Scholarships
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.
At present, graduate students can apply for the following scholarships:
- Graduate Scholarship
- Graduate Research Scholarship
- International Graduate Scholarship
- Thurgood Marshall Scholarship
- John A Reisenbach Master’s Scholarship
- Imette St. Guillen Memorial Scholarship
- The Malcolm/King Leadership Award
To learn more about the various scholarships that John Jay offers, please call and set up an appointment with Mary Nampiaparampil, Director of Scholarship Services, 646.557.4516, mnampiaparampil@jjay.cuny.edu. The Office of Scholarship Services is located in North Hall, Room 4113, 445 West 59th Street, New York, NY.
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.
To apply, you must complete the John Jay Scholarship Application Form and submit a 500-word essay. In your essay, please discuss the following:
- Why you chose to enroll at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- What aspects of John Jay’s curriculum you like
- How your degree will help you in your chosen profession
- One course that particularly excited you and explain why
Two letters of recommendation are also required.
Please note that this scholarship may be awarded only once in a student’s graduate academic career.
The application deadline is February 28, 2008.
Graduate Research Scholarship
If you are a graduate student who has completed 12 credits with a minimum GPA of 3.5, you may be eligible for a graduate research scholarship of $2,000.
To apply, you must complete the John Jay Scholarship Application Form and submit a well-written, interesting 700-word essay. In your essay, you will need to describe your research project for a lay audience. Then, assess it. Please be sure that your essay responds to the following issues:
- Is it part of a larger project? If so, explain.
- What single aspect of the whole research experience do you (expect to) find most exciting?
- How does (or doesn’t) it further your long-term research goals or career plans?
- Does it have any larger significance outside of your own academic life? Explain.
A letter of recommendation from your supervising faculty member is also required.
The application deadline is February 28, 2008.
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.
To apply, you must complete the John Jay Scholarship Application Form and submit a 250-word essay. In your essay, please discuss the following:
- Why you chose to enroll at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- What aspects of John Jay’s curriculum you liked
- What your professional aspirations are
- How you expect to use your education either in your country of origin or in the U.S.
- If you return home, how will you have to adapt your learnings to your homeland
- If you stay, what will be different from a similar career in your home country
Two letters of recommendation are also required.
The application deadline is February 28, 2008.
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.
The application deadline is September 30, 2008.
If you would like to speak with someone about this, please call to set up an appointment with Mary Nampiaparampil, Director of Scholarship Services, 646.557.4516, mnampiaparampil@jjay.cuny.edu. The Office of Scholarship Services is located in North Hall, Room 4113, 445 West 59th Street, New York, NY.
John A. Reisenbach Master’s Scholarship
Graduate students in the Master’s Degree Programs in Criminal Justice, Forensic Science or Forensic Psychology with a minimum GPA of 3.5, may be eligible for the John A Reisenbach Master’s Scholarship. After graduation, the winning candidate will have to work in the New York City area to make the City safer and more secure.
To apply, you must complete the John Jay Scholarship Application Form. To learn more about this scholarship, please contact Dr. James Levine, Dean of Research at 212.237.8422.
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 4113 North Hall, New York, NY 10019.
The application deadline is February 28, 2008.
The Malcolm/King Leadership Award
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, John Jay College’s Department of African-American Studies established the Malcolm/King Leadership Award. The award encourages graduate and undergraduate students majoring in criminal justice to:
- Pursue careers in the social sciences
- Engage in social activism
- Strive for academic excellence and to foster an awareness of the many social issues that affect the communities in which they live, work, and attend school
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 4113 North Hall, New York, NY 10019.
The application deadline is February 28, 2008.