Richard D. & Linda J. Rendine Scholarship

The fund shall be used to provide support to a graduate of Pittsfield High School in Pittsfield, MA. Second preference is to support a student from Classical High School in Providence, Rhode Island. There are no academic majors/degree areas attached to the award. If no student from Pittsfield or Classical High Schools qualify in a given year, the Rendine Scholarship is to be awarded to a qualifying student from the state of Massachusetts or Rhode Island in accordance with the following criteria.
It is our desire to make a meaningful impact in support of a qualifying student. Until such time as the endowment is able to generate over $5,000 annually the award is to be given to one student, once the endowment generates more than $5,000 the award may be given to two or more qualifying students.
To qualify for the scholarship, a student must have achieved at least a 3.0 average, and have a demonstrated financial need. It is also designed to assist URI with its student recruitment and retention efforts. A student receiving the Rendine Scholarship as an entering freshman, may receive the award for each of the four years of his/her undergraduate career, providing the student meets the academic and financial qualification on a regular basis. It should be noted that a student falling below a 3.0 for a given semester would not be automatically disqualified but would have a full academic year to fulfill the criterion. The University’s Office of Enrollment Services will determine who receives the award.