Fund: Provident Bank Chancellor's Merit Scholarship Department: Undergrad Student Financial Aid D02089 Purpose: Undergraduate Student Support History and Purpose: Chartered in 1956, Provident Bank is the largest financial institution headquartered in Riverside County. We built Provident Bank, then called Provident Federal Savings and Loan Association. This scholarship was created to assist students with this merit based fund. This Fund shall be used to provide merit scholarship assistance to incoming UCR freshmen with high academic Selection and Guidelines: This fund provides merit scholarship for incoming UCR freshmen with high academic performance and promise. The Financial Aid Office selects students for this scholarship based on the guidelines listed. No separate application is needed. Request for Information: Request Scholarship Information