Student Partnership
Connecting students to a lifetime of support.
The SUNY ESF Alumni Association is proud to support students through the Student Alumni Partnership, a program developed with the Mighty Oaks Student Assembly to enhance your academic journey and future career.
With this partnership, you’ll gain access to:
- Career networking events by department
- One-on-one connections with alumni in your field
- Virtual career panels highlighting diverse professional paths
- Alumni Student Grants and club funding opportunities
This is made possible through a $20 per semester fee for full-time undergraduates ($1.67/credit hour for part-time students). The fee allows the Office of Alumni Relations to expand programming focused on recruitment, retention, and alumni-student engagement.
Best of all, it’s a lifetime benefit. Your contribution supports your experience now and continues after graduation through automatic Alumni Association membership, exclusive events like Homecoming and Reunion, and national networking opportunities.
You actually don’t have to; the fee is — and always will be — refundable because we don’t want it to be a burden to students. If you’d like to opt out, please email the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@esf.edu. This must be done each semester.
Requests must be received by September 30th for the fall semester and February 28th for the spring semester.
You will be notified by email when your refund is credited to your account.
For many of our programs, the answer is "yes." However, some programs will have limited capacity. In fairness to students who choose to pay the fee, we will give them priority.
Opportunity
Class of '51 Scholarship
The ESF Class of 1951 has raised funds to help undergraduate students at the College. This scholarship is specifically targeted at students currently attempting to fund their college education through employment during the school year as well as summer employment.
Application deadline: March 10, 2026
Must be a full-time undergraduate student and planning to register for the Fall 2026 semester.
Criteria:
- Employment History (60 pts) Students' attempts to fund their college education through employment is an important aspect of the application.
- Financial Need/Strength of Character (25 pts) as determined via the application.
- Academic Merit (15 pts) GPA of 2.0 or better.
The Scholarship awards will vary but be no less than $750. The money awarded will be used to reduce the amount of your college bill for the fall and/or spring semester. This will be determined via the Financial Aid Office.
In describing your employment, be as specific as you can about the "date from" and "date to" employment dates. For example, if you work on holidays, weekends and breaks, average your actual total hours over the weeks in the past semester. Do not describe it as weekends and breaks. Also, show the type of work and level of responsibility.
Please also indicate if the work you are reporting is work-study. We also understand that, in some circumstances, an individual may be in a non-paying position that is time-consuming and negates the option to have a paid position. Please show these hours as non-paid work. For entrepreneurial activities, show time period, from and to, hours spent and money earned.
The Selection Committee will be reading copies of your application. DO NOT ATTACH A RESUME. This application is the only document they will be considering and the final product should be no longer than three pages.