Kotzen Scholarship: Simmons College 1477 views

Simmons College offers the Gilbert and Marcia Kotzen Scholars Program which is a competitive merit award that recognizes the best and brightest students interested in a transformative education.

Scholarship value:

• full tuition-fees
• mandatory fees
• room and board
• annual award of $3000 (study abroad, short-term courses, summer internship tuition, or research support)

Scholarship duration: 4-year

Application Requirements:

• Applicant must apply as a freshman for the fall semester
• Applicant must have scored standardized test score of 28 or higher (ACT), 1300 or higher (new SAT) or 1250 or higher (old SAT – CR+M). Minimum of 600 in each SAT section.
• Applicants who are non-native English speakers must submit TOEFL and SAT or ACT scores

Application Process:

The application consists of two parts:

1. short answer and a formal essay (max 250 words): How would you use your additional annual award of $3000 (for study abroad, short-term courses, summer internship tuition, and/or research support)?
2. Formal Essay (max 500 words): In what manner can a woman most effectively lead change in today’s world?

• Applicant must upload these documents or submit them via email to ugadm@simmons.edu with the subject line “Kotzen Application”.
• On each page of the document students should include their full name and date of birth.

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