Philo4Thought offers an academic merit award to high-performing college students, graduate students (or college-bound AP students) who has overcome a struggle with a financial, medical or domestic crisis while maintaining a 3.5 G.P.A. or higher.
The “Triple C” Award issued by the New York State Attorney General’s Office for having an inspiring character, courage and commitment (to community service or leadership) in the face of personal adversity and life challenges. The award recognizes their spirit and determination. (AP students and college students are eligible to receive this award, which has been known to improve a student’s chances of getting into his/her first choice program.
Young professionals volunteering in service to their community are eligible to be considered as mentors and future leaders for Philo4Thought, which includes a special feature profile on our site and in our quarterly newsletter.
Philo4Thought collaborates with the Office of New York State Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi to offer a special community service recognition award for outstanding contributions in helping others overcome challenges and adversity.
Categories include:
Annual submission Deadline: (Jan 15th)
Nominate a young professional for recognition and a special feature in our seasonal Newsletter!
Learn more about available internship opportunities!
Philo4Thought’s annual scholarship (2014-2022) was based on our commitment to providing assistive support to college students, graduate students and college-bound AP students struggling with a major hardships (financial, medical, domestic, etc.) while excelling at school (minimum cumulative G.P.A., 3.5) and making meaningful contributions to the advancement and preservation of their Community.
The financial scholarship is being awarded to honor of the memory and legacy of Dr. Nadine Sabbagh, M.D. (mother and inspiration to our Founding CEO, RIP 2021), who was well known for helping individuals in need around the world. Although this initiative will be discontinued due to lack of funding since the pandemic, we have contributed to NHSA and other scholarship funds and will continue to offer the merit awards and to provide outreach opportunities for students seeking funding and scholarships through other organizations in Dr. Sabbagh’s honor.
The merit scholarship is offered in conjunction with the Attorney General’s “Triple C Award” in recognition of a student’s Courage, Character & Commitment to Service despite substantial personal adversity, etc. For the duration of this initiative, the combined scholarship and recognition award, have been known to improve a student’s chances of getting into his/her first choice program while the modest scholarship has helped students cover college fees, book costs, and related training/services (SAT/GRE/etc.).
