UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - Mercy College
UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - Mercy College
UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - Mercy College
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Tuition, Expenses, and Financial Assistance / 27<br />
New York State Aid to Native Americans<br />
New York State Aid to Native Americans is an entitlement program with neither a<br />
qualifying examination nor a limited number of awards. Students may be eligible for<br />
an award of up to $1000 per academic year for a maximum of four years of full time<br />
study. Applications are made through NYS HESC at www.hesc.org.<br />
MERCY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP<br />
AND GRANT PROGRAMS<br />
TUITION, Expenses, AND<br />
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>College</strong> Scholarships are awarded primarily on the basis of superior academic<br />
performance, demonstrated financial need, and the students’ potential contribution to<br />
the intellectual life of the <strong>College</strong>. In addition to applying for the following scholarships,<br />
the FAFSA should be filed by February 15th. These scholarships are generally available<br />
to new incoming freshmen, transfer students and continuing students.<br />
To apply for any of these programs, please go to our Prospective Students section at<br />
www.mercy.edu.<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Assistance Grant<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>College</strong> offers need-based tuition grants to supplement federal and state aid.<br />
Application is made by completing the FAFSA. Based on the Estimated Family<br />
Contribution, full time students will be allocated funds to assist them in meeting their<br />
financial obligations to the <strong>College</strong>. Students who receive non-need based grants<br />
from sources outside <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>College</strong> may have their MAG awards reduced and/or<br />
cancelled.<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> Opportunity Scholarship<br />
Any new freshman or transfer student, who has an EFC (Estimated Family Contribution)<br />
of Zero and registers full time, is eligible to receive a <strong>Mercy</strong> Opportunity Scholarship<br />
(MOS). This “Gap Scholarship” is valued up to $1,100.<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>College</strong> Freshman Scholarship<br />
Scholarships are awarded to outstanding entering freshmen students who have<br />
demonstrated academic merit by achieving a high school average of 85 to 86.9.<br />
Scholarship awards are renewable for the duration of the undergraduate degree as long<br />
as the recipient meets the conditions for retaining the award.<br />
Freshman Trustees Scholarship<br />
Scholarships are awarded to outstanding entering freshmen students who have<br />
demonstrated academic merit by achieving a high school average of 87 or higher.<br />
Scholarship awards are renewable for the duration of the undergraduate degree as long<br />
as the recipient meets the conditions for retaining the award.
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