Academic Scholarships

[pamplemoose]

<p>Hey, I was wondering how common non-need based scholarships are, and some of the different qualifications for them. Have you heard of students getting a full-ride (or a big %)?</p>

[SBDad]

<p>Here is a thread where this has been discussed.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=278518[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=278518&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[corranged]

<p>Yeah, there have been a number of posts on the topic.</p>

<p>I just wanted to quickly tell you that there are only two different scholarships. One is full tuition, and the other is supposed to be 1/3 tuition (though I believe it’s less since they raised tuition and didn’t raise the scholarship award).</p>

[blazingson]

<p>Grad school might be different. I know some people who have been awarded a 2/3 of tuition scholarship for a master’s level program.</p>

[corranged]

<p>I was speaking only about the undergraduate program.</p>

[idad]

<p>From the U of C website concerning undergraduate scholarships:</p>

<p>

Our honor scholarships are among the oldest merit awards in the country. Seeking to recognize applicants for their outstanding academic and extracurricular achievement, demonstrated leadership, and commitment to their communities, the College Honor Scholarship provides full tuition awards to 20 highly qualified entering freshmen. Scholarships are guaranteed for four years. College Honor Scholarships cover the entire cost of tuition. Around 100 University Scholarships are given out each year, and they cover around a third of tuition.

<a href=“http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level3.asp?id=444[/url]”>http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level3.asp?id=444&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[idad]

<p>As for graduate support, every student accepted into a Humanities or Social Science Ph.D program receives full tuition, health insurance and a $19,000 per academic year stipend for 5 years, plus $3000 for two summers for research.</p>

[DannonWater]

<p>idad- doesn’t that program start in 6 years? From the newspaper, no?</p>

[idad]

<p>Starts this fall. Current funding is for the next six years. Current students to get additional support as well. <a href=“University of Chicago News”>University of Chicago News;