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Rockland Trust Scholarship Program

The Rockland Trust Scholarship program is committed to supporting students who demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, leadership, and dedication to making a positive impact in their communities. Through this program, we are proud to help invest in the next generation of leaders by providing scholarships to students pursuing higher education.

Scholarship Details

The Rockland Trust Scholarship program is currently closed. We invite you to revisit our website in January to apply.
  • Up to sixteen needs-based scholarships of $3,000 each will be granted1.
  • Awards are renewable2 for up to three years or until a bachelor's degree is earned.
  • Applicants must reside in one of the following counties:
    • Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, or Worcester Counties in Massachusetts
    • Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties in New Hampshire
    • Providence County in Rhode Island
Applications will be considered based on financial need, academic performance, participation in school and community activities, work experience, and unusual personal or family circumstances.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Be a high school senior, graduate, or GED recipient (current college undergraduates are ineligible)
  • Plan to enroll in part-time or full-time undergraduate study for the first time3 at an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year
  • Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)
  • Completed Student Aid Index from Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
For questions, please email Community@RocklandTrust.com. 

































Frequently Asked Questions

High school seniors, graduates, or GED recipients planning to enroll in part- or full-time undergraduate study for the first time at an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year who have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent). Currently enrolled college undergraduates are ineligible.
An independent selection committee will evaluate the complete applications and select recipients based on:
  • Financial need
  • Academic achievements and records
  • Community involvement
  • Volunteerism
  • Work experience
  • The Rockland Trust Scholarship program is currently closed. We invite you to revisit our website in January to apply.
  • Applications are accepted through our application portal, which will be linked here when the scholarship program is open.

To ensure complete impartiality in the selection of recipients and to maintain a high level of professionalism and security, the program is administered by International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. (ISTS), an independent company that specializes in managing sponsored educational assistance programs.

You will be notified by email and/or telephone if you have been selected as a scholarship recipient.

Yes. Each year award recipients will receive an email notification with instructions to complete the online renewal application. Recipients will need to provide a transcript showing their cumulative GPA and meet the following criteria to be considered for renewal:

  • Minimum 2.0 GPA
  • Continued enrollment at an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.

For questions, please email Community@RocklandTrust.com.




Disclosures

  1. Fourteen awards of $3,000 each will be provided. If there are eligible applicants, an award will be granted to a minimum of one recipient from each of the thirteen counties and two awards of $3,000 each to applicants who self-identify as coming from a single-parent family, and reside in East Boston, MA (zip code 02128); Revere, MA (zip codes 02150 and 02151); or Winthrop, MA (zip code 02152).

  2. Scholarships are renewable based on awardee’s continued enrollment and maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

  3. Students who participated in college courses while in high school are eligible.