There should be no barriers to your future.
We believe that you should have the opportunity to excel at Agnes Scott—regardless of your financial circumstances. Through a variety of merit- and need-based financial aid, we are committed to making our innovative education accessible and affordable to qualified students.
The Office of Financial Aid, together with the Office of Admission, is here to help new and returning students navigate the financial aid process. We know the process can be stressful for students and their families to work through, so we are here to support you along the way. This website is designed to give you insight and resources to understand the process.
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Your Financial Aid Offer
The Office of Financial Aid administers all of Agnes Scott’s scholarships, grants, loans and federal work study aimed at helping students and families make Agnes Scott a possibility. Agnes Scott is consistently rated a “Best Value School” by U.S. News & World Report for this reason.
The first piece of the financial aid offer are Agnes Scott Scholarships. For most of our scholarships, students must simply apply to the college. Applicants who submit their complete Common Application and all supporting materials by the Early Action II deadline (January 15) are automatically considered for merit-based scholarships ranging from $25,000-$28,000 a year. These scholarships are awarded based on factors including academic achievement, community service, leadership and extracurricular involvement. For example, check out our Agnes Scott $100K Promise.
We do have a small handful of application-based scholarships. Review those and apply below:
This scholarship is awarded to incoming first-year students who are promising music students, and who demonstrate scholastic ability, talent and seriousness of thought, purpose and endeavor. Students who have financial need will be given priority.
The scholarship, which is awarded at varying levels from $500 to $5,000 per year, is renewable each year as long as the student meets scholarship requirement, including music class and ensemble requirements. This scholarship will stack on to any other earned academic merit scholarships.
A video audition is required as well as the application below. Each applicant should prepare two compositions in contrasting styles for their primary area of applied music (for example: one lyric, one virtuosic; or one Baroque, one Romantic). In addition, singers are encouraged to audition singing vocal works in two different languages (one of which may be English). It is recommended that singers and pianists audition from memory.
Only the music faculty will hear the auditions, after which they will rank the applicants on the basis of musicality, technique and level of difficulty of the repertoire performed at the audition.
For instruments other than piano and guitar, applicants are encouraged to prepare at least one piece with an accompaniment.
Applicants should submit the Hopkins Scholarship application and their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by Friday, March 21. Applicants may log in to the scholarship application using their admission applicant portal information (received after submitting their Common Application).
Each year, our top first-year applicants based on holistic application review are invited to compete for this prestigious scholarship which awards full tuition, housing and dining for up to four years of study (currently a $246,000 value). Students chosen as Agnes Scott Presidential Scholars excel in academics, leadership, character and personal achievement. Students invited to compete for this scholarship will receive more information about next steps in their admission letter.
Students must apply to Agnes Scott by January 15 to be considered for this scholarship.
Agnes Scott offers one Goizueta Foundation Scholarship each year to an incoming first-year student, covering full tuition, room and board (with a current four-year value of $246,000). Preference is given to students with experience within the Hispanic/Latinx/Chicanx experience and who have excelled in academics, leadership, character and personal achievements. Students must also demonstrate financial need.
Applicants must reside within the United States, but do not need to be U.S. citizens; this scholarship is available for DACA and non-citizen U.S. residents.
Complete a separate application for the Goizueta Foundation Scholarship by January 31, 2025.
Applicants may log in to the scholarship application using their admission applicant portal information (received after submitting Common App).
The Agnes Scott College Presbyterian Scholarships are available to incoming first-year students on the basis of academic achievement and leadership in the Presbyterian Church (USA).
This scholarship typically awards $1,000 to $3,000 per year, with a four-year value of $4,000 to $12,000. This scholarship will stack on to any other earned merit scholarships from Agnes Scott. Any student who is a member of a Presbyterian USA church, regardless of citizenship status, is invited to apply.
Complete the separate application for the Presbyterian Scholarship. Applicants may log in to the scholarship application using their admission applicant portal information (received after submitting the Common App).
Note: You are also encouraged to apply for the National Presbyterian College Scholarship Program, which is based on academic merit and financial need. Award amounts vary. The deadline for this scholarship is May 17, 2025.
The Alexander and Loris Wasserman Scholarship is awarded to no more than two incoming first-year students at Agnes Scott College and made possible through the generosity of Michael G. Wasserman and Harriet M. King '64.
Each Wasserman Scholar receives a scholarship of $2,500 annually, renewable for up to four years (for a total of $10,000). This scholarship will stack on to any other earned Agnes Scott scholarships.
The Wasserman Scholarship is awarded to Jewish students on the basis of academic excellence and commitment to the college's mission of educating students to "think deeply, live honorably and engage the intellectual and social challenges of their time." The donors and the college value the diversity of Jewish faith and identity. Students who define and express their Jewish identity in traditional and non-traditional ways are encouraged to apply, regardless of citizenship status.
Scholarship applicants should complete the Wasserman Scholarship application by January 31, 2025. Applicants may log in to the scholarship application using their admission applicant portal information (received after submitting their Common Application).
The Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship is a need-based scholarship awarded to incoming first-year students based on their academic achievement, leadership and community involvement. In accordance with the guidelines set forth by the foundation, the scholarship supports students who are full-time residents of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee or Virginia, and who have been admitted to Agnes Scott College, demonstrate financial need and self-identify as Christian.
Whitehead Scholarship amounts can range from $500 to $2,000 per year, with a four-year value of $2,000 to $8,000. This scholarship will stack on to any other earned Agnes Scott scholarships.
In order to apply, applicants must submit their Whitehead Scholarship application and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by January 31, 2025. Applicants may log in to the scholarship application using their admission applicant portal information (received after submitting their Common Application).
Agnes Scott is a Golden Door Scholars partner school. For students who have DACA or TPS status or who are undocumented, you may apply to be a Golden Door Scholar to attend Agnes Scott. Please review the information on The Golden Door Scholars website to apply.
The application deadline is October 1, 2024.
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