Ossining Student Earns Presidential Scholarship at SUNY Oswego

From SUNY Oswego:

OSWEGO, NY - SUNY Oswego has awarded a Presidential Scholarship to Conrad P. Hoyt of Ossining. The award recognizes past academic achievement and potential for success. He reserved a place as a freshman at the college for the fall 2016 semester, majoring in journalism. Classes start Aug. 29.

Outstanding first-year students are offered Presidential Scholarships ($4,700 a year for up to four years; $2,350 a year for those living off campus), $6,000 Deans' Awards ($1,500 a year for up to four years), $3,000 Merit Awards ($750 a year for up to four years) and, for outstanding students from outside New York state, a variety of Destination Oswego scholarships of $5,000 to $9,000 a year.

SUNY Oswego honored more than 850 incoming students -- freshmen and transfers -- with merit scholarships. First-year students who have completed the strongest academic programs with the highest grade averages and standardized test scores are invited to become Presidential Scholars.

The awards are part of about $5 million in merit scholarship money offered at SUNY Oswego. These funds are in addition to the more than $80 million in need-based grants, loans, work-study and scholarship awards that SUNY Oswego students receive annually.

Admission to SUNY Oswego is competitive. U.S. News Media Group counts SUNY Oswego among the top public regional universities in the North for 2016, and the Princeton Review includes Oswego in its 2016 college guidebook "The Best Northeastern Colleges" and in its national list of "Green Colleges."

A 155-year-old comprehensive college in the State University of New York system, Oswego enrolls about 8,000 students in its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; School of Business; School of Communication, Media and the Arts; and School of Education.

Visit oswego.edu for more information.

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