Spelman College

Spelman College Presidential Scholarship

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About the Scholarship

Spelman's Presidential Scholarship goes to five scholars in each entering class. It pays tuition, fees and the equivalent cost of room and board for four academic years, whether you live on campus or off.

Five awards across a whole class makes this one of the hardest things to win at Spelman. Selection is based on your academic profile, your service and your leadership, as read from the admission application.

The cost to you in effort is a single strong application. There is no separate scholarship form, and the answer comes with your admission decision in the SpelCheck portal.

For an international student the catch is everything the award leaves out: flights, health insurance and personal spending, with no need-based aid behind it, since Spelman offers its international students merit scholarships only.

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. Five scholars are chosen each year, and the award asks for a commitment to excellence and the responsibility of maintaining academic distinction. 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 awards this scholarship from the admitted pool with no separate application, and recipients are told 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.