Scholarships Merit-based
Baylor University

Getterman Scholars Program

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Any
Disciplines
60000 USD
Grant
United States
Location
01 Nov 2026
Application deadline

About

Scholarship programs are special opportunities to receive additional awards to Baylor in varying amounts. These are also great opportunities to come to our award-winning campus to interact with faculty, staff, and learn more about the exciting opportunities Baylor offers.

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

Full tuition, fees, housing and food

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction
  • living expenses
  • other

Description

In collaboration with the Honors College, the Getterman Scholars Program is open to high-achieving students across academic disciplines, especially students interested in an integrated undergraduate liberal arts education that encourages connections between the various disciplines of study, the local and the global, the past and present, and the love of learning and service of God and neighbor. Getterman Scholar applicants are among the brightest in their high school classes, demonstrating success in competitive and rigorous high school course selections.

 

Benefits

Selected recipients will be awarded the Getterman Scholars Scholarship in the amount of full tuition, fees, housing in the Honors Residential College, and food for eight semesters of undergraduate study. Recipients will also receive a standard amount of funding as a book allowance each semester. Additionally, this scholarship supports one mission trip, one study abroad experience, and one research-based experience during the recipient’s undergraduate studies at Baylor.

Eligibility

  • Selected applicants typically have a 1500 or higher on the SAT, a 34 or higher on the ACT and a 103 or higher on the CLT. Test optional students with high academic GPAs and high class rankings are eligible to be considered.
  • Students who are selected to participate will be automatically registered for Invitation to Excellence and must attend to be considered for the program scholarship. 

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

United States

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

High school

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

01 Nov 2026

If interested students will need to complete the following steps:

Submit a completed Baylor application by November 1.

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