My brother is very interested in Notre Dame (mother and other family members are alums), and was curious about being a Stamps scholar compared to being a Glynn scholar. ND is currently his top choice (rising HS Senior), and he has perfect grades/standardized test scores. How possible would it be for him to get into either program, and what is the application process like for both? Additionally, what are the perks associated with being a Stamps or Glynn scholar at ND?
The University of Notre Dame Office of Undergraduate Admissions together with the Faculty Director of the Notre Dame Scholars’ Program identifies and invites applicants in the Restrictive Early Action and Regular Decision pools who demonstrate academic merit, strong leadership potential, and exceptional character. Approximately 100 merit scholarship recipients will join the Notre Dame family as first-year students.
https://scholars.nd.edu/
https://scholars.nd.edu/awards/list-of-awards/
In addition, the Sorin Scholars honors program admits 10-12 high potential first-year students across all colleges and schools through a competitive application process during the spring semester.
https://cuse.nd.edu/sorin-scholars/
https://cuse.nd.edu/sorin-scholars/our-scholars/
“Benefits of the Program
CUSE supports the intellectual development and professional trajectories of our Sorin Scholars in several ways. As a Sorin Scholar you will…
Receive personalized, one-on-one academic mentoring and advising from the Sorin Scholars coordinator and CUSE’s fellowship and research teams. This coaching is an invaluable resource for helping you sharpen your research ideas, for locating potential funding sources, and for winning prestigious fellowships and awards.
Have access to our intellectually robust programming and events. This includes exclusive opportunities to meet with diverse leaders from Notre Dame’s community to learn research skills, discuss cutting-edge scholarship, and use your training to help serve others in your community.
Receive priority funding from CUSE to help support research, creative endeavors, service-learning events, and internships.
Play an active role in designing campus events, such as the Sorin Scholars Annual Lecture that features one of ND’s top-rated professors.
Join a vibrant, motivated, and interdisciplinary group of undergraduate scholars who are impactful leaders on campus and in their respective fields.”
OP, Stamps Scholars do not apply for those opportunities, they are selected by the university. With regard to Glynn, some students will be notified after they are admitted that they have been selected to apply for those. There is then a short application process for that. The Stamps and Glynn scholarships are vastly different. (For example, Glynn does not come with any monetary benefit.) I would search ND’s website for more information.
There are many different merit scholarship programs available at Notre Dame, including Stamp Scholars. For these programs, a first year student might be invited by the university shortly after acceptance (as an REA applicant) or just before acceptance (as an RD applicant) to apply for the the program. Those who apply must produce a short video answering a specific prompt as well as three short essays. From there, the videos and essays are reviewed, and certain students are selected to travel to ND to interview for the scholarships. A number of students are given merit awards from that group based on specific scholarship criteria. https://scholars.nd.edu/awards/list-of-awards/
Glynn is not a merit program, but a curriculum that is open to a group students from either the College of Sciences or Arts and Letters. Specific students are invited by the university to apply. The process involves an online interview and a few essays. There is no monetary award involved in Glynn, but rather it is a community of students who are interested in pursuing interests with a balance of both the humanities and sciences. The seminary style classes offered are with specific professors who are considered among the best in the university and from what I understand, these students have easier access to research opportunities. You could be invited to be both a Glynn Scholar and a Merit Scholar as long as you are in either the college of science or arts and letters. https://glynnhonors.nd.edu/
My son was invited to apply to both Glynn and the Scholars and was only accepted to Glynn.