As an institution that values the highest levels of academic excellence and the cultivation of women leaders, Mount Holyoke is pleased to offer a limited number of merit scholarships -- awarded competitively -- to first-year candidates who have an outstanding record of scholarship and extracurricular achievement in high school and who demonstrate noteworthy leadership skills.

These scholarships -- Mount Holyoke College Leadership Awards -- will be renewed annually, up to a maximum of eight semesters for as long as a student is enrolled full-time and remains in good academic standing.