Apply for a NYCHA-CUNY Scholarship!

Applications are now open for the NYCHA-CUNY Scholarship. NYCHA annually provides numerous scholarships to support residents pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees at City University of New York (CUNY) colleges.  
 
The NYCHA-CUNY scholarships include:  

• The NYCHA-CUNY Resident Scholarship for residents enrolled full-time residents at any CUNY college; 
• The Regina A. Figueroa Memorial Scholarship for residents with a documented disability who are enrolled either part-time or full-time at a CUNY college;  
• The Levine Family Scholarship for residents who are enrolled full-time at the City College of New York (CCNY);  
• The Kofi Hormeku Scholarship for residents residing in Brownsville, East New York, or Ocean Hill, Brooklyn developments who are enrolled full-time at a CUNY college;  
• The Kisha Jackson Memorial Scholarship for NYCHA residents living in Downtown Brooklyn who are enrolled full-time at a CUNY college; 
• NYCHA Youth Pathways for NYCHA residents 18-24 who are enrolled full-time at CUNY college; and 
• The Amazon NYCHA-CUNY Scholarship for NYCHA Residents who are enrolled full-time at a CUNY college. 

All scholarships award one-time $1,000 grants to eligible public housing residents and Section 8 recipients who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees at CUNY colleges, have 24 or more credits, and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Learn more at on.nyc.gov/nycha-cuny.  

Applications are due June 27, 2023, and must be submitted via NYCHA’s Self-Service Portal (select “NYCHA-CUNY Scholarship” in the left-side navigation section). If you don’t already have access to the Self-Service Portal, you must create a username and password. If you have any questions or need to request additional information, please send an email to scholarships@nycha.nyc.gov.