2025 Application Guide for Jacksonville State University Leadership Scholarship

Scholarship Awarding University: 

Type of degree: 
Bachelor’s

Scholarship Deadline: 
Applications for this scholarship will end on the 1st of February, 2025

Scholarship Summary: 
JSU Leadership Scholarships are awarded to incoming domestic freshmen students who have excellent academic records and demonstrated service in their communities.

Scholarship Applicant Criteria: 
Students who wish to apply for the JSU Honors Scholarship must;
i. have a minimum 3.0+ high school GPA;
iii. Have a minimum ACT score of 20 or SAT score of 1030

Value of Scholarship:  
The Leadership Scholarship is valued at $7,500 annually with a total 4-year value of $30,000.

To maintain this scholarship, applicants must; 
1. be involved in one or more organizations at JSU, 
2. maintain a 2.50 overall institutional GPA, and 
3. successfully earn 24 institutional credit hours within an academic year.

Scholarship Application Guide: 
In order to qualify for the JSU Leadership scholarship, 
i. You must first be accepted as a first-time freshman into JSU and complete an additional scholarship through the Competitive Foundation Scholarship portal
(search for Leadership scholarship).
ii. Winners are selected based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, academics, a strong pattern of community/school involvement and service, and an essay.

Scholarship Website: 
Find more information on this scholarship opportunity at the JSU Competitive Scholarship Page.