The four most prestigious academic scholarships Lawrence awards to incoming students are the Warch Scholarship, the Trustee Scholarship, the Presidential Scholarship, and the Alumni Scholarship. Applicants receive notification of scholarship decisions along with the letter of admission.
Lawrence will automatically consider your completed, on-time application for academic scholarships. No additional information, essays or paperwork is required. Scholarships are awarded based upon an assessment of the information presented in the application folder -- high school record, essay, recommendations, standardized test scores (only required for the Warch Scholarship, optional for all other scholarships), and extracurricular achievements.
Warch Scholarship - $15,000 per year
The Richard Warch scholarship, our top academic scholarship, is named in honor of Lawrence's 14th president who served the University from 1979 to 2004. It is the only scholarship that has specific requirements, and is also the only scholarship to require the submission of test scores. Applicants must:
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Be ranked in the top 4% of their class, or, if their school does not provide rankings, have at least a 3.90 (on a 4-point scale) unweighted GPA in academic courses. | |
| 2. | Have an average score of 30 on the ACT or combined score of 1980 on the SAT. |
Trustee Scholarship - $12,000 per year
Presidential Scholarship - $9,000 per year
Alumni Scholarship - $7,000 per year
The Trustee, Presidential, and Alumni Scholarships are awarded to the top students based on the quality of the applicant pool, rather than fixed criteria. Test scores are not requried to receive any of these scholarships.
Other Scholarships
Other Lawrence Scholarships ranging from $1,000-5,000 may also be awarded based solely upon the information presented in the application for admission.
National Merit Scholarships
National Merit Finalists who have formally listed Lawrence as their college choice with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation will receive a $2,000 Lawrence Scholarship in addition to any other Lawrence-sponsored scholarship they have received (other than the National Achievement Scholarship). Students who are recognized as Commended Scholars will receive a $1,000 award.
State Excellence Awards
Wisconsin students who are selected to receive the Wisconsin State Excellence Award will receive a state-sponsored scholarship of $1,125 that will be matched by Lawrence. This amount may be in addition to other Lawrence-sponsored scholarship they have received.
Other Awards
The Kimberly-Clark Honor Scholarship Program seeks to promote opportunities for students of special promise to pursue their higher education at Lawrence University by awarding a number of $12,000 per year merit-based scholarships. Recipients must rank academically near the top of Lawrence’s entering class, come from communities where Kimberly-Clark has major operations, and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA while enrolled at Lawrence. Students interested in the Kimberly-Clark Honor Sscholarship Program must complete an application for admission which also serves as their application for the scholarship. There is no need to submit materials beyond the application requirements.