ALBION COLLEGE

Albion, MI

  • 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


CARROLL COLLEGE

Helena, MT

  • Four-year, renewable scholarship of $24,000, with annual renewal contingent on maintaining a 2.0 or higher college GPA to: National Scholastic Winner
  • Four-year, renewable scholarship of $22,000 with annual renewal contingent on maintaining a 2.0 or higher college GPA to: Any State Scholastic Winner
  • Four-year, renewable scholarship of $21,000 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

  • Four-year renewable Presidential Scholarship ($32,000 annually/$128,000 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

  • Four-year, renewable full-tuition scholarship with maintenance of a 3.25 GPA to: Distinguished Young Woman of America and any State Winner
  • Four-year, renewable $112,000 Presidential scholarship ($28,000* 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

  • Four-year, renewable merit scholarship valued between $20,000-$36,000 per year to: Any Participant
  • Additional four-year, renewable $2,500 scholarship to: Distinguished Young Women of America
  • Additional four-year, renewable $1,000 scholarship to: Any State Winner
  • Additional four-year, renewable $500 scholarship to: Any participant

*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


OHIO UNIVERSITY

Athens, OH

  • Four-year, renewable scholarship 0f $2,000 per academic year to: Any Distinguished Young Women Participant

*Offer limited to 3 per year.

Contact: Sandi Krivesti, Senior Assistant Director of Scholarships, at 740-593-4148 or krivests@ohio.edu


SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Georgetown, TX

  • Four-year, renewable $7,500 scholarship with maintenance of a cumulative 2.0 GPA to: Any State Winner
  • Four-year, renewable $2,500 scholarship with maintenance of a cumulative 2.0 GPA to: Any State Program participant or Local Winner
  • 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


STEVENSON UNIVERSITY

Stevenson, MD

  • $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


TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

Seguin, TX

  • Four year, renewable $2,000 scholarship to: Any State Winner
  • Four year, renewable $1,500 scholarship to: Any State First Runner-Up
  • Four year, renewable $1,000 scholarship to: Any State Second Runner-Up
  • Four year, renewable $2,000 scholarship to: Any Texas Local Winner
  • Four year, renewable $1,500 scholarship to: Any Texas Local First Runner-Up
  • 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


UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

Tuscaloosa, AL

  • Four-year, Presidential scholarship, $5,000 freshman year housing scholarship, and $5,000 study abroad stipend to: Distinguished Young Woman of America
  • Four-year, Presidential scholarship to: Any State Winner
  • Four-year, Presidential scholarship plus a $5,000 freshman year housing scholarship to: Distinguished Young Woman of Alabama and Alabama’s Overall Scholastics Winner

*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


UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham, AL

  • One-time, stackable scholarship of $1,000 to: Any State Winner
  • One-time, stackable scholarship of $750 to: Any Local Alabama Winner and 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 SOUTH ALABAMA

Mobile, AL

  • Four-year, renewable full tuition and fees 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, Assistant Director for Enrollment Services, at 251-460-6494


UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA

Livingston, AL

  • 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 and 2.0 high school GPA

*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


WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

Pullman, WA

  • Four-year, full undergraduate tuition scholarship to 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: Heather Morgan, Assistant Director for Program Administration, Student Financial Services, at 509-335-7126 or morganh@wsu.edu


WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY

Worcester, MA

  • Four-year scholarship at the rate of full in-state tuition and fees, with a 3.75 recalculated, cumulative high school GPA; renewable with maintenance of a cumulative college GPA of 3.3 or higher, to: Distinguished Young Woman of America, Any State Winner; and Any State Scholastic Winner

*Scholarship is not stackable
Contact: Ryan G. Forsythe, Ed.D., Vice President for Enrollment Management, at rforsythe@worcester.edu


YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA

York, PA

  • $10,000 per year, four-year renewable scholarship with maintenance of a 3.0 college GPA to: Any state winner and Any Pennsylvania Local Winners

*Scholarship is not stackable
Contact: Brian Hazlett, Vice President for Enrollment Management, at bhazlett@ycp.edu

**For Carroll College, Chapman University, Hood College, Stevenson University, the University of Alabama, the University of South Alabama, 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.

College-Granted Scholarships

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.