
At Randolph we honor exceptional students with a variety of academic and merit scholarships. Awarded on the basis of academic achievement, leadership experience, community involvement, and special talents (among other things), scholarships can help pay for your journey at Randolph.
Among the scholarships you’ll find:
The Presidential Scholars Program , our most prestigious scholarship program, awards as much as full tuition.
The specific criteria for top Presidential Scholarship consideration are:
Academic scholarships start at $6,000 to $15,000. They’re awarded based on a variety of factors, including SAT scores and GPA. These awards are renewed annually based on academic performance. Your application for admission serves as your application for an academic scholarship.
In addition, Randolph maintains connections with some of the nation’s top awards programs. Unlike the awards given by our Admissions Office, these scholarships are given by external foundations and recognize the contributions that candidates will likely make to the world following graduation based on what they have done to date.
We find that our top-notch students come to Randolph with an already impressive set of qualifications, including academic excellence, leadership skills, and a solid history of community service. Once at Randolph, such students are identified as potential scholarship nominees and work closely with faculty sponsors of the appropriate scholarships in order to further strengthen their academic and extracurricular records. The result is not only a superior student and leader, but a solid written record that positions her well for the national scholarship competition.
We are deeply committed to continuing the tradition of excellence by encouraging and assisting our very best students as they reach for outside support of their credentials and ambitions. For information about a particular scholarship, please contact the faculty sponsor or the scholarship’s website.
Jack Kent Cooke Fellowship
www.jackkentcookefoundation.org
David Schwartz , faculty representative
To be eligible for the Graduate Scholarship, a student must:
To be eligible for the Undergraduate Scholarship, a student must:
Fulbright Grant for Study Abroad
www.iie.org/fulbright
Marjorie Wheeler-Barclay, faculty representative
*Most appropriate for students who have the personal and intellectual strengths, including language and leadership skills, to serve as "ambassadors abroad" in their countries of study.
To be eligible, a student must be:
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
www.act.org/goldwater
Peter Sheldon, faculty representative
*Most appropriate for the sophomore or junior who is interested in a career in math or science and who is pursuing that career by doing well in a related major at Randolph.
To be eligible, a student must:
James Madison Scholarship
www.jamesmadison.com
Peggy Schimmoeller, faculty representative
*Most appropriate for juniors and seniors who are passionate about teaching and are especially excited about teaching American social studies at the secondary school level and intend to pursue related graduate degrees.
To be eligible, a student must:
Mellon Fellowship
www.woodrow.org/mellon
Marjorie Wheeler-Barclay , faculty representative
*Most appropriate for students who are thoughtful, have always loved school and learning, and seem to be natural professor-types.
To be eligible, a student must:
NCAA Scholarship
www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html
Heather Somers, faculty representative
*Most appropriate for students who ace your test and go off to win athlete of the year awards OR for any student who has excelled academically and intends to pursue a career in sport management or sport journalism.
There are four categories of eligibility, depending on the award:
NOTE: Deadlines, award amounts, and other details vary for each award; see Heather Somers for details.
Rhodes Scholarship (usable at Oxford only)
www.rhodesscholar.org
and
Marshall Scholarship (usable at most British Universities)
www.marshallscholarship.org
Bill Coulter, faculty representative
*Most appropriate for students who are brilliant all-rounders with a deeply-felt mission to help people.
To be eligible, a student must:
Truman Scholarship
www.truman.gov
Jennifer Abbassi , faculty representative
*Most appropriate for students who are clearly headed to grad school to pursue careers in public service (broadly defined as "working for the public good") and who have built a solid record of leadership and service to the wider community.
To be eligible, a student must:
Morris K. Udall Scholarship
www.udall.gov
Karin Warren, faculty representative
Award: Up to $5,000 to offset the costs of undergraduate study.
Deadline: March
*Most appropriate for students who have a passion for environmental issues, public advocacy, and social justice, and plan on an environmental studies major or concentration.
To be eligible, a student must EITHER:
Be a sophomore or junior with outstanding potential and the intent to pursue a career in the field of environmental public policy, OR