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Deadline

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Grant Type

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Eligible organizations

  • This scholarship is for a current or former client of the US Committee on Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) Albany, currently residing in the Greater Capital Region, to pursue a 2- or 4-year college or university or technical/trade school professional certificate program.

Overview

The Amalia Scholarship Fund for Higher Education, managed by The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, supports current or former clients of the US Committee on Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) Albany. This scholarship enables students residing in the Greater Capital Region to pursue higher education, whether through a 2- or 4-year college, university, or a technical/trade school professional certificate program.

Note: The Community Foundation utilizes a "universal application," allowing students to complete one application to qualify for more than 30 scholarship
This scholarship is for a current or former client of the US Committee on Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) Albany, currently residing in the Greater Capital Region, to pursue a 2- or 4-year college or university or technical/trade school professional certificate program.

Eligibility

This scholarship is for a current or former client of the US Committee on Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) Albany, currently residing in the Greater Capital Region, to pursue a 2- or 4-year college or university or technical/trade school professional certificate program.

What The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
286
Total given
$5.31M
Median grant
$10K
Range
$5,000–$180K
  • By dollars: New York 92%, District of Columbia 1%, Massachusetts 1%. Top recipient cities: Albany, NY; Schenectady, NY; Troy, NY.
  • 41% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Museum of Innovation and Science (Misci) · Schenectady, NY

    Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for unrestricted use

    $180K

  • Albany Medical Center Foundation · Albany, NY

    Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for the dr. myron & karol gordon…

    $138K

  • Albany Symphony Orchestra · Albany, NY

    Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: for unrestricted use

    $128K

  • Hudson Valley Community College Foundation · Troy, NY

    Grants directed by cfgcr: for the applied technology education center (atec)

    $100K

  • Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative Inc · Brooklyn, NY

    Grants requested by donor and approved by cfgcr: per agreement, attached

    $100K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education
  • Immigration

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