Types of Grants and Scholarships
Purpose
The RICochet Emergency Grant Fund assists students with financial emergencies so they may remain in college and successfully graduate. Need-based grants of up to $1,000 will be made to cover such emergencies as:
- educational expenses
- health
- housing
- child care
We would like to thank our generous donors, alumni of Rhode Island College, who contribute to this fund to help current students at RIC facing financial hardships.
Learn More
For more information on this emergency grant, please visit Learning 4 Life or reach out to the center. Email Learning 4 Life, call Learning 4 Life, or visit Learning 4 Life.
These scholarships are awarded to students entering Rhode Island College as a freshman. The scholarships are for one (1) year and are not automatically renewed. All scholarship awardees are selected by the Alumni Association Scholarship Committee.
Incoming Freshman Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a child or grandchild of a RIC graduate.
Requirements
- enrolled with 12 credit hours or more for fall semester
- typed essay, minimum 250 words addressing how a Rhode Island College education will help you accomplish your goals
- list of extracurricular involvements including, but not limited to, school activities, community service, and employment
Please note: Past awards have ranged from $200 - $1,000.
Frank & Agnes Campbell ’46 Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to incoming freshmen who plan to pursue a career in teaching.
Requirements
- enrolled with 12 credit hours or more for fall semester
- provide graduation class ranking (applicants must rank in the top 25% of their high school graduating class)
- education is indicated as their intended curriculum
- typed essay addressing why you aspire to become a teacher&
- 3 references (minimum of 2 must come from your high school, include names, titles and telephone numbers)
- list of extracurricular involvements including, but not limited to, school activities, community service, and employment
Please note: Past awards have ranged from $750 - $1,500.
These scholarships are awarded to current freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and graduate students. The scholarships are for one (1) year and are not automatically renewed. All scholarship awardees are selected by the Alumni Association Scholarship Committee.
RIC Alumni Scholarship
Requirements
- enrolled with 12 credit hours or more for fall semester
- currently completing freshmen, sophomore or junior year
- cumulative GPA 2.75 or higher
- typed essay (minimum 250 words) addressing your accomplishments from your time at RIC and how the scholarship will help you finish achieving your goals
- list of extracurricular involvements including, but not limited to, school activities, community service, and employment
Please note: Past awards ranged from $250 - $2,000.
Noreen Ackerman ’80 Scholarship
Requirements
- enrolled with 12 credit hours or more for fall semester
- Rhode Island resident
- entering sophomore, junior or senior year
- cumulative GPA 3.0 or higher
- typed essay (maximum 500 words) addressing if given the scholarship, how will you give back your time and talent to Rhode Island College and your community
- list of extracurricular involvements including, but not limited to, school activities, community service, and employment
Award totals $1,379.
Alumni Graduate Award
Requirements
- enrolled as a full-time graduate student in a RIC Master’s degree program (9 credit hours or more)
- typed essay addressing your accomplishments at Rhode Island College and how this scholarship will benefit your career goals
- information on your current graduate program and number of credits you earned as an undergraduate of RIC
- list of extracurricular involvements including, but not limited to, school activities, community service, and employment
Please note: Past awards ranged from $500&- $1,500. Graduate Assistants are not eligible to apply.
Alumni Children Academic Award
Requirements
This scholarship is awarded to a child or grandchild of a RIC graduate, enrolled full-time at the college during the academic year.
- based on the highest GPA of applicants
- one award is distributed to freshmen returning as a sophomore (approximately 30 credits earned)
- one award is distributed to a sophomore returning as a junior (approximately 60 credits earned)
- one award is distributed to a junior returning as a senior (approximately 90 credits earned)
- no essay required
Award totals $2,000, up to three awards given annually.
