Spelman College

Dovey Johnson Roundtree, Class of 38, Presidential Scholarship

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About the Scholarship

Named for Dovey Johnson Roundtree of the Class of 1938, this Presidential Scholarship is awarded to twenty scholars a year. It covers tuition, fees and the equivalent cost of room and board for four academic years.

Spelman describes the quality it looks for as intellectual bravery, together with a commitment to the College's creed to change the world. The selection happens inside the Office of Admissions, reading the same application you submit for a place.

Twenty awards a year makes this the widest of Spelman's full-cost scholarships, and one application puts you in the pool for all of them.

International students can hold it. Spelman states that merit scholarships are the only aid it offers international students, so flights, insurance and personal costs stay with your family.

What It Covers

Tuition
Fees
Housing
Other

Tuition, fees and the equivalent cost of room and board, whether you live on or off campus, for four academic years. Travel, books, health insurance and personal spending stay with the student.

Eligibility

Spelman describes itself as a historically Black liberal arts college for women, so it admits women. Twenty scholars are named each year, chosen for intellectual bravery and for embodying Spelman's creed to change the world. International students (anyone who is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, plus anyone attending high school abroad) are eligible, because Spelman states that merit-based scholarships are the only form of aid available to its international students and that every admitted student is automatically considered for all merit-based scholarships available to first-year students.

Eligible Countries

All countries

How to Apply

Apply for admission through the Common Application. The Office of Admissions selects the twenty scholars from the admitted pool, with no separate application, and notifies them at the time of admission through the SpelCheck portal.

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.