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Kaplan Leadership Program

Kaplan Educational Foundation
Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 1/14/2026
Closes: 5/31/2026

The Kaplan Leadership Program provides financial assistance to ethnic minority students enrolled in associate degree programs at community colleges in the New York/New Jersey area. Students who qualify for state and/or federal financial aid and plan to transfer to a four-year institution are encouraged to apply.

Win up to
$3,000
  • Essay Required: Yes
  • Need-Based: Yes
  • Merit-Based: Yes
  • Website
Requirements
  • Minimum 3.50 GPA
  • Resident of the U.S.
  • Attending one of the listed New York/New Jerseyarea community colleges
  • Community college sophomore
  • Seeking a bachelor's degree
  • U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Historically underserved population
  • Planning to transfer to a fouryear institution
  • Demonstrate financial need

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Bachelor's Degree
    Current Grade
    Community College Sophomore
    Location
    • Country: US
    Current School
    CUNY Borough Manhattan Community College, CUNY Bronx Community College, CUNY Hostos Community College, CUNY Kingsborough Community College, CUNY LaGuardia Community College, CUNY Queensborough Community College, CUNY – Stella & Charles Guttman Community College, Hudson County Community College, SUNY Westchester Community College, Union County Vocational Technical School
    Minimum GPA
    3.5
    Citizenship Status
    U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident
    Situation
    Transfer Student

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