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Academic merit awards
Lehigh provides a limited number of merit-based scholarships for students of exceptional ability and talent. Awards to students can vary from one student to another, especially when a financial need has been established, by the filing of the CSS/PROFILE application. The following examples indicate how awards can differ depending upon family financial circumstances. For example, two students selected to receive a Dean’s Scholarship of $10,000: The first, with a need of just $2,000, receives the Dean’s Scholarship only; the other student, with a demonstrated need of $20,000, may expect to receive a total of $20,000 in grant and scholarship aid.

• Dean’s Scholars
• President’s Scholars
• Cutler-Sametz Choral Arts Scholarships
• Snyder Family Scholarships for Marching Band
• Baker Gifted Arts Scholarships

Dean’s Scholars
Students who excel academically and who demonstrate leadership skills qualify for these awards of $10,000 per academic year (available over four years). Students are required to maintain a 3.0 grade point average to retain the benefits of this program.

No additional application is necessary. All admitted candidates will be considered.

President’s Scholars
Under this program, students entering Lehigh after Aug. 1, 2003, and who graduate with a 3.75 grade point average or better, can take a fifth year of courses without paying tuition. After being accepted into the program, some scholars use the opportunity to take courses that interest them, while others work toward a second bachelor’s degree or even a master’s degree.

Application information: Any senior who graduates with a 3.75 or better grade point average, has taken 90 credits at Lehigh, and attended at least four full-time regular semesters automatically qualifies for 12 months of free tuition for further undergraduate or graduate courses on campus. Admission to graduate studies requires a graduate application to one of Lehigh’s four colleges during your senior year. Enrollment decisions are made by the faculty in each department. Students have the option of working toward a master’s degree or taking graduate courses as a non-degree-seeking associate graduate student.

Cutler-Sametz Choral Arts Scholarships
Talented singers are eligible for these scholarships (renewable in each of four years). Recipients of Cutler-Sametz Choral Arts Scholarships also receive free vocal lessons. Scholars may major and minor in any subject, but they will be expected to join the University Choir, a 50-voice, auditioned ensemble that tours regularly throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. All students who receive a Choral Arts Scholarship must maintain at least a 2.8 grade point average. 

A separate application is required. Contact the music department at (610) 758-3839 for more information.The application deadline is January 15, 2008.

Snyder Family Scholarships for Marching Band
Established in fall 2000 by alumnus Joseph Snyder and family, these scholarships provide awards of $1,000 the first year and at least this amount each succeeding year (renewable in each of four years) to students who demonstrate talent and leadership. Recipients must participate fully in the Marching Band and take private lessons (provided with the scholarship). Snyder Scholars may perform in as many departmental ensembles as they wish; they must maintain at least a 2.8 grade point average.

Baker Gifted Arts Scholarships
These scholarships provide annual awards of $3,000 (renewable in each of four years) to students who demonstrate an outstanding talent in instrumental music or theatre. All students who receive a Baker Scholarship must maintain at least a 2.8 grade point average as an undergraduate. The scholarships were established by Lehigh alumnus Dexter Baker, former CEO of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., and his wife, Dottie.

Baker Gifted Arts Scholarship in Theatre
Talented, motivated students with a desire to grow and excel in the world of theatre arts are eligible for a scholarship that provides an annual tuition award of up to $3,000 (renewable in each of four years). A student who receives a Baker Gifted Arts Scholarship in Theatre need not major or minor in theatre at Lehigh. Recipients must maintain at least a 2.8 grade point average. The scholarships will be available in both performance and in design/technical theatre. Scholarship recipients would be expected to take advantage of the numerous production opportunities ? on or off stage ? offered through Lehigh?s theatre department, which stages numerous productions annually. The deadline for scholarship applications is January 1, 2008.

Please click on the link below for more information on the Baker Gifter Arts Scholarship in Theatre.
http://cas.lehigh.edu/CASWeb/content/default.aspx?pageid=564

Baker Gifted Arts Scholarship in Instrumental Music
A Baker Scholar in music need not major or minor in music, but they must participate in musical performances on campus and improve musically by taking lessons at the department’s expense. Scholars participate in, at minimum, either the orchestra or the jazz ensemble. The deadline for scholarship applications is January 15, 2008, and all materials need to be postmarked by that date. Applications can be submitted by e-mail; however, recorded music must be submitted via regular mail due to file size.

Please click on the link below for more information on the various music scholarships at Lehigh.
http://www.lehigh.edu/~inmsc/site/MeritScholarships.htm

Contact the music department at (610) 758-3839 for more information.