McNamara Scholarship
Merit scholarships available to incoming Honors College students from middle-income families. Variable, renewable award.
To be eligible, you must be attending VT for the first time in the Fall 2023 semester as a first-year student (transfer students are not eligible). You also must have indicated on your Coalition Application or Common Application that you wish to be considered for the Honors College.
- Award
- Varies
- Deadline
- 12/15/2022
- Supplemental Questions
- The Virginia Tech Honors College seeks students with [1] exceptional motivation in their academic and professional preparation, who are [2] capable of independent learning and research, [3] understand the challenges and values of collaborative teamwork, [4] have a strong sense of social responsibility and are eager to engage in real-world problem-solving, and [5] value the use of inclusive perspectives and working across differences. Write an essay of 500 words or fewer that provides evidence of your thinking about and/or accomplishments in each of these five areas. MAKE SURE YOU ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE ESSAY QUESTION.
- Do you grant Virginia Tech permission to release your name to the donor and/or representatives of the donor's estate?