Paul Quinn Presidential Scholars Program
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Posted By: Ashley Daly on 12/03/2012 | ||||||||
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The Paul Quinn College Presidential Scholarship is renewable and offered to students based on their history of academic achievement and potential to become an agent of change as a servant leader. The Presidential Scholarship covers (1) tuition, (2) room and board, and (3) textbooks in the student's first year of enrollment.
Criteria: The applicant must be a high school senior who is projected to graduate in the top fifteen percent (15%) of his/her class with at least a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 or he/she must be a transfer student who has a cumulative GPA of at least 3.75 at his/her previous college. + A high school applicant must have at least a composite score of 23 on the ACT or a combined score of 1590 on the SAT. + The applicant must submit a typewritten essay on the following topic: "Identify and Discuss the Three Most Important Characteristics of an Effective Servant Leader". There is no limit to the words or pages for the essay. + The applicant must apply for financial aid and include Paul Quinn's code 003602. + The applicant must commit to applying for at least two external scholarships each year (resources are listed below). + The applicant must sign the Presidential Scholar Letter of Intent. + Finally, the applicant must complete interviews with President Michael J. Sorrell, Esq. and the Presidential Scholars Panel. To maintain the scholarship, a recipient must: + Maintain at least a 3.5 GPA while at Paul Quinn College, + Participate in at least one approved student organization or activity that demonstrates an understanding of and commitment to servant leadership, + Graduate in four (4) years or fewer, + Commit no violations of the College's disciplinary policies or honor codes, and + Live on campus for the first two (2) years of his/her enrollment. | |
| Scholarship/Grant Site: http://www.pqc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=133&Itemid=1 |
