Lead the herd!
Apply for the prestigious Transfer Trustee Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship given to our TOP 3 community college graduates who plan to start at Rider in the fall semester. Rider's Trustee Scholarship provides FULL TUITION for 2 years of full-time study, a value of over approximately $75,000.
Application deadline: February 1, 2025
Information Session
To learn more about the Transfer Trustee Scholarship, register for an upcoming virtual information session:
Submit Your Application
A Transfer Trustee Scholar must:
- Apply to Rider and apply to the scholarship by February 1
- Be graduating from a community college in the Spring or Summer with at least 60 credits and plan to attend Rider University in the Fall semester as a full-time student
- Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher from all colleges attended
- Be an active member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Requirements for Applying
- Complete application to Rider University
- 750-word minimum Transfer Trustee Scholarship Essay
- Official Transcripts from all colleges attended
- Recommendation Letter from a Faculty Member or Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Advisor
- Resume of activities (listed on the admissions application, a separate resume is optional)
- 4-5 minute video (required)
- *Note: Trustee Scholarship applicants can only submit the video after they applied to Rider University. Soon after, applicants will gain access to their Be A Bronc Dashboard, where they will upload it in the Portfolio section.
*Students applying for an audition-based program MUST audition by the January audition date
Essay Question
How will you explore the community at Rider? Consider how becoming a Rider Bronc will help shape your perspective and identity, and how your identity and perspective will help shape Rider.
Video (required)
Share with us the most important activity in which you have participated in your life thus far. How has it added value to your life and shaped your plans for the future? How will you connect what you have learned from it to your education at Rider?
Review Process
Once we have reviewed all application materials, we will select our Trustee Scholarship semi-finalists. Semi-finalists will be invited to Interview Day on March 14, 2025. You will be notified within two weeks of the interview date. If selected as a semi-finalist, participation in Interview Day is required.
Have you already applied to Rider?
You may be notified of your acceptance to Rider before we review your Transfer Trustee Scholarship application. Included in your acceptance packet will be a letter alerting you to any scholarships for which you qualify. If you are awarded the Transfer Trustee Scholarship, it will replace all other Rider-funded grants and scholarships awarded.