The RISE Financial Progress Scholarship

The RISE Financial Progress Scholarship awards five $5,000 scholarships each year to students who demonstrate a desire to improve their financial knowledge and educate others about personal finance.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To qualify for the RISE Financial Progress Scholarship, you must:

• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• Be a full-time or part-time university student; or enrolled to start at an eligible career school, college or university next term.
• Have a GPA of at least 2.0 based on a 4.0 scale

Essay Topic
Step 1: Eligible students must complete the RISE Financial Progress Course.
Step 2: After completing the course, eligible students must then write a 500-word essay on the following topic:
“In around 500 words, tell us about the overall financial course you have completed and describe how you will be able to utilize it in your personal life. Which module was most interesting to you and why? Describe how this course will help you achieve your long-term financial goals?”

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