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Scholarship Opportunities
Guided by donor intent, scholarship funds may support general educational assistance or target specific areas such as certain fields of study, trade and technical schools, residents of particular cities or towns, student interests or backgrounds, and other special circumstances.
All Rhode Island students are welcome to apply for scholarship funding.
To make the process as accessible as possible, the Foundation offers scholarships through three application pathways.
For additional information, contact Monica Benson at (401) 427-4017 or email scholarships@rifoundation.org. Si necesita asistencia en Español, por favor de comunicarse con Zaida Hernandez al (401) 427-4039 o zhernandez@rifoundation.org.
Graduate-level
Stand-Alone
Antonio Cirino Memorial Scholarship
Application Closed- Graduate student in arts education or in the arts with an intention to teach
- Not a Rhode Island School of Design graduate or seeking a graduate degree from RISD
- Rhode Island resident
Antonio Cirino Memorial Scholarship
- Graduate student in arts education or in the arts with an intention to teach
- Not a Rhode Island School of Design graduate or seeking a graduate degree from RISD
- Rhode Island resident
- Financial need
- Award: $2,000 to $20,000; past recipients may reapply
College-level
Universal
Constant Memorial Scholarship
Application Closed- Aquidneck Island resident
- Art or music student
- Entering sophomore, junior or senior year at a four-year accredited institution of higher learning
Constant Memorial Scholarship
- Aquidneck Island resident
- Art or music student
- Entering sophomore, junior or senior year at a four-year accredited institution of higher learning
- Award: $2,000 - $5,000; past recipients may reapply
High school-level
Stand-Alone
Patricia W. Edwards Memorial Art Scholarship
Application Closed- High school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors
- Young Rhode Island artists seeking to take an art class at a Rhode Island institution
- Award: up to $500
Other
MacColl Johnson Fellowships
Application Closed- Provides artist fellowships, rotating among composers, writers, and visual artists; 2026 awards are for composers
- Up to three $30,000 fellowships per year