Rochester Area Community Foundation Scholarships

The Rochester Area Community Foundation runs a single online application that matches graduating seniors to more than 55 individual scholarship funds at once, out of 125+ total scholarship opportunities the foundation manages. Awards from participating funds range from $250 for a single-payment award up to $40,000 total (paid as $10,000 a year over four years of college); eligibility for any given fund depends on factors like a specific high school, intended major, heritage, or activity. The combined application window runs December 1 through February 28 each year, with no fee to apply.

Eligibility

DemographicsOpen to graduating seniors from Rochester-area high schools; which of the 55+ participating funds (out of 125+ RACF manages) a student matches to depends on their specific high school, intended major, heritage, or activities. No application fee.

Applying

Award amounts vary by fund: from $250 single-payment awards up to $40,000 total, paid as $10,000/year for up to four years of college.