Western New England University

This merit scholarship was funded by a gift to the endowment fund of the University by Esther and Salvatore Caprio, friends of the University and parents of the University's fifth president. A scholarship of not less than $500 will be awarded to a student who at the time of application is a resident of Rhode Island, is beginning full-time study at Western New England University either as a first year or transfer student, and who has demonstrated superior academic achievement in high school or college. It is renewable when the student continues full-time study at the University and maintains a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. The scholarship will be in addition to whatever gift award has been made by the University, based on either merit or need. When the Rhode Island student has initially been awarded a strictly merit based scholarship by the University, this scholarship will be added to the award at that time, thereby augmenting the award. When a scholarship has been awarded based on demonstrated need, this merit scholarship will replace a portion of the loan component in the financial aid award.