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EMORY SCHOLARS

The Program
Through the Emory Scholars Program, scholarship recipients participate in enriched intellectual, cultural, and social programs throughout their college years. Distinguished members of the faculty serve as program directors and advisers, helping the scholars to plan and execute their activities and facilitating their access to the academic and cultural opportunities of the University and the city of Atlanta. The University is pledged to enhance the collegiate lives of these Emory Scholars in every possible way.

Learn more about the program, its history, and its benefits at the Emory Scholars Program website.

The Scholars
The Emory Scholars always represent an impressive range of academic, cultural, and extracurricular interests and achievements. Most of the students have been National Merit finalists or semifinalists, and almost all have won distinction beyond the classroom, including national awards in music, languages, science, mathematics, or other fields. They have held principal leadership offices in their secondary schools, served as editors of school newspapers and yearbooks, earned distinction in scouting and similar organizations, and played significant roles in community and volunteer programs.

Nomination
To be considered for an academic scholarship, students must be nominated by an appropriate high school official, normally the college counselor. Emory mails nomination forms to high school college counseling offices in the early fall. Forms should arrive by September 15. Secondary schools may nominate up to four of their most outstanding students. You may wish to download the Emory Scholars fact sheet. Students can be nominated for both Emory Scholars and Goizueta Scholars.

Application and Nomination Deadline: November 1
The nomination form, scholar essay, scholar recommendation and all admission application materials must be submitted by November 1 of the student’s senior year. Though the submission deadline is in November, the application is not a binding, early decision application.

A student may apply to Emory as an Emory Scholar nominee and as an early decision candidate, but if attendance at Emory is contingent upon receiving a merit scholarship, do not apply as an early decision candidate. Emory Scholar selections do not occur until early April, and early decision applicants have to pay their binding deposits in January or February.

Selection Timeline
All nominees will learn whether or not they become semifinalists in late January via the U.S. Postal Service. From a pool of approximately 350 semifinalists, Emory will select and notify scholarship finalists in late February. Emory will bring these finalists to campus for interviews which usually take place in late March.

Finalist Interview Weekend
For 2009, the finalist interview dates are March 18-21, 2009. Finalists will be brought to Emory (at no expense to them) for activities designed to help them become better acquainted with programs and opportunities at Emory and to aid the Scholars Selection Committee in making its final choices for the various awards. Attendance is mandatory for all scholar finalists.

Awards
Selection of merit scholars is extremely competitive. Emory typically receives 2,500 nominations and awards approximately 150 scholarships. The awards range from two-thirds tuition to the full cost of tuition, room, board, and fees. Scholarships are renewable for four years of undergraduate study, provided they maintain high standards of personal and academic excellence. All scholarships are awarded solely on the basis of outstanding merit without regard to financial need, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran/Reserve/National Guard status, or national origin.

During the initial stages of the selection process, nominees will be considered as candidates for all academic scholarships. Individual scholarships are described in detail in our financial aid brochure. For those that provide full tuition, the award includes the cost of tuition for the current academic year less any other awards that a student receives designated specifically for tuition.

Recipients of merit-based scholarships may also receive other financial aid based on additional demonstrated need. The total aid from all sources may not exceed the cost of attendance.

To request a brochure on financial aid and scholarships, please fill out our online request form or you may download the brochure from this site. Additional information regarding nominations for merit-based scholarships and admission to Emory College may be obtained by writing Office of Admission, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322-1950 or by calling 800.727.6036 or 404.727.6036.

NCAA rules prohibit any Division III institution from awarding athletically-related financial aid and from considering athletic ability or participation in regard to any financial aid awarded to any student. Accordingly, while interscholastic athletic participation can be considered in the Emory admissions process, it may not be considered in the awarding of the merit-based scholarships through the Emory Scholars Program or the Goizueta Scholars Program.