Corporate Connection

Scholarship Program

2006/2007

The mission of the Corporate Connection Scholarship Program is to provide financial assistance to students approaching their final year of study in the form of a one-year, $1,000, $1,500 or $2,500 scholarship. To be eligible, a student must be enrolled on a full time basis, be able to demonstrate need, have maintained a B average in their field of study and be from the Capital or Hudson Valley Regions. (Qualifying counties: Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Columbia, Montgomery, Schoharie, Warren)

The Corporate Connection Scholarship Program is run by a group of business leaders from the Capital Region. Like the program's sponsors, these individuals represent a variety of different types of organizations from our local community, including banks, law offices, insurance companies, and engineering and construction firms. A large percentage of Sage graduates seek employment in the Capital Region and will soon be looking toward our sponsoring organizations for career opportunities.

Challenge Grant ($5,000 and above)

Challenge grants are pledged at the beginning of the program year and help gather support from other companies. These grants are contingent upon collecting an equivalent amount in donations from other businesses.

Businesses and community leaders that participate at this leadership level receive:

• Named scholarships at the $1,000, $1,500 and/or the $2,500 levels (For the $1,000 and $2,500 levels, see descriptions below)
• Luncheon with student scholarship recipients
• Corporate leader designation in program, press releases, newsletters and publications throughout the year

Internship Scholarship ($2,500 and above)

Companies that sponsor internship scholarships play an active role in the professional development of students by providing internship opportunities for their scholarship students.

Businesses and community leaders that participate at this level receive:

• A $2,500 scholarship issued in the name of the organization
• A student intern, who also is the recipient of the company's named scholarship
• Sage's Office of Career Services site visit with select group of students

Corporate Scholarship ($1,000 and $1,500)

Corporate scholarships are the foundation of this program, providing financial assistance to eligible students in the form of debt-reduction scholarships.

Businesses and community leaders that participate at this level receive:

• A $1,000 or $1,500 scholarship issued in the name of their organization
• Entry into Sage's Professional Internship Program

Click here to learn more about our 2005/2006 Corporate Connections Sponsors.

For more information contact:
Jenna L. Russell Cuilla '06
Corporate Connections Liaison
(518) 244-4552
russej@sage.edu