2025 Application Guide for University of Puget Sound Lillis Scholarship

Scholarship Awarding University: 
University of Puget Sound

Type of degree: 
Bachelor’s

Scholarship Deadline: 
Applications for this scholarship will close on the 1st of December, 2024.

Scholarship Summary: 
The Lillis Scholarship is University of Puget Sound’s most prestigious honor for two freshmen students (domestic and international) who combine extraordinary promise in academics and scholarship. The award recognizes students in each entering first-year class who demonstrate academic excellence, passionate interest in ideas, and intellectual independence.

Scholarship Applicant Criteria: 
There are no set criteria for consideration but academic performance in high school, measured by grade point average, rigor of high school curriculum, and performance on standardized exams, and written work, will be considered when selecting candidates for the Lillis Scholarship. 

Successful candidates will also show a passionate interest in ideas, the potential for serious academic work (such as research) and a commitment to the pursuit of academic excellence.

Value of Scholarship: 
The Lillis Scholarship covers the cost of tuition, standard double room, and standard medium meal plan for up to four years of undergraduate education at the University of Puget Sound. 

First-year recipients may renew the award for up to three additional years of undergraduate study. Renewal criteria include submission of a renewal application, full-time enrollment each semester, maintenance of a minimum 3.75 cumulative grade point average, and demonstration of preparation for pursuit of a competitive scholarship or fellowship.

Scholarship Application Guide: 
To apply for the Lillis Scholarship, all interested students must;
i. Submit a complete admission application and Lillis Scholarship application by December 1.
ii. 1
0 finalists will interview virtually in late February and be invited to campus for one of the admitted student events holding in March-April, 2025. Two Lillis Scholarships will be awarded.

Scholarship Website: 
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the University of Puget Sound Lillis Scholarship Page or the
 International Student Page.