Connecticut Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

Summary: 

To provide a financial scholarship award of up to $2,000 to eligible and deserving
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) to aid in furthering their formal higher education
pursuits. [Please inform YSE FA office, if you are applying]

Application Deadline Date: 
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Upper Limit Amount ($): 
2,000
Academic Area: 

Any

Description: 

[Please inform YSE FA office, if you are applying]

To provide a financial scholarship award of up to $2,000 to eligible and deserving
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) to aid in furthering their formal higher education
pursuits.

Purpose: To provide a financial scholarship award of up to $2,000 to eligible and deserving
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) to aid in furthering their formal higher education
pursuits.
Eligibility: This scholarship is open to all RPCVs currently enrolled in an accredited
institution of higher education who are from Connecticut and/or who are enrolled in an
accredited institution of higher education in Connecticut.
Requirements: Submit the below required documents via email to scholarships@ctrpcv.org:
• Completed application form (two pages)
• Unofficial transcripts from all previously attended institutions of higher education
• Current resume
• Letter of recommendation from an academic source
• Letter of recommendation from a professional source
• Peace Corps Description of Service
• Acceptance letter from an accredited institution of higher education

Deadline: September 1 for the semester beginning on or about January 1, and May 1 for
the semester beginning on or about September 1. You will be notified of our decision on or
before the relevant deadline date.

Award Purpose: 
Tuition
Year In School: 
Masters
PhD
Eligibility Requirement - Gender: 
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship: 

US citizens

Eligibility Requirement - Other: 

This scholarship is open to all RPCVs currently enrolled in an accredited
institution of higher education who are from Connecticut and/or who are enrolled in an
accredited institution of higher education in Connecticut

Specializations: 
Business and the Environment
Climate Change Science and Solutions
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Policy Analysis
Forestry
Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry
People, Equity, and the Environment
Water Resource Science & Management
Urban
Date Updated: 
Friday, January 19, 2024
Recipients: 
0
Recurring: 
Bi-annual
Eligibility - Citizenship: 
US Citizens/Permanent Residents
Other
Amount: 
2000