Scholarship Opportunities for Freshmen

The Honors Scholar Program

The Freshman Honors Scholar Program offers students a variety of advantages and support that can help create an extraordinary learning experience at Hunter College. Our "Honors Scholars" receive the following benefits:

  • Significant merit scholarships
  • Learning communities
  • Dedicated academic advisors and faculty directors
  • Priority registration for classes
  • Freshman year priority access to campus housing
Application Deadline
  • February 1
How to Apply
  1. Complete and submit the CUNY General Freshman Admission Application or the Macaulay Honors College and select Hunter College.
  2. Within 24 hours, you will be provided online access to the Freshman Honors Scholar Program Application.
  3. Complete and submit the Freshman Honors Scholar Program Application.
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Macaulay Honors College at Hunter

A University-wide honors program for incoming freshmen, Macaulay students will be dually enrolled in both Hunter and the Macaulay Honors College. The program combines the close-knit community of a small college with the vast resources of a major research university. Macaulay Honors College scholars receive the following benefits:

  • Individualized mentoring by distinguished faculty members and dedicated academic advisors.
  • Full gap-merit scholarship (New York State residents).
  • Priority access to campus housing.
  • Seminar classes which allow our students enriching opportunities to work and learn together while they develop a deeper understanding of New York’s rich cultural and intellectual history.
  • All students will complete either an internship and/or a study abroad program.
Deadline
  • November 15, 2024 at 6 PM – Application, transcript (all high school and secondary schools transcripts), essays & optional resume.
  • November 28, 2024 at 6 PM - All letters of recommendation are due.
How to Apply
  1. Complete and submit a CUNY Macaulay Honors College Application and select Hunter College as your campus choice.
  2. All students will automatically be reviewed for admission to the Macaulay Honors College and as a general freshman at Hunter College.
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