Morehead Scholarship
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The Morehead Scholarship is a four-year full scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Founded by John Motley Morehead III in 1951, and modeled after the Rhodes Scholarship, it is the oldest merit-based scholarship in the United States.
The four main criteria used to select Morehead Scholars are:
- Capacity to lead and motivate fellow students
- Scholastic ability and extra-curricular attainments
- Moral force of character
- Physical vigor, as shown by participation in sports or other activities.
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[edit] Benefits
Benefits include:
- Full tuition to the University for four years
- An annual stipend that covers all other normal expenses including student fees, housing, meals, books, supplies, travel, laundry, etc.
- Laptop computers for all freshmen
- A four year Summer Enrichment Program, beginning the summer before the freshman year.
- Mentoring from staff at the Morehead Foundation, which administers the program.
The total monetary value for the Morehead is estimated to be $140,000 for out-of-state students and $80,000 for in-state residents.
[edit] Summer enrichment
A key part of the scholarship is the opportunity to participate in a summer enrichment program, which can be customized by the scholar. Each year of the summer enrichment program is associated with a particular theme:
- Freshman Year: Outdoor Leadership. (The scholar participates in an Outward Bound or NOLS course.)
- Sophomore Year: Public Service. (The scholar designs their own public service project or participates in an existing program.)
- Junior Year: Travel Study. (The scholar creates a project pursuing a specific interest or interests)
- Senior Year: The Enterprise Experience. (An eight to twelve week internship with a company.)
[edit] Requirements to apply for the Morehead Scholarship
In addition to meeting the 4 main Morehead criteria (listed above), a student must also fulfill the following eligibility requirements:
- Be in the 12th grade, on track to graduate in the spring of 2007
- Must be unmarried and without children
Any student attending high school in North Carolina is eligible for consideration.
- N.C. students may be nominated by their high schools; or N.C. students may apply directly if not nominated
Students attending high school outside of North Carolina must be nominated for The Morehead in ONE of the following ways:
- By selected secondary schools in the United States. Secondary schools outside of North Carolina become eligible to nominate by invitation of the Morehead Foundation. Interested school officials may request eligibility requirements by e-mailing morehead@unc.edu.
- As a sponsored or direct applicant from any secondary school in the United Kingdom.
- As a sponsored or direct applicant from any secondary school or cégep in Canada.
- By the UNC-Chapel Hill Office of Undergraduate Admissions (for non-resident students who apply to the University by the November 1 deadline).
- By selected educational programs that have been invited as nominating affiliates.
Only students attending school in North Carolina, Great Britain, or Canada may apply directly if not nominated by their secondary schools.
- All others must be nominated by a participating eligible school, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, or a nominating affiliate.
For a list of important deadlines, please see the 2006-2007 Morehead Selection Process Calendar
