About This Scholarship
The Class of 1965 has set up a Scholarship Fund for Stuyvesant’s graduating seniors to help them with the enormous expenses of a college education. The scholarship is in memory of their classmate, Jay Levinson ’65, who died at age 19 serving as an infantry soldier in Vietnam. After graduating from Stuyvesant at age 16, Jay got a full-time job at the New York Stock Exchange while also attending Hunter College part-time. He did this to help his family who lived in the Monroe Projects in the Bronx and needed his help financially. According to many of his Stuyvesant classmates, Jay was an excellent athlete with a wonderful personality.
Each year, a single student will be selected to receive a one-time award of $2,000 to defray first year expenses for education.
Applicant Criteria
- Candidate must be a graduating senior from Stuyvesant High School.
- Candidate must demonstrate financial need.
- Candidate must demonstrate academic merit.
Please submit your application form via the website, and your addenda (see checklist), including essay question to [email protected].
Supporting the Fund
Click below to support the Jay Levinson ’65 Memorial Scholarship.