(SAFAC) Chester N. Barkan Academic Excellence Scholarship

Scholarship requirements:
• A freshman currently enrolled at Nassau Community College
• In good academic standing
• Enrolled in a degree program
• A U.S. citizen or an eligible non- citizen
• Submit an essay- describing your commitment to social justice – this can be demonstrated through past activities or future plans, as well as how winning this scholarship would help any financial hardship you are facing.

Donor
Chester N. Barkan
Award
$500.00
Deadline
03/05/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Are you are in good academic standing?
  2. Are you a freshman?
  3. Upload an essay describing your commitment to social justice - This can be demonstrated through past activities or future plans, as well as how winning this scholarship would help any financial hardship you are facing.
  4. Your essay should be 250 words with the following settings: double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. A substantially longer or shorter essay may adversely affect your rating.
  5. This is a scholarship application; spelling and grammar are important. Be sure that the essay is clear and concise.
  6. Your essay must address the given topic above and include your name and the name of the scholarship you’re applying for at the top of the page.
  7. The file uploaded must be a .doc, .docx, or .pdf file. Evaluators are only able to open and read files of this type so any other file type submitted will result in a low rating of the overall application.
  8. I understand that my scholarship award(s) are subject to adjustments or cancellations due to changes in laws, regulations, appropriations, discovery of data errors from the information provided on my FAFSA, changes in my enrollment status, amongst other reasons..