Our organization, comprised completely of volunteers, raises scholarship money for students who display financial need to provide them with financial assistance to help support their educational endeavors. Each year we host two special events to raise money for the scholarship fund. Every dollar raised goes toward the CAPFAA Scholarship Fund. In 2020, we awarded six students $1,000 dollars each. Our goal is to increase the number of recipients and the amount awarded.
Minimum Scholarship Eligibility Criteria
Financial Aid and Academic Standing:
- Eligible Federal Financial Aid: Students must qualify for federal financial aid.
- Minimum Study Completion: Completion of at least one term/semester of full-time study or half of a clock hour/non-term program.
- Student Aid Index (SAI): A maximum SAI of 7,195.
- Minimum GPA: A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or equivalent.
- Federal Pell Grant (Undergraduate): Undergraduate students must be eligible for the Federal Pell Grant.
Community Service and Prior Scholarship History:
- Community Service: Participation in unpaid community service or volunteer activities within the past 24 months (excluding academic credit).
- Prior Scholarship: Never received a CAPFAA Scholarship.
Enrollment Requirements:
- Graduate Students: Enrollment in a graduate or professional degree/certificate program at least half-time.
- Undergraduate Students:
- Full-time enrollment in a degree program or
- Enrollment in a certificate program of at least 900 clock hours, 24 semester hours, or 36 quarter hours.
Membership and Relationship Exclusions:
- CAPFAA Membership: Student must attend an institution with an active CAPFAA Membership.
- CAPFAA Affiliation: Student cannot be a CAPFAA member or an immediate relative of one.
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CAPFAA is a 501C3 nonprofit organization. Your donations are tax deductible. Consider supporting the CAPFAA Scholarship Fund. Click here to donate today!
Scholarship Recipients
2024-2025
- Zoe Feay – Southern Connecticut State University
- Edmund Liang – University of Connecticut
- Madeline Marks – Yale School of Medicine
- Kelsey Matthews – University of Hartford
- Caitlyn Moon – University of Connecticut
- Sophia Roberts – Yale School of Environment
- Kristina Sirois – Southern Connecticut State University
- Michael Widjaja – University of Hartford
2023-2024
- Dominic Ponce – Quinnipiac University
- Andrea Martin – University of Connecticut
- Sidratul Muntaha – University of Connecticut
- Meghan Lauer – Southern Connecticut State University
- Sophia Gaspard – University of Connecticut
- Soribel Torres-Jimenez – University of Connecticut
- Margo Dietrich – Yale University
- Colleen Edwards – Albertus Magnus College
2021-2022
- Samuel Darko – Central Connecticut State University
- Angela Saquinaula – University of Connecticut
- Kimora Stanley – Albertus Magnus College
- Maria Lopez – University of Connecticut
- Jamie Owens – Albertus Magnus
- Marie Paredes – Albertus Magnus
2020-2021
- Emma Maki – Southern Connecticut State University
- Jennifer Paul – Three Rivers Community College
- Kayla Jurzyk – Southern Connecticut State University
- Camila Ramos – Southern Connecticut State University
- Syeda Rupa Sharmin – University of Connecticut
- Juliana Zaccagnino – Southern Connecticut State University