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UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University offer The Robertson. This scholarship covers full tuition, fees, and room and board, as well as funding for up to three domestic summer experiences. It is awarded to students who show purposeful leadership, intellectual curiosity, strength of character, and collaborative spirit.
UNC-Chapel Hill also offers the Morehead-Cain Scholarship. This scholarship covers full tuition, fees, housing, books, meals, books, a laptop, supplies, and funding for research and summer opportunities. It is open to students from a designated nominating school.
North Carolina State (Raleigh) offers the Park Scholarship which covers full tuition, fees, room and board, books, supplies, travel, a laptop, and personal expenses.
UNC - Charlotte offers the Levine Scholars Program. The four-year scholarship includes full tuition, room, board, a grant to implement a service project of the Scholar’s own design, and four summers of experiences that will develop leadership skills, social awareness and an international perspective. Students must demonstrate a commitment to community service, hold an academic record that reflects a sustained passion for knowledge, and possess a capacity for ethical leadership that elevates fellow students to a higher standard. The Levine Scholars Program awards scholarships to approximately 20 incoming freshmen each year. Students must be nominated by their high school counselors to apply.
Davidson College (Davidson, NC) offers the John M. Belk Scholarship. This scholarship covers full tuition, fees, room and board, and up to $3,000 in special study stipends. It is awarded to students who have demonstrated exceptional promise in academics, character, leadership, and service. Students must be nominated by a counselor or administrator. A maximum of eight awards are given every year.
Georgia Tech offers the Stamps President’s Scholars Program. This scholarship covers full tuition, fees, room and board, books, and $16,000 in enrichment funding. It is awarded to the top 1% of students at Georgia Tech who have also shown a dedication to leadership and service. To be considered, students must apply by the early application deadline, October 15.
The University of Georgia (Athens) offers the Foundation Fellowship. This scholarship covers full cost of attendance, several study abroad experiences, mentoring, and research and conference grants. The scholarship application is due in early November. To be eligible, applicants must have an unweighted GPA of at least 3.9 and an SAT score of 1470 or an ACT score of 32.
The University of Louisville offers the Brown Fellows Program. The scholarship pays for full tuition and housing; it also gives an allowance for books and up to $6,000 in enrichment funds. Selection is based on academics, well-roundedness, and leadership potential. Applicants need to submit supplementary materials, including an additional essay, and should have at least a 31 on the ACT or a 1420 on the SAT, as well as a minimum 3.5 GPA. Each year 10 scholarships are awarded.
Washington and Lee (Lexington, VA) offers The Johnson Scholarship. This scholarship covers full tuition and room and board, as well as $7,000 for summer experiences. Selection is based on academic and personal accomplishments, essays, and a performance at an in-person scholarship competition (travel expenses are paid by the university for all finalists). This scholarship is awarded to about 10% of each year’s incoming class.
The University of Richmond offers the Richmond Scholars. This scholarship covers full tuition, room and board, and faculty mentoring. In addition, it offers eligibility for priority course registration, tickets for cultural events at the Modlin Center for the Arts, and one-time eligibility for $3,000 in enrichment funds. Selection is based on several factors, including outstanding and engaged scholarship, commitment to the creation and discovery of new knowledge, leadership skills, service, excitement about learning from different types of people, and exceptional artistic talent. All applicants to the university who apply by December 1 are considered for the scholarship. A maximum of 25 awards are given out each year.
The University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) offers The Jefferson Scholarship. This scholarship covers full tuition, fees, room and board, books, an enrichment program, and personal expenses. Students are nominated by his/her school directly (and must also attend an eligible school). A maximum of 36 scholarships are awarded each year.
Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC) offers The Richardson Family Scholarship. This scholarship covers full tuition, fees, room and board, a monthly stipend for books and miscellaneous expenses, a laptop, summer internships (one overseas), and a January travel experience.
Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) offers the Alfond Scholars Program. Every year this program awards up to 10 full-ride scholarships to incoming freshmen to the College of Liberal Arts. Each scholarship covers full tuition as well as room and board. Scholarships are renewable for up to four years. If invited to compete, you will be reimbursed for travel expenses up to $600; 1 night of lodging, and food for the day of the competition is paid for by Rollins. Application deadline is November 1.