RIT on TV News: Rochester Scholarship Program
March 11th, 2010
WHEC-TV (Channel 10) reports on a new scholarship program at Rochester Institute of Technology that will ensure free tuition to the university for qualified students from the Rochester City School District.
A new pathway to college has opened for some local students. The Rochester Institute of Technology is establishing a new scholarship for city high school students. RIT President Bill Destler made the announcement this morning.
It’s a fantastic day for the kids of the city. Rochester Superintendent Jean-Claud Brizard says this scholarship program is more than a handout, it’s hope. When I heard about this I was dancing in my office, it’s a fantastic day.
Destler says the school is now offering free tuition for some city students. To qualify, a student has to spend at least three years at a high school in the Rochester district, the student has to be accepted to RIT and the scholarship can only go to students from families making less than $60,000 a year.
Deslter says he wants all students to have the same opportunity to come here to RIT and he believes this program will actually level the playing field among students. He says that’s just one of the benefits of this scholarship program. The revitalization of Rochester is a prime concern of ours; we will flourish if the city flourishes.
Both Brizard and Destler say they’re hoping this program will be an incentive for people to move into the city, rather then out of it. Brizard said, If you have a city thats slowly losing population, losing people, it’s a devastating thing for our community.
But that doesn’t mean this program won’t open up to students in the suburbs one day. Destler did mention that as a possibility but he says right now, the program is for city school students only, and his message to them is that if they do work hard- get good grades, get admitted here, tuition will not be a problem.
Brizard adds, They have to understand, it’s not just about getting the money to pay for it, they have to be prepared academically as well.
The new scholarship program will begin in fall 2010.
RIT and Rochester School District officials aren’t sure how many scholarships will be awarded but they hope to award as many as possible.
Two-thirds of this programs funding comes from RIT and one-third is from federal and state.
To meet eligibility requirements for the scholarship, students must:
- Attend Rochester City Schools District for three years of high school, and must reside in the district for these three years
- Be accepted to the freshmen class by RIT for full-time enrollment in any of the university’s baccalaureate programs
- Enter directly from high school in their graduation year and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Come from families with income levels below $60,000
- Be certified by their high school counselors during the admission process as meeting residency requirements
Tuition for full-time undergraduates at RIT is currently $28,866.
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