Commuter Grant

Award: $8,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must commute from a neighboring town.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Hispanic Scholar Award

Award: $3,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a Hispanic or Latino student with a minimum ACT of 30 (SAT of 1310, combined critical reading and math) and a minimum high school GPA of 3.0.

 

Lane Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be an African-American student with a minimum 25 ACT (1120 SAT, combined critical reading and math) and a minimum high school 3.0 GPA.

 

John Dickinson Scholarship

Award: $20,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must rank in the top tenth of class and have a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1350 (composite ACT score of 31). Applicant must demonstrate a history of leadership in school or community activities. National Merit Finalists may receive an additional $2,000.

 

Benjamin Rush Scholarship

Award: $15,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must rank in the top tenth of class and have a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1350 (composite ACT score of 31). Applicant must demonstrate a history of leadership in school or community activities. National Merit Finalists may receive and additional $2,000.

 

Board of Trustees Scholarship

Award: $12,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a full-time freshman. Scholarship is based on merit.

 

Patricia Collins Amaral Memorial Fund

Award: $600, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a senior who has a minimum 3.0 GPA and who has demonstrated the finest qualities of leadership through participation in campus organizations and has rendered service of significant benefit to the campus community.

 

John Montgomery Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must have excellent grades in challenging courses and demonstrate one of the following: exceptional talent in the performing or studio arts, superior proficiency in two or more foreign languages, high achievement in independent research or writing, or significant leadership on a regional or national level. National Merit Finalists may receive an additional $2,000.

 

Academic Honor Scholarship for Freshman

Award: $5,000, Deadline: May 31

Selection is based upon GPA, class rank, and SAT or ACT scores.

 

Dr. Wallace L. Anderson Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a junior student in the humanities and creative arts who has an excellent academic record and who has shown evidence of artistic or literary ability or has demonstrated leadership in the academic major.

 

Academic Honor Scholarship for Full- and Part-Time Transfer Students

Award: $5,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must hold an associate's degree or have 60 credits from an accredited community college and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Lt. Edward 'Ted' Hoyle III Scholarship Fund

Award: $900, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be making outstanding progress toward an undergraduate degree. Preference is given to an aviation major.

 

Presidential Scholarship

Award: $26,590, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must have a minimum combined SAT I score of 1200 (composite ACT score of 27) and must enroll as a full-time student.

 

Alumni Association Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must demonstrate community leadership and have met the award criteria established by the Alumni Association's Scholarship Committee. Applicant must have completed 12 credits last semester and 24 credits at Bridgewater State College as of December 31. Applicants who have transferred from Massachusetts Community Colleges, Dean College, or Quincy College are eligible to apply.

 

Dowling College Honors Program Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must be enrolled in the Honors Program.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Community College Teacher Education Award

Award: -, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must have graduated from Nassau or Suffolk Community College with a minimum 2.5 GPA and be enrolled in the School of Education.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • Education

 

Turner Scholarship

Award: $7,500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be from a rural high school with an outstanding academic record and financial need.

 

Leadership Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must demonstrate outstanding leadership skills.

 

Living and Learning Scholarship

Award: $4,500, Deadline: May 31

Selection is based upon GPA, class rank, and SAT or ACT scores.

 

Presidential Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA, combined SAT score of 1320 (composite ACT score of 29), and rank in the top 10% of their class.

 

Study Abroad Scholarship

Award: $2,200, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a student making satisfactory progress toward an undergraduate degree who plans to spend a summer or semester studying outside of the United States as part of their academic program.

 

Transfer Presidential Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must demonstrate exceptional academic performance at a community college and have a minimum 3.8 GPA.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be from a diverse background with outstanding academic and leadership records.

 

John Astor Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must demonstrate academic promise and financial need.

 

Ingram Diversity Leadership Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be from the Nashville area with a diverse background and outstanding academic and leadership records.

 

Clara and Dominick Buonaspina Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must have a minimum "C+" average from high school or a minimum 2.0 GPA from Dowling College. Priority given to permanent residents of Long Island.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • Education

 

Thomas J. Madden Ministerial Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be majoring in religion and planning to enter into the ministry.

 

Servant Leader Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be majoring in religion and planning to enter into a church-related career.

 

Lucien Buck Excellence in Psychology Endowed Scholarship

Award: $250, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must have completed a minimum of 30 credits at Dowling College (12 credits of which must be in the 100-level psychology courses).

 

William J. Condon Xi Chi Chapter Kappa Delta Pi Recognition Award

Award: $200, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must be an active Xi Chi Chapter member, and must have a minimum of 90 credits, 30 of which must be from Dowling College, and a minimum 3.7 GPA. Applicant must demonstrate completion of scholarly publications and/or leadership in providing meaningful programs which address relevant educational issues.