Voya Scholars for Mental Health
Voya Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist students who plan to continue their education at an accredited State University of New York (SUNY) system college or university for the entire upcoming academic year and pursue a degree in Psychology, Social Work, or Psychiatric Nursing.
Voya Scholars for Mental Health
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Eligibility
Applicants to the Voya Scholars for Mental Health must:
- Be high school seniors or graduates, current college undergraduates, or graduate-level students
- Plan to enroll full-time at an accredited State University of New York (SUNY) system institution for the entire upcoming academic semester
- Pursuing a degree in one of the following fields:
- Psychology (B.A. or B.S.)
- Social Work (B.S.W.)
- Psychiatric Nursing (BSN)
- Or equivalent graduate-level work
- Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)
Employees and Children of Employees of Voya are ineligible.
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $10,000 award. Up to five (5) awards will be granted.
Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Awards are for undergraduate or graduate study.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in mid-May.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Voya Foundation. Payment is made in August.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- Two short answer essays
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
Finalists must demonstrate financial need, as calculated by Scholarship America.
Selection of finalists is made by Scholarship America. Voya Foundation and an independent selection committee will then select recipients from the group based on their application. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Not all applicants to the program will be selected as finalists/recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
- Copy of pages one and two of the most recently filed IRS 1040 tax form (U.S.) that was used to complete the financial information section. Please black out all Social Security Numbers (SSN) and bank account information.
- Dependent children must upload their parents’ most recently filed tax forms.
- Financially independent applicants are required to upload their own most recently filed tax form.
- Resume.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
