Scholarships

Financial Literacy Scholarship Giveaway

Drawing for Eligible Connecticut Graduate and DACA Students

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 EST on December 1, 2024. Recipients selected in the random drawing will be contacted via email the first week of December.

Eligible Graduate Students and Eligible DACA Student, as defined below, that:

• apply for the scholarship;
• take a Financial Literacy Quiz;
• are selected in a random drawing; and
• provide or have their educational institution provide CHESLA with required documentation to support eligibility for the scholarship,

may receive a scholarship up to $500 if attending an eligible CT college or university on a half-time basis or up to $1,000 if attending an eligible CT college or university on a full-time basis. A total of $6,000.00 is available for the scholarship drawing.

• Eligible DACA Student means a student who (1) is a resident of Connecticut; (2) has current Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) approval issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; (3) is enrolled in and attending an eligible Connecticut non-profit degree granting institution of higher education in the Spring 2025 semester, on at least a half-time basis, in good academic standing and making satisfactory progress, as determined by such institution; and (4) is not in default on a CHESLA loan.
• Eligible Graduate Student means a student who (1) is a resident of Connecticut; (2) is a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Permanent Resident, or has current Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) approval issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (3) is enrolled in and attending an educational program leading to a graduate degree at an eligible Connecticut non-profit degree granting institution of higher education in the Spring 2025 semester, on at least a half-time basis, in good academic standing and making satisfactory progress, as determined by such institution and (4) is not in default on a CHESLA loan.