Rochester Merit Awards

Merit-based scholarships range in amount from $2,000 per year to full-tuition. They are awarded to students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and potential, regardless of financial circumstances.

All undergraduate applicants to the College are considered for merit scholarships.

If you are a senior in high school and wish to be considered for scholarships (but have not yet interviewed), you should to schedule an interview.

Rochester Merit Awards — A Partial List

  • Freshmen
  • 7th Generation
  • Ahora
  • Bausch & Lomb
  • Dean's
  • FIRST
  • Genesee
  • Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony
  • Hillside-Rochester
  • International Baccalaureate
  • Kodak
  • Lorenzo de Zavala
  • Meliora Alumni
  • National Merit
  • National Hispanic
  • National Achievement
  • Navy ROTC
  • PRIS2M
  • Renaissance
  • Rochester Endowed
  • Rochester International
  • Rochester Ventures
  • Rush Rhees
  • STEP
  • Steven Harrison
  • Urban League
  • Wilder Trustee
  • Xerox
  • Youth Orchestra Scholarship
  • Transfers
  • Hillside-Rochester Scholarship
  • Phi Theta Kappa
  • Dean's Scholarship
  • Meliora Alumni Scholarship
  • Rush Rhees Scholarship

Endowed Scholarship

If you are a returning student interested in applying for an endowed scholarship - the James A. Chin Memorial Award or the Glick Memorial Scholarship - please view and print the respective PDF application form. Description, purpose, background, and submission information is included on each application.