Scholarships FAQ

• The official scholarship offer must be accepted electronically. Scholarship recipients will receive notifications of their award via email and will need to follow prompts to accept the award.
• The scholarship is only provided for the offered term and cannot be deferred to a future semester.

1. File an electronic FAFSA upon acceptance of this scholarship and annually thereafter by February of every academic year.
2. Maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 during your enrollment at Hunter College.
3. Maintain full-time enrollment with a minimum of 12 credits per semester.

Your scholarship will be posted in the financial aid section of your CUNYfirst account. If you are a new student, please note that your scholarship may not appear until the 5th week of classes.

The committee completes the award verification process once students can no longer add/drop courses, which is usually 3–4 weeks after the semester start date. Recipients of the scholarship will receive a positive Do Not Cancel indicator on their CUNYfirst account while the records are reviewed to make sure you have met all of the requirements. The Do Not Cancel indicator prevents course cancellation until assigned expiration date. Additionally, the scholarship may show as pending until the 9th week of classes.

While you wait for us to review your record, please pay your bill minus your scholarship amount. If for some reason you do not meet the requirements to continue receiving your scholarship, you will be responsible for the balance.

No. You do not have to reapply for your scholarship each semester.

Students who need to submit additional documents for the Financial Aid Verification process will not see the award on their CUNYfirst account until two weeks after the verification is complete. The award will be posted once the verification process is finalized.