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 Gradute Image and scholarship Calculator Elmira College offers more than $11 million each year in academic scholarships and awards. Money magazine has named EC in the Top 10 Colleges in the Nation for Academic Scholarships. Every accepted student is awarded the highest scholarship for which they qualify, renewable for three additional years if the appropriate grade point average is maintained.

*New Scholarships beginning with secondary school students entering Elmira College in the Fall of 2007  

Valedictorian Scholarships
For most secondary school valedictorians: Full first-year tuition, renewable at the level of the freshman year for three additional years, when you maintain a 3.4 GPA on scale of 4.0.

Salutatorian Scholarships
For most secondary school salutatorians: 75 percent first-year tuition, renewable at the level of the freshman year for three additional years, when you maintain a 3.4 GPA on a scale of 4.0.

*Presidential Honor Scholarships
Awarded to all accepted students who have earned a 3.5 GPA (on 4.0 scale as determined by the Office of Admissions) and an SAT Reasoning Test total of 1200 (ACT composite of 27), or a comparable combination of scores. Best Critical Reading Score and best Math Score from any set of SAT Reasoning tests are used. $72,000 over four years; $18,000 per year. Renewable with a 3.3 GPA on a scale of 4.0. (Examples of comparable combinations: 3.4 GPA and 1280 SAT, 3.2 GPA and 1380 SAT, 3.8 GPA and 1150 SAT)

*Trustee Honor Scholarships
Awarded to all accepted students who have earned a 3.5 GPA (on 4.0 scale as determined by the Office of Admissions) and an SAT Reasoning Test total of 1100 (ACT composite of 24), or a comparable combination of scores. Best Critical Reading Score and best Math Score from any set of SAT Reasoning tests are used. $60,000 over four years; $15,000 per year. Renewable with a 3.3 GPA on a scale of 4.0. (Examples of comparable combinations: 3.4 GPA and 1250 SAT, 3.0 GPA and 1320 SAT, 3.7 GPA and 1050 SAT)

*Founder Honor Scholarships
Awarded to all accepted students who have earned a 3.0 GPA or a slightly lower GPA in combination with appropriate SAT score (on 4.0 scale as determined by the Office of Admissions):$48,000 over four years; $12,000 per year. Renewable with a 3.0 GPA on a scale of 4.0. (Examples of lower GPA combinations: 2.8 GPA and 1120 SAT, 2.7 GPA and 1180 SAT)

*Mark Twain Honor Scholarships
Awarded to accepted students who have demonstrated leadership contributions in various school (excluding athletics), religious, or community activities and who have a total of 1000 on the SAT Reasoning Test, Critical Reading and Math sections (or ACT composite score of 22). Beginning with secondary school students entering Elmira College in the Fall of 2008, $10,000 per year; $40,000 over four years. Renewable with a 2.5 GPA on a scale of 4.0.

*Iris Leadership Scholarship
Awarded to all accepted students who have demonstrated leadership in school, religious or community activities (excluding athletic ability or participation). $24,000 over four years; $6,000 per year. Renewable with a 2.5 GPA on a scale of 4.0.

Transfer Honor Scholarships
Awarded to all accepted transfer students who have a combined cumulative GPA at all colleges previously attended of 3.3 on a scale of 4.0. $10,000 per year. Renewable with an Elmira College GPA of 3.3 on a scale of 4.0, for the number of terms normally required to earn the baccalaureate degree.

ROTC
The United States Army offers 1 ½ to 4-year full tuition scholarships plus a $1200 per year book allowance and monthly stipend of $300-500. For more information contact Major David Fosdick at armyrotc@elmira.edu, 607-735-1799.