The Feiner Family Scholarship
The Feiner Family Scholarship for Extenuating Circumstances: The scholarship will assist students who are currently facing housing or eviction issues, which may prevent them from completing their courses for the current semester.
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The Feiner Family Fund Scholarship for Financial Need: Students facing outstanding medical bills, overdue electric bills, past-due childcare bills, assistance with books, tuition balances, and other academic-related reasons are eligible to apply.
To qualify, students must:
- Submit a letter of recommendation from a faculty member, staff member, academic advisor, guidance counselor, employer, or supervisor
- Be currently enrolled as a Hostos student
- Answer all supplemental questions in as much detail as possible
- Have a demonstrated need for (eviction notice, outstanding medical bills, overdue electric bills, past due childcare bills, assistance with books, tuition balances, and other academic-related reasons are eligible to apply)
- Submit documentation that supports the needs described (if you experience issues uploading your documents, contact the scholarship office for assistance; info provided below).
Students can only apply for one financial need or extenuating circumstance; it is a one-time award.
- * Once Awarded this is a one-time scholarship
All applications and required materials must be submitted online through the scholarship system. Paper applications will not be accepted, and incomplete applications will not be considered.
For questions or assistance in the application process, contact the scholarship office at mesquilin@hostos.cuny.edu or (718) 518-4166.**
- Award
- Up to $1,000
- Deadline
- 05/10/2025
- Supplemental Questions
- Please upload documents that support the financial need or extenuating circumstances described. Examples of documents can be a bursar receipt that shows a current tuition balance, needing money for books or other school materials, or any other personal need such as late rent, past due electric or medical bill, etc
- In as much details as possible, describe the financial hardship(s) and extenuating circumstance(s) that you are currently facing. (One paragraph)
- Please upload a copy of your unofficial transcript (must be downloaded from your CUNYfirst account, then uploaded on your application.)
- Please describe your educational goals and how the scholarship would benefit you.
- Please write the donor a message of appreciation.
- Please enter the name, last name and email account of your recommender. This will allow them to upload a letter on your behalf
- Are you applying for extenuating cirmcustances or financial need?
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