SBS Undergraduate Scholarship

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About the Scholarship

Opens: 2/1/2024

Closes: 4/15/2024

Swiss Benevolent Society of Chicago Scholarship provides financial aid for college to Swiss students in Illinois or southern Wisconsin.

Award Amount Varies

Essay Required: Yes
Need-Based: No
Merit-Based: No
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Requirements

This program is open to 1) Swiss nationals with permanent U.S. residency status; and 2) people of documented Swiss descent; Swiss students studying in the United States on a student or visitor's visa are not eligible.

Applicants must reside in Illinois or southern Wisconsin (Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha counties) and intend to attend college on a fulltime basis during the following school year.

High school seniors must have test scores of at least 26 on the ACT or 1230 on the SAT; college freshmen must have the same minimum test scores and at least a 3.3 GPA in college work completed through the current semester; current college sophomores and juniors must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 in all college work completed through the current semester.

Selection is based on academic merit only; financial need is not considered.

Family genealogies are not accepted as sufficient proof of Swiss ancestry.

Details

Pursued Degree Level

Bachelor's Degree

Current Grade

High School Senior, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior

Location

Country: US
State: WI, IL
County: Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha

Minimum GPA

3.25

Citizenship Status

U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

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