Application Deadline: April 30, Annually

The Scholarship aims to honor these students and to help make their higher education goals more accessible.

1. 1. Applicant must be
1. a high school junior, or
2. a high school senior, or
3. any person entering an undergraduate degree program* in the fall after the application deadline or the following spring, or
4. a student in the first year of an undergraduate degree program*.
2. 2. And applicant must be
1. a student planning to attend or attending an educational institution in Connecticut or the New York City metropolitan area 
   OR
2. a Connecticut or New York City metropolitan area resident planning to attend or attending an institution of higher education anywhere in the United States

*The scholarship can be applied to any undergraduate degree program, which is defined as any post-secondary, undergraduate degree program at an accredited college, university, vocational school, or technical school.

Note: from 2003 to 2007, the scholarship was a one-year scholarship limited to Connecticut students. Beginning in 2008, it was opened to New York City and Connecticut students, as set out above. Starting in 2009, instead of being a one-year scholarship, the Milton Fisher Scholarship is a four-year scholarship.

The deadline for applications is April 30th. Applications are free and may be downloaded from our website.