Scholarships

The 2020 CHESLA Scholarship is officially closed! Our scholarship committee will be reviewing applications and recipients will be notified in late July. Please email scholarships@chesla.org if you have any questions.
 

CHESLA is excited to continue to award scholarships to eligible students in pursuit of higher education in the State of Connecticut.
 

To qualify, a student must:

• Be a resident of the State of Connecticut
• Be an undergraduate student for the 2020-2021 academic year, enrolled at least half-time
• Be enrolled and attending an eligible Connecticut state or non-profit, degree granting institution of higher education in the 2020-2021 academic year
• Have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $6,000 or less per the student’s most recent FAFSA submission in 2020-2021
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale)
• Not be in default on any CHESLA loans

Eligible Connecticut Institutions

Albertus Magnus College Asnuntuck Community College Capital Community College Central Connecticut State University Charter Oak State College Connecticut College CT ARC (CT Office of Higher Education) Eastern Connecticut State University Fairfield University Gateway Community College Goodwin University Hartford Seminary Holy Apostles College Housatonic Community College Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts Manchester Community College Middlesex Community College Mitchell College Naugatuck Valley Community College Northwestern Community College

Norwalk Community College Quinebaug Valley Community College Quinnipiac University Quinnipiac University School of Law Rensselaer at Hartford Sacred Heart University Saint Vincent's College Southern Connecticut State University The Graduate Institute Three Rivers Community College Trinity College Tunxis Community College University of Bridgeport University of Connecticut University of Hartford University of New Haven University of Saint Joseph CT Wesleyan University Western Connecticut State University Yale University