Harriet Fitzgerald Scholarship

Who is eligible?

The Scholarship Committee welcomes applications from highly motivated women who are passionate about learning and desire to attend a women’s college in the United States. The successful candidate must

• possess a stellar high school record,
• provide outstanding references,
• have a sincere desire to make a contribution to society, and
• demonstrate strong character and leadership qualities, as well as breadth and depth of interests.

For best consideration, applicants should have

• an unweighted GPA of at least a 3.7 and
• either a composite SAT score of at least 1350 or a composite ACT score of at least 27 with no single ACT score below 25. International students should be able to arrange to take the SAT or ACT in their home countries.  For applications due by February 1, 2024, test scores are welcome but are optional.

All women expecting to start their first full term of college at an undergraduate women’s college in the Fall 2024 term are eligible to apply. These include

• graduating high school seniors,
• high school graduates who have taken a gap year since graduating from high school,
• women who matriculated at college but left prior to the completion of their first semester and now plan to start college again, and
• dual enrollment candidates who have taken some college courses early while completing high school

Women who have already completed one or more college semesters are not eligible.