This scholarship for up to two $2,000 awards, available to an undergraduate or graduate planning student (or a student in a closely-related field such as public administration, public policy, geography, architecture or landscape architecture) with a demonstrated interest in planning issues affecting older suburban communities. Strong preference will be given to those students who have lived, worked or studied in Westchester County, New York or have some other relevant connection to the County. The scholarship is available only to those students who will be continuing their studies in the summer and/or fall semesters of 2025.
This application may be completed by hand or typed directly in the pdf format. If you type directly in the pdf format, please remember to rename the document or the information will not be saved. If you need additional space, attachments may be provided. Please be sure to read and follow the submission instructions at the end of the application.
Submission Deadline: Friday, April 24, 2026
The scholarship will be announced by Friday, May 15, 2026, and presented to the recipient by late May. The recipient(s) will also be recognized at WMPF’s Annual Planning Awards Dinner on June 3, 2026 at Windrose on Hudson in Ossining, NY. The recipient should anticipate attending this event as a guest of WMPF.
EMAIL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO:
Sabrina Charney Hull, AICP
WMPF Member-at-Large
Email: sabrina@mynewcastle.org
If you have any questions, please email Sabrina.
Congratulations to our 2025 Scholarship Winners Nicole Blanco and Antonio Osso! They were chosen from a wide variety of talented applicants. See below for some of the highlights of each of them that stood out to the committee:
Nicole Blanco, from Yonkers, NY, is working on her Urban Planning Master’s Degree at Hunter College. She completed her undergraduate degree in Urban Studies from Barnard College. She is passionate about driving land use changes and implementing the investments necessary to address the socio-economic and environmental inequalities in Westchester County. She would like to work as an environmental planner, exploring whether to work in the public, semi-public or private sector. Nicole is looking forward to a job that will allow her to contribute to proposals, projects or reports that will address local needs/goals across intersecting issues such as climate resilience and affordable housing. Her career dream is to see and experience the tangible impacts of her work in the neighborhood or city she works in.
Antonio Osso, from Yonkers, NY, is working on his Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies with a certificate in Public Policy from Hunter College. Antonio has worked for the Yonkers City Planning Department and is passionate about county government working with the state to provide funding for older and smaller suburban towns to invest in infrastructure. Public transportation is the focus of his professional interest and with that he plans to obtain a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning with a focus on transportation leading to a career in the public sector.