Scholarships & Awards

First Year Student Awards

The following scholarships and awards are available to incoming first year students who have demonstrated academic achievement. Students are eligible to receive only one scholarship or award, which is renewable for three additional years, provided the student remains full-time and maintains above a 3.0 GPA. All applicants are evaluated for scholarship when reviewed for admission and no separate application is required. It is up to the discretion of the Scholarship Committee to determine award levels.

Trustee Scholarship: To be considered for this award, students must be Valedictorian or Salutatorian of their graduating high school class, or a National Merit Scholar Finalist. ($11,000 per year- $44,000 total award)

Presidential Scholarship: Consideration is given to applicants who have completed a college preparatory program with minimum combined SAT score of 1150 or ACT composite scores of 25 and who ranked in the top 20% of class having maintained a GPA of “A” or higher. Recipients of this scholarship will be invited to participate in our Honors Program. (Up to $9,000 per year - $36,000 total possible award)

Dean’s Excellence Award: Consideration is given to applicants who have completed a college preparatory program, with a minimum combined SAT score of 1090 or ACT composite score of 24, and who ranked in the top 30% of their class with a GPA of “B+” or higher. (Up to $7,000 per year - $28,000 total possible award)

Dean’s Award: Consideration is given to applicants who have completed a college preparatory program, with a minimum combined SAT score of 1000 or ACT composite score of 21, and who ranked in the top 40% of their class with a GPA of “B” or higher. (Up to $5,000 per year - $20,000 total possible award)

Transfer Awards

The following are available to incoming transfer students who have demonstrated academic achievement. Students are eligible to receive only one scholarship or award, which is renewable for two additional years, provided the student remains full-time and maintains above a 3.0 GPA. All applicants are evaluated for scholarship when reviewed for admission and no separate application is required. It is up to the discretion of the Scholarship Committee to determine award levels.

Transfer Excellence Scholarship: Consideration is given to transfer student applicants who have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0. This scholarship is renewable for two additional years provided the student remains in good academic standing and maintains full-time status. Students who matriculate into Sage College of Albany’s Sage After Work are not eligible for this scholarship. (Up to $5,000 per year - $15,000 total possible award)

Phi Theta Kappa Award: Consideration is given to full-time transfer applicants who are members of Phi Theta Kappa and have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0. This scholarship is renewable for two additional years provided the student remains in good academic standing and maintains full-time status. Students who matriculate into Sage College of Albany’s Sage After Work are not eligible for this scholarship. (Up to $7,000 per year - $21,000 total possible award)

Students may receive one of the awards listed below in combination with merit based scholarships.

Allies Award: Consideration is given to first-year students who posses strong leadership qualities, and a commitment to encouraging communication and understanding among culturally diverse groups. This award is renewable for three additional years provided the student maintains a 3.0 GPA and full-time status. ($1,000 per year - $4,000 total possible award)

First Generation Award: Consideration is given to those applicants (first-year or transfer) who are the first in their immediate family to attend college. This award is renewable for three additional years provided the student maintains a 3.0 GPA and full-time status. ($1,000 per year - $4,000 total possible award)

The Sage Colleges Alumnae/Alumnus Award: This is awarded on an annual basis to accepted, full-time, first-year or transfer students whose parent or grandparent graduated from one of the Sage Colleges. This award can be combined with any other awards. This award is renewable for three additional years provided the student maintains a 3.0 GPA and full-time status. ($1,000 per year - $4,000 total possible award)

International Student Award: This is awarded on an annual basis to accepted, full-time, first-year or transfer students whose country of origin/citizenship is not the United States and plans to study at The Sage Colleges. This award can not be combined with any other awards. Students must have at least a “B” high school GPA and a minimum SAT I score of 1000 or a minimum ACT composite score of 21, and rank in the top 30% of their class. Transfer students must have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0. This award is renewable for three additional years provided the student maintains a 3.0 GPA and full-time status. ($3,000 per year - $12,000 total possible award)

Art Talent Award: This is awarded on an annual basis to accepted, full-time, first-year who received an 8 on their Sage portfolio or who have been recommended by faculty as being an art talent. This award can not be combined with any other awards. This award is renewable for three additional years provided the student maintains a 3.0 GPA and full-time status. ($3,000 per year - $12,000 total possible award)