KNOWLEDGE FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP

ENTER TO WIN $2,000 FOR COLLEGE

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HOW TO ENTER
Have fun winning extra money to help pay college expenses while testing your knowledge of financial topics related to paying for college, credit, and budgeting. RISLA’s Knowledge for College Scholarship provides a chance for Rhode Island Residents and/or students attending a college or university in Rhode Island to win scholarship funds.
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REGISTER

Enter your information to have a chance to win $2,000.

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ANSWER 3 QUESTIONS

Read our Financial Literacy Tip and answer 3 quick questions.

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CONFIRMATION

Receive confirmation your entry has been submitted.

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Four entrants will be randomly selected on the first business day of each month.  Read a brief financial literacy scenario and answer 3 questions.
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HOW IT WORKS

STEP 1

Four entrants will be randomly selected on the first business day of each month.

Winners are requested to have their First Name, Last Initial, and City/Town of residence identified on this scholarship web page.

Only the winners will be notified of the $2,000 Scholarship.

STEP 2

Winners' scholarship checks are made co-payable to the student and their college of choice. 

 

Winners that are in high school are awarded each May (allowing time to make changes to their college of choice) while undergraduate/graduate students are awarded in the month they are confirmed as winners!*

 

*Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entrants.

STEP 3

Tell your friends!

 

RISLA continues to help students pay for college expense. Every year RISLA awards (50) $2,000 individual scholarships totaling $100,000 each academic year!

ELIGIBILITY

STUDENTS

Student is a Rhode Island resident or student attending a college or university in Rhode Island; and is accepted for and provides validation of enrollment at nationally accredited 2-year or 4-year, university, or postsecondary proprietary school when the scholarship is awarded.

QUIZ REQUIREMENTS

Students must register and submit answers to three financial literacy questions.

FREQUENCY

Students are encouraged to enter once per month, increasing their chances to win in the future, but may only win once per academic year.

RISLA employees and their family members are not eligible for the scholarship.

BONUS WIN
BONUS DRAWING

Entering consecutively every month, September through May, qualifies participants that have not previously won during the same school year for a bonus drawing held on June 1st.


Two eligible bonus drawing winners will each receive a $2,000 scholarship.

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CHECK OUT OUR RECENT WINNERS
Congratulations to our Knowledge For College Scholarship Winners!

They each received a $2,000 scholarship to help pay for college expenses while reducing the amount they need to borrow. If you are eligible, register to win!

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NOVEMBER 2022

Holly C., | Coventry, RI

Gillian G., | Bristol, RI

Angelo C., | Cranston, RI

Kendra M. | Mapleville, RI

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OCTOBER 2022

Christian A. | Newport, RI

Jack P. | Forestdale, RI

Olivia K. | Johnston, RI

Sarah D. | East Providence, RI

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SEPTEMBER 2022

Avery G. | N. Hope, RI

Kevin R. | Providence, RI

Louis D. | Cranston, RI

Mackenzie G. | Harrisville, RI

 

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AUGUST 2022

Shawn M. | North Kingstown, RI

Sophia F. | Little Compton, RI

Caden D. | Warwick, RI

Jackson L. | Cranston, RI

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JULY 2022

Anthonellis M. | Providence, RI

Caroline S. | Cumberland, RI

Matthew V. | Cranston, RI

Timothy M. | Tiverton, RI

 

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JUNE 2022

O'Livia L. | Pawtucket, RI

Emma M. | Newport, RI

Mackenzie M. | Belle Harbor, NY

Esther P. | Cumberland, RI

 

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MAY 2022

Riley M. | Saunderstown, RI

Meaghan F. | Lincoln, RI

Pipeloluwa F. | Pawtucket, RI

Joseph C. | Wakefield, RI

 

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APRIL 2022

Miles S. | Warren, RI

Sarah K. | Lincoln, RI

Shaun T. | W. Warwick, RI

Jaiden R., | Middletown, RI

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MARCH 2022

Abigail W. | Westerly, RI

Luis C. | Providence, RI

Olivia A. | Coventry, RI

William B. | Pawtucket, RI

 

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FEBRUARY 2022

Nick P. | Wakefield

Laura B. | Coventry, RI

Cassandra M. | Wakefield, RI

Anisa S. | Cranston, RI

 

 

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JANUARY 2022

Daniel C. | Pawtucket, RI

Mackenna R. | Cranston, RI

Adrian L. | Cumberland, RI

Emma L. | Hope, RI

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DECEMBER 2021

Sierra L. | N. Providence, RI

Kameron M. | Smithfield, RI

Toby H. | Tiverton, RI

Lindsay M. | Narragansett, RI

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RISLA has two great opportunities for students seeking scholarships to help pay for college.

In addition to our Knowledge for College Monthly Scholarship, we provide RIScholarships.org which is a free online scholarship tool to search through hundreds of hard-to-find local scholarships. Visit RIScholarships.org today to see if there is a good scholarship match for you.
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