Richmond Promise is a city-wide scholarship initiative that supports students from Richmond that want to attend a 4-year or Community College after High School. We offer a free $1500 a year scholarship, plus mentorship, coaching, internships and virtual workshops to our college students to help them persist year-to-year. This year our scholarship opens on October 1st. Fill out the survey below to receive the application later this year.
Currently, Richmond Promise is offering virtual coaching to high school students who may need support with their college enrollment process. We can assist students who need support applying to college, financial aid, or simply want to know more about their college & career options after high school.
Students can sign up for an appointment here: bit.ly/virtualsupport_rp
Our drop-in office hours for Kennedy students are Friday's from 11am-12pm: bit.ly/rpdropin_KHS
***Please fill out this survey to receive updates from our program regarding scholarships, financial aid, college workshops and more: bit.ly/rp-student-support
***Every student who completes the survey will be entered into a $50 gift card raffle
Check out our office hours if you need support applying for FREE financial aid for college!
We can help you with your FAFSA/CA Dream act application, the Richmond Promise Scholarship application, other scholarships and college applications!
By appointment Monday-Thursday 3-5pm: bit.ly/virtualsupport_rp
Drop in Friday's 11am-12pm: bit.ly/rpdropin_KHS
You can also email/text us if you have questions!
The Richmond Promise Scholarship is a $1,500 college scholarship, renewable for up to 4 years. Students may attend a 2-year or 4-year college, and/or pursue a Career Technical Education Certificate at any not-for-profit institution in the United States.
To be eligible for the Richmond Promise Scholarship, you must:
Be a resident of the City of Richmond or North Richmond (i.e. have a Richmond home address)
Have graduated from an eligible high school within the West Contra Costa Unified School District boundary area or received your GED/high school equivalency this academic year or the year prior and be under the age of 24
Have attended an eligible high school at least 9th-12th grade consecutively
Complete the FAFSA/Dream Act by the March 2 Cal Grant deadline (unless not AB 540 eligible)
Our 2021-2022 Richmond Promise Scholarship will be open from October 1st, 2020 – March 14th, 2021!
