Apply for Financial Aid

All students applying for IYRS scholarships and grants must submit the FAFSA here and the IYRS Scholarship Application which can be downloaded HERE.

Funding is awarded to eligible students on a first come, first served basis and students are encouraged to apply as early as possible. Students who submit the FAFSA and IYRS Scholarship Application will automatically be considered for all applicable scholarships and grants awarded through the school.

IYRS alumni who have successfully completed at least one full-time program are eligible for an IYRS Alumni Scholarship for a future full-time program(s).

1. Alumni seeking scholarship funding must  submit the Alumni Scholarship Application HERE and do not need to submit the standard scholarship application. 

2. Alumni seeking federal loans or grants must also complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) which can be found here. Use IYRS school code #037323.

• IYRS need-based grants range from $1,000-$7,500
• IYRS President's Scholarship - $15,000 awarded to high school graduates within the last two years with exceptional financial need. Priority given to Rhode Island students.
• van Beuren Charitable Trust Scholarship – $5,000 awarded to a student who is a Rhode Island resident.
• IYRS Alumni Scholarship – a scholarship of 20% of tuition awarded to any alumnus/a who has previously completed at least one IYRS program (scholarship application required).
• Newport Fed Charitable Foundation Scholarship - $7,500 awarded to a Newport County, RI or Washington County, RI resident
• Ocean State Charities Trust Scholarship - $5,000 awarded to a Rhode Island resident
• John Clarke Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee Scholarship - $5,000 awarded to a resident from Aquidneck Island (RI)

Students must meet eligibility criteria which may vary by scholarship or program. 

• Antique & Classic Boat Society Scholarship – $3,000 awarded to a student in the Boatbuilding & Restoration program.
• Berkshire Woodworkers Guild Scholarship - $2,500 awarded to a student who exhibits a strong, demonstrable determination to become professional woodworker, including a wooden boatbuilder.
• Boatbuilding & Restoration 50/50 Scholarship – 50% of tuition in the Boatbuilding & Restoration program awarded to one outstanding student with financial need.
• Hope Iselin Goddard Scholarship Fund – $1,500 & up awarded to a female student in the first or second year of the Boatbuilding & Restoration program.
• Marine Trades for Women Scholarship - $5,000 awarded to a female student in the Boatbuilding & Restoration or Marine Systems programs.
• RPM Foundation Scholarship - up to $5,000 awarded to a student in the Boatbuilding & Restoration program.

• Composites Technology 50/50 Scholarship - a scholarship in the amount of 50% of tuition in the Composites Technology program awarded to one outstanding student with financial need.

• Digital Modeling & Fabrication 50/50 Scholarship - 50% of tuition in the Digital Modeling & Fabrication program awarded to one outstanding student with financial need.
• Gene Haas Foundation Scholarship - $2,500 awarded to two students 

• Marine Systems 50/50 Scholarship – 50% of tuition in the Marine Systems program awarded to one outstanding student with financial need.
• Marine Trades for Women Scholarship - $5,000 awarded a female student in the Boatbuilding & Restoration or Marine Systems programs
• Safe Harbor Marinas Scholarship - Four scholarships at $5,000 each
  Safe Harbor Marinas is proud to support IYRS students pursuing their educational goals.  The Safe Harbor Marinas scholarship is intended for students in the Marine Systems program looking to pursue a career in the recreational marine industry.  Scholarship recipients are supported through their time at IYRS by getting unparalleled access to SHM leadership. Apply here.