SUNY Oswego has awarded merit scholarships to more than 600 incoming students, including Jeremy M. Johnson of New Hyde Park. He received a $5,000 Deans' Award. The award recognizes past academic achievement and potential for success.
Johnson, from New Hyde Park Memorial High School, has reserved a place in the incoming freshman class for the fall semester. Classes will begin Aug. 27.
Outstanding first-year students entering Oswego are offered $17,600 Presidential Scholarships ($4,400 a year for up to four years), $5,000 Deans' Awards ($1,250 a year for up to four years) or $2,000 Merit Awards ($500 a year for up to four years).
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The awards are part of more than $3 million in merit scholarship money offered at SUNY Oswego. These funds are in addition to the more than $75 million in need-based grants, loans and work-study awards that SUNY Oswego students receive annually.
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