Institutional Merit Based Scholarships (Full Tuition +)

Paying for College
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<p>Indiana University (these are not all full-ride, but range from 1/3rd to 100% of total costs)</p>

<p>Kelley Scholars Program
The Kelley Scholars program offers a full-ride scholarship that includes tuition and fees, room and board, a stipend, books and supplies and an overseas study opportunity to 10-12 freshmen. Students must be offered direct admission to the Kelley School of Business and are eligible to apply based on SAT/ACT scores, GPA and class rank. Recipients must display excellence in academics, leadership, and extracurricular involvement. The Kelley Scholarship is renewable for four years by maintaining a specified GPA. Students who meet criteria for consideration will need to complete and return the Selective Scholarship Application included with their offer of admission to IU. Note: This scholarship cannot be combined with other awards.</p>

<p>Dean's Scholarship
Dean's Scholarships are automatically awarded to Indiana residents with exceptional grade point averages, class ranks, and SAT or ACT scores. These awards are renewable for a maximum of four years and can be valued up to $20,000 ($5,000 per year). No separate application is necessary for consideration. (Note: in-state tuition for Indiana is around $6,000 per year).</p>

<p>Faculty Awards
Faculty Awards are automatically awarded to non-residents who have exceptional SAT or ACT scores, class ranks, and GPAs. These awards are renewable for a maximum of four years and can be valued up to $28,000 ($7,000 per year). No separate application is necessary for consideration. (Note: out-of-state tuition at Indiana is around $19,500 per year).</p>

<p>Indiana Advantage Awards
Indiana residents who are offered direct admission to the Kelley School of Business are automatically considered for this $12,000 scholarship ($3,000 per year). These awards are renewable for a maximum of four years. No separate application is necessary for consideration, and recipients will receive notification from the Kelley School following their direct admission offer.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eiuadmit/freshmen/cf_iuschol.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.indiana.edu/~iuadmit/freshmen/cf_iuschol.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I believe they reward at least 10 Kelley Scholars, 15 Dean scholarships, 25 Faculty Awards, and 15 Indiana advantage awards per year--and the number could be higher.</p>

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<p>Louisiana Tech Univeristy
<a href="http://www.latech.edu/admissions/admissions-scholarships-freshman.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.latech.edu/admissions/admissions-scholarships-freshman.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>National Merit Scholarship
* Full Ride + Bonus Award
* Must be Nation Merit Finalist, list LA Tech as first choice school and have 3.0+ HS GPA
* Must remain full-time and keep a 3.0+ GPA on quarterly basis (allowed one quarter probation to bring it back up if slips below)</p>

<p>Presidential Scholarship
* Full Ride
* Must earn 32+ on ACT or 1410+ on SAT (math+verbal) and have a 3.0+ HS GPA
* Must remain full-time and keep a 3.0+ GPA on quarterly basis (allowed one quarter probation to bring it back up if slips below)</p>

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<p>Wash U. should be mentioned on this thread; they offered nearly 3/4 full ride as a transfer student. I believe it was the Daniel Freeman, I didn't apply for it; rather it came a week or so after my acceptance.</p>

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<p>Bump!!! 10 char</p>

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<p>You're bumping a sticky.</p>

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<p>Trustee Scholarship
Full Tuition for 4 years
Need to maintain 3.5 GPA
Seperate essay needed to apply</p>

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<p>people with what kind of profile win duke's merit scholarship?</p>

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<p>excuse me, can anyone give sum info for the transfer student, esp. the International student? Is there any scholarship or sum financial support esp for the transfer Intl? Thanx a lot</p>

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<p>yea, which colleges offer full tution scholarships to international transfer students?</p>

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<p>Someone mentioned WashU earlier from their experiences as a transfer, but washu also gives out roughly twelve full-tuition scholarships plus a $1K stipend to kids in the College of Arts and Sciences</p>

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<p>We're out of state, and our daughter was offered some sort of full scholarship, so I remember thinking that they are defintitely trying to attract good students from out-of-state as well. </p>

<p>It seems to be a really good school (EECS department, anyway), our daughter had just a wonderful visit to a lab she was interested in - she was very impressed with the people there, both technically and from a personal standpoint. I also had a long conversation with the Dean of Engineering who struck me as a very caring person and who had some wonderful advice. </p>

<p>She didn't wind up going there, so we can't give that sort of recommendation, but we were impressed all-around, and it's worth serious consideration.</p>

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<p>Miami University
Harrison Scholarship
Full ride+ 8 free credit hours during one summer (for study abroad or classes)
<a href="http://www.miami.muohio.edu/academics/honors_scholars/harrison_scholars/index.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.miami.muohio.edu/academics/honors_scholars/harrison_scholars/index.cfm&lt;/a>
*Available to international students
*Must keep a 3.5 GPA (one semester probation)</p>

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<p>Merit Scholarships </p>

<p>University Scholarship
University Scholarships are awarded by the Board of Admissions to students with exceptional academic records. This four-year, half-tuition, renewable scholarship reflects Boston University's commitment to excellence in academic achievement. </p>

<p>Recipients' average high school GPA: 3.90
Average rank in class: top 4 percent
Average SAT score: Critical Reading and Math = 1450, Writing = 720
Average ACT score: 32</p>

<p>Engineering Scholars
Engineering Scholarships are awarded by the Board of Admissions to students applying to the College of Engineering with exceptional academic records. This four-year, half-tuition, renewable scholarship reflects Boston University's commitment to excellence in academic achievement. </p>

<p>Recipients' average high school GPA: 3.90
Average rank in class: top 3 percent
Average SAT score: Critical Reading and Math = 1470, Writing = 700
Average ACT score: 31</p>

<p>National Scholars Award
This half-tuition scholarship is awarded to high school seniors selected as National Merit or National Achievement Program finalists and who have exceptionally strong academic records. To be eligible, National Merit finalists must designate Boston University as their first-choice college with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation no later than February 1, 2007. National Achievement finalists must send a copy of their Finalist letter to the following address by March 1, 2007: Victoria Natale, Scholarship Coordinator, 881 Commonwealth Avenue, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02215. Recipients are chosen by the Boston University Board of Admissions and by the Scholarship Committee. </p>

<p>Average high school GPA: 3.90
Average rank in class: top 4 percent
Average SAT score: Critical Reading and Math = 1490, Writing = 730
Average ACT score: 33</p>

<p>National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP)
This half-tuition scholarship is awarded to National Hispanic Recognition Program finalists who have exceptionally strong academic records. To be eligible, NHRP Scholar Finalists must send their Finalist letters to the following address: Jennifer Simpson, Scholarship Coordinator, 881 Commonwealth Avenue, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02215. Recipients are chosen by the Boston University Board of Admissions and by the Scholarship Committee.</p>

<p>Recipients' average high school GPA: 3.90
Average rank in class: top 9 percent
Average SAT score: Critical Reading and Math = 1400, Writing = 690
Average ACT score: 32</p>

<p>Deans' Scholarship
These $10,000 renewable tuition scholarships are awarded by the deans of each College or School to academically talented students who have little or no calculated financial need. To be considered, students must file the PROFILE and FAFSA by February 15, 2007. </p>

<p>Recipients' average high school GPA: 3.70
Average rank in class: top 8 percent
Average SAT score: Critical Reading and Math = 1350, Writing = 680
Average ACT score: 30</p>

<p>Founders' Grant
Students with strong high school records who have applied for financial aid but demonstrate minimal calculated need may qualify for this renewable $5,000-a-year tuition grant. To be considered, students must file the PROFILE and FAFSA by February 15, 2007. </p>

<p>Recipients' average high school GPA: 3.40
Average rank in class: top 16 percent
Average SAT score: Critical Reading and Math = 1280, Writing = 640</p>

<p>To be considered for a Dean's Scholarship or Founder's Grant, students must file the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by February 15, 2007. Please contact the Office of Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 for more information.
Recipients' average college GPA: 3.8
Average SAT I: 1295</p>

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<p>More BU, among others, plus you can learn about MLK and Bell scholarships et al on their web site. Dean's and univ. scholar (half tuition) ones do not require anything beyond the regular application
<a href="http://www.bu.edu%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.bu.edu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Trustee Scholarship<br>
The Trustee Scholarship recognizes truly outstanding high school seniors with a four-year merit award covering full-tuition and certain mandatory fees. Principals and headmasters of public and independent schools must nominate Trustee Scholar candidates, and accompanying materials, including application, must be submitted by December 1, 2006.</p>

<p>Nomination and essay forms are available online at the Trustee Scholars site.</p>

<p>Recipients' average high school GPA: 3.90
Average rank in class: top 1 percent
Average SAT score: Critical Reading and Math = 1510, Writing = 750
Average ACT score: 33</p>

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<p>wow very helpful sites!</p>

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<p>I'm doing this from memory, so I'm not exactly sure what's up a couple, but here are the ones I was given</p>

<p>Ursinus College- Zacharias Scholarship for $25,000---I think about 10 incoming freshmen get it</p>

<p>Bucknell University- Bucknell Scholarship of 10,000 I believe if SATs are above 1350 and applicant is in top 10% of class (I think)
Presidential Fellowship- a lot more money (not sure exactly how much) with added bonuses like research w/ faculty, etc. The letter I got said there were 100 Fellows on campus</p>

<p>Lafayette College- Marquis Scholarship of 16,000 plus any extra need (including room/board) is covered by grants rather than loans/work study- lots of added bonuses too. I think they said about 10% of students are Marquis Scholars. This is the one I decided to accept. They also offer Trustee Scholarships of 8,000 to need w/ slightly less bonuses. </p>

<p>If it's any help as a reference point, my SATs were 2240 and I was top 2% of a class of about 260 with "solid" but not amazing extracurriculars plus National Merit Finalist. I know some of these aren't exactly "full rides," but they're still quite an amount. Sorry I don't remember the exact details, but I thought these scholarships from (what I consider to be) very good colleges should be up here.</p>

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Bucknell University- Bucknell Scholarship of 10,000 I believe if SATs are above 1350 and applicant is in top 10% of class (I think)
Presidential Fellowship- a lot more money (not sure exactly how much) with added bonuses like research w/ faculty, etc. The letter I got said there were 100 Fellows on campus

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<p>presidential fellowships are awarded to 25 incoming students per year and are worth $12500 annually. fellows also gain access to special on-campus internship opportunities.</p>

<p>deans scholarships are awarded to an additional ~125 incoming students per year and are worth $10000 annually. to be considered for this award students generally need to be in the top five percent of their high school classes and score above 1360 on the sat. these scores to not assure an award.</p>

<p>also note that both of these awards are mostly 'above-need' in nature. a large majority of both presidential and deans scholarships are reserved for applicants with demonstrated financial need.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bucknell.edu/Admissions_Aid/Financial_Aid/Types_of_Aid/Scholarships_and_Grants/index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bucknell.edu/Admissions_Aid/Financial_Aid/Types_of_Aid/Scholarships_and_Grants/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>First of all, thanks to everyone for all of their input. I am currently working on a manuscript for sourcebooks specific to this topic. Please note. lets cut all the extraneous questions and stuff on here. I designed the thread simply as a listing in the format mentioned on the first page. Let's stick to that. Also, some people had specific questions such as- who wins these awards at .... If you have those, PM me.</p>

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<p>Interesting note than many parents are not aware of. For many students, recieving a full-ride scholarship means their parents will have to pay taxes on that portion of the scholarship that includes room and board.</p>

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<p>If available, please post the number of scholarships available under the categories posted. Thanks.</p>