>>Sent: Fri Apr 14 16:21:52 2006
>>Subject: University Student Senate 2006 Scholarship Application
>>
>>  <<THE 2006 COLLEGIATE MERIT AWARD.doc>>  <<THE 2006 DONALD AND MARY 
>> ELLEN PASSANTINO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS & STUDENTS WITH DISABILITiES 
>> AWARD.doc>>  <<fw8ben.pdf>>  <<rf-702.pdf>>
>>Dear Presidents:
>>
>>It gives us great pleasure to send you the applications for the 2006 USS 
>>Collegiate Merit Award and the Donald and Mary Ellen Passantino 
>>International Students & Students with Disabilities Award.   Each year, 
>>the USS Merit Scholarship honors three students per college with an award 
>>of $1,000.00 each and the Donald and Mary Ellen Passantino Scholarship 
>>honor two international students and two students with disabilities per 
>>college with an award of $500.00 each.   Both scholarships recognize 
>>students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement.
>>
>>
>>
>>Please read the applications carefully in order to understand the 
>>procedures for each scholarship.   Applications will be sent  via e-mail 
>>to the following:   the President, the Chief Student Affairs 
>>Administrators, the Office of Student Activities, the Office for 
>>International Student Services and the Office for Students with 
>>Disabilities.   In addition, applications are available on the USS 
>>website at  www.uss.cuny.edu <http://www.uss.cuny.edu/> .
>>
>>
>>
>>The application period begins on April 14th and ends on June 9th .  This 
>>year, the USS Scholarship Committee asks each college Chief Student 
>>Affairs Administrator or designee to collect completed applications from 
>>students and conduct the review and selection process for both 
>>scholarships.   The University Student Senate Scholarship Committee must 
>>receive applications of those selected no later than July 3, 2006.
>>
>>
>>
>>Upon receiving the selected finalists from each college, the CUNY Office 
>>of Student Affairs along with the USS Scholarship Committee will confirm 
>>that the selected students are eligible to receive the scholarship 
>>award.   A reception for the scholarship winners, their guests, and 
>>college administrators is to be announced at a later date.
>>
>>
>>
>>Enclosed please find two attachments.  The first attachment is the 2006 
>>USS Collegiate Merit Scholarship application. The second attachment is 
>>the USS Donald and Mary Ellen Passantino International Students and 
>>Students with Disabilities Award application.   Both applications should 
>>be distributed throughout the CUNY student body.  In addition, attached 
>>please find two pdf.doc files that international students must complete 
>>along with their application.   They can also be found in the uss website 
>>at www.uss.cuny.edu <http://www.uss.cuny.edu/> .
>>
>>
>>
>>Please be aware that posters announcing the scholarships will be mailed 
>>next week.
>>
>>
>>
>>I thank you in advance for your assistance.  For more information, please 
>>contact us at 646-344-7288.
>>
>>
>>
>>Respectfully Submitted,
>>
>>
>>
>>Lisa Concepcion
>>University Student Senate
>>
>Eija Ayravainen
>Vice President for Student Affairs
>Dean of Students
>Room 1103 East
>212-772-4878
>fax: 212-650-3266