The Johnson Scholars Program

Santa Clara University's Johnson Scholars Program offers exceptionally talented, high-achieving students an extraordinary opportunity to develop the leadership skills, knowledge, and commitment required to help build a better world. The program is an integral part of a rigorous, honors-level undergraduate education--but with the priveleges and challenges associated with joining a distinctive community of scholars.

Johnson Scholars Criteria

• Demonstrate record pf high academic performance in a rigorous curriculum
• An unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.8 or better
• An ACT composite score of 30 or above or an SAT combined score of 1400 in the math and critical reading sections
• Evidence of leadership and sevice that permeates the high-school career

The Award process
Application to Santa Clara

Candidates are selected from the early decision, early action, and regular admission application pools. No separate scholarship application is required. Admission application must be submitted through the online Common Application process (www.commonapp.org). For more information about the scholarship selection process, visit www.scu.edu/johnsonscholars/selection. \

Selection Process

Semi-finalists will be notified by mid-February and asked to submit an essay by early March.
After essays are reviewed, finalists will be invited to a Scholarship Weekend in early April. Travel and lodging expenses for finalists will be paid by the University. The weekend includes attending classes, touring the campus, meeting with faculty mentors, dining with memebers of the Johnson Scholars community, selecting activities, and additional events. A program for parents, who may attend at their own expense, will intersect and complement the student program.

Scholarship Awards

From among the finalists, 10 Johnson Scholars for the academic year will be selected and notified in the weeks following Scholarship Weekend. All other finalists will receive a prestigious merit-based scholarship award such as a Presidential, Provost, or Dean's scholarship.