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COLLEGE-GRANTED SCHOLARSHIPS

We are currently in the process of confirming our offers for the Class of 2026 offers so visit this page often for added scholarship opportunities!

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Please do not contact a college regarding a scholarship until you are ready to apply to the school in your senior year. If you have questions about a scholarship before then, please contact the Distinguished Young Women National Office.

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NOTE: There are also scholarships available to participants in specific local or state programs. This list does not contain any of these scholarships available only for specific states or local areas, so be sure to ask your program if they offer any other college-granted scholarships.

ALBION COLLEGE
ALBION, MI

  • Four year, renewable $1,000 scholarship to: Any Distinguished Young Women participant

*To qualify, students may apply for admission by December 1st of their senior year of high school.
Contact: Corey Grazul, Director for Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, at cgrazul@albion.edu or 517-629-0321

CARROLL COLLEGE
HELENA, MT

  • Four-year, renewable scholarship of $26,000, with annual renewal contingent on maintaining a 2.0 or higher college GPA to: National Scholastic Winner

  • Four-year, renewable scholarship of $24,000 with annual renewal contingent on maintaining a 2.0 or higher college GPA to: Any State Scholastic Winner

  • Four-year, renewable scholarship of $22,000 with annual renewal contingent on maintaining a 2.0 or higher college GPA to: Any Local Scholastic Winner

*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Janet Riis, Director of Financial Aid, at 406-447-5423

CARTHAGE COLLEGE
KENOSHA, WI

  • Four-year, renewable scholarship of $1,000 to: Any Distinguished Young Women Participant

  • ​All applicants are also eligible for merit scholarships that range up to $20,000 per year.

*Must apply for admission by December 1st of their senior year. Applicants are also eligible for an application fee waiver and should use the code: DISTINGUISHED
Contact:

Ashley Hanson, Vice President for Enrollment, at 262-551-5759 or ashley@carthage.edu

  • Four-year renewable Presidential Scholarship ($40,000 annually/$160,000 total award) to: Any State Winner and any Overall Scholastics Winner at the state level

*Student must apply and qualify for First Year Admission. Scholarship is renewable provided student maintains full- time attendance and established GPA requirements.

*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Jim Whitaker, Associate Vice President of Enrollment, at whitaker@chapman.edu

HUNTINGDON COLLEGE
MONTGOMERY, AL

  • Four-year, renewable full-tuition scholarship to: Any State Winner (limited to 5 awards per class)

  • Four-year, renewable $21,000 tuition scholarship with participation in the Presidential Scholars Program to: Any Distinguished Young Woman Participant with a minimum 3.0 GPA and 23 ACT or 3.5 GPA with no test scores

*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Stephanie Hicks, Vice President for Admissions, at 334-833-4571 or stephanie.hicks@hawks.huntingdon.edu

  • Four-year, renewable $7,500 scholarship with maintenance of a cumulative 2.0 GPA to: Any State Winner

  • Four-year, renewable $2,500 scholarship with maintenance of a cumulative 2.0 GPA to: Any State Program participant or Local Winner

  • Four-year, renewable $5,000 scholarship with maintenance of a cumulative 2.0 GPA to: All Texas participants

*All applicants for admission to Southwestern will be considered for our general merit scholarships at the time of admission review. The Distinguished Young Women scholarships are stackable with one’s general scholarship award.
Contact: Christine D. Bowman, Assistant Vice President of Admissions, at 800-252-3166 or bowmanc@southwestern.edu

  • Four-year, renewable full tuition scholarship to: Distinguished Young Woman of America

  • Four-year, renewable full tuition scholarship, limited to one award per class, to: Any State Winner with a minimum 30 ACT and 3.7 HS GPA

*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Rebecca Robinson, Director of Financial Aid, at rrobinson@shc.edu or 251-380-4074

  • $10,000 Chancellor’s Scholarship and $1,250 Study Abroad Scholarship to: Any State Winner

  • $3,500 DYW Scholarship and $1,250 Study Abroad Scholarship to: any Alabama local program winner with 3.0 GPA & 23 ACT

  • Four-year, renewable Trojan Opportunity Expanded Scholarship valued at the out-of-state portion of tuition costs with maintenance of 2.7 GPA to: Any State Winner with 3.0 GPA and 20 ACT

Contact: Gus McKenzie, Senior Director of Enrollment Services, at jmckenzie@troy.edu

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
TUSCALOOSA, AL

  • Four-year award for the value of a Presidential scholarship, $5,000 freshman year housing scholarship and $5,000 study abroad stipend to: Distinguished Young Woman of America

  • Four-year award for the value of a Presidential scholarship to: Any State Winner

  • Four-year award for the value of a Presidential scholarship plus a $5,000 freshman year housing scholarship to: Distinguished Young Woman of Alabama, Alabama’s Overall Scholastics Winner

*If student receives a merit-based automatic offer that is less than a Presidential, this designation will bump them to the Presidential. A student cannot receive both a merit-based award and program-based tuition award. Should student already be receiving a Presidential Scholarship, they will receive a $2,300/year supplementa scholarship, and a one-time $3,000 study abroad stipend. If National Representative has already received Presidential Scholarship, will only receive the housing scholarship and study abroad stipend.

Scholarship is not stackable
Contact: Simone Willis, Director of Undergraduate Scholarships, at Simone.willis@ua.edu

  • One-year, stackable scholarship of $1,000 to: Any state winner

  • One-year, stackable scholarship of $750 to: Any Alabama local winner, Up to 2 participants who are nominated by the Distinguished Young Women of Jefferson County (AL) Program

*To be considered for these awards, you must be admitted to UAB for the fall semester immediately following your high school graduation. You must also submit the scholarship application in BSMART, UAB’s Blazer Scholarship Management and Resource Tool, at uab.edu/bsmart, and complete four additional questions for the Distinguished Young Women Scholarship. One of these additional questions requires you to upload written verification of your participation/selection from Distinguished Young Women. The deadline for completing the scholarship application is April 1 of your senior year in high school. Please contact scholarships@uab.edu for more information and visit uab.edu/scholarships to learn about other opportunities.

Contact: UAB Office of Undergraduate Scholarships at 205-934-8134 or scholarships@uab.edu

  • Four-year, renewable full tuition and fees plus on-campus housing scholarship, with maintenance of a 3.0 GPA to: Distinguished Young Woman of America, Distinguished Young Woman of Alabama, National Overall Scholastics Winner, and any State winner with 30 ACT or 1360 SAT and 3.0 GPA

*Additionally, all admitted participants are automatically reviewed for Freshman Admission Awards.

*Scholarship is not stackable.
Contact: Brennen Mallet, Director for Enrollment Services, 251.460.6494

  • $10,000 per year, four-year renewable scholarship with maintenance of a 3.0 GPA and full-time status to: Any state winnerAny Pennsylvania local winner

*Scholarship is not stackable.

Contact: Brian Hazlett, Vice President for Enrollment Management, bhazlett@ycp.edu

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