The 2025 Richmond Promise Scholarship application period is now open for Richmond residents.
Students can apply for a scholarship of up to $1,500 per year that is renewable for up to 4-6 years, depending on a student’s path and petition. The scholarship can be used at any 2-year, 4-year, or Career Technical Education (CTE) post-secondary institution in the United States.
The Richmond Promise also provides students with guidance in applying for other financial aid and also in the college experience. Scholarship recipients are known as Richmond Promise Scholars.
The program launched in 2016 with a $35 million, 10-year investment by Chevron Richmond. The funds are part of a $90 million community benefits agreement between the City of Richmond and Chevron related to the $1 billion Refinery Modernization Project. Since 2016, over 3,700 students have benefited from the program.
To be eligible for the Richmond Promise, students must:
- Be a resident of the City of Richmond or North Richmond (i.e. have a Richmond home address)
- Graduate or have graduated from an eligible high school within the West Contra Costa Unified School District boundary area or received your GED/high school equivalency this academic year, last academic year or the year prior
- Have attended an eligible high school at least 9th-12th grade consecutively
- Complete the FAFSA/Dream Act application by the time they enroll
- Submit a Richmond Promise Scholarship application by the application deadline
Additionally:
- Students can apply for the scholarship up to two years after obtaining their high school diploma/equivalency and up to the age of 24 as of the deadline in the year a student applies to the scholarship.
- Students who pursue military service must apply within two years of high school graduation or receiving their equivalency but are exempt from the 24-year age limit. Students who pursue military service may defer their scholarship for up to 8 years as long as proof of service is provided.
For more information and to apply by the March 14, 2025 deadline, visit richmondpromise.org/scholarship.
