Gordon Zeto Scholarship

About the Scholarship

The Gordon Zeto Scholarship is Spelman's largest route for an international student. It pays tuition, student fees, student health insurance and the equivalent cost of room and board from August to May, for four academic years, whether you live on campus or off.

This matters because Spelman tells international applicants plainly that merit scholarships are the only form of aid it offers them. No need-based money is on the table, and every F-1 applicant has to document how the rest of the bill gets paid before an I-20 is issued.

There is no separate application. You apply for admission through the Common Application and the Office of Admissions decides, reading your grades, your course rigour, your community service and your leadership. If you win, the scholarship letter lands in your SpelCheck portal with your acceptance.

Spelman is a historically Black liberal arts college for women in Atlanta, with students from countries including Ghana, South Africa, Japan, Trinidad and Tobago, Vietnam and the United Kingdom.

What It Covers

Tuition
Fees
Housing
Health insurance
Other

Tuition, student fees, student health insurance and the equivalent cost of room and board from August to May, whether you live on or off campus, for four academic years starting with your first semester. Travel to Atlanta, books and personal spending stay with you.

Eligibility

Spelman describes itself as a historically Black liberal arts college for women, so it admits women, and it welcomes women from all over the world. An international applicant is anyone who is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and any student attending high school abroad is classified as an international applicant too. This award goes to stellar international students who embody the Spelman mission. Merit scholarships are the only form of aid Spelman offers international students, so applicants must also show they can meet the remaining costs of enrolling, and F-1 applicants file financial documentation before an I-20 is issued.

Eligible Countries

All countries

How to Apply

Apply for admission through the Common Application with two teacher recommendations, official transcripts (with translations where needed), a TOEFL score if you are from a non-English-speaking country and the $50 application fee. Your admission application is also your scholarship application, so there is no separate form. The Office of Admissions selects recipients, and the scholarship letter appears in your SpelCheck portal alongside the acceptance letter.