{"id":16460,"date":"2025-12-26T10:59:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T10:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/consal\/?page_id=16460"},"modified":"2026-09-16T00:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T00:15:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bellezeller.org\/website\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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BELLE ZELLER
SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n Supporting CUNY students who combine academic excellence, community \nservice, and leadership. \n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n Established in 1979 by the Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York (PSC\/CUNY), the \nBelle Zeller Scholarship Trust Fund<\/span> honors the legacy of Belle Zeller, a distinguished CUNY faculty \nmember, union leader, and lifelong advocate for public higher education. The Fund carries forward her \ncommitment to academic excellence, public service, and opportunity for CUNY students.

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Our Mission<\/h3>\nThe Belle Zeller Scholarship Trust Fund recognizes and supports CUNY students who combine academic \nachievement with a commitment to serving their communities. <\/span>Each year, the Fund awards $5,000 \nscholarships<\/span> to outstanding students across CUNY.

\n\nApplicants must be enrolled full time at a CUNY college or school and maintain a minimum 3.75 GPA. \nRecipients are selected for their academic achievement, leadership, community service, and \ncontributions to others.\n \n<\/div>\n\n<\/font>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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CUNY-WIDE<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

SCHOLARSHIP<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

MINIMUM GPA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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SUPPORTING STUDENTS ACROSS CUNY \n<\/h3>\n
\n Scholarships are available to undergraduate students at CUNY community and senior colleges, as well as \nstudents enrolled at the CUNY Graduate Center and CUNY professional and law schools<\/strong>. This broad \nreach allows the Fund to support talented students at different stages of their educational and \nprofessional journeys.

\n\n\nThe Fund believes that education is not only about achievement in the classroom. It is also about using \nknowledge, leadership, and opportunity to make a meaningful difference in our communities.

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CONTINUING BELLE ZELLER'S LEGACY \n \n<\/h3> \n\nThe Fund is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees<\/strong> and supported by an Advisory Board of current \nand retired CUNY faculty and professional staff<\/strong>. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization<\/span>, the Fund is \ncommitted to ensuring that Belle Zeller's legacy of educational opportunity, public service, and advocacy \ncontinues to inspire future generations.

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BELLE ZELLER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND ABOUT US Supporting CUNY students who combine academic excellence, community service, and leadership. Established in 1979 by the Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York (PSC\/CUNY), the Belle Zeller Scholarship Trust Fund honors the legacy of Belle Zeller, a distinguished CUNY faculty member, union leader, and lifelong […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-home.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16460","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t