Rochester Institute of Technology is emerging into one of the world’s most innovative, agile, diverse and forward-thinking universities. At RIT, we forge greatness by being different.
(see more)Rochester Institute of Technology is emerging into one of the world’s most innovative, agile, diverse and forward-thinking universities. At RIT, we forge greatness by being different.
First-year students awarded Performing Arts Scholarships
Since 2019, more than 1,800 RIT students have received Performing Arts Scholarships, renewable for up to five years, as long as the students stay involved in performing arts. The students come from each of RIT's nine colleges, with the majority from engineering and computer sciences.

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Performing Arts Scholarship
Since 2019, more than 1,400 RIT students have received Performing Arts Scholarships, renewable for up to five years, as long as the students stay involved in performing arts. The students come from each of RIT's nine colleges, with the majority from engineering and computer sciences.

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2022 Oct 18
Ailene Lung receives NRS Scholarship
Ailene Lung has received RIT's Nathaniel Rochester Society Scholarship, a merit-based scholarship created in 1991 to recognize undergraduate students for their outstanding academic and leadership achievements. More than 100 scholarships are awarded each year by the NRS Scholarship Committee, and the scholarship is available to students who have achieved second-year standing at RIT with a GPA of 3.4 or higher.

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2019 Oct 15

Student receives 2019 Paul W. Porter Memorial Scholarship
Ailene Lung has been awarded the 2019 Paul W. Porter Memorial Scholarship by the School of Design.

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2019 Jun 4
Women's Council of RIT awards scholarships
The Women's Council of RIT awarded 13 students with scholarships at the Women's Council Scholarship Award Luncheon at Liberty Hill on April 17. Every year, the Women's Council of RIT provides academic scholarships to students who "earn high academic achievement as well as community and RIT involvement in light of extenuating circumstances."

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2019 Apr 29

NTID names first group of Maguire Scholars
Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf has named its first group of Maguire Scholars. The students, who are deaf or hard of hearing, will each earn $5,000 per year, up to four years, and must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 while actively participating in extracurricular activities or community service.

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2019 Mar 4
Student Nicole Pannullo named 2018 Goldwater Scholar
RIT student Nicole Pannullo is among 211 undergraduates from across the nation to be recognized as Barry Goldwater Scholars. It is the highest undergraduate award of its kind for the fields of the natural sciences, math and engineering.

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2018 Apr 11
RIT students win honorable mentions from Goldwater Foundation
Two undergraduate chemistry students at RIT have won honorable mention awards from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.

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2017 Jul 6
RIT doctoral student receives prestigious 2019 Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellowship
Danielle Gonzalez, a computing and information sciences Ph.D. student at Rochester Institute of Technology, was one of only 10 outstanding doctoral students in North America selected to receive the 2019 Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellowship.

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2019 Jan 22

Ethelia Lung awarded Cameros Family NRS Scholarship
Ethelia Lung has been awarded the Cameros Family NRS Scholarship for the 2017-2018 academic year.

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2017 Jun 15
Kimberlee Keithley wins Norman A. Miles scholarship for academic excellence
Undergraduate student Kimberlee Keithley has maintained a 4.0 GPA since she began at RIT. She is the 2017 winner of the Norman A. Miles Scholarship, which recognizes that achievement.

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2017 Jun 13
Students receive 2017 Leadership Awards and Scholarships
The Leadership Awards and Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate students who have exhibited strong leadership skills through their involvement at RIT and in the greater Rochester community. This year, more than $40,000 was awarded to these outstanding student leaders.

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2017 May 1
RIT students win international scholarships and fellowships
Rochester Institute of Technology students have won a variety of international scholarships and fellowships for the summer term and upcoming academic year. They will be recognized at the Global Learning Symposium on April 27

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2017 Apr 26
RIT students win international scholarships and fellowships
RIT students have won a variety of international scholarships and fellowships for the summer term and upcoming academic year.

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2016 May 4
Students recognized with 2016 Leadership Awards
Twenty-five RIT students received the 2016 Leadership Awards and scholarships. The awards are given to nominated students who possess high leadership qualities, help advance college life on campus or in the community, help to build bridges for their peers and, in some cases, overcome personal hardships.

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2016 Apr 22

Students receive Nathaniel Rochester Society Scholarship at RIT
The NRS Scholarship program is made possible by the Nathaniel Rochester Society, RIT's leadership-level donors. This unique merit scholarship was created in 1991 to recognize RIT undergraduate students for outstanding achievement.

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2015 Aug 10

Computer science students awarded scholarships
Six students in RIT's Department of Computer Science received awards and scholarships in early May.

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2015 Jun 3
RIT students win prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Four undergraduate students at Rochester Institute of Technology have won awards from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. Elizabeth Bondi, Selene Chew, Tyler Godat and Emily Holz will each receive $7,500 for the 2015-2016 academic year.

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2015 May 6
Students win scholarships to Game Developers Conference
Four RIT students won scholarships to attend the Game Developers Conference March 2-6 in San Francisco.

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2015 Mar 10
Student receives scholarship from Cochlear Limited
Isaiah Grafe, a first-year biomedical sciences major, received the Graeme Clark Scholarship from Cochlear Limited.

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2015 Feb 16

Student receives motion picture scholarship
Victoria K. McGowen received the Louis F. Wolf Jr. Memorial Scholarship at the annual Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers.

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2014 Dec 17

Student receives scholarship from Public Relations Society of America
Jackie Bergin, a third-year advertising and public relations student, received the Charles S. Smith Scholarship from the Rochester chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

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2014 Dec 17
Kyle Crompton wins coveted SMART Scholarship from Department of Defense
Kyle Crompton, a doctoral student at RIT, was recently awarded a prestigious SMART scholarship from the U.S. Department of Defense. Upon graduation, these scholars are hired as research staff at defense laboratories around the country to increase the number of civilian scientists and engineers in this capacity.

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2014 Oct 24
Students receive Nathaniel Rochester Society Scholarship at RIT
The NRS Scholarship program is made possible by the Nathaniel Rochester Society, RIT's leadership-level donors. This unique merit scholarship was created in 1991 to recognize RIT undergraduate students for outstanding achievement.

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2014 Aug 5
Alexander Triassi wins Goldwater Scholarship
Alexander Triassi, a third-year biotechnology major, won an award from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.

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2014 May 8
Taylor Barrett wins Goldwater Scholarship
Taylor Barrett, a third-year chemistry major, won an award from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.

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2014 May 8
Student awarded scholarship from Surface Mount Technology Association
Andrew Daya was recently awarded the 2103 Charles Hutchins Educational grant from the Surface Mount Technology Association for his package-on-package technology research.

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2013 Oct 11
Sol Boucher Receives Norman A. Miles Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Sol Boucher has been selected as a recipient of the Norman A. Miles Award for Academic Excellence.

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2013 Jun 26
Students Receive Scholarships
Students Receive Scholarships

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2012 Jun 15
Graham Forsey Receives Norman A. Miles Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Graham Forsey has been selected as a recipient of the Norman A. Miles Award for Academic Excellence.

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2013 Jun 26