Honor Scholarships & Awards

Elmira College offers more than $14.5 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 2012  

*Valedictorian  and Salutatorian Scholarships

Who Qualifies:
For most secondary school valedictorians and salutatorians: Competition is open to high school Valedictorians or Salutatorians with forty anticipated scholarships available each year.

Value:
Full tuition scholarship, renewable at the level of the freshman year for three additional years, when you maintain a 3.4 GPA on scale of 4.0.

*Presidential Honor Scholarships

Who Qualifies:
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.

Value:
$100,000 over four years; $25,000 per year.
Renewable with a 3.3 GPA on a scale of 4.0. 

*Trustee Honor Scholarships

Who Qualifies:
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.

Value:
$88,000 over four years; $22,000 per year.
Renewable with a 3.3 GPA on a scale of 4.0.  

* Founder Honor Scholarships

Who Qualifies:
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)

Value:
$80,000 over four years; $20,000 per year.
Renewable with a 3.0 GPA on a scale of 4.0.

*Mark Twain Honor Scholarships

Who Qualifies:
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).

Value:
$60,000 over four years; $15,000 per year.
Renewable with a 2.5 GPA on a scale of 4.0.

*Iris Leadership Scholarship

Who Qualifies:
Awarded to all accepted students who have demonstrated leadership in school, religious or community activities (excluding athletic ability or participation).

Value:
$48,000 over four years; $12,000 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. $15,000 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.
 

Achievement Scholarship for Transfer Students 

Awarded to all accepted transfer students who have a combined cumulative GPA at all colleges previously attended of 3.0 -3.29 on a scale of 4.0.  Beginning with transfer students entering Elmira College in the Fall of 2011, $8,000 per year.  Renewable with an Elmira College GPA of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 for the number of terms normally required to earn the baccalaureate degree.

Out of State Award

U.S. Residents living outside New York State who visit Elmira College before January 31 of the senior year will receive an additional award of $12,000 over four years; $3,000 per year upon entering Elmira College, residing and boarding on campus. Not eligible if aid from Elmira College is equal to or greater than tuition.

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   Bryce Parker 2LT USAR or call 607-735-1799.