2024 Application Guide for Gordon College Global Honors Scholarship

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 
i. Domestic students: 20th of December, 2023
ii. International students: 15th of November, 2023

Scholarship Summary: 
Gordon’s flagship four-year scholarship program seeks to enrich students’ faith (domestic students only), promote intellectual maturity and strengthen leadership capabilities. The Global Honors Scholarship is awarded to 12 first-year applicants each year.

Scholarship Applicant Criteria: 
To be eligible for the Global Honors Scholarship, you must 
(1) Have Minimum GPA of 3.9

Value of Scholarship: 
The Global Honors Scholarship is valued as $19,000 per year ($76,000 over four years)

Program Highlights:
•  A four-year experience preparing students to provide Christ-honoring leadership in a multicultural world.
•  Tightly knit cohort that will learn and travel through honors seminars, retreats, international travel, cultural and multicultural experiences and faculty mentoring.
•  International experience including an international trip following freshman year.
•  Summer internship overseas for four to six weeks between sophomore and junior year.
•  Unique opportunities to explore the best fine arts that Boston has to offer like the Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker.
•  Participation in honors seminars during freshman and sophomore year, honors discussion groups led by the professor for both Old Testament and New Testament, opportunity to study abroad and senior thesis or project.

Scholarship Application Guide: 
To apply, 
i. First-year applicants must complete the Gordon College application by the deadlines.
ii. Students who are admitted to the College and receive the top merit-based scholarship, the Founder's Scholarship, will be invited to apply for the Global Honors Scholars program.
This application process includes:
    • Completion of the honors application (sent along with your email invitation).
    • Attend Honors Day in person  
    • Complete an in-person honors interview on your visit to campus with program directors and staff.
    • Eligible international candidates will be invited to apply to the program and participate in a virtual Honors Day or watch a recording of the event.

Scholarship Website: 
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the Gordon College Freshman Scholarship Page or the International Financial Aid Page.