College Scholarship Program

2014 College Scholarship Program

The New York Times College Scholarship Program is a natural outgrowth of the long-standing commitment of The Times to fostering a well-informed society.

We strongly believe in the lifelong benefits that a good college education can impart, and we are pleased to be able to assist and encourage promising students seeking that opportunity.

It is our goal to support the aspirations of students who hope to build on their achievements in college and to make significant contributions to society.

NYTimes.com/scholarship 2014 Who Is Eligible Current high school seniors who attend a public, Scholarship parochial or private school in New York City and Application who have demonstrated: Timetable • Outstanding academic achievement (top 10% or equivalent of the high school graduating class)

October 28, 2013 • A commitment to learning and community service Initial application due. • Success in the face of adversity • Significant financial need December 9, 2013 Preference will be given to students whose parents have Semifinalists will be chosen and all applicants not graduated from accredited American four-year colleges notified of their status. or universities. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. December 20, 2013 Additional information due from semifinalists: What Scholarship high school report, transcript, letters of Winners Will Receive recommendation. Up to eight high school seniors will be selected to receive four-year scholarships for a maximum of $7,500 annually JANUARY 6, 2014 to attend any nationally accredited four-year college to Supplementary application and family which they have been admitted for full-time study. financial form due. Students will also receive a summer internship at The New York Times, educational and job counseling, mentoring, cultural experiences and a laptop. The students february 3, 2014 will receive their scholarship funding from public All semifinalists informed of whether or not contributions and an endowment fund, supported they have been chosen as finalists. primarily by a gift from the Starr Foundation. The scholarships may be used to pay tuition, room and board, fees and other educational expenses. Each February 17, 2014 scholarship will be renewable annually for up to four years Finalists will be interviewed at of study as long as the student maintains a good academic The New York Times. record and makes normal progress toward a degree.

March 2014 How to Apply Recipients announced. Applications may be obtained at NYTimes.com/scholarship.

We suggest that you make and keep a copy of your completed application form for future reference.

Applications will be judged by staff members of The New York Times, professional educators and others.

Children of employees of The New York Times Company Applications must be RECEIVED Foundation, The New York Times College Scholarship by October 28, 2013 Program, The New York Times Company or its subsidiaries are not eligible for The New York Times College Scholarship.

Recipients of The New York Times College Scholarships from left TO RIGHT: Kevin Hidalgo, Annalise Armenta, Eddy Cruz, Peggy Chen, Amanda Simon, Kamara Swaby, Eugenia Lotova and Blanca Melendez.

The New York Times College Scholarship Program has provided scholarships to students from the following high schools in New York City:

Abraham Lincoln High School Forest Hills High School Kipp NYC College Preparatory St. Agnes Boys High School Academy of Mount Saint Ursula Fort Hamilton High School Life Sciences Secondary School St. Edmund Preparatory High School All City Leadership Secondary School Francis Lewis High School Long Island City High School St. Francis Preparatory School All Hallows High School Franklin D. Roosevelt High School Loyola School St. Joseph High School Aquinas High School George W. Wingate High School Manhattan Center for Science St. Michael Academy Aviation High School George Washington High School and Mathematics St. Peter’s Boys High School Bayard Rustin High School for Grover Cleveland High School Manhattan Comprehensive Night St. Vincent Ferrer High School the Humanities Herbert H. Lehman High School and Day High School STAR Early College High School Beach Channel High School High School for Arts and Business Manhattan Village Academy at Erasmus Benjamin N. Cardozo High School High School for Dual Language and Martin Luther King Jr. High School Staten Island Technical High School Bishop Ford Central Catholic Asian Studies Martin Van Buren High School Stuyvesant High School High School High School for Enterprise, Business Midwood High School Susan E. Wagner High School Bishop Loughlin High School and Technology Monsignor Scanlan High School The Beacon School Boys and Girls High School High School for Environmental Moore Catholic High School The Cobble Hill School of Bronx Health Sciences High School Studies Mother Cabrini High School American Studies Bronx High School for High School for Health Professions Mount Saint Michael Academy The Frederick Douglass Academy Medical Science and Human Services Murry Bergtraum High School The Mary Louis Academy Bronx High School of Science High School for Leadership and New Explorations into Science, The Michael J. Petrides School Bronx School for Law, Government Public Service Technology and Math The Packer Collegiate Institute and Justice High School for Service and Learning New Utrecht High School The Scholar’s Academy Brooklyn College Academy High School of Economics and New York City Lab School for Theodore Roosevelt High School Brooklyn Preparatory High School Finance Collaborative Studies Thomas A. Edison High School Brooklyn Technical High School High School of Telecommunication Newtown High School Vocational & Technical Education Cardinal Hayes High School Arts and Technology Norman Thomas High School High School Cathedral High School Hillcrest High School Notre Dame High School Thurgood Marshall Academy for Choir Academy of Harlem Horace Mann School Paul Robeson High School Learning and Social Change Christopher Columbus High School Hostos-Lincoln Academy Preston High School Townsend Harris High School Clara Barton High School Humanities Preparatory Academy Regis High School University Heights Secondary School Cristo Rey New York High School Hunter College High School Rice High School Urban Academy Laboratory DeWitt Clinton High School International High School Richmond Hill High School High School East Side Community High School James Madison High School Robert F. Kennedy High School Urban Peace Academy East-West School of Jane Addams High School Secondary School for Law Washington Irving High School International Studies John Dewey High School Seward Park High School William Cullen Bryant High School Edward R. Murrow High School John F. Kennedy High School Sheepshead Bay High School Wings Academy Eleanor Roosevelt High School Jonathan Levin High School Springfield Gardens High School