College Scholarship Program - The New York Times

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.

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2014 Scholarship Application Timetable

Who Is Eligible

October 28, 2013

• A commitment to learning and community service



• Success in the face of adversity

Initial application due.

Current high school seniors who attend a public, parochial or private school in New York City and who have demonstrated: • Outstanding academic achievement (top 10% or equivalent of the high school graduating class)

• Significant financial need

December 9, 2013 Semifinalists will be chosen and all applicants notified of their status.

December 20, 2013 Additional information due from semifinalists: high school report, transcript, letters of recommendation.

JANUARY 6, 2014  Supplementary application and family financial form due.

february 3, 2014

 ll semifinalists informed of whether or not A they have been chosen as finalists.

February 17, 2014

 inalists will be interviewed at F The New York Times.

Preference will be given to students whose parents have not graduated from accredited American four-year colleges or universities. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. What Scholarship Winners Will Receive Up to eight high school seniors will be selected to receive four-year scholarships for a maximum of $7,500 annually to attend any nationally accredited four-year college to which they have been admitted for full-time study. Students will also receive a summer internship at The New York Times, educational and job counseling, mentoring, cultural experiences and a laptop. The students will receive their scholarship funding from public contributions and an endowment fund, supported 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 scholarship will be renewable annually for up to four years of study as long as the student maintains a good academic 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 Foundation, The New York Times College Scholarship Program, The New York Times Company or its subsidiaries are not eligible for The New York Times College Scholarship. 13-1100 | Copyright © 2013 The New York Times

Applications must be RECEIVED by October 28, 2013

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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 Academy of Mount Saint Ursula All City Leadership Secondary School All Hallows High School Aquinas High School Aviation High School Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities Beach Channel High School Benjamin N. Cardozo High School Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School Bishop Loughlin High School Boys and Girls High School Bronx Health Sciences High School Bronx High School for Medical Science Bronx High School of Science Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice Brooklyn College Academy Brooklyn Preparatory High School Brooklyn Technical High School Cardinal Hayes High School Cathedral High School Choir Academy of Harlem Christopher Columbus High School Clara Barton High School Cristo Rey New York High School DeWitt Clinton High School East Side Community High School East-West School of International Studies Edward R. Murrow High School Eleanor Roosevelt High School

Forest Hills High School Fort Hamilton High School Francis Lewis High School Franklin D. Roosevelt High School George W. Wingate High School George Washington High School Grover Cleveland High School Herbert H. Lehman High School High School for Arts and Business High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies High School for Enterprise, Business and Technology High School for Environmental Studies High School for Health Professions and Human Services High School for Leadership and Public Service High School for Service and Learning High School of Economics and Finance High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology Hillcrest High School Horace Mann School Hostos-Lincoln Academy Humanities Preparatory Academy Hunter College High School International High School James Madison High School Jane Addams High School John Dewey High School John F. Kennedy High School Jonathan Levin High School

Kipp NYC College Preparatory Life Sciences Secondary School Long Island City High School Loyola School Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School Manhattan Village Academy Martin Luther King Jr. High School Martin Van Buren High School Midwood High School Monsignor Scanlan High School Moore Catholic High School Mother Cabrini High School Mount Saint Michael Academy Murry Bergtraum High School New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math New Utrecht High School New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies Newtown High School Norman Thomas High School Notre Dame High School Paul Robeson High School Preston High School Regis High School Rice High School Richmond Hill High School Robert F. Kennedy High School Secondary School for Law Seward Park High School Sheepshead Bay High School Springfield Gardens High School

St. Agnes Boys High School St. Edmund Preparatory High School St. Francis Preparatory School St. Joseph High School St. Michael Academy St. Peter’s Boys High School St. Vincent Ferrer High School STAR Early College High School at Erasmus Staten Island Technical High School Stuyvesant High School Susan E. Wagner High School The Beacon School The Cobble Hill School of American Studies The Frederick Douglass Academy The Mary Louis Academy The Michael J. Petrides School The Packer Collegiate Institute The Scholar’s Academy Theodore Roosevelt High School Thomas A. Edison High School Vocational & Technical Education High School Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change Townsend Harris High School University Heights Secondary School Urban Academy Laboratory High School Urban Peace Academy Washington Irving High School William Cullen Bryant High School Wings Academy