To qualify, students may apply for admission by December 1st of their senior year of high school.
Contact: Corey Grazul, Director for Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, at cgrazul@albion.edu or 517-629-0757
*Scholarship is not stackable
Contact: Janet Riis, Director of Financial Aid, at 406-447-5423
Student must apply and qualify for Freshman Admission. Scholarship is renewable provided student maintains full- time attendance and established GPA requirements.
*Scholarship is not stackable
Contact: Mike Pelly, Vice Chancellor and Dean of Enrollment, at pelly@chapman.edu
*Scholarship is not stackable
Contact: Nikki Bamonti, Director of Admissions, at 301-696-3405 or bamonti@hood.edu
*Scholarship is not stackable
Contact: Leanne Mallory Carroll, Vice President for Enrollment Management, at 334-833-4453
*Scholarship annual renewal is contingent on maintaining 3.0 GPA.
Contact: Reginald Onyido, Senior Associate Dean of Admission, at onyidor@juniata.edu or 814-641-3432
*Offer limited to 3 per year.
**Additionally, Ohio University is pleased to offer an application fee waiver (a $50 savings) to any Distinguished Young Women participant using the Common Application. To use the fee waiver, enter code Green4100 to answer the question, “Do you intend to use one of these school-specific fee waivers?” on the OHIO member screen.
Contact: Sandi Krivesti at 740-593-4148 or krivests@ohio.edu
*Scholarship is not stackable and renewal is contingent on maintaining university GPA requirements.
Contact: Maureen Wagner at 740-593-1812
*Scholarship is not stackable and renewal is contingent on maintaining university GPA requirements.
Contact: Breanne Sisler, Assistant Dean, at 740-566-9812 or sisler@ohio.edu
Contact: Thomas J. Oliver, Vice President for Enrollment Management, at oliveth@quincy.edu or 217-228-8020
Through a combination of merit scholarships, need-based grants, and other incentives, every admitted student who files the FAFSA will receive at least $13,000 in financial commitment from Randolph College.
Additionally, all Distinguished Young Women Participants are eligible for the WildCat Commitment awards of:
*All applicants for admission to Southwestern will be considered for our general merit scholarships at the time of admission review. The Distinguished Young Women scholarships are stackable with one’s general scholarship award.
Contact: Christine D. Bowman, Dean of Admission and Enrollment Services, at 800-252-3166 or bowmanc@southwestern.edu
*Scholarship is not stackable
Contact: Rebecca Robinson, Director of Financial Aid at 251-380-4074 or rrobinson@shc.edu
*Scholarship is not stackable
Contact: Joanne C. Brown, Assistant Vice President & Director of Student Financial Planning, at jbrown60@stetson.edu or 386-822-7151
*Scholarship is not stackable
Contact: Mark J. Hergan, Vice President for Enrollment Management, at MHERGAN@stevenson.edu or 443-352-4400
*All applicants for admission to Tennessee Wesleyan University will be considered for our general merit scholarships at the time of admission review. DYW program scholarships are four-year, renewable scholarships with annual renewal contingent on maintaining a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
Contact: Lacey Weese, Associate Vice President for Student Financial Services, at lweese@tnwesleyan.edu
Note: Students must be admitted as regular degree-seeking students. The scholarship is not applicable to summer sessions.
Contact: Erica Miller, Director for Financial Aid, at emiller@tlu.edu or (830) 372-8077
*If a student is receiving an Automatic Merit Scholarship or an UA Competitive Admissions Scholarship that is less than the In-State or Out-of-State Presidential, this designation will bump them to the respective presidential equivalent scholarship. A student cannot receive both a merit-based award and program-based award. Should a student meet the criteria for a Presidential Scholarship, they will receive a $2,000 per year stipend, a $300 per year book scholarship, and a one-time $3,000 study-abroad stipend. If the National Representative has already received a Presidential Scholarship, she will only receive the housing scholarship and study abroad stipend.
Contact: Simone Willis, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Scholarships, at Simone.willis@ua.edu or 205-348-8201
*To be considered for these awards, you must be admitted to UAB for the fall semester immediately following your high school graduation. You must also submit the Scholarship Application in BSMART, UAB’s Blazer Scholarship Management and Resource Tool, at uab.edu/bsmart, and complete four additional questions for the Distinguished Young Women Scholarship. One of these additional questions requires you to upload written verification of your participation/selection from Distinguished Young Women. The deadline for completing the scholarship application is March 1 of your senior year in high school. Please contact scholarships@uab.edu for more information and visit uab.edu/scholarships to learn about other opportunities.
Contact: UAB Office of Undergraduate Scholarships at 205-934-8134 or scholarships@uab.edu
*The priority deadline for application submission is May 1st. A student cannot receive both a merit-based award and DYW program based tuition award. To be considered for these awards, you must enroll full time to the University for the fall semester immediately following your high school graduation and be a residential student. Full tuition applies to fall and spring semesters for block tuition only and fees are limited to $500 per semester.
Contact: Charity Wittner, Vice President for Enrollment Services, at cwittner@umobile.edu
*Additionally, all admitted participants are automatically reviewed for Freshman Admission Awards.
Contact: Brennen Mallet, Assistant Director for Enrollment Services, at 251-460-6494
*Additionally, Trustee Academic Scholarships at UWA start at a 27 composite ACT and 3.0 high school GPA and can be stacked with the DYW award.
Contact: Libba Baker, Director of Admissions, at 205-652-3578
*Scholarship is not stackable
Contact: Heather Morgan, Assistant Director for Program Administration, Student Financial Services, at 509-335-7126 or morganh@wsu.edu
*Scholarship is not stackable
Contact: Ryan G. Forsythe, Ed.D., Vice President for Enrollment Management, at rforsythe@worcester.edu
*Scholarship is not stackable
Contact: Brian Hazlett, Vice President for Enrollment Management, at bhazlett@ycp.edu
*For Carroll College, Chapman University, Hood College, Huntingdon College, OHIO University College of Fine Arts, Springhill College, Stetson University, Stevenson University, the University of Alabama, the University of Mobile, Washington State University, Worcester State University, and York College of Pennsylvania: If a student receives a scholarship of higher value from the college, that scholarship will replace the scholarship associated with Distinguished Young Women.
We are honored that the following educational institutions offer college-funding opportunities for our Class of 2023 participants. Visit this page often for added scholarship opportunities.
Do not contact a college regarding a scholarship until you are ready to apply to the school in your senior year. If you have questions about a scholarship before then, please contact the Distinguished Young Women National Office.Some scholarships are available to any participant that takes part in a local or state program. This list does not contain scholarships available only in your state or local area so be sure to ask your program if they offer any other college-granted scholarships.