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MVCC Scholarships (Deadlines Vary)
Click here for the Mohawk Valley Community College Foundation Scholarship Application. MVCC offers several scholarships for prospective students, however, you must apply! For a listing of scholarships, click here. Each scholarship has a specified application deadline and specific criteria for eligibility. Please check the application deadline carefully before you apply to ensure you will have enough time to complete the process. Please also read the eligibility criteria carefully – if you have questions about the criteria, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at MVCC at the Utica Campus, 1101 Sherman Drive, Payne Hall room 220 or call (315) 792-5555. The office is open from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

NYS Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC)
The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) is the State's student financial aid agency, helping people pay for college by administering 19 student financial aid programs, including TAP, a highly successful College Savings program, and offering guidance to students, families and counselors. Find scholarships for STEM, Merit, and much more on the HESC website SchoolSoup (Deadlines Vary)
The SchoolSoup's Scholarship Directory allows you to browse through their list of scholarships worth over $40 billion. The scholarship list helps you find scholarships that you may be interested in or heard of but may not have been listed in your personal scholarship profile match. Matches are based upon the profile setting that you enter into our scholarship matching application.

SUNY CAMPUS Scholarships (Deadlines Vary)
Explore scholarship opportunities at each SUNY campus.

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National Fraud Information Center (NFIC) - File an online complaint at www.fraud.org

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - File an online complaint at www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams
Call 1-877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357)
Write to: Federal Trade Commission 
Consumer Response Center 
600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20580

State Attorney General's Office - File your complaint with the Consumer Protection Division @ www.naag.org

US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) - File an online complaint involving mail fraud @
www.postalinspectors.uspis.gov
Call the crime hotline - 1-877-876-2455
Write - Inspection Service Support Group 
222 S. Riverside Plaza, Ste. 1250
Chicago, IL 60606-6100

Better Business Bureau (BBB) - File an online complaint about a business @ www.bbb.org