Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Tri-State Area To Award Scholarships To Graduating High School Seniors

Ronald McDonald House Charities® New York Tri-State Area (RMHC®-NYTSA) announced it will be awarding four-year scholarships to local graduating high school seniors. Applications are now available online at https://aim.applyists.net for students in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Fairfield County) areas. The submission deadline is January 21, 2014.

RMHC-NYTSA has been able to transform the lives of eligible graduating high school seniors who face limited access to educational opportunities by virtue of their financial background. With its college scholarship program, the nonprofit organization assists students in their efforts to reach  their educational goals and their aspirations to become leaders of tomorrow. The scholarships are distributed based on demonstrated academic achievement, financial need and community involvement. 

“At RMHC, we believe it is imperative to provide support for the next generation to receive a proper education so that they may have the opportunity to fulfill their dreams, regardless of their financial background,” said Christopher Perry, Executive Director of Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Tri State Area. “By giving tomorrow’s innovators and thought leaders a foundation to build upon, we are confident their futures will be bright.”

The RMHC-NYSTA Scholarship program is comprised of the following four individual scholarship programs:

·       RMHC®/AAFA - African American Future Achievers Scholarship- Applicants must have at least one parent of African American or Black Caribbean heritage

·       RMHC®/ASIA - Asian Student Increasing Awareness Scholarship- Applicants must have at least one parent of Asian/Pacific-Islander heritage

·       RMHC®/HACER - Applicants must have at least one parent of Hispanic heritage

·       RMHC® Scholars- All students may apply regardless of ethnic heritage.  Asian, African American and Hispanic students are welcome to apply for the RMHC Scholars program provided they have not applied for one of the three scholarship programs listed above

Ronald McDonald House Charities began its support of scholarship programs in 1985 by committing $50,000 toward its first scholarships, which were awarded through the Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources (HACER) program. In 2001, the RMHC/ASIA (Asian Students Increasing Achievement) and RMHC African American Future Achievers Scholarships (RMHC/AAFA) began. Since 1985, more than $44 million in scholarships have been awarded by U.S. Chapters and RMHC Global. 

About Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Tri-State Area:

Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Tri-State Area is working to better the lives of children and their families in our communities by creating and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children in the areas of health, education, the arts, and civic and social services. Since 1992, RMHC-NYTSA has provided more than $10 million dollars to local non-profit organizations whose programs improve the well-being of children and their families.  For further information on the Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Tri-State Area, visit www.rmhcnytristate.org,follow us at @RMHCNYTriState or call 732.623.8549.