The Rising Star Scholarship program was launched in 2009 thanks to a generous contribution from a local donor. The Rising Star Scholarship program is a partnership between Resident Services, Incorporated (RSI), the Resident Advisory Board and the Housing Authority of Baltimore City that provides need and merit based scholarships to students who have been accepted into accredited institutions of higher learning or trade schools.
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 Rising Star Scholarship Program must:
Resident Services Inc. employees and their immediate family members (spouses, children, and grandchildren) are ineligible.
The authorized distribution for new awards will be $25,500.
Up to five (5) $5,000 Rising Star Scholarships will be granted. The sponsor will consider the response to a Personal Statement from each recipient when awarding one (1) additional $500 Kylla D. Williams Scholarship to one of the Rising Star Scholarship recipients.
Awards are one-time only. Past recipients may not reapply.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
Financial need is not considered.
Scholarship America will select scholarship finalists based upon the criteria noted above. The sponsor will consider the response to a Personal Statement from each finalist when selecting recipients.
All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
All applicants will be notified in May. Recipients will receive notification via United States Postal Service with instructions to accept the award and to verify school enrollment. Non-recipients will be emailed.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Resident Services Inc. Payment is made August. Checks are mailed to the student’s home address and made payable to the school for the student’s account.
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.
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than March 18, 2025 3:00 pm Eastern Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
