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:   

Presidential Scholars Program

The Presidential Scholars Program , our most prestigious scholarship program, awards as much as full tuition.

The specific criteria for top Presidential Scholarship consideration are:

• 3.5 GPA or higher
• Strong college prep curriculum with advanced coursework undertaken (AP or IB courses)
• Top 20% of class
• 1300+ SAT scores or 29+ ACT scores
• Demonstrated leadership in school and community
  

Academic Scholarships

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.

Competitive Scholarships

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
• Fulbright Grant for Study Abroad
• Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
• James Madison Scholarship
• Mellon Fellowship NCAA Scholarship
• NCAA Scholarship
• Rhodes Scholarship
• Marshall Scholarship
• Truman Scholarship
• Morris K. Udall Scholarship

Jack Kent Cooke Fellowship
www.jackkentcookefoundation.org

David Schwartz , faculty representative

• Award : Up to $50,000 per year to cover costs of graduate study (Graduate Scholarship) or up to $30,000 per year for the final two years of undergraduate study (Undergraduate Scholarship)
• Deadline: February

To be eligible for the Graduate Scholarship, a student must:

• Be a "resident" of Virginia, Maryland, or the District of Columbia. (Any student attending a college in one of these areas is considered a resident for the purposes of this scholarship); 
• Be a senior with at GPA of at least "B";
• Demonstrate involvement in extracurricular activities; and 
• Intend to pursue a graduate degree at an accredited institution during the fellowship period.

To be eligible for the Undergraduate Scholarship, a student must: 

• Be of sophomore or junior standing; and
• Show excellence in academic and extracurricular pursuits, including leadership skills.

Fulbright Grant for Study Abroad
www.iie.org/fulbright

Marjorie Wheeler-Barclay, faculty representative

• Award: Cost of living and study for one academic year
• Deadline: October

*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:

• A US citizen;
• A graduating senior or alumna with an excellent academic record;
• Proficient in language spoken in country of study; and
• Focused on a sound research project that can reasonably be done within one academic year.

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
www.act.org/goldwater

 Peter Sheldon, faculty representative

• Award: Up to $7,500 for the remainder of student's undergraduate education 
• Deadline: Fall of sophomore or junior year

*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:

• Be a US citizen;
• Be a sophomore or junior of very high academic standing;
• Intend to major in math or the natural sciences;
• Intend to pursue graduate study; and
• Have an extensive record of extracurricular activities.

James Madison Scholarship
www.jamesmadison.com

Peggy Schimmoeller, faculty representative

• Award: $24,000 maximum for graduate study
• Deadline: March 1

*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:

• Have a commitment to teaching American studies, with a strong emphasis on the US Constitution;
• Have a demonstrated devotion to civic responsibility; and 
•  Demonstrate capacity for study and performance as classroom teachers.

Mellon Fellowship
  www.woodrow.org/mellon

Marjorie Wheeler-Barclay , faculty representative 

• Award: $17,500 plus tuition and fees for graduate study
• Deadline: December

*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:

• Be a US citizen; 
• Be a senior of high academic standing; and
• Intend to earn a Ph.D. in the Humanities with the intention of pursuing a teaching career.

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: 

• Be a student-athlete who has excelled in both realms, OR 
• Be a student-athlete of very high academic standing, OR 
• Be of an ethnic minority with the intent to pursue sports management or related graduate program, OR
• Be a junior with the intent to pursue a career in sports journalism.

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

• Award: The equivalent cost of two years of study 
• Deadline: mid-October

 *Most appropriate for students who are brilliant all-rounders with a deeply-felt mission to help people.

To be eligible, a student must: 

• Be a senior of the highest academic standing and be exceptional in most other areas of her life;
• Have a solid record of public service; and 
• Be physically fit (applies to Rhodes only)

Truman Scholarship
www.truman.gov

Jennifer Abbassi , faculty representative

• Award: $30,000 for graduate study 
• Deadline: early fall

*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:

• Be a US citizen;
• Be a rising junior of very high academic standing;
• Have a long and solid record of public service and leadership; and
• Intend to pursue graduate study in a field that corresponds to her record of public service.

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

• Be a Native American or Alaska Native undergraduate student; and
• Be a sophomore or junior with outstanding potential and the intent to pursue a career in health care or in tribal public policy.