Each year NYSSA/SLEDNY awards two $1,000 scholarships:

• Norris and Mary Brusoe NYSSA Scholarship
• Joan & Digger Vriesen NYSSA Scholarship

Brusoe and Vriesen Bios

Only members of NYS Snowmobile Clubs will be eligible for these Scholarships.
Materials due by March 1
2026 NYSSA Scholarship Application

(the following information will be printed when you print the application package, above)

NYSSA Scholarships: Applications are currently being accepted for two (2) $1000 Scholarships. Only members of NYSSA Snowmobile Clubs as of January 1, 2027 will be eligible for the Norris and Mary Brusoe and for the Joan Vriesen Scholarships. Scholarship awards will come from SLEDNY, Inc., a 501(c)(3) Subsidiary of NYSSA.

NEC Scholarships: The top two New York applications will also be sent to the Northeast Chapter of the International Snowmobile Council (NEC) Scholarship Committee, where they will compete against applications from other Northeast States for three (3) $500 scholarships. It will be necessary to add parents income to the application to submit to the Northeast Chapter.

Criterion: The NYSSA Scholarship Committee will review all applications and make its awards based upon academic achievement, extracurricular involvement, community service and the quality of the original essay submitted with each application. Financial need is a secondary criterion used in the selection of the winner. Completion of the financial need portion of the application is optional . Please make sure you include attachments 1 through 6 on the application.

The essay should be about what snowmobiling means to you, or about snowmobiling in your state with family, friends, and club members (economy, trails, environment) in five hundred (500) words or less. Should a tie in scoring occur, the applicant’s essay describing how their efforts in snowmobiling reflect the values of the honorees (Norris and Mary Brusoe & Digger and Joan Vriesen) will resolve any ties.

• Applicants must be graduating high school seniors who have been accepted at a College, Junior College, or Vocational School, or must be College Students who are already enrolled. The student’s Parent(s) or Guardian(s), or the student if over 18, must be a member in good standing of NYSSA as of January 1, 2027.
  To obtain a NYSSA Club membership, go to: membership.nysnowmobiler.com
• Application, letter of acceptance at your college you will be attending, transcript of grades at high school, essay and recommendations must be received by NYSSA by March 9, 2027 as one package. All applications must be complete to be considered.
• Applications must be received at the NYSSA Office on or before March 1, 2027. Late applications will not be considered!
• The applications submitted to NYSSA will be answered by mail after judging.
• The two top New York applications will be notified by the NYSSA Executive Director and will be forwarded to the Northeast Chapter of ACSA.

All application materials are considered Confidential and will be limited to examination for their intended purpose only and become property of the NYSSA and the Northeast Chapter of ACSA.
Mail your application package to:
NYSSA – Attention Scholarships
PO Box 316
Lyons, NY 14489 or Email (an email will be sent as confirmation of application received)
**must be received on or before March 1, 2027, to be considered. **

Previous Seasons’ scholarship winners!

**Also won the NEC scholarship