship online through the ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ scholarship system. Students should follow the instructions as prompted to review the scholarship offer and click “Accept” under the appropriate scholarship.

Most scholarships require that a thank you note be submitted before funds are disbursed to a student.

The scholarship offer will include information about any requirements. If required to complete a thank you, you will need to use the ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ template provided and follow the .

Students should accept their scholarship within two weeks of receiving the award offer.

Scholarships are re-awarded to other students if declined.

Scholarships are awarded as part of a student’s financial aid package and applied as credits on the student’s ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ account for the semester of the award.

Many renewable scholarships require that the student maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA), be enrolled as a full-time student and/or be enrolled in a specific major. Some may require a student to also maintain financial need and require the filing of a FAFSA.

The Office of Financial Aid may adjust your financial aid package if you receive additional scholarship awards. According to federal regulations, a student’s total financial aid may not exceed the estimated cost of attendance or need.

Please contact the Office of Financial Aid if you have a question about a pending scholarship offer and its impact on your financial aid.

Scholarship funds may be applied to study abroad program fees as long as a student is currently enrolled and participating in a ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ approved program through the Study Abroad Office.

Currently enrolled ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ International students can receive scholarships and complete the general application in the ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ scholarship system.

ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ is fortunate to have hundreds of scholarships available to help students achieve their academic goals. By completing the General Application, applicants will automatically be considered for several scholarships based on general application answers and the student record.

Each scholarship has its own eligibility and selection criteria. Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria are considered by a scholarship review committee.

Each year, the Academic Works site must archive and refresh applications for the upcoming school year. While we are working on that process, we cannot accept any new applications or changes to existing applications.

If you submitted your application during the last school year, you will need to resubmit your application in order to be considered for this upcoming school year. If you have any questions, please email financialaid@geneseo.edu.