Polish Scholarship Fund & Syracuse Polish FestThe Polish Scholarship Fund, Inc. was established to give financial assistance to students of Polish descent. The PSF has awarded more than $400,000 in scholarships and has helped about four hundred students. The scholarship can be used at any accredited college, university, or trade school.
David Dombroski, Katherine Dristle, Olivia Grabowski, Gabriel Howe, Karolina Lata, Eli Kligerman, Merissa Oliveri, Marek Sokolowski, Katherine Wilburn.
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Amount: $1,000
Number of Scholarship Awards up to 10.
Deadline: March 15th
Additional Requirements:
– Eligible applicants must be a full-time undergraduate student, must have lived for a minimum of two (2) years in Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, or Oswego counties – Must have been accepted for admission as a full-time student at any accredited college, university, or training school. College-bound students of Polish descent.
Note: Only one scholarship will be awarded per family.
If any required document is not submitted or submitted an incomplete way, your application will not be assessed.
Students must volunteer at the Syracuse Polish Festival unless extenuating circumstances arise to be eligible for the scholarship.
Students are selected on the following basis:
Application Process:
2. Download the file and complete it. You’ll be required to provide personal information and your career goals. You’ll also be asked to list down the extracurricular activities you’ve done, including the activities organized by the Polish Community.
3. Attach a copy of your transcript from the latest school you’ve attended. (College freshmen should submit both college and high school transcripts.)
4. Provide letters of recommendations. Each applicant may submit a maximum of three letters.
5. After you’ve provided all the necessary information, you and your parent/guardian will need to sign the form.
6. Submit all forms before the deadline March 15th to:
Polish Scholarship Fund, Inc.
Scholarship Selection Committee
P.O. Box 6032 Syracuse, NY 13217
Note: All information provides will be held strictly confidential.
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Anna Bas- Masio: SUNY Empire State College
Emily Bak: St. John Fisher College
Emma Groff: St. Lawrence University/Middlebury College
David Jeselson: Cornell University
Michael Malinowski: Onondaga Community College
Alexandra Szelewski: Syracuse University
Alexander Siok: Binghamton University
Charvel Stanejko: Le Moyne College
Sadie Zacharek: University of Notre Dame
Amy Zurawski: Clarkson University
Pics. of Consul General of the Republic of Poland in NY Urszula Gacek, PSF President Mirka Banach and Rev. Andrew Baranski with 2015 Scholarship recipients.
2015, PSF awarded ten scholarships, of $1000 each to:
Alycia Atwell-Chwazik, Elizabeth DiGennaro, Mary Gatenby, Sierra Haynes, Erin Nemeyer, Gabriel Popiel, Elizabeth Siok, Ryan Skowron, Alexandra Szelewski and Sadie Zacharek
Congratulations!
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Senator John A. DeFrancisco with Scholarship Recipients – June, 2014.
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Photo of 2013 Scholarships Winners :
Agnieszka Bak, Marietta Maria Guzda, Konrad Mozdzien, Alexander Siok, John Slominski, Alexandra Szelewski, Elis Tartaglia, Megan Elizabeth Visconti, Magdalena Wozny, and Christopher Zurawski.
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