The PC Club of New York Scholarship

The Providence College Club of NY awards a four-year, full tuition scholarship to a student from the metropolitan New York area.  The Scholarship Committee takes a variety of factors into consideration when selecting a recipient including financial need, past academic performance, extracurricular activities , and a sincere desire to attend Providence College.

Click HERE to access the application.

Senator Claiborne Pell Scholarship

Established in 2001 to honor retired Senator Pell’s lifetime advocacy for higher education and student financial aid, each scholarship has a value of $1000.  Rhode Island Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator's (RIASFAA) will award 5 scholarships in the amount of $1000 each for the 2007-2008 Academic Year. 

Click on the following to print the application: 2007-2008 Senator Claiborne Pell Scholarship Application .

Outside Scholarships

Information on this page is also available in a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) format.  Click on the Endowed Donor/Outside Scholarship FAQ to view or print the document in PDF format

The internet has become the primary resource for searching for scholarships.  However,  don’t waste your time or money on fee-based scholarship matching services. You won't get any better information than you can get from using the free websites or search engines that are available.  Most often these websites will require you to create a user name, password and profile in order to search their databases. 

Each scholarship you find will most likely have different deadlines and application requirements.  Prime months for scholarship deadlines are January through April for awards starting the following fall semester. Keep in mind many scholarships are only awarded once a year, so missing a deadline can mean missing out until the next cycle.  Applications submitted past the deadline are usually not considered.

Outside Scholarships (including tuition benefits) are considered need-based and your original aid offer may need to be adjusted if the receipt of the outside scholarship exceeds your calculated federal need or current eligibility.  Outside scholarships will always be applied against your unmet need first.  If it is necessary to adjust your aid the change or reduction in your award will begin with monies that are least beneficial to you.  Your loans will be reduced or reallocated first, followed by work study and then institutional assistance if necessary.  Please note outside scholarships do not replace the family contribution.  You will receive a revised Financial Aid Notice from the Office of Financial Aid confirming these changes.

Your outside scholarships may not appear on your Financial Aid Notice if we have yet to be notified.  Most often you will receive notification of outside scholarships before we will.  Therefore, if you expect to receive an outside scholarship you must notify the Office of Financial Aid in writing or by using the Award Letter Response Form .  The letter must include the total amount of the scholarship as well as how the money is going to be distributed to Providence College (i.e. all in one semester or split over both semesters).  Please keep in mind that Providence College does not have any control on the timeliness of payments from outside agencies and students and parents are responsible for any balance on their bill if the proceeds from an outside scholarship do not arrive before late fees are assessed each semester.

If the group or agency giving you the scholarship sends the check directly to you, you must bring or mail it to the Student Accounts Office located in Room 400 in Harkins Hall.  Most often checks are made out to the student and Providence College and therefore you are required to endorse the check before it can be applied as payment to your account.

Scholarship Search Tips!

Be sure to watch out for Scams!   Scholarships that sound too good to be true usually are. Learn how to recognize and protect yourself from the most common scholarship scams - if you have to pay money to get money, it's probably a scam!

Make sure you begin your search early!   Gather application materials early and give yourself plenty of time to complete each step.  Most often scholarship applications can be as involved as your admissions applications.  Some scholarship applications require essays, recommendations or even resumes.

Make Copies of all your work!   Never send your only copies of paperwork to anyone.  Keep copies of everything and anything you send!  It would be heartbreaking to re-write an essay you spent a lot of time and effort on because it was lost in the mail.

Send a thank you note!   If you are selected for a scholarship that is funded by a specific group or individual, consider sending a thank you note.