Scholarships

Institutional Scholarships

Community Responsibility Scholarship (CRS)

Award: Between $10,000 and $15,000 a year.

Community Responsibility Scholars are chosen based on a combination of the three central foundations of an Antioch education: academic engagement, community involvement, and meaningful work experiences.  Criteria for awarding the Community Responsibility Scholarships include: 

1. Academic potential as demonstrated by a combination of high school and/or college performance, essays and letters of recommendation.

2. A demonstration of commitment to community life in a variety of ways, from engaging in explicit leadership roles in community to working behind the scenes in organizing efforts to build community.

3. Experience in the working world.

All students are automatically reviewed for a Community Responsibility Scholarship and no separate scholarship application is required. CRS scholarships include:

• The Jewel Graham Community Responsibility Scholarship

Award: $15,000 a year.

The scholarship is named for Jewel Graham, Professor of Social Welfare and Legal Studies Emerita.  As a faculty member at Antioch College from 1969-1992, Jewel Graham mentored generations of students to engage as change agents in their communities.  In addition to her service to Antioch College, Graham is a leader both locally in Yellow Springs, nationally and internationally.  Jewel Graham is a model for engagement in community life.

• The Algo Henderson Community Responsibility Scholarship

              Award: $12,000 a year.

Algo Henderson, President of Antioch College from 1936-1947, joined the faculty in 1925 as a professor of accounting.  Under Henderson the College developed the democratic governing principles by which students, faculty and staff participate in significant decision making.  Algo Henderson was the architect of Antioch’s democratic community governance system.

• The Olympia Brown Community Responsibility Scholarship

Award: $10,000 a year.

Olympia Brown graduated from Antioch College in 1860.  She developed strong moral and political beliefs at Antioch, becoming an ardent abolitionist and women’s suffragist.  At age 28 she became the first woman in America to be ordained a minister by a regularly constituted ecclesiastical body—The Universalist Association.  After a lifetime of activism and service, she was one of the last survivors of the suffragist leadership to cast her vote in a U.S. election upon the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.  Olympia Brown helped create Antioch’s legacy of service and activism from its original founding.

Antioch International Scholarship

Award: Up to $18,000 a year.

This competitive scholarship is only available to international students who are non-U.S. citizens and are not eligible for other federal financial aid.  Recipients are not eligible for the Community Responsibility Scholarships. 

Presidential International Scholarship

Award: Tuition and fees for up to 4-years.

The Presidential International Student Scholarship covers tuition and fees for up to four years of full-time attendance at Antioch College. Full-time, degree-seeking international students, who would not otherwise be able to afford their education, are eligible to apply. The Presidential International Student Scholarship is renewable, upon application, for up to four years. To compete for the scholarship, interested students must complete and submit a Presidential International Scholarship Application by March 1st, 2007.

 

Antioch Legacy Scholarship

Award: $2,000 a year.

A $2,000 scholarship for dependents of Antioch College graduates. Students must complete a Legacy Scholarship Application form, indicating the Antioch graduate’s name and year of graduation. Applications must be received by March 1, 2007. Students must qualify as the graduate’s dependent as defined on the Free Application of Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This information will be verified by the Office of Alumni Relations. This scholarship is renewable for up to four years.

 

Antioch Alumni Scholarship

Award: $1,000 a year.

A $1,000 scholarship for students that are referred to the Admissions Office by Antioch College graduates. Students must complete an Alumni Scholarship Application form, indicating the Antioch graduate’s name and year of graduation. Applications must be received by March 1, 2007. This information will be verified by the Office of Alumni Relations. This scholarship is renewable for up to four years.

 

Need Based Scholarships

In addition to these competitive merit awards, Antioch provides scholarships based on financial need.  Antioch College is committed to making its distinctive education accessible to students of all backgrounds and will meet a high level of demonstrated financial need.  This financial assistance includes direct grants from Antioch which do not need to be repaid, student loans, campus work-study, and other state and federal aid.

Continuing Student Scholarships

There are over 30 endowed scholarships that continuing students can apply for each year.  The Antioch College Scholarships for Continuing Students is updated annually by the Financial Aid Office and the 2007-2008 Antioch College Scholarships for Continuing Students will be available in early December of 2006.  Application deadlines are February 1st each year. 

Under federal guidelines, a scholarship CANNOT be used to replace the federally determined family contribution if the student is receiving ANY type of federal aid in his or her award.  Please remember that refunds from scholarship funds will not be available unless your Student Account balance is clear.  Please see the Student Accounts Office if you have any questions about your current balance.     

Outside Scholarships

Ohio Academic Scholarship

Awarded to students whose parent served at least active duty during a declared war or conflict and is severely disabled or disabled or deceases at time of service.  Applications are available from high school guidance counselors.

For more outside scholarships please visit our Scholarship Resources.

Contact us:

Antioch College Financial Aid Office

795 Livermore Street

Yellow Springs, OH 45387

Financial Aid Phone: 937-769-1120

Financial Aid Fax: 937-769-1133

Financial Aid E-mail: financialaid@antioch-college.edu