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Rivers Casino Schenectady Team Member Scholarship Program
Deadline to apply: June 10, 2024 4:00 pm ET

Rivers Casino Schenectady has established a scholarship program to assist Team Members, their children and grandchildren who plan to pursue education in post-secondary and graduate studies.

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 Rivers Casino Schenectady Team Member Scholarship Program must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Be a Rivers Casino Schenectady Team Member in good standing.
    • Full-time Team Members must have a minimum of six continuous months of employment as of the application deadline date.
    • Part-time Team Members must have a minimum of six continuous months of employment as of the application deadline and worked an average of 20 hours per week over the last 12 months or since date of hire if less than 12 months but greater than six months.
  • Be a current or expected undergraduate or graduate student.
  • Plan to enroll in full-time or part-time (minimum of 6 credits) undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two- or four- year college, university, graduate school or vocational-technical school.
  • Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

OR

  • Be a dependent* child or a grandchild**, age 26 or under, of a full-time Rivers Casino Schenectady Team Member in good standing with a minimum of six continuous months employment as of the application deadline date.
    *Dependent children are defined as biological, stepchildren or legally adopted children living in the Team Member’s household or primarily supported by the Team Member.
    **Grandchildren are defined as biological or legally adopted grandchildren of the Team Member.
    Grandchildren do not need to be a dependent of the Team Member.
  • Be a high school senior or graduate or current undergraduate.
  • Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school.
  • Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $3,000 award for enrollment during the entire academic year. If a recipient is graduating in the upcoming Fall term, they will receive one-half of the award amount or $1,500.

Up to ten (10) awards will be granted.

Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Team Members may use awards for undergraduate study and graduate study. Dependents and grandchildren of Team Members may use awards for undergraduate study only.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in July.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Rivers Casino Schenectady. Payment is made in August.

The Team Member must continue to be employed and in good standing at the time each check is mailed.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

  • Academic record.
  • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities.
  • Work experience.
  • A statement of educational and career goals and objectives.
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances.

Financial need, as calculated by Scholarship America, must be demonstrated for the student to receive an award.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or Team Member of Rivers Casino Schenectady play a part in the selection.

Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

As part of your application, you must upload the following:

  • A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display student name, school name, grades and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.

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.

Rivers Casino Schenectady has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!

Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address provided below in the footer as safe senders in your email contact list.