The RISE Financial Progress Scholarship awards five $3,000 scholarships each year to students who demonstrate a desire to improve their financial knowledge and educate others about personal finance.
We’ve developed the RISE Financial Progress Scholarship to help hardworking students achieve their dreams while also teaching as many students as possible what they need for long-term financial success.
The RISE Financial Progress Scholarship awards five $3,000 scholarships each year to students who demonstrate a desire to improve their financial knowledge – by taking a financial course – and sharing what they learn through a scholarship essay.
Scholarship recipients may use the scholarship money to help pay for educational expenses, including tuition, fees, housing, textbooks, or even a new computer.
We have reached the maximum number of applications for the 2022-2023 RISE Financial Progress Scholarship, and are no longer accepting new applications. Thank you for your interest and please check back in the future.
To qualify for the RISE Financial Progress Scholarship, you must:
Step 1: Eligible students must complete the RISE Financial Program Course.
Step 2: After completing the course, eligible students must answer questions based on the course and write a 750-word essay on the following topic:
The RISE Financial Progress is open to applicants once a year. You must complete the financial course and submit an application within the following timeframe:
Have a question? You can reach us at rise-scholarship@scholarshipamerica.org.
*Employees of RISE Credit, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and suppliers, (collectively the “Employees”), and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of Employees are not eligible to apply for the RISE Financial Progress Scholarship.