The Stay on Long Island Initiative Scholarship Application
The fall 2025 entry application is now open! Fall Entry SoLII Application
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Eligibility Requirements
- Graduating Suffolk County Community College in the semester you are applying
- Cumulative GPA of 3.75 or greater
- Apply to SoLII Partner School(s)
- Must attend partner school full-time, 12+ credits per semester
Application Requirements
- Apply to SoLII Partner School ( Partner school Application Fee waiver might be available. Email solii@sunysuffolk.edu to find out more)
- SoLII Scholarship Application
- Complete contact and academic information page
- Essay 1
- Essay 2
- Essay 3
- Essay 4
- Activities Resume (optional)
- Authorization and Release for Use of Name, Voice, and Likeness
- Authorization to Release Education Information
- Two (2) Letters of Recommendation
The SoLII Scholarship Application Process
Choosing a limited group of SoLII Scholarship recipients out of our many qualified applicants is very difficult task; therefore, the process is long and has many steps. The dates provided below serve as a general outline of our process, and are subject to change.
| Application process for December 2024 graduates... | |
| August 30, 2024: | Spring 2025 Entry Application Opens |
| September 18, 2024: | Attend Workshop - SoLII@sunysuffolk.edu to register, 12:30 pm or 7:00 pm |
| October 08, 2024 | Attend Workshop - SoLII@sunysuffolk.edu to register, 11:00 am or 7:00 pm |
| October 21, 2024: | Spring 2025 Entry Partner School Application Deadline to apply for admission to Partner College/University. |
| October 21, 2024: | Spring 2024 Entry Scholarship Application Deadline. Applications undergo a preliminary review to ensure that all documents have been submitted, and that all eligibility requirements have been met. |
| October 30, 2024: | Applications have been reviewed by the scholarship committees at the campus level. |
| November 15, 2024: | Applications have been reviewed by the scholarship committees at the SoLII Partner Schools. Students will be notified of any scholarship offers. |
| December 1, 2024: | Students must officially accept or decline any scholarship offers. |
| Application process for May 2025 graduates... | |
| November 15, 2024: | Fall 2025 Entry Application Opens |
| November 20, 2024: | Attend Scholarship Workshop - Email SoLII@sunysuffolk.edu to register, 7:00 pm |
| January 8, 2025: | Attend Scholarship Workshop - Email SoLII@sunysuffolk.edu to register, 12:30 pm |
| February 5, 2025: | Attend Scholarship Workshop - Email SoLII@sunysuffolk.edu to register, 12:30 pm, 7:00 pm |
| February 19, 2025 | Attend Open Office Q&A - Email SoLII@sunysuffolk.edu for zoom link, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm |
| February 24, 2025: | Fall 2025 Entry Deadline to apply for admission to Partner College/University. |
| February 24, 2025: | Fall 2025 Entry Application Deadline. Applications undergo a preliminary review to ensure that all documents have been submitted, and that all eligibility requirements have been met. |
| March 20, 2025: | Applications have been reviewed by the scholarship committees at the campus level. |
| April 15 to May 1st, 2025: | Applications have been reviewed by the scholarship committees at the SoLII Partner Schools. Students will start getting notified of any scholarship offers. |
| May 1, 2025: | Students must officially accept or decline any scholarship offers. |
