Commencement Awards
2025-2026 Commencement Awards
To ensure that our outstanding students are recognized for their achievements, John Jay College offers a number of commencement awards.
To be eligible for these awards, undergraduate students must complete at least 56 credits at John Jay College (52 credits for those who entered the College with associate degrees) with a minimum GPA of 2.0 (Note: some awards require a higher GPA).
Awards that support graduate studies must be used beginning no later than the fall semester of the fourth academic year following graduation.
Eligible students include those who meet the official graduation requirements for the Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, and Spring 2026 terms. Good luck!
The application is now open! Click here to access the application.
Please use your John Jay College email and password to log into the application.
The application deadline will be on Friday, February 20, 2026.
To learn more about Commencement Service Awards, please contact Michael Scaduto, Scholarship Coordinator, 212.237.8872, mscaduto@jjay.cuny.edu.
The following Commencement Awards require eligible graduating students to complete the above application. In addition, you must have applied for graduation in CUNYfirst by the deadline to be considered for an award.
Click the link below for award name, descriptions and what is needed as part of your application.
Service Awards
To recognize the work of our graduating students, many programs and academic departments offer awards for which no application is required. Details of each award is listed below.