2025-2026 Rising Stars Scholarship
Description
The Rising Stars Scholarship was created to teach younger students about the variety of career opportunities available in the retail industry, and to encourage them to attend the NRF Foundation Student Programs early in their academic careers.
Each NRF Foundation University Member can nominate one student for the NRF Foundation Student Program, January 8-11, 2026 in New York City.
Nominee must be a freshman or sophomore who hasn’t previously attended a NRF Foundation Student Program.
An authorized University Member advisor can nominate one student via a short application form. The representative will need to provide relevant information about the student.
NRF University Members who nominate an eligible student will receive a travel stipend up worth $1,000, made payable to the school, for that student to attend the 2026 NRF Foundation Student Program.
The deadline to nominate a student for the 2026 NRF Foundation Student Program is November 3, 2025.
Contact [email protected] with questions related to this scholarship.
