Emory University Scholar Programs — Bachelor's Scholarship

The Emory University Scholar Programs are merit scholarships for incoming first-year students, selected by Emory’s Office of Admission with faculty. The flagship is the Woodruff Scholars Program, offered at both entry points: Emory College on the Atlanta campus and Oxford College in Oxford, Georgia.

Scholars study for a bachelor’s degree with early course registration, dedicated programming and a scholars community. Oxford scholars move to the Atlanta campus for their junior year.

Benefits & funding

Awards range from partial to full; Woodruff Scholars receive full tuition, required fees, on-campus room and meals.
Renewable for up to eight fall/spring semesters, subject to the program’s academic and personal standards.
Emory College scholars can draw funding for unpaid internships, research and conference travel.
Oxford Woodruff Scholars must keep a 3.2 GPA and spend four semesters at Oxford; deferring enrollment forfeits the award.

Eligibility

First-year applicants, including homeschooled and international applicants, regardless of citizenship.
Applying for first-degree undergraduate entry to Emory College, Oxford College or both.
Awarded on merit, without regard to financial need; test scores are optional for scholar consideration.

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Application process

1
Apply to Emory through the Common Application ($75 fee; waivers available) under Early Decision I, Early Decision II or Regular Decision.
2
Answer “Yes” to the application question on the Scholar Programs; otherwise you are not considered.
3
Submit all materials by 1 November (ED I) or 15 November (ED II and Regular Decision), earlier than the 1 January admission deadline.
4
Finalists located in the US must attend a multi-day spring campus visit with interviews, at no cost.

Program timeline

ED I scholar deadline
Nov 1, 2026
ED II and Regular Decision scholar deadline
Nov 15, 2026
End of February 2027 (FAQ
by 1 March): Finalists notified
Late March 2027
Finalist visit; awards finalised by early April
Enrollment deposit deadline
May 1, 2027