Scholarships for Rhode Island students

25 scholarships and grants for students who live or go to school in Rhode Island: local foundations found in IRS filings, Rhode Island state aid, and programs confirmed on sponsors’ sites. Homeschool students can apply to most of them.

Homeschool requirements in Rhode Island · 1 of these say homeschoolers can apply.

• Achievement for Children with Challenges (ACCESS)Scholarships for low-income Rhode Island students, defined as family income of no more than 250% of the federal poverty guidelines, under Rhode Island's corporate scholarship tax-credit law.
• Avengers Booster Club ScholarshipDeadline VariesScholarships for student athletes at East Greenwich High School (East Greenwich, Rhode Island) from the athletics booster club; $6,000 was awarded in the latest year.
• Brian Steven Messier Scholarship (EGHS)Deadline VariesMemorial scholarship for East Greenwich High School (Rhode Island) seniors to help with the cost of education after high school.
• Community Scholarship Fund of Barrington~$3,024College tuition scholarships for resident students of Barrington, Rhode Island, paid to the college for the second semester.
• Cranston High Schools Athletic Scholarship~$455 · Deadline April 30Small scholarships for graduating senior scholar-athletes from the two Cranston, Rhode Island high schools; about 11 awards a year. Due April 30.
• East Greenwich Rotary Scholarship~$1,265Higher-education scholarships for students graduating in the East Greenwich, Rhode Island community; 17 awards last year.
• Frederick J. Benson Scholarship~$4,000 · Deadline June 5Scholarships for Block Island, Rhode Island residents who spent at least eight years in the Block Island school system (or graduated after three years at the high school) and have completed at least one year of college or post-secondary education. Apply by June 5 with college transcripts and an essay.
• Hope Scholarship (Rhode Island College)Deadline VariesState-funded scholarship covering tuition and fees in the junior and senior years at Rhode Island College for eligible Rhode Island residents; students are reviewed automatically.
• IBEW Local 99 Scholarship FundDeadline VariesScholarships encouraging IBEW Local 99 (Cranston, RI) members and their dependents to pursue higher education.
• John P. Burke Memorial Fund Scholarship~$1,934College scholarships for students who have worked at local Rhode Island golf courses; 76 awards last year. Recipients submit college grades to keep the award.
• Kathy Plouff Memorial Nursing ScholarshipDeadline VariesMemorial scholarship for Rhode Island nursing students, managed through the Rhode Island Foundation.
• Marissa Lorea Scholarship FundScholarships for qualifying students of Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
• Paul F. Ronci Memorial Scholarship~$4,667 · Deadline March 31College scholarships for Rhode Island residents; submit the scholarship application and school transcript by March 31. Three awards last year averaging about $4,700.
• Providence PromiseDeadline VariesEarly scholarship deposits into 529 college savings accounts for Providence, Rhode Island public school students and families who complete listed age-based activities; 335 deposits were made in the latest year.
• PS3 Ronald A. Gill Jr. Scholarship FundScholarships for young people who attend Cranston, Rhode Island high schools and state universities, funded by memorial events.
• Rhode Island CPCU Scholarship~$5,000 · Deadline March 31Scholarship for people working in the insurance industry in Rhode Island (or RI residents in the industry elsewhere, or RI CPCU chapter members) and their close relatives, enrolled full time in an associate or bachelor's program. Not open to past winners; apply by March 31 with transcript, SAT scores and references.
• Rhode Island Polonia Scholarship Foundation~$1,000Educational grants of $1,000 for college students of Polish descent in Rhode Island.
• Rhode Island Promise ScholarshipDeadline Varies · Grant · Homeschoolers welcomeTuition-free associate degree at the Community College of Rhode Island for Rhode Island residents enrolling right after high school (public, private or homeschool) or GED.
• Scholarship Foundation of East ProvidenceScholarships for students living in the City of East Providence, Rhode Island to pursue education beyond high school.
• Scholarship Little Compton~$3,036 · Deadline VariesScholarships for Little Compton, Rhode Island students pursuing post-secondary education, given since 1967; 42 were awarded in the latest year.
• Star Kids Scholarship ProgramTuition aid at non-public schools plus uniforms, tutoring and after-school programs for low-income children in the Newport, Rhode Island and Fall River, Massachusetts areas who have a parent with a history of incarceration or substance abuse; children usually enter between kindergarten and grade 4.
• Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund~$9,833 · Deadline May 1A large need-based scholarship for students whose permanent home is in a New England state; they may attend any college or university in the US. Awards are renewable; new applicants apply by May 1 and renewals by early February, through the website.
• Thompson Scholarship FundDeadline VariesCollege tuition scholarship limited to Rogers High School (Newport, Rhode Island) graduates. The application form, with its deadline, is distributed to students at the school.
• Veterinary Scholarship Trust of New England~$2,263Financial aid for New England residents studying veterinary medicine; 34 awards last year, reviewed by a scholarship committee.
• Westerly College Club ScholarshipScholarships for current college students from Westerly, Rhode Island and neighboring towns, awarded by a club of college-educated women.