Scholarship Opportunities

Prep School Admissions
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<p>Many applicants state they’re only interested in the most elite schools because, “I need a lot of aid.” There are scholarships available to other schools as well. Many are endowed, which means that those funds must be used for scholarships; they can’t be used for other purposes. Some of them are merit scholarships, which may be available for a middle class applicant. I think the CC prep admissions community collectively knows a great deal about available scholarships. Please post in this thread any scholarships you know of, or have come across. </p>

<p>I’ll start off. Boarding School Review lists schools offering Merit Scholarships, [Merit</a> Scholarships for Boarding School - Boarding School Review](<a href=“http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/merit-scholarship-offerd-schools.php]Merit”>Merit Scholarships for Boarding School). CC posters may know more details. If so, please post details, as this is only a list of schools:</p>

<p>Advanced Academy of Georgia
Andrews Osborne Academy
Annie Wright School
Ashbury College
Baylor School
The Bishop Strachan School
Brentwood College School
Carson Long Military Institute
Christ School
Christchurch School
Conserve School
Cranbrook Schools
Culver Academies
Cushing Academy
Darlington School
Emma Willard School
Episcopal High School
Fishburne Military School
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Fork Union Military Academy
Fountain Valley School of Colorado
Foxcroft School
George School
Grand River Academy
Grier School
Hargrave Military Academy
Havergal College
The Hun School of Princeton
Interlochen Arts Academy
La Lumiere School
Leysin American School in Switzerland (LAS)
Linden Hall
Lowell Whiteman School
The MacDuffie School
Maharishi Academy of Total Knowledge
Massanutten Military Academy
McCallie School
Mercersburg Academy
Miss Hall’s School
Miss Porter’s School
Missouri Military Academy
New Mexico Military Institute
New York Military Academy
North Broward Preparatory School
Oldfields School
Peddie School
The Pennington School
Perkiomen School
Portsmouth Abbey School
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
Randolph-Macon Academy
Ridley College
St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School
St. Gilgen International School
St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy
Saint Mary’s School
St. Michaels University School
St. Paul’s School
St. Thomas More School
St. Timothy’s School
Salem Academy
Salisbury School
Santa Catalina School
Scattergood Friends School
Shattuck-St. Mary’s School
Shawnigan Lake School
Solebury School
South Kent School
Stanstead College
The Storm King School
Suffield Academy
Thomas Jefferson School
Tilton School
TMI -The Episcopal School of Texas
Valley Forge Military Academy
Villanova Preparatory School
Virginia Episcopal School
Wasatch Academy
Wayland Academy
The Webb School
Wentworth Military Academy & College
Western Reserve Academy
Westminster School
Wyoming Seminary Upper School</p>

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<p>This is a thread from last year, about the Davis Scholarships for international students: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/457058-lawrenceville-school-increases-financial-aid-opportunities-international-students.html?highlight=scholarship[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/457058-lawrenceville-school-increases-financial-aid-opportunities-international-students.html?highlight=scholarship&lt;/a&gt;. Participating schools are Lawrenceville, Andover, Taft, Emma Willard, and Westminster.</p>

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<p>Portsmouth Abbey, [Portsmouth</a> Abbey School - Admissions - Tuition & Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.portsmouthabbey.org/page/1707/]Portsmouth”>http://www.portsmouthabbey.org/page/1707/):</p>

<p>Diman Scholarship
The Reverend Hugh Diman Scholarship has been established to honor the founder and first headmaster of the School. The prestigious merit-based grant is awarded each year to one boarding student entering Form III (grade 9). The recipient receives a full scholarship equaling the annual tuition, room, and board that will be renewed each year of the student’s career at Portsmouth, subject to a satisfactory assessment by the Merit Scholarship Committee.</p>

<p>Abbey Scholarships
Boarding and Day candidates in all Forms are eligible to be selected as Abbey Scholars. As many as 10 highly qualified students each year will be awarded Abbey Scholarships. Scholarships for boarding students are awarded in the range of $3,500 to $12,000. Day students range from $2,500 to $8,000 scholarships. Abbey Scholars are not precluded from obtaining additional financial assistance should the family qualify for financial aid.</p>

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<p>Here is another thread from this time last year, listing several generous merit scholarships: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/446293-merit-scholarships-available.html?highlight=scholarship[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/446293-merit-scholarships-available.html?highlight=scholarship&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Most of them seem to be for 9th and 10th graders… Which of them are the least competive and for the above grades?</p>

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<p>tiger_max22, I have no idea which one is the least competitive. It depends on the number of students applying for the scholarship, and that will vary each year. The one sure way to to receive a scholarship is not to apply, however.</p>

<p>At random, I Googled “Peddie School Merit Scholarship,” and discovered this:

[Peddie</a> School ~ Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.peddie.org/podium/default.aspx?t=16420]Peddie”>http://www.peddie.org/podium/default.aspx?t=16420)</p>