Murchison; Trinity Tower/Semmes
ListedCollege program
- Award
- Murchison $18,000–$30,000 annually; Tower and Semmes full tuition. Semmes also includes a $5,000 research/travel/materials stipend. All three renew up to eight semesters with full-time enrollment and SAP; Tower/Semmes additionally require cumulative GPA at least 3.0, reviewed annually. Tower/Semmes replace other institutional grants/scholarships and fund fall/spring tuition only.
- Deadline
- Murchison admission cutoff February 1, cycle year unstated. Tower requires Early Decision I/Early Action admission by November 1, with a spring competition whose exact 2027 date is not stated. Semmes: admission November 1, 2026, separate scholarship application November 8, 2026, and finalist campus interview February 6, 2027. No cutoff time is stated.
- How to apply
- Admission automatically considers Murchison and Tower; Tower finalists are invited to Scholars Day competition. Semmes requires a separate scholarship application and expanded resume, followed by selected finalist campus interviews. SAT/ACT are optional on all three specific scholarship pages.
- What you'll need
- A separate scholarship application
- An interview
- Who can apply
- Entering first-year undergraduates; transfer, continuing, and graduate students excluded. Murchison expects at least 3.5 core GPA recalculated unweighted, rather than a guarantee. Semmes requires planned biology, biochemistry, biochemistry/molecular biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering science, geosciences, mathematics, neuroscience, physics/astronomy, or psychology study. No universal GPA floor applies to this grouped family.
- Good to know
- This directory groups Murchison, Trinity Tower and Semmes, which have distinct awards and routes. Semmes publishes 2027 dates. Tower's official page itself says both up to 25 and up to 20 full-tuition awards; no single count is claimed here. Murchison and Tower cycle years remain unconfirmed.
- Details
- Test optional