State Programs
Financial assistance programs are available to qualified students from the State of Connecticut, including the Roberta B. Willis Scholarship Program. Many other states also have scholarship programs for residents of their state. For more information, contact your state’s agency for higher education.
Connecticut Roberta B. Willis Scholarship Program
The State of Connecticut provides financial assistance under the Roberta B. Willis Program (RWSP) through need-merit-based and need-based financial aid programs to eligible Connecticut residents enrolled as undergraduates at Connecticut's public and nonprofit, independent institutions of higher education. For the RWSP need-merit-based award, a student must be graduated from high school with a class rank of 20% or better and/or SAT scores of at least 1200 or ACT score of at least 25. Applicants must have an electronic application filled out by the student's high school guidance counselor and submitted to the Connecticut Office of Higher Education by February 15th. Additionally, students must file a FAFSA by February 15th. A Connecticut resident who attends a Connecticut public or non-profit independent institution may be a recipient of the Roberta B. Willis Scholarship need-based award. The recipient must have a federal Expected Family Contribution (EFC) within the allowable range determined by filing the FAFSA. Students cannot receive both. Funding is available based on state approved allocations to institutions and may be limited.