Presidential Scholarship for Distinguished Achievement
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- Award
- Twenty renewable talent scholarships of $16,000 annually. The number of renewal years and award-specific GPA requirements are not stated on the public pages reviewed.
- Timeline
- Nov 15Separate Presidential application priority deadline
- Jan 1Later applications accepted as talent areas allow until the first Sunday after . Finalist interviews by early March, awards late March. Exact Fall 2027 dates are not explicitly stated.
- How to apply
- Apply for university admission and submit the separate Presidential application through the student portal. The linked 2026–27 materials guide requires two talent-specific essays of no more than one page each, a document describing submitted talent evidence, and a mentor recommendation. Supply a debate record portfolio, art portfolio, or recordings/work portfolio appropriate to dance, music, or theatre. Finalists interview in person or virtually.
- What you'll need
- A separate scholarship application
- Recommendations
- An essay
- A portfolio
- An interview
- Who can apply
- Students admitted to Wake Forest with outstanding talent in art, dance, debate, music, or theatre. No required major in the talent area, but active participation in that activity on campus is expected. Most merit awards require full-time enrollment and on-campus housing. No numerical entry academic floor or specific citizenship restriction is published here.
- Good to know
- Dance recording 10–12 minutes; music recording 10–15 minutes with contrasting pieces; theatre performance roughly 3–4 minutes with contrasting monologues; visual art portfolio 10–15 works. Debate portfolio includes participation goals, tournaments, preliminary/elimination records, and summer workshops. The guide is an overview; follow portal instructions for the selected talent.