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Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke's Chin Scholars

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About the Scholarship

Mount Holyoke holds back a small number of merit awards for first-year candidates, and the Chin Scholars award is the largest of them. Named for its benefactor, Joseph H. Chin P'10, it pays full tuition for two incoming students each year.

Selection rests on two things together: strong academic work and an impressive record of community service and engagement. Mount Holyoke decides these awards without looking at family finances, and counts them as part of the wider aid package, so a student with demonstrated need may also receive need-based aid on top.

There is nothing extra to submit. Every first-year applicant is considered automatically when the Office of Admission reads the application, which means the application itself has to carry the evidence of your service work.

Mount Holyoke is a women's college that describes itself as gender diverse, so check its admission pages for how that applies to you. Almost half of incoming international students receive a merit scholarship of some size, so the wider merit pool is worth applying into even if two full-tuition awards a year are a long shot.

What It Covers

  • Tuition

Covers full tuition. Housing, food, fees and travel stay with the student, or are met through a separate need-based award, since Mount Holyoke counts scholarships as part of your financial aid package.

Eligibility

Open to incoming first-year applicants with academic excellence and an impressive record of community service and engagement. Two students receive it each year. Mount Holyoke states on the same page that it is a women's college that is gender diverse, so applicants need to be eligible to apply to a women's college. Merit awards are decided without regard to financial need, and Mount Holyoke's international admission pages state that all applicants to the College are automatically considered for merit aid, reporting that 45% of incoming international students receive a merit scholarship with an average award of USD $17,500.

Eligible Countries

All countries

How to Apply

Automatic. Apply for first-year admission and you are considered with no extra form. The Office of Admission selects recipients at the time of admission.

Application Routes and Dates

Scholarship consideration

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Consideration is linked to admission. Confirm the applicable admission deadline and any scholarship requirements with the university.