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Scholarships
& Awards

John Jay Scholarships

  • Undergraduate and graduate students can apply for scholarships by completing the General Application

  • Use your John Jay College username & password

    • 2025-2026 General Scholarship application 

    • Study Abroad Scholarships application

    • Art & Justice Endowed Scholarship application

    • Research, Conference, and Internship Scholarships application

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Commencement Awards 2024-2025

  • Graduating students during the following terms are eligible: Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, & Spring 2025 terms.

  • ​Available awards: ​

    • Distinguished Service Awards​

    • Graduate Achievement Award

    • Graduate Peer Mentoring Award

    • Graduate Student Service Award

    • Graduate Veteran Award

    • Howard Mann Humanitarian Award

    • Leonard E. Reisman Award

    • Scholarship & Service Award

    • Undergraduate Veteran Award

OSRC Annual Scholarship for Undergraduate & Graduate Students

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Research Scholarships & Opportunities

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           â€‹â€‹Contact: Michael Scaduto | Scholarship Coordinator | 212-237-8872 | Room 1280N | scholarships@jjay.cuny.edu​​​

 

Cheryl William Student Presentation Scholarship

 

The Young Scholars Award

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           Contact: Michael Scaduto | Scholarship Coordinator | 212-237-8872 | Room 1280N | scholarships@jjay.cuny.edu​

Undergraduate Opportunities

Undergraduate Award | APPLE Corps

  • APPLE Corps is funded by NYPD with City Council Support and helps students build research skills and explore public service, leadership, and justice & equity issues in policing and community relations in New York City.

    • Stipend across 4 Years: $15,000 for freshmen and $9,000 for transfers 

    • Internship Opportunities in New York City

    • Personalized Advisement

    • Partnership with NYPD Cadets

    • Resume and Interview Support​​​​

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  • APPLE Corps Internship Opportunities:

    • All Stars Project of New York Program​

    • ATD Fourth World

    • BronxWorks, Inc.

    • Court Navigator

    • Families on the Move of New York City, Inc.

    • Girl Vow

    • Good Call NYC

    • Hunger Free America

    • L.O.V.E (Latinas On the Verge of Excellence)

    • Urban Outreach Center​​​

      

                Contact: applecorps@jjay.cuny.edu​

Boston University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURFs)

Carnegie Mellon University Summer Program for Undergraduate Researchers (SPUR)

Duke University, The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience NSF Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

Harvard Business School PRIMO

Harvard University Moral Psychology Research Lab

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH) Summer Program in the Neurological Sciences and Other Neuroscience Research Training and Funding Opportunities

National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program

Rutgers RISE Program

Stanford University Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI)

University of California, Berkeley Berkeley Early Learning Lab Summer Internship Program

University of California, Berkeley, the Gopnik Cognitive Development and Learning LabUniversity of California, Berkeley, the Gopnik Cognitive Development and Learning Lab

UCLA Summer Programs for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)

Undergraduate Psychology Summer Internship Program — Pace University, Counseling Center, New York City Campus

University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Summer Fellowship Program in Interdisciplinary Mind and Brain Studies

University of California — Irvine Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) — includes helpful tips for finding undergraduate research opportunities

University of California — Irvine: The Irvine Interdisciplinary Internship in Neuroscience Program

University of Cincinnati Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

University of Maryland Summer Undergraduate Research Program

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Summer Research Program

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Summer Research Program on Minority Health Disparities

University of North Carolina, Karen M. Gil Internship Program in Psychology

University of Toronto Canada Summer Research Opportunities Programme (SROP)

University of Wisconsin-Madison Interdisciplinary Research in Education Sciences (IRES) Summer Internship Program for Undergraduates

University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Psychology Psychology Research Experience Program (PREP)

Yale University: Organizational Behavior Summer Internship

Graduate Opportunities

INCLUDES​

  • Alumni Terrorism Studies Scholarship

  • Graduate Scholarship

  • Imette St. Guillen Memorial Scholarship

  • International Student Scholarship

  • Richard Culp Scholarship

  • Robert J. Hong Memorial Scholarship

  • The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship

  • John A. Reisenbach Scholarship

  • Security Management Scholarship

Graduate Research Scholarship

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          Contact: Michael Scaduto | Scholarship Coordinator | 212-237-8872 | Room 1280N | scholarships@jjay.cuny.edu

APA Awards, Honors, & Research Funding for Graduate Students

APA Disseration Research Award

COGDOP Graduate Student Scholarships

  • This scholarship supports graduate students with research costs for master's thesis & doctoral dissertations​

  • Offers 21 scholarships of up to $5,000

Cedar Award

  • This award is for the Indigenous graduate student who has completed research or is involved in service focused on the needs of Indigenous communities.

Graduate Student Ethics Writing Competition

Additional Scholarship & Funding Resources

FOR SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES FROM EXTERNAL & OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS

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  • Public Service Scholarships

  • Active Military, Veterans & Family Member Scholarships

  • First-Generation, Immigrant & International Student Scholarships

  • Study Abroad Scholarships

  • State, City, Local & University Scholarships

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