Renaissance Scholars
The mission of the Renaissance Scholars Program (RSP) is to provide scholarships and offer support to high-achieving, low-income students who will be the first in their family to earn a bachelor’s degree.
Application open to high school seniors, community college students transferring to a 4-year college, and current college students from Illinois or Oregon
Awards of up to $5,000 per year
Due: February 1 or May 1
If you are a Chicago Scholar who is interested in the Renaissance Scholarship, please complete this form
Jazmyn
Im really interested on having that scholarship help from renaissance scholarship, because I think is a great opportunity for my studies, the career I want to focus on and the college I’m going to. I would like to take that help and take advantage of it for my career and accomplish my studies. It would help me and my parents a lot.
Rayona
This scholarship is at the peak of my interest cause o felt it was made for hard working students like me that are trying to turn the family around. This scholarship will help me reach goals and heights my family thought we could never reach. I need this because I won’t to be able to be the change not only for my family but for my entire community. I want this opportunity to show many other young black men and women in my community that they can do it to and not have to be a systematic stereotype
Jeniah Vega
This scholarship opportunity is perfect for me because it targets students like me who are trying to find their success story by being the first to attend a university, and this scholarship will allow me the financial resources to achieve my success story. I am dedicated to my future and I believe that this scholarship models my current situation, being high achieving and devoted to my education while coming from a low income family.