COLLEGE-GRANTED SCHOLARSHIPS
We are currently in the process of confirming our offers for the Class of 2027 offers so visit this page often for added scholarship opportunities!
Please 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.
NOTE: There are also scholarships available to participants in specific local or state programs. This list does not contain any of these scholarships available only for specific states or local areas, so be sure to ask your program if they offer any other college-granted scholarships.
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
TEMPE, AZ
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Four year, renewable Provost scholarship of $8,000 to: Any academically eligible Arizona Resident state participant
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Four year, renewable Provost scholarship of $14,500 to: Any academically eligible other (Non-Resident state participant)
*Students must qualify for Freshman Admission and meet academic eligibility requirements for the Resident and Non-Resident Provost Scholarship at Arizona State University. Scholarship is renewable provided the student maintains academic requirements including 3.0 GPA and 30 completed credits annually. Eligibility requires full time attendance.
Contact: Olivia Diaz, Director, Financial Aid and Scholarship Services, at Olivia.Diaz@asu.edu or (480) 965-1123
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
ORANGE, CA
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Four-year renewable Presidential Scholarship ($40,000 annually/$160,000 total award) to: Any State Winner and any Overall Scholastics Winner at the state level
*Student must apply and qualify for First Year Admission. Scholarship is renewable provided student maintains full- time attendance and established GPA requirements.
*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Jim Whitaker, Associate Vice President of Enrollment, at whitaker@chapman.edu
HOOD COLLEGE
FREDERICK, MD
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Four-year, renewable full tuition scholarship with maintenance of a 3.25 GPA to: Distinguished Young Woman of America, Any State Winner
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$132,000 Presidential scholarship ($33,000* minimum annually, renewable for up to four years) with maintenance of a 3.25 GPA to: Any DYW participant
*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Nikki Bamonte, Director of Admissions, at bamonti@hood.edu or 301-696-3405
JUNIATA COLLEGE
HUNTINGDON, PA
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Four-year, renewable merit scholarship (based on student application) that recognizes the outstanding academic achievements of incoming students. Academic scholarships range between $26,000-$40,000 per year to: Any DYW participant
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Additional $2,500 award to: America's Distinguished Young Woman
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Additional $1,000 award to: Any State Winner
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Additional $500 award to: Any DYW participant
Contact: Reginald Onyido, Senior Associate Dean of Admission, at
onyidor@juniata.edu or 814-641-3432
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
NATCHITOCHES, LA
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One-year scholarship of $1,500 per semester to: Any Distinguished Young Women Participant
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Four year, renewable $3,000 per semester scholarship to: Any State Winner
Contact: Van Erikson, Director of Enrollment Management, at eriksonv@nsula.edu or 318-357-4615
SPRING HILL COLLEGE
MOBILE, AL
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Four year, renewable full tuition and fees scholarship to: America's Distinguished Young Woman
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Four-year full tuition scholarship; must have a minimum 30 ACT and 3.7 high school GPA; Limited to one award per year to:: Any State Winner
Contact: Rebecca Robinson, Director of Financial Aid, at rrobinson@shc.edu or 251-380-4074
STEVENSON UNIVERSITY
OWINGS MILLS, MD
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Four year, renewable $19,000 scholarship to: Any State Winner
Contact: Elizabeth S. Fitzgerald, Senior Associate Director of Admissions,
ESFITZGERALD@stevenson.edu or 443-352-4432
SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE
SWEET BRIAR, VA
All Distinguished Young Women Participants are eligible for the following:
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$17,000 four-year renewable scholarship to students with a 4.00 and higher high school GPA
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$15,000 four-year renewable scholarship to students with a 3.66-3.99 high school GPA
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$13,000 four-year renewable scholarship to students with a 3.28-3.65high school GPA
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$11,000 four-year renewable scholarship to students with a 2.94-3.27 high school GPA
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$8,000 four-year renewable scholarship to students with a 2.93-2.50 high school GPA
Contact:
Patricia Dolph Fallon, Manager, Admissions Ambassadors at pfallon@sbc.edu
TENNESSEE WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
ATHENS, TN
All Distinguished Young Women participants will be awarded a four year, renewable $1,000 DYW (with maintenaNce of a 2.0 cumulative GPA) scholarship in addition to the academic scholarships listed below:
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$17,000 four-year renewable scholarship to students with a 3.86-4.00 high school GPA
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$15,000 four-year renewable scholarship to students with a 3.30-3.85 high school GPA
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$14,000 four-year renewable scholarship to students with a 2.90-3.29 high school GPA
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$12,000 four-year renewable scholarship to students with a 2.89-2.00 high school GPA
Contact: Lacey Weese, Associate Vice President for Student Financial Services AT lweese@tnwesleyan.edu
TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
SEGUIN, TX
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Four year, renewable $2,000 scholarship to: Any State Winner
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Four year, renewable $1,500 scholarship to: Any State First Runner-Up
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Four year, renewable $1,000 scholarship to: Any State Second Runner-Up
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Four year, renewable $2,000 scholarship to: Any Texas Local Winner
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Four year, renewable $1,500 scholarship to: Any Texas Local First Runner-Up
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Four year, renewable $1,000 scholarship to: Any Texas Local Second Runner-Up
*Students must be admitted as regular degree-seeking students. The scholarship is not applicable to summer sessions.
Contact: Erica Miller, Director of Financial Aid, at emiller@tlu.edu or (830) 372-8077
TROY UNIVERSITY
TROY, AL
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Four year, renewable scholarship that covers full tuition, fees, on-campus housing and $1,250 Study Abroad Scholarship to: Any State Winner
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Four year, renewable $10,000 DYW Scholarship and $1,250 Study Abroad Scholarship to: any Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, or Tennessee local program winners
*Students must be admitted as regular undergraduate degree-seeking students. The scholarship is not applicable to summer sessions. Maintenance of 3.0 GPA required.
Contact:
Kerrie Hill, Director of Scholarships at kmhill@troy.edu
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
TUSCALOOSA, AL
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Four-year award for the value of a Presidential scholarship, $5,000 freshman year housing scholarship and $5,000 study abroad stipend to: Distinguished Young Woman of America
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Four-year award for the value of a Presidential scholarship to: Any State Winner
*If student receives a merit-based automatic offer that is less than a Presidential, this designation will bump them to the Presidential. A student cannot receive both a merit-based award and program-based tuition award. Should student already be receiving a Presidential Scholarship, they will receive a $2,300/year supplementa scholarship, and a one-time $3,000 study abroad stipend. If National Representative has already received Presidential Scholarship, will only receive the housing scholarship and study abroad stipend.
Scholarship is not stackable
Contact: Simone Willis, Director of Undergraduate Scholarships, at Simone.willis@ua.edu
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, AL
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One-year, stackable scholarship of $1,000 to: Any State Winner
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One-year, stackable scholarship of $750 to: Any Alabama Local Winner, Up to 2 participants who are nominated by the Distinguished Young Women of Jefferson County (AL) Program
*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 BSMART General Scholarship Application 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 APRIL 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 scholarships@uab.edu or 205-934-8134
UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE
MOBILE, AL
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Four-year, renewable full tuition and fees scholarship with maintenance of a 3.0 GPA to: Distinguished Young Woman of America
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Four-year, renewable half tuition with maintenance of a 3.0 GPA. To qualify, you just have a minimum 27 ACT and 3.0 high school GPA and must be: Any Distinguished Young Women participant
*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 semester for block tuition only and fess are limited to $500 per semester.
Contact: Charity Wittner, Vice President for Enrollment Services, at cwittner@umobile.edu
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
MOBILE, AL
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Four-year, renewable full tuition and fees plus on-campus housing scholarship, with maintenance of a 3.0 GPA to: Distinguished Young Woman of America, Distinguished Young Woman of Alabama, National Overall Scholastics Winner, and any State winner with 30 ACT or 1360 SAT and 3.0 GPA
*Additionally, all admitted participants are automatically reviewed for Freshman Admission Awards.
*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Brennen Mallet, Director for Enrollment Services, 251.460.6494
YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA
YORK, PA
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$10,000 per year, four-year renewable scholarship with maintenance of a 3.0 GPA and full-time status to: Any state winner, Any Pennsylvania local winner
*This scholarship is not stackable with other York College of Pennsylvania merit/academic scholarships. Students eligible for more than one will receive the single highest award for which they qualify. This scholarship may be combined with need-based financial aid, federal and state grants, and outside scholarships.
Contact: Brian Hazlett, Vice President for Enrollment Management, at bhazlett@ycp.edu