The Kotzen Scholarship
The Simmons University is a private women focused undergraduate university and private co-educational graduate school in Boston, Massachusetts. The Gilbert and Marcia Kotzen Scholars Program is a competitive merit award that recognizes the best and brightest students interested in a transformative education at Simmons University.
This is the most prestigious award offered at Simmons, and acknowledges excellence through focus on study abroad, scholarly research, and intellectual curiosity. These scholarships are open for international students who are interested to study at Simmons University, USA.
Scholarship Eligibility
Kotzen scholarship is a scholarship for undergraduate studies, thus; students applying for the Kotzen Scholarship must meet the following criteria:
- Apply as a freshman for the fall semester
- Students applying for the Fall 2021 will not be required to submit standardized test scores. For those choosing to submit test scores, a 28 or higher on the ACT is recommended and a 1300 or higher on the SAT
- Non-native English speakers must submit TOEFL and SAT or ACT scores
- GPA of 3.3 or higher, unweighted
- College preparatory curriculum including an advanced level math course during, or prior to, your senior year of high school
- A record of taking honors, advanced placement (AP) and international baccalaureate (IB) courses, as available in their high school systems
Students who meet the criteria above are often also interested in the Honors Program at Simmons.
Scholarship Benefits
The Kotzen Scholarship provides full tuition, room and board, plus an additional $3,000 for academic pursuits such as study abroad, research support, and more. This scholarship is awarded for the duration of a four-year period of full-time undergraduate study, and supersedes any previously awarded merit scholarship.
Scholarship Application Process
The application for this scholarship consists of a short answer and a formal essay in response to the prompts below, as well as a resume including activities and involvements. Students should submit their essays and resume in PDF or Word Doc via this email (ugadm@simmons.edu), with the subject line "Kotzen Application", by 01 December 2021. Each page of the document should include the student's full name and date of birth. The topic for the essays are:
- Short Answer (of no more than 250 words): How would you use your additional annual award of $3,000 (for study abroad, short-term courses, summer internship tuition, and/or research support)?
- Formal Essay (of no more than 500 words): Some people argue that leaders are born, not made, while others defend the opposite view, namely that leaders are "made". Write an essay in which you defend one view or the other. Use a specific example of a leader, either from history or from your own personal experience, to support your argument
For further information related to the scholarships and admissions, candidates are strongly advised to visit this scholarship link (https://www.simmons.edu/undergraduate/admission-and-financial-aid/tuition-financial-aid/types-financial-aid/scholarships/kotzen)