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The Scholarship Office
445 West 59th Street
Room 1285N
New York, NY 10019

Michael Scaduto
Scholarship Coordinator
Phone: 212-237-8872
Email: scholarships@jjay.cuny.edu

Hours:
Monday – Thursday
9:00AM – 5:00PM
Friday
9:00AM - 3:00PM

Evening hours by appointment

 

Questions or comments with respect to the information presented on this webpage should be directed to Michael Scaduto.

Graduate students are an important part of the John Jay academic community.  To insure their success, John Jay offers a variety of scholarship opportunities that recognize and support academic excellence, leadership qualities and public service accomplishments.  Other criteria may include field of study, ethnicity, gender, minority status, financial need and disability, among other considerations. 

Graduate students can apply for the following scholarships:

- Alumni Association Counter-Terrorism
- Graduate Scholarship
- International Graduate Scholarship
- The Malcolm/King Leadership Award 
- Thurgood Marshall Scholarship
- William Pace Scholarship
- John A Reisenbach Master’s Scholarship
- Imette St. Guillen Memorial Scholarship
- The Young Scholars Award

Fall 2008 Scholarship Recipients

- Graduate Research Scholarship

To learn more about the various scholarships that John Jay offers, please contact Michael Scaduto, Scholarship Coordinator, scholarships@jjay.cuny.edu.  The Office of Scholarship Services is located in North Hall, Room 1285, 445 West 59th Street, New York, NY. 

Current Graduate Scholarships for Spring 2009

Alumni Association Counter-Terrorism Scholarship
The Alumni Association Counter-Terrorism Scholarship is awarded to one graduate student each academic year.  Recipients of this scholarship will receive $1,000 per semester for tuition and fees until graduation.  Recipients must also take at least 2 courses covering terrorism and perform research for the Center on Terrorism.

To be eligible for consideration, you must:

  • Have a minimum of a 3.5 GPA
  • Complete at least 12 credits by the end of spring semester

To apply, you must submit:

The application deadline is Monday, March 23, 2009.

Graduate Scholarship
If you are a graduate student who has completed 12 credits with a minimum GPA of 3.75, you may be eligible for a graduate scholarship of $2,000.

In an essay of 500 words, please describe:

  • Why you chose to enroll at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
  • Courses that you have enjoyed taking
  • Your professional aspirations

To apply, you must submit:


The application deadline is Monday, March 23, 2009.

International Graduate Scholarship
If you are an international graduate student who has completed 15 credits with a minimum GPA of 3.7, you may be eligible for an international graduate scholarship of $2,000.  This scholarship may be awarded only once in a student’s graduate degree career.

In an essay of 250 words, please discuss the following:

  • Why you chose to enroll at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
  • Courses that you have enjoyed taking
  • Your professional aspirations
  • How you expect to use your education either in your country of origin or in the U.S.

To apply, you must submit:


The application deadline is Monday, March 23, 2009.


 
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship
Graduate students, who have completed 12 credits with a minimum GPA of 3.2, may be eligible for the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship.
Through the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship, you are encouraged to:

·  Pursue legal studies

·  Engage in political and legal activism

·  Strive for academic excellence

·  Foster an awareness of the issues poor and minority people in the criminal justice system face

To be eligible for consideration as a graduate student, you have to be currently enrolled in at least 6 credits of coursework.  In addition, you must have completed or be currently enrolled in CRJ736 or CRJ757, concentrating on the plight of minorities or disadvantaged people in the criminal justice system.

This scholarship may be awarded only once in a student’s academic career. Full-time students receive $1,000 scholarships and part-time students receive $500 scholarships.

To apply, you must submit:

The application deadline is Monday, March 23, 2009.

William Pace Scholarship (United States Department of Treasury)
The William Pace Scholarship is awarded to one full-time student with a minimum of a 3.5 GPA and at least 12 credits completed at John Jay College.  Eligible candidates must a dependent of a U.S. Treasury Department employee.  The scholarship amount is $1,000.

To apply, you must submit:

  • The John Jay Scholarship General Application
  • A 500-word essay covering the importance of a college education and your future career aspirations in the criminal justice field.
  • A letter of recommendation
  • Verification letter of parent’s employment at U.S. Department of Treasury.
  • Proof of dependency (copy of parent’s most recent tax return)


The application deadline is Monday, March 23, 2009.

 

Imette St. Guillen Memorial Scholarship
Graduate students in the Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Program, who have completed 12 credits with a minimum GPA of 3.7, may be eligible for the Imette St. Guillen Memorial Scholarship. 

To be eligible for consideration, you will need to:

·  Be registered for a minimum of 12 graduate credits in the fall semester

·  Have taken or be registered for CRJ780.  This course requires interning with a New York City government or community organization working on projects related to criminal justice, crime prevention or forensic studies.

This scholarship will cover the complete cost of full-time graduate tuition and fees and book expenses up to two semesters. It also includes a modest stipend.

To apply, you must a submit a letter of self-nomination to the Scholarship Office, Room 1285 North Hall, New York, NY 10019.

Your letter of self-nomination must be received by Monday, March 23, 2009.

The Young Scholars Award
Are you interested in presenting your research at a conference but lack the appropriate funding?  The Young Scholars Award promotes student participation at scholarly conferences.

Interested undergraduate and graduate students must submit:

  • The John Jay Scholarship General Application
  • A short abstract of the presentation (1 – 2 pages)
  • A copy of faculty approved paper or research
  • One letter of nomination/recommendation (must be from a John Jay faculty member)
  • Proof of participation in a conference (i.e. preliminary program)
  • An estimated budget (including travel expenses)

Applications can also be submitted retroactively, after you have participated in a conference.

If approved by the Scholarship Committee, students can receive up to a maximum of $1,000.

The first deadline for the Spring 2009 semester is Tuesday, February 17, 2009.

The second deadline for the Spring 2009 semester is Monday, March 23, 2009.


Fall 2008 Scholarship Recipients

Graduate Research Scholarship
The recipients of the 2008/2009 Graduate Research Scholarship are:

Kristin Chong– “CSI Effect on Forensic Psychology”

Cassandra D’Accordo– “Project SHARP (Stopping Harassment and Relationship Problems) Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Stalking Offenders”

Angela Navarro– “Prisoner Reentry and Former Prisoner Deportees”

Caitlin Noonan– “An Exploration of the 2004 Moroccan Personal Status Code Reform”

Jessica Owens– “Effects of Intoxication on Witnesses’ Attention to Central and Peripheral Elements of a Crime Scene”