Rivers Starkey Endowed Scholarship

Scholarships shall be awarded to recruit students from Florence High School who are incoming Freshmen, have maintained a cumulative GPA of 2.5 and have not qualified for any major institutional aid from the university. Recipients of the scholarship must have demonstrated financial need based on the current and future need based guidelines of the University. First priority shall be given to a student who played athletics at Florence High School. If there is not, then the scholarship is opened to any Freshman who meets the aforementioned criteria. The Office of Admissions in consultation with the Office of Student Financial Services will select the recipient/s of this scholarship. Awards will be made in scholarship amounts based on funds available and number of students selected. The scholarship is to be renewable for up to four years of a recipient’s undergraduate education provided the recipient meets or maintains the above-mentioned criteria. Awards for this scholarship must be made or committed on or before the beginning of the fall semester of any academic year.