Established in 1973, the League dedicates revenue from the annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. (WMY) Football Classic towards scholarship assistance for disadvantaged New York City students. The one-time scholarship payment of $3,500 for memorial awardees and $1,500 for incentive awardees.  

in addition to the to the scholarships mentioned above, this year the New york Urban League awarded the following scholarships:

The FFAWN/Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholarship.

The Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now (FFAWN), the organization founder by Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute,  and the New York Urban League have partnered with each other to give one student a $50,000 Scholarship, over the next 4 years.  The award was designated to a deserving student from the Women's Academy of Excellence in the Bronx, New York.   

The Ann S. Kheel Scholarship

Two students have been awarded this scholarship in the amount of $5,000 each.  This scholarship was named after the former League Board Member, the late Ann S. Kheel.  In addition to her years of dedicated service to underserved New Yorkers, Ann S. Kheel is the founder of the League's Annual Frederick Douglass Award Dinner. 

The Young Professional's Emerging Leader Scholar 

The Members of the League's Young Professionals have created a scholarship that awards outstanding students $1,500. 

Camry Rosario
FFAWN/WMY Scholar
Will be attending Mercy College
Physical Therapy

Kevin Brown
Ann S. Kheel Scholar
Will be attending University of Rochester
Chemical Engineering

Lauren Leong
Ann S. Kheel Scholar
Will attend SUNY Binghamton
Accounting

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Orayne Williams
Whitney M. Yong, Jr. Scholar
Mercy College
Biology

Giannina M. Chavez
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholar
Will be attending the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising
Fashion Merchandising

Jaimi Ross
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholar
Will be attending the University of Pittsburg
Chemistry

Tatum Lloyd
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholar
Will be attending Syracuse University
Pre-Med

Tasfia Rahman
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholar
Will be attending Binghamton University      
Archeology

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Ciara Ward
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholar
Will be attending Stony Brook University
Business Administration

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Charity Fisher
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholar
Will be attending city college of New York
Medicine 

Esther Whang
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholar
Will be attending the University of Michigan
Undecided

Brandon Bennett
Incentive Scholar
Will be attending Hampton University
Undecided

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Yokarla Veras
Incentive Scholar
Will be attending Columbia University
Chemical Engineering

Machline Clerrosier
Incentive Scholar
Will be attending Hunter College
Nursing

Titilayo Oshinaya
Incentive Scholar
Will be attending the University of Rochester
Chemical Engineering

Daniela Vera
Incentive Scholar
Will be attending SUNY University at Albany
Biology

Ronnie Kennedy
Incentive Scholar
Will be attending DuPauw University
English

Achsah K. Chempola
The Young Professional's Emerging Leader Scholar
Will be attending Eastern University
Nursing/Missions

Mark Rivers
The Young Professional's Emerging Leader Scholar
Will be attending Howard University
Biology/Premed

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Laurie Best
The Young Professional's Emerging Leader Scholar 
Will be attending City College – CCNY
Psychology

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