Announcements

Summer Sea Term Scholarships Available

Closing Date for Applications:
March 23, 2012

Description of Scholarships

2012 Summer Sea Term Scholarship - $170,000.00 has been appropriated by the Board of Directors and FSMF to fund Scholarships. The final total will be higher based on this year's annual appeal to FSMMA members. Summer Sea Term Scholarships are intended to financially assist 1st and 2nd Class Cadets who are members of the Regiment of Cadets in Good Standing and who attend and successfully complete Summer Sea Term, 2012, aboard the College Training Ship Empire State (not cadet observer). Recipients must have a minimum 2.5 Cumulative Grade Point Average as of the beginning of the spring, 2012 College Term. Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis and in accordance with the requirements stipulated by the donors of the funds to be distributed and pursuant to rules adopted by the Board of Directors.

Funds for this year's Summer Sea Term Scholarships have been derived from the investment income earned by a number of endowment funds administered by the Alumni Association or FSMMA on behalf of individual donors and Graduating Class Groups who have established endowments with the Alumni Association or FSMF for this purpose. Additional funds are being provided through annual gifts made this year by members and other generous donors for the purpose of aiding the Alumni Association's Scholarship Program through the Alumni Association's "Scholarship Fund." Graduates of the College are encouraged to contribute to the Alumni Association's Scholarship Fund and its other activities.

(1) Must be a 1st or 2nd Class Cadet (on Summer Sea Term 2012), and (2) must be enrolled in the Regiment of Cadets in Good Standing, and (3) must successfully participate in Summer Sea Term 2012 aboard Training Ship Empire State (not cadet observer) in a program to prepare for a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Officer's License, and (4) must prepare and submit an essay demonstrating ability to undertake college level writing, life and professional experiences, career and life goals, extra-curricular activities both on and off campus, difficult life situations or challenges, accomplishments, good conduct, and reasons for needing a scholarship, and (5) must not be a recipient of a Financial Aid Grant for Summer Sea Term 2012 from any other source (NOTE: those receiving funds from Student Loans are eligible for this scholarship and are encouraged to apply), and (6) must have a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.5.

Applications

Interested students should apply, on line, on the Alumni Association's website, www.FSMAA.org/scholarships, using the web based application available there. All instructions and deadlines must be carefully observed and followed. It will be necessary for applicants to obtain, from the College, documentation attesting to their Cumulative Grade Point Average (registrar), Regimental Standing (Commandant of Cadets), and Financial Need Status (Financial Aid Office), and have the College forward this documentation to the Alumni Association: it is the applicant's responsibility to arrange for this documentation to be sent and to make certain that it arrives at the Alumni Association by the required deadlines.

Good luck on Summer Sea Term!

The Alumni Association is an independent 501(c) (3) not-for-profit corporation, founded 1903, with membership open to graduates of SUNY Maritime College and its predecessor institutions. The Alumni Association endeavors to assist the SUNY Maritime College and its students. The Alumni Association is not affiliated with the State University of New York or the State University of New York Maritime College. The Alumni Association coordinates its support for the College and its students with the Fort Schuyler Maritime Foundation (FSMF) and the Maritime College Parents Association. The Alumni Association is governed by a Board of Directors composed of volunteer members who are graduates of the College and who are elected annually by the membership at large. Scholarships are administered and recipients selected by a Scholarship Committee composed of volunteer members who are appointed by the Board of Directors.