Scholarship List

This is a list of Full Ride Scholarships, organized by U.S Census Region. This website only provides a brief summary of their eligibility criteria. We heavily recommend you click on the associated hyperlinks of each program for further, more detailed information.

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SOUTHERN UNITED STATES

Alabama

  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, TUSCALOOSA
    • National Merit Scholarships
      • Description: First-time freshmen who are recognized as National Merit Finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Provides funding for tuition (up to five years or 10 semesters), on-campus housing, $3,500 per year undergraduate supplemental scholarship and other fees. 
      • Application deadline: January 15
      • Website:https://afford.ua.edu/scholarships/national-merit/ 
    • Academic elite scholarship
      • Description: Incoming freshman students who have been accepted as a member of the University Fellows Experience. A total of eight academic elite scholars are named each year and are awarded for four years. Provides funding for tuition, one-year on-campus housing, $8,500 per year undergraduate supplemental scholarship for four years, and $500 per year undergraduate book scholarship for four years.
      • Application deadline: Not provided
      • Website: https://afford.ua.edu/scholarships/academic-elite/

Arkansas

  • HENDRIX COLLEGE, CONWAY
    • Hays Memorial Scholarship Program
      • Description: Awarded to four incoming freshman students with outstanding potential for intellectual vitality and academic success, whose records of achievement – both in and out of the classroom – predict leadership and initiative to enhance life at Hendrix and in the world beyond.Provides full tuition, room, board, and mandatory fees for four years of study.
      • Application deadline: November 15
      • Website: https://www.hendrix.edu/admission/admission.aspx?id=49311 

District of Columbia (D.C.)

  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C
    • Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Scholarship
      • Description: Open to academically talented District of Columbia high school seniors. Scholars are selected based on academic record, including GPA, course of study, teacher recommendations, leadership qualities, community service, and other extracurricular activities and achievements.  Provides funding with a four-year scholarship covering tuition, room and board, books and fees at the university. 
      • Application deadline: January 5
      • Website: https://undergraduate.admissions.gwu.edu/sjt-scholars 

Delaware

  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK
    • Eugene du Pont Memorial Scholars
      • Description: Incoming freshmen enrolled full-time in the Distinguished Honors Program with a minimum 3.3 GPA. Provides funding to cover four years of tuition, room and board, and fees while providing a $375 textbook stipend each semester and one-time $2,500 enrichment grant. 
      • Application deadline: Not provided
      • Website: https://sites.udel.edu/honors/eugene-dupont-scholars/ 

Florida

  • BARRY COLLEGE, MIAMI
    • STAMPS Scholars Program
      • Description: Open to all incoming freshman students with a strong academic record (High school GPA of 3.5 or higher), demonstrated and active leadership, and community service.  Provides funding to cover tuition, room and board, books and transportation expenses.
      • An additional $6,000 award for study abroad or other extraordinary learning experience.
      • Renewed annually. 
      • Application deadline: not provided.
      • Website: https://www.stampsscholars.org/2012/10/31/barry-university-miami-shores-fl/ 
  • ROLLINS COLLEGE, WINTER PARK
    • Alfond Scholars Program
      • Description: Open to all incoming freshman students in College of Liberal Arts. Consideration given to overall academic record. Qualifying applicants typically have SATs higher than 1450 or ACTs higher than 32 (Composite) and GPAs higher than 3.8. Test-optional students are considered as well. Strength of high school curriculum and extracurricular involvement are also important factors in our holistic review process. Provides funding for up to 10 full scholarships—including tuition, double room, and an unlimited meal plan.
      • Application deadline: November 15
      • Website:https://www.rollins.edu/scholarships-aid/scholarships/alfond-scholars-program/
  • UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, CORAL GABLES
    • George W. Jenkins Scholarship
      • Description: Open only to U.S. citizens who are residents of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Virginia, graduating from an accredited high school within their home state. Minimum unweighted GPA of 3.75 on a 4.0 scale and a well-rounded college preparatory curriculum are required.Participation in school or community activities, a strong work ethic, and a history of overcoming significant adversity will be considered. Provides funding for four years  of tuition and fees, on-campus housing, and a meal plan.
      • Application deadline: November 7
      • Website:https://admissions.miami.edu/undergraduate/financial-aid/scholarships/george-w-jenkins/index.html

Georgia

  • EMORY UNIVERSITY, ATLANTA
    • The Robert W. Woodruff Scholarship
      • Description: Incoming freshmen who are motivated to be agents of positive social change across the broad spectrum of society—research and discovery, arts and culture, policy and justice work, and innovation and entrepreneurship. Awarded each year and renewable for up to a total of eight regular academic semesters (fall and spring). Provides funding for full tuition, fees, and on-campus room and meals.
      • Application deadline: November 15
      • Website:http://college.emory.edu/scholars/scholarships/other-scholarships.html 

  • GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, ATLANTA
    • STAMPS Scholars Program
      • Description: Open to all incoming first-year students who qualify for acceptance to the Honors College.No minimum GPA required and SAT and/or ACT scores are not considered when determining finalists. Provides funding for full tuition, fees, housing, living expenses and meal plan, as well as a $10,000 enrichment fund, which can be used to pay for study abroad programs, research or other internships, academic conferences, leadership training or other designated activities.
      • Application deadline: November 15
      • Website: https://honors.gsu.edu/scholars/ 

Kentucky

  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON
    • Otis A. Singletary Scholarship
      • Description: Open to incoming freshman students who are Kentucky residents. To be eligible, applicants must have an unweighted GPA of at least 3.8 and an SAT score of 1450 or an ACT score of 33, or test-optional unweighted GPA of at least 4.0. Up to 25  scholarships awarded each year. Scholars receive a prestigious merit scholarship for their future potential to lead lives of intellect, integrity, and service in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the world. Provides funding for full tuition for four years, and a two-year housing stipend.
      • Application deadline: December 1
      • Website: https://honors.uky.edu/opportunities/singletary-scholars 

Louisiana

  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BATON ROUGE
    • President’s Alumni Scholars Award
      • Description: Incoming freshmen students with a strong record of high academic achievement, leadership, and service, are nominated for consideration through the admissions process. Provides funding for full cost of attendance for four years (covers tuition, fees, room & board, books, supplies, etc.), potential $14,000 for enrichment experiences, the opportunity to earn up to an additional $1,550 per year by participating in the President’s Future Leaders in Research Program, and a one-time use $1,100 laptop stipend.
      • Application deadline: December 15
      • Website:https://www.lsu.edu/financialaid/types_of_scholarships/entering_freshman_scholarships/top-merit-based-scholarships.php 
    • STAMPS Scholarship
      • Description: Incoming freshmen students with a strong record of high academic achievement, leadership, and service, are nominated for consideration through the admissions process. Provides funding for full cost of attendance for four years (covers tuition, fees, room & board, books, supplies, etc.), $2,000 study abroad stipend, the opportunity to earn up to an additional $1,550 per year by participating in the President’s Future Leaders in Research Program.
      • Application deadline: December 15
      • Website:https://www.lsu.edu/financialaid/types_of_scholarships/entering_freshman_scholarships/top-merit-based-scholarships.php

Maryland

  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
    • Bannerker/Key scholars
      • Description: Offered each year to about 150 selected incoming freshman students who have demonstrated significant academic leadership and accomplishment in high school. All freshman applicants who meet the early action deadline of November 1 and are invited to the Honors College are considered for nomination to the Banneker/Key Scholarship. No additional application materials are required. Provides funding for full tuition, room, board, and a book allowance. 
      • Application deadline: November 1Website: https://honors.umd.edu/scholarships-financial-aid/banneker-key-scholars/

North Carolina

  • DUKE UNIVERSITY, DURHAM
    • The Robertson Scholars Leadership Program
      • Description: Open to all incoming freshman students regardless of citizenship or nationality. Applications accepted from students who elect to apply Early Decision to other institutions as well as applications from students who apply to other scholarship programs. Students may apply to Duke & UNC either Early Action, Early Decision, or Regular Decision. No nomination process and standardized test scores of any kind are no longer accepted. Provides funding for eight semesters of full tuition, room and board, and most mandatory fees for Scholars at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill. Scholars also have access to generous funding for up to three summer experiences and for up to two semesters of study abroad.
      • Application deadline: November 15
      • Website: https://robertsonscholars.org/domestic-students/

  • NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY, GREENSBORO
    • National Alumni Scholarship
      • Description: Open to all incoming freshman students who are United States citizens graduating from an accredited high school prior to the fall semester of the year for which the selection is made. To be eligible, applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.75 on a 4.0 scale. Provides funding to cover full tuition, related fees, room, and board. Renewable for four years as long as the student meets the yearly requirements.
      • Application deadline: December 15
      • Website: https://www.ncat.edu/admissions/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/freshmen-scholarships.php 
    • Lewis and Elizabeth Dowdy Scholarship
      • Description: Open to incoming freshmen who have shown excellence in academics and scholarly leadership during their high school matriculation. Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen. To be eligible, applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.75 (weighted) on a 4.0 scale, and a minimum scholastic score 1270 SAT or 27 ACT (test optional). Provides funding to cover tuition and related fees, room and board (standard double occupancy) and renewable up to 4 years.
      • Application deadline: November 15
      • Website: https://www.ncat.edu/honors/dowdy-scholars-program/index.php 
    • Cheatham-White Scholarship
      • Description: Open to all incoming freshman students who are United States citizens or permanent residents, show exceptional qualities of character and leadership, significant involvement in extracurricular activities, and demonstrate a strong commitment to service. To be eligible, applicants must have a GPA of at least 4.0 weighed, and a minimum scholastic score 1280 SAT or 28 ACT (test optional). Financial need shall not be a consideration. Provides funding to cover the costs of all of the following for four years: tuition, student fees, housing, meals, textbooks, a laptop computer, supplies, travel and personal expenses. Each scholarship also provides four summers of fully funded enrichment and networking opportunities that may include international travel and study. 
      • Application deadline: November 15
      • Website: https://www.ncat.edu/honors/cheatham-white-scholars.php 
    • February One Scholars Program
      • Description: Open to all incoming freshman students who are United States citizens or permanent residents pursuing an undergraduate degree program within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Education, or the College of Health and Human Sciences. To be eligible, applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.75 on a 4.0 scale, and a minimum scholastic score 1270 SAT or 27 ACT (test optional). Financial need shall not be a consideration. Provides funding to cover tuition, student fees, housing, and meals.
      • Application deadline: November 15
      • Website: https://www.ncat.edu/honors/february-one-scholars-program.php 

  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, RALEIGH
    • Park Scholarships
      • Description: Approximately 35 scholarships awarded each year to outstanding freshmen for undergraduate study in any discipline. Must be a United States citizen, permanent resident of the U.S., or graduating from a high school located in the U.S. (regardless of citizenship status) with a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.8. Provides funding to cover tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, travel and personal expenses for up to four years.
      • Application deadline: November 1
      • Website: https://park.ncsu.edu/about/

  • SALEM COLLEGE, WINSTON-SALEM
    • Name: Constance Kick Scholarship 
      • Description: Awarded to one entering first-year student who plans to major in science (Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Exercise Science, Health Sciences, Public Health, or Psychological Science). Recipients must be full-time resident students and must maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA. Provides funding to cover full tuition, room and board,
      • Application deadline: Not provided
      • Website: https://www.salem.edu/financialaid/merit-scholarships/ 
    • Name: Robert E. Elberson Scholarship
      • Description: Recipients must be full-time resident students and must maintain a cumulative 3.0 G.P.A. in their academic studies for renewal of the award. Provides funding to cover full tuition, housing, and food for up to four years. Also includes funding for a semester of study abroad at Harlaxton College in Grantham, England. 
      • Application deadline: Not provided
      • Website: https://www.salem.edu/financialaid/merit-scholarships/ 

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE
    • Levine Scholars Program
      • Description: Approximately 20 scholarships awarded each year. Open to incoming freshman students who hold an academic record of excellence that reflects intellectual curiosity, demonstrate a sustained commitment to community service and possess a capacity for ethical leadership that elevates fellow students to a higher standard. Students must be nominated by a high school counselor/college advisor or submit a self-nomination, and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Provides four-year scholarship to cover full tuition, room, board, books, mandatory fees, an $8,000 service grant, and four summer experiences.
      •             Application deadline: November 15
      •             Website: https://levinescholars.charlotte.edu/apply/

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL
    • Kenan Music Scholars Program
      • Description: Awarded to  four incoming students each year in the Department of Music. Provides funding to cover four-year full-tuition scholarship (including student fees, room, and board), and additional financial support for musical enrichment activities (e.g. summer programs, masterclasses, travel, research).
      • Application deadline: Not provided 
      • Website: https://kenanmusicscholars.unc.edu 
    • Morehead-Cain Scholars
      • Description: Open to incoming freshman students from a designated nominating school located all across the globe. Provides funding to cover full tuition, fees, housing, books, meals, books, a laptop, supplies, and funding for research and summer opportunities.
      • Application deadline: Not provided
      • Website: https://www.moreheadcain.org/application-eligibility/ 
    • The Joseph E. and Grace Needham Pogue Scholarship
      • Description:  Open to incoming freshman students applying by early action. Students selected for the program show extraordinary strengths in one or more areas and a commitment to diversity. Provides $10,000 scholarship for North Carolina residents, and tuition, fees, room and board for out-of-state students, renewable for four years of undergraduate study.
      • Application deadline: Early action deadline
      • Website: https://admissions.unc.edu/apply/special-opportunities/pogue-scholarship/ 
    • The Robertson Scholars Leadership Program
      • Description: Open to all incoming freshman students regardless of citizenship or nationality. Applications accepted from students who elect to apply Early Decision to other institutions as well as applications from students who apply to other scholarship programs. Students may apply to Duke & UNC either Early Action, Early Decision, or Regular Decision. No nomination process and standardized test scores of any kind are no longer accepted. Provides funding for eight semesters of full tuition, room and board, and most mandatory fees for Scholars at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill. Scholars also have access to generous funding for up to three summer experiences and for up to two semesters of study abroad.
      • Application deadline: November 15
      • Website: https://robertsonscholars.org/domestic-students

  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, WINSTON-SALEM
    • Graylyn Scholarship
      • Description: Awarded each year to incoming freshman students who have pursued the most challenging curriculum available to them, have achieved grade point averages and standardized test scores (if submitted) that place them in the top percentage in comparison to their peers, and have been leaders in a variety of extracurricular pursuits winning recognition for their interests at the regional, state, or national level. Provides funding to cover the annual cost of tuition, room and board, plus $3,400 for personal expenses. 
      • Application deadline: November 15
      • Website: https://robertsonscholars.org/domestic-students/ 
    • Guy T. Carswell Scholarship
      • Description:  Up to five scholarships awarded each year to incoming freshman students who have pursued the most challenging curriculum available to them, have achieved grade point averages and standardized test scores (if submitted) that place them in the top percentage in comparison to their peers, and have been leaders in a variety of extracurricular pursuits winning recognition for their interests at the regional, state, or national level. Provides funding to cover the annual cost of tuition, room and board, plus $3,400 for personal expenses. 
      • Application deadline: November 15
      • Website: https://robertsonscholars.org/domestic-students/ 
    • Joseph G. Gordon scholarship
      • Description:  Up to five scholarships awarded each year to students who show exceptional promise and achievement and who are members of constituencies traditionally underrepresented at Wake Forest. Provides funding to cover the cost of tuition, room, and board, plus $3,400 for personal expenses. 
      • Application deadline: November 15
      • Website: https://robertsonscholars.org/domestic-students/ 
    • Nancy Susan Reynolds Scholarship
      • Description: Up to five scholars selected each year. Open to incoming freshman students who have achieved unusual distinction in the classroom and beyond by pursuing the most challenging curriculum available to them, achieving grade point averages and standardized test scores (if submitted) that places them in the top percentage in comparison to their peers, leading a variety of extracurricular pursuits, and won recognition for their interests at the regional, state, or national level. Provides funding to cover the annual cost of tuition, room, and board, plus $3,400 for personal expenses. 
      • Application deadline: November 15
      • Website: https://financialaid.wfu.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/#20220725142309 
    • Stamps Scholars Program
      • Description: About 15 scholarships offered each year. Open to incoming freshman students who exemplify leadership, perseverance, scholarship, service, and innovation. They will have pursued the most challenging curriculum available to them, achieved grade point averages and standardized test scores (if submitted) that place them in the top percentage in comparison to their peers, and have been leaders in a variety of extracurricular pursuits winning recognition for their interests at the regional, state, or national level. Provides funding to cover the cost of tuition, fees, room, and board, and includes a $3,400 allowance for books and personal expenses.
      • Application deadline: November 15
      • Website: https://financialaid.wfu.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/#20220725142309

South Carolina

  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, CLEMSON.
    • National Scholars Program
      • Description: Incoming freshman students are selected based on their ability to demonstrate academic excellence, intellectual curiosity, a wide range of interests and experiences, leadership ability, and the potential to make an impact on their local and global communities.
      • Provides funding to cover full tuition, fees, an allowance for room, board, and supplies; and summer group study abroad experiences.
      • Application deadline: October 15
      • Website:https://www.clemson.edu/academics/programs/national-scholars/scholar-selection/index.html
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY, GREENVILLE
    • James B. Duke Scholarships
      • Description: Awarded to most outstanding incoming freshman students–typically the top one or two percent of the applicant pool. Provides funding to cover tuition, room, board, and all fees. Renewable for four years or eight semesters. Selection is based on GPA, strength of curriculum, test scores (if submitted),essay, and co-curricular activities.
      • Application deadline: Not provided
      • Website: https://www.furman.edu/financial-aid/aid-types/merit-based-scholarships/ 
    • Joseph A. Vaughn Scholarships
      • Description: Awarded to five incoming freshman students who currently reside in the state of South Carolina. Selection is based on GPA, strength of curriculum, test scores (if submitted),essay, and co-curricular activities. Provides funding to cover  tuition, room, board, and all fees. Renewable for four years or eight semesters.
      • Application deadline: Not provided
      • Website: https://www.furman.edu/financial-aid/aid-types/merit-based-scholarships/ 
  • WOFFORD COLLEGE, SPARTANBURG.
    • The Richardson Family Scholarship
      • Description: Nominated by high school guidance counselors. Selected based on class rank (top 10% of their class), scholastic scores (at least 1300 on the PSAT/SAT or 28 on the PLAN/ACT), and leadership and service roles in their school/community. Evidence of courage, sense of duty, unselfishness and concern for others. Provides funding to cover full tuition, fees, room and board, and monthly stipend for books and miscellaneous expenses.
      • Application deadline: October 20
      • Website: ​https://www.wofford.edu/admission/scholarships/richardson-family-scholarship

Tennessee

  • VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE
    • Ingram Scholarship program
      • Description: Open to incoming freshmen and current undergraduate students. Selected based on commitment to civic-minded service, an entrepreneurial spirit, strength of personal character, and leadership potential. Provides funding to cover full-tuition, all required fees, and the value of on-campus housing each year plus a stipend for a special summer service project. Vanderbilt will provide additional need-based financial aid to those Ingram Scholarship recipients whose demonstrated financial need exceeds the amount of full tuition.
      • Application deadline: December 1
      • Website: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/scholarships/ingram.php 

NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

Conneticut

  • UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, STORRS
    •  Stamps Scholars Program
      • Description: Awarded to approximately five exceptional Connecticut residents each year. Selection based on academic achievements (minimum GPA of 3.7 on a 4.0 scale and rank (if available) in the top 10% graduating class) and demonstrated commitment to community service. Applicants choosing to provide a standardized test score should achieve a minimum combined SAT Score of 1370 or an ACT composite score of 30. Provides funding to cover the full cost of attendance, including tuition, fees, room, board, and books. In addition, Stamps Scholars receive a $12,000 stipend over four years for enrichment activities.
      • Application deadline: November 8
      • Website: https://admissions.uconn.edu/stamps-applicants/# 

Massachusetts

New York

  • FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK
    • Cunniffe Presidential Scholarship
      • Description: Open to incoming freshman students. Selection is based on class rank (top 1-2% of their high school class), outstanding academic performance, personal characteristics, as well as commitment, leadership, and service. Provides funding to cover tuition, room, board, and fees and is renewable for four years. Recipients are also eligible for a maximum of $20,000 over four years to use for academic enrichment experiences. 
      • Application deadline: November 1
      • Website: https://www.fordham.edu/undergraduate-admission/apply/scholarships-and-grants/

Pennsylvania

  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, PITTSBURGH
    • Chancellor’s Scholarship
      • Description: Awarded to approximately 15 incoming freshman students who are U.S citizens and admitted to Frederick Honors College. Selected based on the student’s academic record, results of the SAT/ACT (if applying with scores), and quality of the required Frederick Honors College application essay questions. Provides funding to cover full tuition, mandatory fees, average room and board plan, and guaranteed Frederick Honors College housing. Renewable for up to four years.
      • Application deadline: December 1
      • Website:https://financialaid.pitt.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/ 
    • STAMPS scholarship
      • Description: Awarded to five incoming freshman students who are U.S. citizens and Pennsylvania residents. Selection based on demonstrated leadership, scholarship, service, perseverance and innovation. Provides funding to cover full tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, allowance for books and supplies, transportation expenses, and personal costs
      • Application deadline: December 1
      • Website:https://financialaid.pitt.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/
  • VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, VILLANOVA
    • Presidential Scholarship
      • Description: Awards 25 scholarships each year. Incoming freshman students who are nominated by their high school (principal, president, headmaster,guidance counselor), representative from a non-profit organization etc. Provides funding to cover tuition, on-campus housing, a meal plan that includes up to 21 meals per week, the general fee, and the cost of textbooks to the completion of one undergraduate degree or up to eight semesters, whichever comes first. 
      • Application deadline: December 1
      • Website: https://www1.villanova.edu/university/research-scholarship/crf/presidential-scholars.html 

Rhode Island

  • PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, RHODE ISLAND
    • Roddy scholarship
      • Description: One scholarship awarded each year to an incoming freshman residing in the U.S. who aspires to a career in the medical profession with plans of attending medical, dental, or optometry graduate school. Selection based on strong academic performance (exhausted available curriculum at school with at least 3.8 out of 4.0 unweighted GPA), extracurricular accomplishments, and personal qualities. Provides funding to cover tuition, fees, housing and food costs.
      • Application deadline: Not provided
      • Website: https://financial-aid.providence.edu/types-of-assistance/institutional-merit-based/ 

MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES

Illinois

  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
  •  Stamps Scholars Program
    • Description: Awarded to incoming freshman students who are Illinois residents. Selection based on high levels of academic achievement, strong leadership, involvement, and community service.  
    • Provides funding to cover the total estimated cost of attendance for eight semesters and includes $12,000 of enrichment funds to support study abroad, undergraduate research, unpaid internships, professional conferences, and other approved activities.
    • Application deadline: November 1
    • Website: https://stamps.illinois.edu/selection 

Indiana

  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON, BLOOMINGTON
    • Wells Scholars Program
      • Description: Awarded to approximately 18 incoming freshmen based solely on merit. In addition, one to two current  students are selected to join the junior or senior class of Scholars. Selected based on exceptional qualities of character and leadership, significant involvement in extracurricular activities, and a demonstrated concern for their community. 
      • Application deadline: November 1
      • Website: https://wellsscholars.indiana.edu/about-the-program/index.html 
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY, WEST LAFAYETTE 
    • Stamps Scholars Program
      • Description: Awarded each year to incoming freshman students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Selection based on application for admission to Purdue West Lafayette and complete the John Martinson Honors College portion. A preliminary holistic evaluation of Purdue candidates will be based upon their admissions application. Provides funding to cover the full educational costs of a bachelor’s degree and provides up to $10, 000 enrichment funds to cover expenses for summer research internships, professional academic conferences to present research posters, Purdue study abroad programs and unpaid internships or co-ops.
      • Application deadline: November 1
      • Website: https://honors.purdue.edu/Scholarships/stamps-scholars.php 

Michigan

Missouri

  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA
    • Stamps Scholars Program
      • Description: Awarded each year and open to students of any nationality and who are enrolled in any accredited US or international high school who has at least a 32 ACT (or 1420 SAT), hold at least a 3.5 core GPA, and have applied to MU and the Honors College by December 1st.  Provides funding to cover full tuition (in-state or out-of-state), fees, standard room and board, and books.In addition to their scholarship funding, $16,000 over four years to support educational enrichment activities.
      • Application deadline: December 1
      • Website: https://honors.missouri.edu/scholarships-and-aid/for-incoming-freshmen/stamps-scholars/ 

Ohio

  • MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD
  • THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLUMBUS
    • Morrill Scholarship Program
      • Description: Open to incoming freshman students who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States. Selection based on strong academic records, contribution to campus diversity, and potential to actively engage as advocates and champions of diversity, inclusion, social justice and academic excellence on campus. Provides funding to cover the value of the cost of attendance for both Ohio residents and nonresidents (tuition, room & board, books & supplies, and miscellaneous/personal expenses). Renewable for up to eight semesters.
      • Application deadline: November 1
      • Website:https://odi.osu.edu/undergraduate/msp 
    • Stamps Eminence Scholarship Program
      • Description: Open to incoming freshman students. Selections are based on outstanding academic potential, demonstrated commitment to service, and character.
      • Provides funding to cover the full cost of attendance for eight semesters of full-time enrollment, plus an enrichment grant valued at up to $5,000 accessible after the first year of successful study. Renewable for up to eight semesters.
      • Application deadline: November 1
      • Website: https://honors-scholars.osu.edu/eminence 

WESTERN UNITED STATES

Arizona

  • UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON
    • Stamps Scholars Program
      • Description: Awarded each year and open to Arizona resident students. Those  who have been admitted by December 11, and have a 3.75 or higher unweighted core high school GPA will be invited to apply. Scholarship recognizes and rewards exceptional scholars who exemplify leadership, scholarship, and service. Provides funding to cover the full cost of attendance (tuition, fees,room & board, books & supplies, a laptop or tablet (first year only), additional expenses, and an additional $16,000 in enrichment funds over four years.
      • Application deadline: December 10
      • Website: https://www.stampsscholars.org/2020/08/28/university-of-arizona-tuscon-arizona/ 

California

Oregon

  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE
  • Stamps Scholars program
    • Description: Awarded each year to approximately 20 freshman students ( ten Oregon residents and ten out-of-state students). Open to domestic students who have a minimum 3.85 cumulative high school GPA on a 4.00 scale, and demonstrate leadership, perseverance, scholarship, service, and innovation. Provides funding for Oregon residents to cover resident tuition, fees, room, and board for four years of undergraduate study. Out-of-state recipients receive nonresident tuition and fees. All recipients benefit from up to $12,000 in enrichment funds to be used over four years.
    • Application deadline: November 1
    • Website: https://financialaid.uoregon.edu/stamps_scholarship 

Accepted in Multiple Colleges

These are scholarships that aren’t locked to any specific university.

  • COOLIDGE SCHOLARSHIP —
    • Description: Awarded each year. Open to students in junior year of high school who are citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States of America. Students who are currently high school juniors but take some courses at a local college are indeed eligible to apply for the Coolidge Scholarship. Provides funding to cover tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years of undergraduate study in any accredited college or university in the United States. Anyone of any background, pursuing any academic discipline of study, may apply to this non-partisan, need-blind, program.
    • Application deadline: Early January
    • Website:https://coolidgescholars.org/about/ 
  •  USDA 1890 — NATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM
    • Description: Awarded each year. Open to U.S. citizens who are high school seniors entering their freshman year of college, and rising college sophomores and juniors. Must attend one of the 1890 land-grant universities and pursue degrees in agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, or related academic disciplines. Scholarship may also include work experience at USDA. Selection based on academic performance (GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale; minimum of 21 ACT, 1080 SAT scores) and demonstrate leadership and community service. Provides funding to cover full tuition, fees, books, room and board. May be renewed each year.
    • Application deadline: Early March
    • Website: https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/1890NationalScholars