<p><b>The 2026 National CCAA First -Year Scholarship application is live!</b></p><p>The <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmx.technolutions.net%2Fss%2Fc%2Fu001.jxaZRujEt1lhE0WEp4QewGJZ9iTc6_8512DrNpa8Pj4Owt47mHVeT7rtZWWdkZt74yfAJMCgBANlCCfaisvoAD_gNqTdZvcfMRBBr8tNz6eINOXtgi1EspUNxtSBxcIDJQZTeh-9X4hebBc2fJVYDA%2F4nv%2FNlEg6kGZSsGHgUHinUtjZw%2Fh0%2Fh001.5x5ealYGC7hH3XXQRnHtuLspmfrLM0bupoVy7o43W3k&data=05%7C02%7Cringram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C76a21b07a5bb493870f908de63f390df%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C639058094946674187%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BsS9Tkww8eZMdRe5VXlARjcigNmb5NHpFCTp1056mCI%3D&reserved=0">National CCAA First-Year Scholarship</a> for the 14th consecutive year. The National CCAA First-Year Scholarship is awarded to 16 randomly selected students from various geographic regions who attend one of the 110 <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmx.technolutions.net%2Fss%2Fc%2Fu001.jxaZRujEt1lhE0WEp4QewGJZ9iTc6_8512DrNpa8Pj5wKESWBxbi8LY0ltHMPdhKsJ8CpvWv2n6t2G8rAjYl17twaCEMz3jm015ssd3ZyyA%2F4nv%2FNlEg6kGZSsGHgUHinUtjZw%2Fh1%2Fh001.x2XAW44vlHF5TsVtquJ9SiXfbJAtxegHTEiPcJpX4mM&data=05%7C02%7Cringram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C76a21b07a5bb493870f908de63f390df%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C639058094946712139%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NvCimxIGk6vQ7OAKh7BqhKKaFP9xUiz2eJXZadu1I%2B0%3D&reserved=0">member institutions</a> in fall 2026. The scholarship was established to celebrate and promote Catholic higher education, and <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmx.technolutions.net%2Fss%2Fc%2Fu001.jxaZRujEt1lhE0WEp4QewGJZ9iTc6_8512DrNpa8Pj6cpSGo2Siirsz09rzVLnyZNjQ6T-Rwbos_LyIKPaJ_6GVdbJz-unMFGppPgJhzOqQ%2F4nv%2FNlEg6kGZSsGHgUHinUtjZw%2Fh2%2Fh001.EL-zLdjMGC9DP4ZsyM7gz0LIaWmFxxgytRgpWk_iR0A&data=05%7C02%7Cringram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C76a21b07a5bb493870f908de63f390df%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C639058094946749971%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ZnkA2AcgY7TDDXqPx28GZuxyC1rGHoxoUr2PV3U2Yks%3D&reserved=0">the National CCAA Board of Directors</a> is pleased to help support students' transition to college. </p><p>The scholarship is a one-time, $1,000 award. This year's application is available <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmx.technolutions.net%2Fss%2Fc%2Fu001.-4dh56bp0XcdctXbbZobLUJok2gs329EvqpXdB0FbMwZfZED5SfXpcbs4RCKgUmPolySUnScXDGe8erL6Kxthv8snRdU9QjfFxRQCvY56xPmIDrAgVeK3SrkebXIBtDroDFNa9B2DOTrkKZGk1fh7g%2F4nv%2FNlEg6kGZSsGHgUHinUtjZw%2Fh4%2Fh001.4iNPtLnUxKYZOJznP0cutmbVgglolG3A_yTb1oXxT1I&data=05%7C02%7Cringram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C76a21b07a5bb493870f908de63f390df%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C639058094946819652%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6CpoZVxVomS7vgx5WgBXN%2FqiK2GRUaIsojbufqpumL4%3D&reserved=0"><b>here</b></a>; it is brief and should only take students a few minutes to complete. The deadline to apply is <b>Wednesday, April 1st.</b> Award recipients will be selected and notified beginning in late April. </p><p>Further details regarding the scholarship and application procedures can be found <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmx.technolutions.net%2Fss%2Fc%2Fu001.jxaZRujEt1lhE0WEp4QewGJZ9iTc6_8512DrNpa8Pj4Owt47mHVeT7rtZWWdkZt74yfAJMCgBANlCCfaisvoAD_gNqTdZvcfMRBBr8tNz6eINOXtgi1EspUNxtSBxcIDJQZTeh-9X4hebBc2fJVYDA%2F4nv%2FNlEg6kGZSsGHgUHinUtjZw%2Fh5%2Fh001.YrKfcANIjUexmCLmj7dvAN1IeIa7AjV-Qrd7iev-t00&data=05%7C02%7Cringram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C76a21b07a5bb493870f908de63f390df%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C639058094946843513%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FMNUR23Wv2ZzTyqsvNgO4KVNJR5kPMMq2SwVF2DBka0%3D&reserved=0">here</a>. </p>
