Presidential Scholars Award
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Quarterly
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Quarterly review cycles: March, June, September, December”
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Eligible organizations
- Students with demonstrated exceptional talents
- Students with demonstrated leadership skills
- Students proposing special projects
Overview
Funder: SUNY Potsdam College Foundation Inc (Lougheed Center for Applied Learning)
Students who have demonstrated exceptional talents and leadership skills may apply for grant money to fund special projects.
Eligibility
- Students with demonstrated exceptional talents
- Students with demonstrated leadership skills
- Students proposing special projects
Funding Support
- Grant funding for special projects
- Faculty mentors receive $200 of faculty development funds per mentor per term per student mentee, up to a limit of $750 per term
- Funds drawn from Presidential Scholars endowment
Review Timeline
Funding requests are reviewed quarterly in March, June, September, and December.
Contact
- Lougheed Center for Applied Learning: appliedlearning@potsdam.edu
- Application deadlines: Sarah Lister at listersl@potsdam.edu
How to Apply
Application Process
Applications use the single application form shared with other Applied Learning Grants.
Required Information
See Applied Learning Grants application details. The application collects:
- Project lead and contact information
- Project details (name, dates, populations impacted)
- Project description
- Faculty and student outcome statements
- Strategic goals alignment
- Funding amount requested
Submission Details
- Allow at least 6 weeks for committee review
- Quarterly review cycles: March, June, September, December
What Potsdam College Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1
- Total given
- $1.6M
- Median grant
- $1.6M
- By dollars: New York 100%.
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- Youth leadership
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