Sva Alumni Society Inc

THE SOCIETY WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ALUMNI AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AT THE SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS SERVING AS THE VEHICLE FOR GRANTING SELECT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND MERIT AWARDS AND SOLICITING DONATIONS TO FUND THE PROGRAMS.

ALUMNI AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND SCHOLARSHIPSTHE ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND ISSUED FORTY-SIX AWARDS TO SUPPORT THE DIRECT COST OF COMPLETING FINAL THESIS/SENIOR PORTFOLIO PROJECTS. ALL MATRICULATED STUDENTS IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING WITH A MINIMUM GPA OF 3.0, AND PLANNING TO GRADUATE IN SPRING 2022, WERE ELIGIBLE. AWARD AMOUNTS RANGE FROM $500-$5000 AND ARE BASED UPON ARTISTIC MERIT, AS DETERMINED BY A REVIEW PANEL, AND FINANCIAL NEED AS DEMONSTRATED BY A PROJECT BUDGET. IN FY22 $10,500 WAS AWARDED TO TWENTY-ONE STUDENTS FROM THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND (EAF). THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF MICROGRANTS TO SUPPORT CURRENTLY ENROLLED, FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING ACUTE ECONOMIC DISTRESS.NAMED AND MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS THIRTY-FOUR NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $61,600, AND ONE $1,000 MERIT SCHOLARSHIP WERE ISSUED IN FY22. SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORT THE DIRECT COST OF COMPLETING A FINAL THESIS/SENIOR PORTFOLIO PROJECT, TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT AND MERIT, OR ARE NEED BASED, AS INDICATED BELOW. ALL MATRICULATED STUDENTS IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING WITH A MINIMUM CUMULATIVE GPA OF 3.0, AND PLANNING TO GRADUATE IN SPRING 2022, WERE ELIGIBLE. THE LILA EVA LEWENTAL MEMORIAL AWARD WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ONE STUDENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000. THE RODMAN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ONE STUDENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,900. AWARDS FROM THESE TWO FUNDS ARE NEED BASED AND ARE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO A STUDENT TO DIRECTLY PAY FOR STUDENT LOAN DEBT. HOUSING SCHOLARSHIPSIN FY22 $46,231 IN SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO THREE HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. THE INTENT OF THE ALUMNI SOCIETY HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP IS TO PROVIDE ON-CAMPUS HOUSING FOR A STUDENT WHO WOULD OTHERWISE COMMUTE FROM HOME. THE HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP COVERS THE COST OF ON-CAMPUS HOUSING FOR THE DURATION AT SVA (NOT TO EXCEED FOUR YEARS). ELIGIBLE STUDENTS MUST FULFILL THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: HOME ADDRESS IS WITHIN A 100 MILE RADIUS FROM ZIP CODE 10010; MINIMUM HIGH SCHOOL OR TRANSFER GPA OF 3.0; DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED.