John B. Ervin Scholars
ListedCollege programUp to full tuition
- Award
- Full tuition with a $2,500 stipend or partial/half tuition. Renews annually for the degree program while maintaining academic progress and the program’s character/participation standards. Tuition awards do not cover housing.
- Timeline
- Dec 16, 2026Admission priority
- Jan 4, 2027Separate Pathway scholarship response . Finalists notified by end of February 2027
- Mar 20Required virtual events/interview in early 27, with exact dates sent to finalists. Awards announced in March 2027.
- How to apply
- Submit Common or Coalition admission application, then the individual 250-word scholar response in WashU Pathway. Counselor and teacher admission recommendations are reviewed; a third community/leadership recommendation is optional and encouraged. Finalists must attend the virtual events and interview to remain eligible.
- What you'll need
- A separate scholarship application
- Recommendations
- An essay
- An interview
- Who can apply
- Incoming first-year applicants to any undergraduate school who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or undocumented/DACA students living in the U.S.; transfers excluded. Academic excellence, leadership, community service and commitment to diversity/social justice. No numerical GPA/test floor is published.
- Good to know
- May apply to more than one Signature Scholar program. Early Decision commitments precede scholarship decisions. Scholars participate in program/community activities; approved WashU academic-year study abroad can be funded. Need aid is coordinated with merit.
- Details
- Permanent residents eligible