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Rhode Island Scholarships
Contact:
Rhode Island Higher Education
Assistance Authority
560 Jefferson Boulevard
Warwick, Rhode Island 02886
PH: (401) 736-1100
Rhode Island Office of
Higher Education
Academic and Student Affairs
301 Promenade Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02908
PH: (401) 222-6560
Scholarships:
Albert and Florence Newton
Nurse Scholarship
P.O. Box 234
Harmony, Rhode Island 02829
PH: (401) 949-5115
Eligibility Requirements: Applicant must be a Rhode
Island Resident, and attending a
two or four year university
or institution in Rhode Island.
For registered nurses seeking a
BS degree in nursing or senior
nursing students in final year
of education to become a
registered nurse.
American Legion Rhode Island Oratorical Contest
Type of award: Scholarship
Eligibility: Applican must be enrolled in high school. Applicant must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident residing in Rhode Island.
Additional information: Competition/talent/interest in oratory/debate, based on language style, voice, diction, delivery, originality, logic, breadth of knowledge, application of knowledge about topic, and skill in selecting examples and anologies.
Amount of award: $50-$500
Contact:
American Legion of Rhode Island, Oratorical Contest
1005 Charles Street
North Providence, RI 02904
American Legion Rhode Island
Auxiliary Book Award
Type of award: Scholarship
Intended use: For undergraduate study at postsecondary institution.
Eligibility: Applicant or parent must be member/participant of American Legion Auxiliary. Applicant must be residing in Rhode Island.
Applicant must be descendant of veteran; or dependent of veteran.
Amount of award: $500
Application deadline: April 1
Contact:
American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Rhode Island
Department Secretary
815 Sandy Lane #18
Warwick, RI 02889
CCF College Scholarship Program
Type of award: Scholarship, renewable.
Intended use: For full-time undergraduate study at accredited 4-year institution in United States or Canada
Eligibility: Applicant must be high school senior. Applicant must be Italian. Applicant must be residing in Rhode Island, Vermont, New York, Maine, Delaware, Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania.
Application requirements: $25 application fee, Interview, recommendations, essay, transcript. Applicant must present parent/guardian's most recent state and federal income tax returns, family tree.
Additional information: Applicant must have minimum 3.25 GPA.
Amount of award: Varies
Contact:
Columbus Citizens Foundation College Scholarship Program
8 East 69th Street
New York, NY 10021-4906
Phone: 212-249-9923
Fax: 212-737-4413
Robert C. Byrd Scholarships
Rhode Island Department of
Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
PH: (401) 222-4600
Dr. James L. Lawson Memorial Scholarship
Type of award: Scholarship
Intended use: For undergraduate or graduate study at 4-year or graduate institution in United States. Designated institutions: Any institution in New England or New York.
Eligibility: Applicant must be residing in Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire or Connecticut.
Application requirements: Transcript.
Additional information: Applicant must be amateur radio operator holding general class license or higher.
Amount of Award: $500
Application deadline: February 1
Contact:
The ARRL Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Program
225 Main Street
Newington, CT 06111
Phone: 860-594-0397
Fax: 860-594-0259
Massachusetts MASSgrant Program
Type of award: Scholarship
Intended use: For full-time undergraduate study at accredited vocational, 2-year or 4-year institution. Designated institutions: Schools in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania or Washington, DC.
Eligibility: Applicant must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident residing in Rhode Island, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Maine, Pennsylvania, or Connecticut.
Additional information: Applicant must have expected family contribution of $4,041 or less and be eligible for Title IV financial aid.
Application requirements: FAFSA
Amount of award: $300-$2,400
Application deadline: May 1
Contact:
Office of Financial Assistance
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
454 Broadway, Suite 200
Revere, MA 02151
Phone: 617-727-9420
Fax: 617-727-0667
Rhode Island Foundation
1 Union Station
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
PH: (401) 274-4564
Contact scholarship coordinator for list of several scholarships
Offered in different fields for
Rhode Island residents.
Raymond H. Trott Scholarship
One Union Station
Providence, RI 02930
PH: (401) 274-4564
Eligibility Requirements:
This scholarship is awarded to a minority student, who is a Rhode Island resident entering his/hers senior year at an accredited college. Must plan a career in banking. Applicant must be black, American Indian, Asian or hispanic.
CPO Scholarship Fund
1269 Elliot Avenue
Newport, RI 02481-1525
Eligibility Requirements: Open to spouses and children of active, Researve, retired, and deceased Navy CPOs. Applicants must be high school graduates or seniors planning to attend a college or a university with a goal of getting an associate, bachelors, or graduate degree. Selection is based on an essay of 250-300 words on ''How My Education Will Help Society''.
RDW Group, INC. Minority Scholarship for Communications
One Union Station
Providence, RI 02903
PH: (401) 274-4564
Eligibility Requirements:
This award is to provide support to minority students who wish to pursue a course of study in communications at the undergraduate or graduate level. Must be a Rhode Island resident. Scholarship for use in freshman, sophomore, junior, senior or graduate years.
Rhode Island Masonic Grand Lodge Scholarship
222 Tounton Avenue
East Providence, RI 02914-4556
Eligibility Requirements:
This scholarship is for Rhode Island residents who have lived in Rhode Island for more than five years who are enrolled in undergraduate studies full-time at a two-year or four-year college or university. Scholarship for use in freshman. sophomore, junior or senior year.
New England FEMARA Scholarship
Type of award: Scholarship
Intended use: For undergraduate, graduate or non-degree study at postsecondary institution.
Eligibility: Applicant must be residing in Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, or Massachusetts.
Application requirements: Transcript.
Addition information: Applicant must be amateur radio operator holding technician class license or higher.
Amount of award: $1,000
Award deadline: February 1
Contact:
The ARRL Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Program
225 Main Street
Newington, CT 06111
Phone: 860-594-0397
Fax: 860-594-0259
For additional scholarships by state, click here.
For information about grants, click here.
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