Browse Scholarships
Thanks to the generosity of many Rhode Islanders, the Foundation is able to offer scholarships and fellowships to students from middle school to post-graduate level, from communities throughout the state, and in many different fields of study.
For more information, contact Kelly Riley at (401) 427-4028 or email kriley@rifoundation.org.
Para obtener más información, comuníquese con Claudia Cornejo al (401) 427-4031 o envié un correo electrónico a ccornejo@rifoundation.org.
AAA Northeast Scholarship
April 15, 2021- Are the child and legal dependent of a current AAA Northeast employee (director level and below) who has been employed full-time for at least one year at the time of application.
- Are enrolled at a two or four-year post-secondary institution
- Must demonstrate academic achievement
Patty & Melvin Alperin First Generation Scholarship
April 26, 2021- Parents did not graduate from college (including community college or a college in a foreign country)
- Accepted or enrolled in an accredited two- or four-year college
- Financial need
Important: review full requirements
Patty & Melvin Alperin First Generation Scholarship
- Parents did not graduate from college (including community college or a college in a foreign country)
- Accepted or enrolled in an accredited two- or four-year college
- Financial need
- Rhode Island high school senior
- Award: $1,000 - $1,500; renewable up to four years
Beacon Brighter Tomorrows Scholarship
May 15, 2021- Must have received an invitation to apply from Beacon Mutual
- Must be accepted into an accredited post-secondary institution (academic, trade, or vocational)
- Financial need
Important: review full requirements
Beacon Brighter Tomorrows Scholarship
- Must have received an invitation to apply from Beacon Mutual
- Must be accepted into an accredited post-secondary institution (academic, trade, or vocational)
- Financial need
- Maintained a grade point average of “C” or better
- U.S. citizen or legal resident
- Renewable up to four years
Black Philanthropy Bannister Scholarship
April 09, 2021- African American/Black high school graduate or adult student applicant
- Rhode Island resident
- Pursuing or advancing a career in healthcare at a post-secondary institution (college or technical school)
Important: review full requirements
Black Philanthropy Bannister Scholarship
- African American/Black high school graduate or adult student applicant
- Rhode Island resident
- Pursuing or advancing a career in healthcare at a post-secondary institution (college or technical school)
- Financial need
- May be renewable for up to four years
Bristol Children's Home Scholarship
April 26, 2021- Bristol, Rhode Island resident
- Attending or accepted to a college or university
- Graduate students are ineligible
Important: review full requirements
Bristol Children's Home Scholarship
- Bristol, Rhode Island resident
- Attending or accepted to a college or university
- Graduate students are ineligible
- Award: $500- $2,500; renewable
James J. Burns and C. A. Haynes Textile Scholarship
May 03, 2021- Students studying textiles at accredited institution
- Financial need
- Award: $1,000
Carter Roger Williams Scholarship
February 12, 2021- Appreciate and embody Roger Williams’s values and legacy
- Current Rhode Island resident
- Current senior at any high school (public, independent, or private) in Rhode Island
Important: review full requirements
Carter Roger Williams Scholarship
- Appreciate and embody Roger Williams’s values and legacy
- Current Rhode Island resident
- Current senior at any high school (public, independent, or private) in Rhode Island
- Accepted by an accredited post-secondary institution (by date of award)
Cataract Fire Company #2 Scholarship
April 12, 2021- High school seniors
- Warwick, Rhode Island residents
- Financial need
Important: review full requirements
Cataract Fire Company #2 Scholarship
- High school seniors
- Warwick, Rhode Island residents
- Financial need
- Academic excellence not necessary, preference given to students not in the top 10% of their graduating class.
- Award: $1,500 - $2,000; non-renewable
Antonio Cirino Memorial Scholarship
April 26, 2021- Graduate student in arts education or in the arts with an intention to teach
- May not be a Rhode Island School of Design graduate or seeking a graduate degree from RISD
- Rhode Island resident
Important: review full requirements
Antonio Cirino Memorial Scholarship
- Graduate student in arts education or in the arts with an intention to teach
- May not be a Rhode Island School of Design graduate or seeking a graduate degree from RISD
- Rhode Island resident
- Financial need
- Award: $2,000 to $12,000; renewable
Constant Memorial Scholarship
May 03, 2021- Aquidneck Island residents
- Art or music student
- Enrolled as a freshman, sophomore, or junior (at time of application) in a four-year accredited institution of higher learning
Important: review full requirements
Constant Memorial Scholarship
- Aquidneck Island residents
- Art or music student
- Enrolled as a freshman, sophomore, or junior (at time of application) in a four-year accredited institution of higher learning
- Award: $2,000 - $5,000; renewable
Corning Glass Works Scholarship
May 03, 2021- Previously received the Corning Glass Works Scholarship (prior Corning winners only)
Horace and Reverend E. Naomi Craig Scholarship
March 01, 2021- Current 5th, 6th, or 7th graders who wish to attend an independent or parochial school for grades 6-8
- Preference given to students from Sheldon Street Church community, regardless of address, or Providence’s Fox Point neighborhood
- Award: $500 - $2,000; renewable up to 3 years
Important: review full requirements
Horace and Reverend E. Naomi Craig Scholarship
- Current 5th, 6th, or 7th graders who wish to attend an independent or parochial school for grades 6-8
- Preference given to students from Sheldon Street Church community, regardless of address, or Providence’s Fox Point neighborhood
- Award: $500 - $2,000; renewable up to 3 years
You will be asked to attach this completed financial information worksheet to your application.
This teacher recommendation form should be completed and emailed or mailed by a teacher of the applicant.