Scholarships at Davidson College
THE BELK SCHOLARSHIP
The John Montgomery Belk Scholarship is Davidson’s most prestigious merit-based program. Covering the comprehensive costs of attending Davidson (room, board, tuition and fees), the Belk Scholarship is valued at over $54,000 in 2013-14. Belk Scholars are those students whose outstanding intellectual ability and success, leadership experience, commitment to service and overall personal vigor mark them as those who will accomplish much and contribute most to the Davidson community and in their lives beyond their college years. Each school may nominate one Belk Scholarship candidate, no later than November 8, 2013. Materials are available at www.davidson.edu/Belk.
Nominees’ admission applications must be completed and received in our office no later than December 2, 2013
Approximately 60 semi-finalists (chosen from an anticipated nomination pool of over 800 candidates) will be interviewed by telephone in February. Twenty-five to thirty finalists will participate in Belk Scholars Selection Weekend, March 20-22, 2014.
THE BRYAN SCHOLARSHIP
The Lowell Bryan Scholarship program awards, each valued at $30,000 annually, are offered to two scholar-athletes (one woman and one man) in each entering class.
Candidates are chosen on the basis of: academic and personal excellence, strong promise of significant impact in their classes and in their lives on campus, proven potential for significant success in Davidson’s NCAA Division I athletic program.
Each school may nominate up to three candidates for the Bryan Scholarship. The nomination deadline is September 20, 2013. Students may also be nominated by Davidson coaches of the 18 eligible sports (men’s and women’s basketball and football are not eligible) (Visit www.davidson.edu/Bryan for details and nomination materials.)
Nominees’ admission applications must be completed and received in our office no later than 5:00 pm on October 15, 2013
Finalists will participate in selection interviews on campus on November 2-3, 2013.
For additional information on these and other merit opportunities at Davidson, contact Ms. Gardner Roller Ligo, Director of Merit Programs, at 704.894.2970 or galigo@davidson.edu.
