Founders Centennial Scholarship

Students must complete both the Country Day admission application and Centennial Founders Scholarship application. A fully completed admission application includes an interview and tour. The scholarship application will be available in the admission portal.

What the application includes:

• A personal statement, in which applicants must address how the applicant lives the Country Day mission
• Founders Scholars application/essay
• An additional letter of recommendation

In addition to the teacher letters of recommendation provided in the application for admission, students must include a letter from a teacher, advisor, service coordinator, or community mentor that can articulate their to living the Country Day mission. 

Notifications are on a rolling basis until a recipient is selected and confirms enrollment.

Finalists and their parents/guardians are invited to campus to participate in interviews with the scholarship committee, tour campus, and join classes with current students. Interviews are on a rolling basis until a recipient is selected and confirms enrollment. 

Notifications are on a rolling basis until a recipient is selected and confirms enrollment. Additional, partial-tuition scholarships may be available to students who qualify as finalists.

Because of the highly competitive nature of the scholarship, the selected Founders Centennial Scholar is asked to accept the award within two weeks from the admission and scholarship notification date. 

Click here for more important application dates. Also, we would love to see you at upcoming events here on our campus, like our CCDShowcase on May 2, which is when we'll kick off our centennial celebration!