
COLLEGE-GRANTED SCHOLARSHIPS
We are honored that the following educational institutions offer college-funding opportunities for our
Class of 2025 participants. Visit this page often for added scholarship opportunities!
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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.
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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.
ALBION COLLEGE
ALBION, MI
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Four year, renewable $1,000 scholarship to: Any Distinguished Young Women participant
*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
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
TEMPE, AZ
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Four year, renewable Provost Scholarship of $8,000 annually to: Any academically eligible Arizona Resident state participant
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Four year, renewable Provost Scholarship of $14,500 annually to: Any academically eligible other state (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 Counseling Services, at Olivia.Diaz@asu.edu or 480-965-1123
CARROLL COLLEGE
HELENA, MT
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Four-year, renewable scholarship of $26,000, with annual renewal contingent on maintaining a 2.0 or higher college GPA to: National Scholastic Winner
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Four-year, renewable scholarship of $24,000 with annual renewal contingent on maintaining a 2.0 or higher college GPA to: Any State Scholastic Winner
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Four-year, renewable scholarship of $22,000 with annual renewal contingent on maintaining a 2.0 or higher college GPA to: Any Local Scholastic Winner
*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Janet Riis, Director of Financial Aid, at 406-447-5423
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 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
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 and any State Winner
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Four-year, renewable $124,000 Presidential scholarship ($31,000* minimum annually) with maintenance of a 3.25 GPA to: Any Distinguished Young Woman Participant
*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Nikki Bamonti, Director of Admissions, at 301-696-3405 or bamonti@hood.edu
JUNIATA COLLEGE
HUNTINGDON, PA
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Four-year, renewable academic merit scholarship worth $26,000-$40,000 per year (based on student application) to: Any Participant
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Additional four-year, renewable scholarship of $2,500 per year to: National Winner
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Additional four-year, renewable scholarship of $1,000 per year to: Any State Winner
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Additional four-year, renewable scholarship of $500 per year to: Any 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, $1,500 per semester scholarship to: Any Distinguished Young Women Participant
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Four year, renewable $3,000 per semester scholarship to: Any State Winner
*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
RANDOLPH COLLEGE
LYNCHBURG, VA
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
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
GEORGETOWN, TX
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Four-year, renewable $7,500 scholarship with maintenance of a cumulative 2.0 GPA to: Any State Winner
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Four-year, renewable $2,500 scholarship with maintenance of a cumulative 2.0 GPA to: Any State Program participant or Local Winner
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Four-year, renewable $5,000 scholarship with maintenance of a cumulative 2.0 GPA to: All Texas participants
*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
SPRING HILL COLLEGE
MOBILE, AL
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Four-year, renewable full tuition scholarship to: Distinguished Young Woman of America
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Four-year, renewable full tuition scholarship, limited to one award per class, to: Any State Winner with a minimum 30 ACT and 3.7 HS GPA
*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Rebecca Robinson, Director of Financial Aid, at rrobinson@shc.edu or 251-380-4074
HUNTINGDON COLLEGE
MONTGOMERY, AL
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Four-year, renewable full-tuition scholarship to: Any State Winner (limited to 5 awards per class)
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Four-year, renewable $21,000 tuition scholarship with participation in the Presidential Scholars Program to: Any Distinguished Young Woman Participant with a minimum 3.0 GPA and 23 ACT or 3.5 GPA with no test scores
*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Stephanie Hicks, Vice President for Admissions, at 334-833-4571 or stephanie.hicks@hawks.huntingdon.edu
STEVENSON UNIVERSITY
STEVENSON, MD
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$18,000 renewable, four-year scholarship to: Any State Winner
*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Mark J. Hergan, Vice President for Enrollment Management, at MHERGAN@stevenson.edu or 443-352-4400
TENNESSEE WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
ATHENS, TN
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Four year, renewable $1,000 scholarship, with annual renewal contingent on maintaining a 2.0 cumulative GPA to: Any participant PLUS:
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Four year, renewable $17,000 scholarship to: Any participant with a 3.86-4.00 high school GPA
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Four year, renewable $15,000 scholarship to: Any participant with a 3.30-3.85 high school GPA
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Four year, renewable $13,000 scholarship to: Any participant with a 2.90-3.29 high school GPA
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Four year, renewable $11,000 scholarship to: Any participant with a 2.89-2.00 high school GPA
*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
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
*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
TROY UNIVERSITY
TROY, AL
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$10,000 Chancellor’s Scholarship and $1,250 Study Abroad Scholarship to: Any State Winner
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$3,500 DYW Scholarship and $1,250 Study Abroad Scholarship to: any Alabama local program winner with 3.0 GPA & 23 ACT
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Four-year, renewable Trojan Opportunity Expanded Scholarship valued at the out-of-state portion of tuition costs with maintenance of 2.7 GPA to: Any State Winner with 3.0 GPA and 20 ACT
Contact: Gus McKenzie, Senior Director of Enrollment Services, at jmckenzie@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
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Four-year award for the value of a Presidential scholarship plus a $5,000 freshman year housing scholarship to: Distinguished Young Woman of Alabama, Alabama’s Overall Scholastics 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 $2,000/year stipend, $300/year book 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, Assistant 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 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
UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE
MOBILE, AL
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Four-year, renewable full tuition and fees scholarship with maintainence 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: Any Distinguished Young Women participant with a minimum 27 ACT and 3.0 high school GPA
*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
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
UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
LIVINGSTON, AL
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Four-year, renewable $2,500 Trustee Leadership scholarship with maintenance of a 3.0 college GPA to: Any local or state participant with a 19 ACT or 2.5 high school GPA
*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
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
PULLMAN, WA
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Four-year, full tuition scholarship at the Pullman campus, with annual renewal contingent on maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress and full-time status, to: Distinguished Young Woman of America
*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Tara Sandoval, Assistant Director for Scholarship Administration, at tara.williams@wsu.edu
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY
SALEM, OR
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Four-year, renewable Merit Admissions scholarships valued between $26,000 and $34,000, based on a holistic assessment of student's application and academic documents to: Any Distinguished Young Woman participant
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Additional Four-year, renewable $2,500 DYW scholarship to: Any Distinguished Young Woman participant
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Additional Four-year, renewable $2,500 Good Neighbor Grant to: Any Distinguished Young Woman of California or Washington participant
*Scholarships are stackable with competitive scholarships. Students are also encouraged to file the FAFSA at the earliest convenience for additional need-based aid.
Contact: Cady Campbell, Associate Director of Admission for the College of Arts & Sciences, at cmcampbell@willamette.edu
WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY
WORCESTER, MA
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Four year, renewable scholarship at the rate of full in-state tuition and fees, with maintenance of a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher, to: Distinguished Young Woman of America, Any State Winner, Any State Scholastic Winner
*Recipients must have a 3.75 recalculated, cumulative high school GPA and must apply and qualify for fall freshman admission, prior to March 1st for the following semester. The scholarship is renewable for a maximum of four contiguous years.
Contact: Ryan Forsythe, Vice President for Enrollment Management, at rforsythe@worcester.edu
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
*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Brian Hazlett, Vice President for Enrollment Management, bhazlett@ycp.edu