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 517-629-0321
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: Nydia Cady, Associate Director, Financial Aid and Scholarship Services, at Nydia.DeAnda@asu.edu or 480-965-1160
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
Participants and winners will also qualify for NSU Academic Awards based on ACT scores and GPA.
Contact: Van Erikson, Director of Enrollment Management, at eriksonv@nsula.edu or 318-357-4615
Any Distinguished Young Women Participant is eligible for the following:
- $5,000 four-year renewable scholarship to students with 4.0 or higher high school GPA
- $4,000 four-year renewable scholarship to students with 3.75-3.99 high school GPA
- $3,000 four-year renewable scholarship to students with 3.5-3.74 high school GPA
- $2,000 four-year renewable scholarship to students with high school 3.25-3.49 GPA
- $1,000 four-year renewable scholarship to students with high school 3.0-3.24 GPA
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.
Contact: Ashley N. Nickell, Ed.D, Director of Financial Aid, at 434-485-8029 or anickell@randolphcollege.edu
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
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
*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, cwittner@umobile.edu
*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
Additionally, Trustee Academic Scholarships at UWA start at a 21 composite ACT or 2.5 high school GPA and can be stacked with the DYW award.
Contact: Libba Baker, Director of Admissions, at 205-652-3578
For Carroll College, Chapman University, Hood College, the University of Mobile, the University of South Alabama:
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 2024 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.