Merit Scholarship Program
The Columbus Academy Merit Scholarship Program
While financial aid awards are based on demonstrated need, Columbus Academy also offers merit scholarships to new incoming Upper School students who embody the abilities and values that represent the very best of the Academy community and its mission.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a merit scholarship, a student must be an applicant for admission to Columbus Academy as a new ninth or tenth grade student and complete all components of the admissions application process.
Criteria
The most competitive merit scholarship candidates will be exceptional individuals possessing:
- strong academic abilities
- leadership potential
- superior personal qualities
- interest in our extracurricular offerings
- qualities that further the mission of the school
Selection Process
Based upon test scores, transcripts, recommendations and an initial review of applications, the Upper School Admissions Committee will determine a group of merit scholarship finalists from those students who will be offered admission to the ninth or tenth grade. Finalists receive notification with their acceptance letters and are invited back to campus for a round of formal interviews with the Merit Scholarship Committee, which chooses merit award winners.
Awards
Merit Scholarship recipients will receive grants between $1,000 and $10,000. Grants are renewable through graduation if the recipient maintains a solid academic and social record.
In May of 2010, Columbus Academy was one of only three school in the United States selected as a 2010 recipient of a $2,000,000 endowment from the Malone Family Foundation to provide scholarships for top-level students with financial need. Families, especially those with students rising to Grades 9-10, interested in receiving information about the Malone Scholars Program at Columbus Academy should contact John Wuorinen, Director of Admission and Financial Aid, at (614) 509-2220 or admissions@columbusacademy.org. Please click here for more information about Columbus Academy becoming the only Malone Scholarship School in Ohio and one of only 31 schools nationwide to have been selected through the Foundation's exhaustive research process.
Additional Need-Based Aid
Need-based aid is awarded in addition to merit scholarships, and a family can be awarded both. The school’s financial aid program is based solely upon need as determined by the School and Student Service (SSS) for Financial Aid. Please click here for more information.