Peter Vallone Scholarship

City-funded organization

The Peter F. Vallone Academic Scholarship, formally the New York City Council Merit Scholarship, is a City Council discretionary funding program administered through CUNY that provides merit-based awards to New York City high school graduates with at least a B average who enroll full-time at a CUNY college, named for former City Council Speaker Peter F. Vallone. Checkbook NYC records $15,500,000 in City Council discretionary awards to the program across three fiscal years (FY2009 through FY2011); it does not appear in FY2027 city funding data.

Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$15,500,000 · 3 awards
Funding history
Funded 3 years (FY2009–FY2011); not in FY2027

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

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