2025 Application Guide for Goshen College President's Leadership Award

Scholarship Awarding University: 

Type of degree: 
Bachelor’s 

Scholarship Deadline: 
Applications for this scholarship will end on the 15th of January, 2025

Scholarship Summary: 
The President’s Leadership Award (PLA) is a competitive scholarship for high achieving academic students (US citizens and residents only) who demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities. This scholarship requires an application, a personal experience portfolio (essay questions), and a video.

Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
To be eligible to apply for the PLA, students must meet ONE of the following criteria:
Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.85 (on a 4.0 scale)
Score at least 1340 on the SAT OR at least 29 on the ACT (note: Goshen College is test-optional)
Be a National Merit Semi-finalist

Value of Scholarship: 
Recipients of the PLA will receive a full tuition scholarship, renewable for a total of 8 semesters.
Scholarship Application Guide: 
To apply;
i. You will need to submit a completed application to Goshen College (including an official transcript and test scores) by the priority application deadline, Jan. 1
ii. Complete the Achievement Scholarship Application by Jan 15 (you need to be admitted before scholarship application will be reviewed)
iii. Eligible applicants must also participate in Scholarship Day (Jan. 25, 2025)

Scholarship Website: 
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the Goshen College Undergraduate Achievement Scholarship Page.