Scholarships

C. R. Seshu Economics Scholarship

Professor Chigurupati Rama Seshu taught Economics at the State University of New York at New Paltz from 1967 to 2002. After receiving his undergraduate education in India, he came to New York City to work at the Indian Consulate and to pursue a doctoral degree in Economics from the New School for Social Research. As a professor at New Paltz, his classes focused on Development Economics, Comparative Economic Systems, and International Economics. Professor Seshu was particularly concerned with challenges faced by developing economies, emphasized in his dissertation work on the balance of payments in Asian and South American countries.

The C.R. Seshu Scholarship awards one student $2,000-$2,500 for the Academic Year 2021-22. Awardees will receive two equal payments toward their New Paltz tuition (tax free).

To make donations to this fund, please go to https://www3.newpaltz.edu/gift/

ABOUT THE AWARDS

The amount of the awards depends on the annual return on the Endowed Fund for the scholarship. Hence, generally that varies year to year. Once the College Foundation informs the Economics Department of the available amount, the number of awards and the amount for each will be decided by the Economics Scholarship Committee for the round under consideration.

The total amount of an award is distributed equally over two semesters, payable towards New Paltz tuition. Candidates must be full time and need to take five Economics courses during the two semesters receiving the award. Candidates with full time status who have one more semester to complete their degree requirements, will receive the award for one semester only.

The Committee has streamlined the process to enable students to apply with ease.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

The award is disbursed on the basis of merit as determined by the Economics Department Faculty. Candidates for the award must be declared Economics majors at SUNY-New Paltz, with junior or senior standing and a GPA of 3.2 or higher. They must also submit two supportive letters of recommendation letters from the Economics Faculty. Recipients must maintain their minimum grade point average of 3.2 during the two semesters for which they receive the scholarship, and take a minimum of five upper division economics courses during that period. Applicants are only eligible to receive one Seshu Scholarship.

HOW TO APPLY?

The link to Apply for Scholarships Online can be found on my.newpaltz.edu on the Students tab under Money. Start by completing the General Application then click the Opportunities tab to view the list of scholarships and select the Seshu Scholarship. Be sure to start your application as soon as possible to allow ample time for your professors to submit their recommendations by the deadline. The deadline is announced in April and the announcement of the award is projected to be in early May.

Past recipients of the C.R. Seshu Scholarship:

2023-2024 Shraddha Adhikari
2022-2023 Roberto Urena
2021-2022 Melaina Ness
2021-2022 Ryan Montalto
2020-2021 Joshua Muzumala
2019-2020 Matthew Kreuz
2019-2020 Beatrice Chesley
2018-2019 Chelsea Hart
2018-2019 Esra Atan
2017-2018 Yuvuz Alpehlivan
2017-2018 Fousseni Baba
2017-2018 Kevin Estrada
2016-2017 Kevin Castel
2015-2016 Simon Li
2015-2016 Nicholas Thom
2014-2015 Emily Vanderpool
2013-2014 Corby Ferlesch
2013-2014 Kevin Early
2012-2013 Jacob Meglio
2012-2013 Alexander Penney
2011-2012 Juliana Roding
2009-2010 Sandra Davis
2008-2009 Esmeralda Barreiro
2007-2008 Chase Evans
2006-2007 Yuyi Chen
2006-2007 Rana Quadri
2006-2007 Lindsay Weintraub
2005-2006 Robert C. King
2005-2006 Evan Browning
2005-2006 Jonathan Mann
2005-2006 Ryan Willemsen
2004-2005 Andrea Restripo