Citizens Bank N.A. (“Citizens”) has established the Citizens Scholars program to assist colleagues’ dependent children (25 years of age and under) currently enrolled, or high school seniors planning to enroll, in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational / technical school. This program has annually awarded up to 12 renewable $3,000 scholarships. We are pleased to continue this valued program this year.
Applicants may have the chance to be considered for opportunities with Citizens if the applicant opts-in on the application.
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Applicants to the Citizens Scholars Program must be:
Taking pass/fail courses and obtaining a pass for applicable courses will not impact a student’s eligibility as long as the student has met all other eligibility requirements.
If selected as a recipient, then the student will receive an award of $3,000. Up to 12 awards will be granted each year.
Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon maintaining a 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale in a full-time undergraduate course of study, the student’s parent continuing to be in good standing with a satisfactory performance review (rating of 3- or above) and continuation of the program by Citizens.
Applicants not awarded a scholarship may apply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
All applicants will be notified by email in July whether or not they are a recipient. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Citizens. Payments are made in one installment in August.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
Financial need, as calculated by Scholarship America, must be demonstrated.
An effort will be made to represent the diverse population of the employee population and applicant pool.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Citizens play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
