Alfred M. Aseel Legacy Scholarship Grant

Alfred M. Aseel Legacy Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Adirondack Foundation
Amount: US $5,000 - US $20,000
Last Updated: March 24, 2026

Summary

The Alfred M. Aseel Legacy Scholarship honors the memory of Alfred Aseel’s parents and supports non-traditional students from Tupper Lake and surrounding areas in their pursuit of higher education. With a grant maximum of $5,000 annually, this scholarship aims to empower students to reinvent their futures through accredited colleges, universities, trade schools, or certification programs in the U.S. Eligibility includes a minimum GPA of 2.5 and a commitment to personal growth and integrity.

Overview

About Our Strong Community Framework — the first-ever philanthropic vision for the Adirondack region — guides our approach to investing in promising opportunities across our five "whole community" focus areas. In partnership with generous donors and capable nonprofits, we bring all the tools of a community foundation to bear to meet today's pressing needs and build charitable resources for the needs of tomorrow. Scholarships What could be more important for the future of the Adirondack region than to educate our children? As one of five key interest areas for what we fund, creating educational pathways helps to ensure all students in the Adirondacks have meaningful opportunities to pursue post-secondary education, career training, and pathways to gainful employment and fulfilling lives. Scholarships can play a pivotal role in helping students better themselves, no matter their life stage or path. Scholarship funds at Adirondack Community Foundation have been created to benefit specific educational institutions or fields of study. The most common way we distribute scholarships is in partnership with schools across our region that manage scholarship committees that select recipients based on guidelines set forth by fundholders. We also have some scholarship funds to which students can apply directly for support. All scholarship funds use a competitive application process to make decisions. Alfred M. Aseel Legacy Scholarship The fund is available to non-traditional students attending an accredited college, university, trade school or certification program in the US The scholarship will support applicants from Tupper Lake or its immediate surrounding area (e.g. Piercefield, Conifer) wishing to pursue an educational experience that allows them to “re-invent” themselves and their future. The fund was established to honor the memory of Alfred Aseel’s parents, Alfred Abraham and Fadwa Khechen Aseel, to support continuing education for non-traditional students from the Tupper Lake area. Learn more about Alfred Aseel here. Grant maximum of $5,000 annually not to exceed a total of $20,000. Geographic Focus For students from Tupper Lake or the immediate surrounding area (e.g. Piercefield, Conifer).

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The fund is available to non-traditional students attending an accredited college, university, trade school or certification program in the US. The scholarship will support one student from Tupper Lake or its immediate surrounding area (e.g. Piercefield, Conifer) wishing to pursue an educational experience that allows them to “re-invent” themselves and their future. Demonstrated integrity and good character will be guidelines for selection. In addition, personal commitment and potential will be considered as key characteristics allowing the students to succeed. The applicant must have a 2.5 GPA or higher to be eligible. The annual award is renewable for a total of four years if the recipient maintains the eligibility criteria stated above. Renewal applicants will be required to complete agreement forms, submit a letter of reflection on the past school year, and must submit documentation certifying their GPA and enrollment status each year.