Apply For President's Scholarship at Augsburg University, Minneapolis, USA.

Augsburg University is delighted to offer 10 first year international students a scholarship of $30,000 per year. The president's scholarship is awarded to students of exceptional academic ability with strong evidence of leadership potential. Augsburg University is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was founded in 1869 and today the university enrolls approximately 3000 undergraduate students and 800 graduate students. The school is known for its emphasis on service learning; volunteering in the community is both an instructional strategy and a required part of a student’s coursework. In 2010 Augsburg was one of the six higher education institutions to receive the Presidential Award for Community Service, sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community services.

Eligibility
To be considered for the President's Scholarship students must apply for the Honors Program within their application to the University. For consideration, students are suggested to have a 3.5 or higher GPA and a 27 or greater ACT composite
score/1290 or greater SAT composite score.
Award decisions are based on academic criteria, a letter of academic recommendation, leadership activities, an essay, and an interview. Students must also have their completed application submitted no later than January 15, 2018.
To receive this award, qualified students are required to live on campus and to participate in Augsburg’s Honors Program. Applicants are encouraged to apply for additional scholarships for which they might qualify, but if a Scholarship is awarded, the recipient cannot receive any other Augsburg scholarships.

Admission Requirements
As a first-year applicant submitting a complete online application is the first step before scholarship can be considered. This also include submitting the following:

• Official high school transcripts – Please have your transcripts sent directly to the Admissions Office from your high school. Include all transcripts from pre-college programs that you have attended.
• Official ACT or SAT test scores with writing (ACT code is 2080).
• Letter of academic recommendation from a high school teacher or guidance counselor.
• Essay response to one of the four essay prompts found within the application.

Application deadline: January 15, 2018.

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