FSCNY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM        Congrats to the 2008 Scholarship Awardees!

“Rewarding Young Leaders in Our Communities"

"I thank you for your generosity on behalf of our City’s students and
I congratulate the high school seniors receiving scholarships this afternoon.”

Proclamation from Mayor Michael Bloomberg, May 11, 2004
                           Click for Full Proclamation (pdf)

The Financial Service Centers of New York in conjunction with MoneyGram International is pleased to announce that its 2008 scholarship program. 
"Rewarding Young Leaders in Our Community" awarded cash grants to
outstanding high school seniors from public and private schools in NYC’s
5 Boroughs and the surrounding NY Counties.

FSCNY and MoneyGram International provide development opportunities for young people who will return to their communities and contribute to improving the quality of life for all New Yorkers.  Students are selected based upon leadership skills at school and in the community and academic achievement. 

The Committee selected 5 First place award winners that will receive a minimum cash award in the amount of $4,000 towards the cost of their freshman year of study at an accredited two or four-year college or university.  5 Second place award winners will receive a minimum of $2,000.  5 Third place award winners will receive a minimum of $500.  This year, once again, FSCNY and MoneyGram International also selected one (1) Grand Prize winner to receive a one time award of at least $7,500 towards the cost of college and a computer system.

The first-place scholarship recipients received their awards at FSCNY’s 16^th Annual Conference luncheon held at the Brooklyn Marriott Hotel on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. In total, $42,500 in scholarships were awarded to high school seniors meeting the following criteria:

• commitment to community service

• perseverance in the face of significant obstacles

• display leadership skills in school

• academic achievement.

"FSCNY members strongly support investing in our local communities and there is no better way to do that than in helping these young people; the leaders of tomorrow," said Sanford Herman of the FSCNY Scholarship Program at the 2008 awards ceremony.  "FSCNY is proud of the fact that we have helped so many students attend college.  The entire New York region can be proud of these outstanding students and citizens." Posters with photos of the scholarship winners will be displayed throughout the year in FSCNY member stores as a way of acknowledging hard work and good citizenship.

Click for past awardees:

• 2008/2009 Winners
• 2007/2008 Winners
• 2006/2007 Winners
• Earlier Awardees
• FiSCA Scholarship

Guidance Counselors see below.

Congratulations to the 2007 winners.

The 2007/2008 winners were announced at the FSCNY Fifteenth Annual Conference and Vendor Show on May 8, 2007.

Note for Guidance Counselors

Guidance counselors should advise their students to apply for this scholarship based on the following criteria:

• Academic achievement/improvement

• Demonstrated leadership in their school

• Demonstrated involvement in their community, contributing at least 50 valuable hours of volunteer service each year of high school.
   

History of the FSCNY Scholarship

The college scholarship program has helped more than 200 deserving students attend Ivy League and other selective universities and colleges.  Since the program's inception in 1996, nearly $425,000 in college scholarships have been awarded.

In total, FSCNY members and partners have donated over a half-million dollars to deserving New Yorkers through the FSCNY scholarship, school uniform, and other community service programs. In 2003, the association received the Activa Award from the Financial Service Centers of America, for its exemplary community service.

The scholarship program, “Rewarding Young Leaders in Our Communities,” awards one time cash grants to outstanding high school seniors using the following selection criteria: a commitment to community service, perseverance in the face of significant obstacles, leadership skills in school, financial need and academic achievement as selection criteria.

2006/2007 Winners

The 2006/2007 winners were announced at the FSCNY Fourteenth Annual Conference and Vendor Show on May 9, 2006.

Congratulations to the 2006/2007 FSCNY Scholarship Winners!
Press release

Earlier Awardees

• 2005/2006 academic year winners
• 2004/2005 academic year winners
• 2003/2004 academic year winners
• 2002/2003 academic year winners
• 2001/2002 academic year winners  
• 2000/2001 academic year winners
• 1999/2000 academic year winners

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WINS NATIONAL RECOGNITION

CCANY (FSCNY) Wins 2003 FiSCA Activa Award for Outstanding Community Service
(October 29, 2003)

CCANY (FSCNY) was recognized by the Financial Service Centers of America, the industry's national organization, for its highly successful College Scholarship Program and its School Uniform Fund, as well as its many financial contributions and community service activities -- from supporting local Little League to area hospitals and non-profits.  CCANY joined forces with Western Union to raise over $300,000, providing over 3,000 youngsters with school uniforms.  Through the College Scholarship Program, CCANY and partner Travelers Express/MoneyGram have awarded over 125 high school seniors a total of more than $225,000 since the program's inception in 1996.

FINANCIAL SERVICE CENTERS OF AMERICA SCHOLARSHIP

College-bound high school seniors may also apply for a scholarship offered by the Financial Service Centers of America (the national association for check cashers).