Each year, St. Lawrence awards tens of millions of dollars
in financial aid. Some of this is based on your family’s financial
need, and the remainder is based on the strength of your application.
When you apply to St. Lawrence, you are automatically considered for merit
scholarships which range from $50,000 to $80,000, awarded over four years.
These scholarships, the Sesquicentennial and the University Scholarship, are
awarded based on your academic and co-curricular achievements, as well character
and citizenship. Canadian students will also be considered for the Canadian
Merit Scholarship of $80,000 awarded over four years.
St. Lawrence also offers three scholarships that you can apply for.
You can apply for each of these scholarships online, by mail, or by fax.
Please be sure to submit your essay(s) for the Community
Service and/or Presidential Diversity Scholarships by the relevant admissions
deadline: Early Decision – November
15 or January 15; Regular Decision - february 1st. Vilas Scholarship applicants
should have their St. Lawrence application and Vilas Scholarship essay submitted
by February 1.
Community Service Scholarship
This $30,000 scholarship is awarded to students based
on past and current participation in community service.
To apply, please submit a resume of your community service
involvement and a 200-500 word essay responding to the following question: "Of
the community service projects in which you have been involved, which has had
the most meaning to you and why?"
Apply online. Please
submit your essay in the first box, and the community service resume in the
second box.
You may also fax your scholarship application materials to (315) 229-5818.
Call 800-285-1856 or email admissions@stlawu.edu with
any questions.
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Presidential Diversity Scholarship
This $80,000 scholarship is awarded to students of African-American,
Asian-American, Hispanic-American, and Native American
heritage. To apply, please write a 200-500 word supplemental
essay, responding to the following: “Describe an
experience you have had that has led you to value diversity.”
Apply online
You may also fax your scholarship application materials to (315) 229-5818.
Call 800-285-1856 or email admissions@stlawu.edu with
any questions.
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Vilas Scholarship for Business
Awarded to students interested in the field of business. If you would like
to be considered for the scholarship, please submit a supplemental essay responding
to one of the following (we recommend an essay of at least
300 words):
- Imagine you are granted $1,000,000 to invest in an existing business or
to create your own. How would you utilize the funds?
- Indicate an entrepreneur whom you admire and describe why you admire this
individual.
- Imagine yourself in 20 years and describe how a liberal arts and science
education prepared you for a career in business.
To be considered, students must submit the completed application for admission
to St. Lawrence University in addition to the Vilas essay by February
1. Six to eight finalists will be selected from the group of applicants.
Those students will be required to interview in New York City in March (all
expenses paid). A committee of St. Lawrence trustees and alumni will interview
each of the finalists and select the scholarship recipients. Those chosen as
Vilas Scholars will receive a $20,000 scholarship annually for their four years
at St Lawrence. Other finalists will receive at least a $10,000 grant annually
for their four years at St. Lawrence.
Apply online
You may also fax your scholarship application materials to (315) 229-5818.
Call 800-285-1856 or email admissions@stlawu.edu with
any questions.
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Augsbury/North Country Scholarship
This $20,000 scholarship annually for their four years at St. Lawrence is
awarded to students from northern New York and southern Ontario . If you are
a student from a participating school district, you must be nominated by your
high school guidance counselor in order to be considered. Click
here for more information.
