The starting point
Hood College awards more than $6 million a year in automatic-consideration merit scholarships topping out at $30,000, plus four competitive full-tuition Chair of the Board awards, percent-of-tuition transfer scholarships, and a full-tuition Hood Advantage grant for low-income Marylanders.
Selection beyond grades and scores. These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.
Awards to discuss
First 3 of 13 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Trustee Scholarship
$30,000 · Published amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: All applicants automatically considered; awards based on classroom achievement, analytical thinking, talent/creativity and potential. No GPA/test grid published.
Renewal: Renewable throughout the student's undergraduate career (eight semesters or completion of the bachelor's degree, whichever comes first); must be enrolled full-time (minimum of 12 credits per semester) and maintain satisfactory academic progress.
Other terms: Top tier of Hood's first-year merit ladder; no separate application required.
https://www.hood.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid/scholarships/first-year-student-scholarships
Presidential Scholarship
$28,000 · Published amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: All applicants automatically considered; no GPA/test grid published.
Renewal: Renewable for eight semesters or completion of the bachelor's degree, whichever comes first; full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credits) and satisfactory academic progress required.
Other terms: Second tier of the first-year merit ladder.
https://www.hood.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid/scholarships/first-year-student-scholarships
Dean Scholarship
$24,000 · Published amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: All applicants automatically considered; no GPA/test grid published.
Renewal: Renewable for eight semesters or completion of the bachelor's degree, whichever comes first; full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credits) and satisfactory academic progress required.
Other terms: Third tier of the first-year merit ladder.
https://www.hood.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid/scholarships/first-year-student-scholarships
Ask before you decide
- Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
- What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
- How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?
Recorded stacking policy: Hood designates only its small Honors ($2,000), Legacy ($1,000) and — for transfers — Phi Theta Kappa ($2,000) awards as 'stackable' on top of a merit scholarship. Outside (private) scholarships must be reported and may reduce the student's loan or work commitment, and may also reduce a portion of Hood's own grant aid. Students living off campus (not with relatives) and independent students cannot receive aid above the cost of attendance from any combination of sources.
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