Scholarships
Marietta College is proud to recognize students' academic, extracurricular and leadership accomplishments and potential through a variety of scholarships. Our merit-based scholarships seek to recognize past accomplishments and future potential to propel a student's vitality in and contributions to our campus community.
The Pioneer Scholars Program encompasses the majority of our academic scholarships. Students applying by Monday, December 19th are automatically reviewed for our merit awards. (The Rickey Physics Scholarship and Talent Awards require additional application materials as determined by those departments.)
Marietta College also offers a number of other awards that speak to some of our traditions and particular connections to Marietta College. Marietta permits a student to receive up to two non-need-based awards with a total dollar value not to exceed the cost of full tuition.
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Merit-Based Scholarships
Pioneer Scholars Program
Students recognized as Pioneer Scholars are invited to compete for the following scholarships:
| Scholarship | Award |
|---|---|
| John G. McCoy | Tuition, Fees, and Room and Board |
| Trustees' | Full Tuition |
| President's | Half Tuition |
| Dean's | $10,000-$14,000 |
| Other Merit Awards | Availability | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Bev Ellis Alumni | Alumni Legacy and Pioneers Scholar | 1 Full Tuition, 2 Half Tuition |
| Rickey | Physics Majors, Competitive | $18,000 |
| Talent Awards in Music, Theatre, Drama, Forensics and Creative Writing | Available to talent competition participants who audition or submit a portfolio | $1,000 - $3,500 |
Additional Awards
| Scholarship | Requirements | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Sumner Harrison | Available to strong multicultural students and leaders | $5,000 |
| Alumni Legacy | Available to children or grandchildren of an MC alumnus | $3,500 |
| HOBY | Qualified HOBY Ambassadors may be accepted as a Pioneer Scholar, allowing you to receive an $10,000 Dean's Scholarship and an opportunity to increase your scholarship up to full tuition to attend Marietta College. | $10,000-$14,000 |
Transfer Scholarships
$7,500 Transfer Scholarship
This is a scholarship for transfer students who have achieved at least a 3.25 cumulative college GPA in at least one year of full-time academic course work and enroll as full-time transfer students at Marietta College. Members of Phi Theta Kappa are automatically considered for the Transfer Scholarship. Students who arrange an on-campus scholarship competition date prior to June 15th will have the opportunity to increase their scholarship up to $10,000 per year.
$5,000 Transfer Award
This is an award for transfer students who have achieved at least a 3.0 cumulative college GPA in at least one year of full-time academic course work and enroll as full-time transfer students at Marietta College. Students who arrange an on-campus scholarship competition date prior to June 15th will have the opportunity to increase their award up to $7,500 per year.
New Transfer Scholarship and Award replace all previous Marietta College Transfer and PTK Scholarships for new incoming transfer students.
Both the Transfer Scholarship and Transfer Award are renewable for up to three years. For renewal, students must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA and continuous full-time enrollment at Marietta College.
For additional information, please contact Sharon Warden, Transfer Student Coordinator, at 1-800-331-7896 or 740-376-4609 or sharon.warden@marietta.edu.
Outside Scholarships
Many private companies, foundations and local agencies offer scholarships for which you might be eligible. Marietta College suggests that students check for scholarship information in your high school guidance counselor's office, in your local newspaper as well as at the following links below.
Outside scholarships are additions to other financial aid awarded at Maretta to the extent permitted by federal regulations.
Financial Aid Information Page
Possibly the most comprehensive financial aid site available on the Web, with information about all types of financial aid, links to financial aid applications and free scholarship searches.
FastWeb
General admission and financial aid information, plus a free scholarship search engine.
Scholarshipcoach.com
Although this site is offering products for sale, it also has valuable free information that can be helpful as you search for scholarships online.
Collegeboard.com
The "For Parents" section of this site includes links to helpful scholarship information.