Date: November 2020

To: FIT AAS Candidates

From: The UCE Leadership Scholarship Awards Committee
Re: Nominating Guidelines for the 2021 UCE Leadership Scholarship

The selection process for UCE Leadership Scholarship Awards begins with you. Scholarship awards are possible for graduating two-year AAS candidates who continue their education at FIT in an upper division program. The scholarships are up to $3,000.

We are asking you to self-nominate if you are a two-year AAS candidates with a 3.25 GPA or higher. The candidate must have clearly demonstrated Leadership & Community Service. Candidates must be eligible to attend Commencement in May 2021, and must be a full time FIT upper division student in the Fall of 2021 in Art & Design or Business & Technology.

Minimum requirements for all of the UCE Leadership Scholarships are:
- Leadership: active in FIT student life and home communities;
- Scholarship: a GPA of 3.25 or higher;
- Will be an FIT upper division student in Fall 2021;
- An interview by the UCE Scholarship Committee;
- Complete the two-year FIT AAS program by May 2021;
- Each nominated student must complete a detailed questionnaire;
- Nominee must be eligible to participate in AAS commencement ceremonies in May;
- Maximum of 6 transfer credits towards their FIT AAS degree;
- Nominees must provide three letters of reference (at least two from FIT faculty).

There are five different awards. In addition to the minimum requirements listed above,  there are special requirements for the four named awards – they are the Louis Stollar, George Levinson, Joseph Garofalo and Judith Parkas scholarships.

Please complete the attached questionnaire and email it with a photocopy of your Spring 2021 class schedule and your Fall audit to Prof. Isabella Bertoletti,  isabella_bertoletti@fitnyc.edu by 3:00pm on Friday, March 26, 2021. Letters of recommendation must be emailed directly by your references to Prof. Bertoletti.

The UCE Scholarship Awards Committee will screen nominated students for their Leadership, Service & Academic qualifications regarding these awards. The committee will interview final candidates.

2021 Application Form

2021 Recommendation Form

Adobe Acrobat is required to complete these forms. You may download the program through your student Creative Cloud Account provided by the college