Honors Program Scholarships

Description

The Ashland University Academic Honors Program offers academically talented undergraduate students cross-disciplinary experiences, participation in an intellectual community devoted to discussion and dialogue, and special projects and courses that challenge the mind.  Although all students admitted to the Honors Program have exceptional standardized test scores and high school GPA’s, the Honors Program will recognize nine incoming freshmen who demonstrate exceptional potential by granting them a $2,000/year merit-based scholarship, renewable for four years. 

Obligations

• Member of the Honors Program

• Active fulfillment of Honors Program curricular requirements including the Honors Capstone Project

• Attendance at all Honors Program lectures

• Participation in Honors Society programs

• Service as ambassadors for the Honors Program by talking to prospective students at Admission events

Selection Process

Students applying to receive an Honors Program Scholarship will be selected based on the following guidelines:

• Be an incoming freshman

• Be a full-time student

• Be accepted into the Honors Program

• Demonstrate leadership within their high school experiences as reported on Honors application

• Demonstrate community service as a high school student as reported on Honors application

• Submit a typed response to the question below, e-mailed by Friday, March 1, 2013

• Interview with the Honors Director or a faculty member on the Honors Advisory Committee by Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Scholarship recipients will be notified by Friday, March 15, 2013.

Honors Program Scholarship Application

Your Honors Program application will be reviewed as part of the scholarship selection process.  Additionally, please write an essay of at most 250 words in response to the following question: “Why Honors?”

Submit your typed response to the question via e-mail to honorsapps@ashland.edu with the subject line "Honors Scholarship Question response" and include your name and phone number on the essay.  The essay should be an attachment in MS Word or PDF format.