<p>Great.....now I need to find out if my son's school is one of the 2100 eligible schools to nominate a student.</p>
<p>Go here. <a href="http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/undergraduate/participating.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.jeffersonscholars.org/undergraduate/participating.asp</a></p>
<p>jlauer--if not, have your son's college counselor highlight his eligibility for it anyway. Something like "jlauer's son's leadership, compassion, volunteer efforts and x,y,z seem to fit the profile of a Jefferson Scholar perfectly, and we hope you will consider him." Something like that might get his application set aside for further review.
This is a tough one to get. First, you have to have a good resume, generally with evidence of leadership qualities. Second, the interview process is pretty rigorous. Just the kind of challenge jlaurer's son would relish, right?
Good luck. It is a great program.</p>
<p>Other big scholarships I know of include the University of Arkansas which offers around 50 $12.5k/yr. awards each year which cover pretty much all expenses and have money left over. Alabama has 8 "Academic Elite" scholarships they give out each year which provide 8.5k/yr. and a laptop and can be added to a full-ride national merit scholarship to stack up nicely. Clemson also has a Clemson scholars program that awards a full ride with some nice benefits too to some 10-15 students a year.</p>
<p>Here's the info on Ohio University's ROTC scholarships:</p>
<p>Full Tuition $7,128 per yr.; Total $28,512 Army ROTC </p>
<p>Room & Board $7,320 per yr.**Total $29,280 Ohio Univ. </p>
<p>Monthly Stipend $250 per mon* Total $13,000 Army ROTC </p>
<p>Book Allowance $600 per yr Total $2,400 Army ROTC </p>
<p>TOTAL $73,192</p>
<p>vig and timely - thanks</p>
<p>Timely, I think Ohio State also has some good merit for non ROTC or, at least some waiving of OOS tuition. Do you know?</p>
<p>vadad, School gc has agreed to try to get son's school as an eligible school. She's pretty good about follow thru so I'm hopeful.</p>
<p>ALL students at Olin College of Engineering (<a href="http://www.olin.edu%5B/url%5D">www.olin.edu</a>) are on full tuition scholarships. They handle their own room and board, but there's aid for that.</p>
<p>5th most selective school in the nation, according to the Princeton Review, but it's an interesting place if you have the right sort of student.</p>
<p>jlauer95, I don't know about Ohio's other merit programs. Sorry!</p>
<p>jlauer95, my S school wasn't on the list of nominating schools for the Jefferson Scholarship at UVA. I called attention to it and the GC just made a call to the Jeff group and was sent the nominating materials.</p>
<p>Our GC just just got a reply back from UofV. For some reason, since our school is farther than 45 minutes from Birmingham alabama, our school can't become eligible. No explanation was given about the 45 minute rule and why it applies to B'ham.</p>
<p>My guess is that it has to do with the regional alumni group that is in charge of that area of the country...Maybe they think 45 minutes is too far to evaluate fairly---it takes at least 2 interviews...and maybe familiarity with the high school so that the local alumni group can compare "apples to apples"...Still, it's nice to know that the admissions office has some say in who becomes a finalist as well.</p>
<p>Ohio University offers the ''Gateway Award" program which is really simple:</p>
<p>*ACT SAT (M+CR) Annual Amount *
36 1580 - 1600 Full In-State Tuition
35 1530 - 1570 Full In-State Tuition<br>
34 1500 - 1520 Full In-State Tuition
33 1450 - 1490 Full In-State Tuition
32 1400 - 1440 Full In-State Tuition
31 1360 - 1390 $4,000<br>
30 1320 - 1350 $2,000<br>
29 1280 - 1310 $1,500
28 1240 - 1270 $1,000<br>
27 1200 - 1230 $ 750<br>
26 1170 - 1190 $ 500
25 1130 - 1160 $ 500</p>
<p>If you are out of state, you receive a $4,500 reduction IN ADDITION to the money slotted above. </p>
<p>jlauer95--
I'd still have the counselor highlight the kid's qualifications for the program; might get considered for one of the "at-large" berths. Can't hurt. Incredibly competitive program, though. Look at some of the bios on the Jefferson Scholarship website.
Good luck!</p>
<p>Daughter received University Scholars Award - University of Maryland, Baltimore County - </p>
<p>"UMBC offers a range of merit scholarships--from $500 to awards approaching full costs, including room and board and they are open to both in-state and out-of-state students. To qualify for these awards, students first must be accepted to the university. The following awards do not require separate application:</p>
<p>University Scholars-a fixed-dollar four-year award covering incoming tuition, mandatory fees, room and board costs."</p>
<p>Waiting to hear from her other schools.</p>
<p>hsmom congrats! and thanks for posting</p>
<p>D hasn't gotten it YET, but Ithaca College offers the Parks Scholar award to up to 20 incomming students to the Parks School of Communications.
The award is renewable to cover all 4 years, covers full tuition, room, board, books and a small living stipend as well as a one time payment of $2500 for a new laptop.
She finds out next week if she's a finalist..fingers are crossed!</p>
<p>anymore additions to this thread??? </p>
<p>Please post if you received any full or "near full" merit scholarships.</p>
<p>My son was recruited last year by the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State; he is majoring in Biochemistry and loves the school. I have to say... it is a good fit for him. </p>
<p>Here is the scholarship info:</p>
<p>Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University -</p>
<p>The Barrett Honors College was featured in the Reader's Digest "Best in America" publication. </p>
<p>National Merit Finalist Scholarship
National Achievement Finalist Scholarship
National Hispanic Finalist Scholarship </p>
<p>Residents:
$12,500 annual award renewable for three additional years provided you satisfy Renewal Criteria.
$50,000 total four-year value. </p>
<p>Nonresidents:
$21,500 annual award renewable for three additional years provided you satisfy Renewal Criteria.
$86,000 total four-year value. </p>
<p>If you are sponsored by a corporation, corporate sponsored funds are already included in the total award offered by ASU. </p>
<p><a href="http://honors.asu.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://honors.asu.edu/</a>
search for - Entering Freshmen Scholarships</p>
<p>In regards to the one comment, I think these lists are great. Ivy league is not the only way to go, and for most of us middle income type people, we just can't afford it for our kids, as much as we would like it. and in 20 years, when you are educated, worked hard etc, it is your career, values and work that will count, not your alma mater. a good nurse who graduated from a state school is worth a lot more than a bad nurse who graduated from Ivy league, and I can personally attest to that. You don't always get what you pay for, somebody has to get rid of that saying.</p>