Hope College Presidential Scholarship
Automatically considered
$14,000/year
Eligibility
School
Hope College
Education level
Undergraduate
Year of study
First year
Grades
GPA 3.8+
About this scholarship
Incoming Hope College freshmen are automatically considered for the Presidential Scholarship based on the Common Application or Hope College Application. Qualifying students need a minimum 3.95 cumulative GPA, or a 3.8 GPA with a 28 or higher ACT, 1300 or higher SAT, or 86 or higher CLT score.
The award provides $14,000 per year for up to eight semesters of full-time enrollment. The scholarship is guaranteed through the sophomore year and renewable for the remaining two years with a cumulative 3.0 GPA.
Submit updated academic credentials by February 1 of the senior year. No separate scholarship application is required.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Be an incoming first-year (Fall 2026) degree-seeking student enrolled full time at Hope College
- Academic merit qualification via ONE of: cumulative GPA 3.95+, OR GPA 3.8+ with a test score of ACT 28+ / SAT 1300+ / CLT 86+
- Award is granted automatically through the Hope College application for admission; the admission application also serves as the academic scholarship application (no separate scholarship application or
- Renewable up to 8 semesters; renewal for years 3-4 requires maintaining a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (reduced/forfeited below that)
- Apply to Hope College through the Common Application or Hope College Application; no separate scholarship application is required.
- Renewal in years 3–4 requires a cumulative 3.0 Hope College GPA.