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The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Scholars program is a Berea College pathway award for high-achieving, low-income high school juniors who demonstrate outstanding character, academic achievement, and leadership in the spirit of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a 1903 Berea alumnus and founder of Black History Week. Selected juniors are active in community, school, civic, or church organizations, show financial need, resilience, and perseverance, and hold an unweighted high school GPA of at least 3.4. Woodson Scholars receive celebratory recognition, admissions counseling through the summer, and an invitation to Woodson Preview Day on campus in October.
The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Scholars Program awards Amount varies. It is sponsored by Berea College Office of Admissions.
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