APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED, RE-OPENS IN AUG/SEP
Scholarship Awarding University:
Type of degree:
Bachelor’s
Scholarship Deadline:
Applications for this scholarship will end on the 15th of January, 2024.
Scholarship Summary:
The William J. and Beverly Goldsborough Scholarship is Monmouth College’s most prestigious and selective academic award. The Goldsborough Scholarship recognizes two outstanding first-time freshmen students from the Chicagoland area who have consistently demonstrated academic excellence throughout their high school careers and who embody the mission and values of Monmouth College, as evidenced by leadership, service, civic engagement and co-curricular commitments.
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
To be eligible for consideration, applicants must;
i. Obtain a minimum 3.6 cumulative high school GPA
ii. Be a resident of the Chicagoland area
Value of Scholarship:
The two selected Goldsborough Scholars receive the following benefits;
i. A full-tuition award renewable for up to four years and admission into the prestigious Monmouth Honors Program.
ii. Personal mentorship by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty.
iii. Exclusive networking, professional and academic opportunities, including invitations to special alumni and College events.
Eligible Fellows & Scholarship Competition Event participants who did not receive a full-tuition scholarship, may also receive one of a select number of President’s Scholarships, a $30,000 annual, renewable award replacing their previously awarded Dean’s Scholarship.
Scholarship Application Guide:
To apply;
i. Students must apply and be accepted by the priority scholarship deadline, January 15, 2024.
ii. Eligible students must also register to participate in the Monmouth Scholarship Competition. Scholarship Competition participants will interview on campus on Febuary 23, 2024.
iii. In addition to interviewing at the Scholarship Competition, the following items are required to be submitted to scholarshipcompetition@monmouthcollege.edu prior to January 15th. Please note these should be submitted in PDF form or Microsoft Word document including your first and last name.
- A one-page resume outlining your involvement and achievements in the following areas:
- academic clubs or organizations
- extracurriculars (arts, athletics, etc.)
- community outreach or service (religious, non-profit organizations, etc.)
- work experience
- An essay of no more than 500 words on the following prompt: The word “liberal” of “the liberal arts” is from the Latin līberālis, which means “of or belonging to freedom, relating to the freeborn condition”[1] of a person, and a liberal arts education is, at its core, liberating and intellectually freeing. The African American novelist and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison explains that “The function of freedom is to free someone else.” How do you anticipate that a liberal arts education will free you, and how do you imagine you might “free someone else”?
iv. A limited number of virtual interviews are available for students who are unable to attend the Scholarship Competition. Please contact an admission counselor to schedule a 30-minute Zoom interview.
Scholarship Website:
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the Monmouth College Scholarship Competition Page.