Rotary Purple Heart Scholarship Grant

Note: Scholarship applications are accepted throughout the year.
Scholarship Overview
Since 1980, the Northern New York Community Foundation has awarded more than $28 million in scholarships to students from Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.
The Community Foundation administers the Rotary Purple Heart Scholarship. This is available to Jefferson, Lewis or St. Lawrence County residents who were awarded a Purple Heart by the U.S. armed forces or are a dependent — spouse or child, or grandchild — of a U.S. military member or veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart. Purple Heart Scholarship applications are reviewed throughout the year until all available funds for the academic year are awarded.

Eligibility

Scholarship applicant must be a Purple Heart recipient OR the spouse, child, or grandchild of a recipient.Grandchild eligibility is new as of the 2025-2026 academic school yearScholarship applicant must be a resident of the tri-county area: Jefferson, Lewis or St Lawrence counties (the Purple Heart recipient does not need to live in the tri-county if the scholarship applicant is the recipient’s spouse, child, or grandchild).Scholarship applications are open to high school seniors or any full-time student already attending undergraduate or technical study, 12 credits per semester.$3,000 one-year scholarship (can reapply multiple years).