The Resident Scholarship Program is one of the many ways the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) invests in the education of its residents. The NYCHA-CUNY Resident Scholarship Program provides $1,000 scholarships for qualifying public housing residents who are enrolled in colleges of the City University of New York (CUNY), in a variety of majors with at least a 3.0 grade point average. And the Regina A. Figueroa Memorial Scholarship annually awards $1,000 scholarships to qualifying NYCHA residents with disabilities who are enrolled in CUNY senior and community colleges.

Now Accepting Applications for the 2013 NYCHA-CUNY Resident Scholarship & the Regina A. Figueroa Memorial Scholarship

All eligible NYCHA residents, who are also CUNY students are encouraged to apply. Completed applications must be received by NYCHA no later than June 14, 2013.

Eligibility Requirements

• Be an authorized NYCHA resident
• Have a documented disability (only for Memorial Scholarship applicants)
• Be a sophomore, junior or senior student enrolled full-time in a CUNY Associate or Baccalaureate degree program
• Have a minimum 3.0 GPA
• Demonstrate financial need
• Submit a 500-word autobiographical essay

2012 NYCHA-CUNY Resident Scholarship

2011 NYCHA-CUNY Resident Scholars 

 Meet the 2011 Scholarship Winners (in PDF)
 Resident Scholarship Program Awards Ceremony Photos (NYCHA - Flickr)
   (CUNY Photos - Picassa)
 Chairman John B Rhea's remarks (YouTube)
 Read the article   

2010 NYCHA-CUNY Resident Scholars 

 Meet the 2010 Scholarship Winners (in PDF)
 Resident Scholarship Program Reception Photos (Flickr)
 Students Given a Real Boost (New York Daily News) (in PDF)
 Scholarships for Public Housing Residents (El Diario La Prensa) (in PDF)