<p>downtoearth: Presidential Scholarship=Full ride </p>
<p>ScottyG: It is open to all , not just minority applicants.</p>
<p>[Villanova</a> University: Presidential Scholarships](<a href=“http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/artsci/undergrad/curf/presscholar.html]Villanova”>http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/artsci/undergrad/curf/presscholar.html)</p>
<p>Effective with the awarding for the 2010-2011 academic year, successful candidates are awarded this renewable scholarship, which covers tuition, general fee, room, board (up to 19 meals-per-week plan) and the cost of textbooks for eight consecutive semesters.</p>
<p>The Presidential Scholarship is awarded to students who have demonstrated academic achievement and active participation in their school and the broader civic community. Students must be nominated by the chief academic officer of their high school (principal, president, headmaster), guidance counselor.</p>
<p>The average weighted high school grade point average of candidates selected as finalists for the Presidential Scholarship in the Fall 2011 entering freshman class was 4.37 (on a 4.00 scale) and the average combined SAT score (Critical Reading and Math) was 1400 with ACT scores that were similar in competitiveness. A total of 28 Presidential Scholarships totaling $1,484,000 were offered to freshman candidates for the 2011-12 academic year.</p>
<p>Of the 34 Presidential Scholarship offered to freshman candidates for the 2010-2011 academic year, 6 scholarships were offered to candidates who self-identified as underrepresented students totaling $300,300.</p>