RRCC Foundation Scholarship Program
Applications due by September 15th, 2024 by 11:59 PM. Anything submitted afterwards will not be accepted. Scholarships for Fall 2024/Spring 2025
Requirements include minimum GPA of 2.0 and eligible to attend Red Rocks Community College.
The Red Rocks Community College Foundation is a 501©(3) nonprofit organization devoted to supporting Red Rocks Community College in its commitment to students, learning, and excellence. Since 1993, the Foundation Scholarship Program has aided over 3,000 students realize their dreams of going to college. The RRCC Foundation offers a wide variety of scholarships based on both need and merit. An applicant’s grades, academic and professional goals, financial need, community service, and special circumstances are all evaluated in the awarding process.
- Award
- Over 200 scholarships available; Awards range from $1,500 to $5,500 each. 56% of applicants have been awarded since 2006.
- Deadline
- 09/15/2024
- Supplemental Questions
- The majority of Foundation Scholarships consider financial need. The Foundation collects information about your overall financial picture to assist in determining financial need, including household, expenses and income. Even though a small number of awards are based only on merit, financial information is REQUIRED from all applicants.
- How many people live in your household, including you?
- LOOKING AHEAD, how much gross income will be earned by ALL members of your household will earn in 2024?
- Were you awarded Pell for Fall 2023/Spring 2024 academic year?
- What is the total gross income earned by ALL members of your household in 2023? (No $ sign, no commas, one decimal followed by a zero. Example of how your answer should look for if you earn $20,000 per year: 20000.0 )
- What is YOUR total gross income earned in 2023? (No $ sign, no commas, one decimal followed by a zero. Example of how your answer should look: 200.0 )
- Which of the following BEST describes the people currently living in your household?
- Which of the following best describes who is responsible for paying the basic living expenses in your household?
- REFERENCE 1: Please provide the name and email address of a non-family reference who can speak to your strengths. Good choices for this field include teachers, college staff, faculty members, supervisors, or community leaders. You should not list another student as your reference. Remember to alert your reference that you submitted their name to the scholarship application on AcademicWorks. Please verify your reference's email address is correct when entering, this can't be changed once the application closes.
- Are you involved in the RRCC Gateway Program?
- Have you been a member of the Boys & Girls Club in the last two years?
- Did you serve in the U.S. Military?
- The majority of Foundation Scholarships consider financial need. The Foundation collects information about your overall financial picture to assist in determining financial need, including household, expenses and income. Even though a small number of awards are based only on merit, financial information is REQUIRED from all applicants.