Description

Students applying for the Kotzen Scholarship must meet the following criteria:

• Apply as a freshman for the fall semester
• 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 strongly recommended.
• Non-native English speakers must submit TOEFL and SAT or ACT scores
• GPA of 3.3 or higher, unweighted
• College preparatory curriculum including an advanced level math course during, or prior to, your senior year of high school
• A record of taking honors, advanced placement (AP) and international baccalaureate (IB) courses, as available in their high school systems

• Students who meet the criteria above are often also interested in the Honors Program at Simmons.

  Application process

  The application consists of a short answer and a formal essay in response to the prompts below. Students should submit their essays in PDF or Word Doc via our online form, or email directly with the subject line "Kotzen Application," by December 1. Each page of the document should include the student's full name and date of birth. 

  Please note: it is the student's responsibility to submit a working file in the proper format (PDF or Word) as we will not convert or accept incompatible files (i.e. Google Docs, Pages, etc.) 

  Essay prompts

  • Short Answer (of no more than 250 words): How would you use your additional annual award of $3,000 (for study abroad, short-term courses, summer internship tuition, and/or research support)?
  • Formal Essay (of no more than 500 words): Some people argue that leaders are born, not made, while others defend the opposite view, namely that leaders are "made." Write an essay in which you defend one view or the other. Use a specific example of a leader, either from history or from your own personal experience, to support your argument.

  • Finalists chosen for scholarship consideration will be required to complete an on-campus interview which will be conducted in February. If you are an international applicant unable to make it to campus, a Skype interview may be conducted instead.

    Application deadline

    Applicants must complete and submit both their scholarship application and their admission application to the University by December 1.  

    Finalists for scholarship consideration will be notified in mid-January. Recipients will be notified by March 1.

    https://www.simmons.edu/undergraduate/admission-and-financial-aid/tuition-financial-aid/types-financial-aid/scholarships/kotzen

     

Attachments

Kotzen Scholarship.pdf