The Maria Bournas Student Fellowship provides a stipend of $1000 to a single student to support either tuition or expenses associated with attending City College.
Selection Criteria:
- A student majoring in Humanities & Arts (with a preference for an English major)
- Student must have demonstrated exceptional facility in both written and spoken English
- Student has demonstrated an interest in supporting other students who are English Language Learners
- Student must have a minimum 3.3 GPA
- The Fellowship recipient will work with the English as a Second Language (ESL) coordinator or with another faculty member designated by the Dean of Humanities & the Arts as a peer tutor to provide students with additional practice in spoken and/or written English.
- The number of hours of service will not exceed fifteen (15) and will be conducted during the Spring 2025 semester
- Applications require a letter of interest from the applicant detailing why they are interested in this Fellowship. This letter should be submitted below.
- The fellowship will be awarded by the Dean of Humanities & the Arts
- The student should have a faculty member submit a letter of support. The faculty letter should be sent to humanities@ccny.cuny.edu.
The deadline for submission is Friday, November 14, 2025, 5:00 pm.
**Please confirm with faculty if they are willing to write a letter of support before listing their name and email address here.