Bethany College recognizes the rising cost of higher education and strives to be an
affordable option for all prospective students and families. Approximately 90 percent of
our students receive financial assistance. Bethany offers the Presidential Scholarship as
well as the Honors and Kalon Leaders Programs as competitive awards. The Competitive
Scholarship competition will include two rounds for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Round 1: students will submit short answers to a series of questions and activity sheets
for review. Applications will be evaluated determine if a student will be invited to
interview in Round 2 for either the Honors or Kalon programs.
Round 2: students will be selected to interview in round two based on their short answers. In round
two, students will not only have a scheduled Zoom interview with a group of interviewers but also
have to provide a response to an essay question that will be provided before the Zoom interview. As
a result of these interviews, a candidate may be nominated by the interview group for the award(s)
that best matches not only how they can contribute to the individual scholarship/award group but
also to the Bethany College campus and student experience. Students exhibiting stellar academic,
leadership, and personal characteristics may be nominated for the Presidential Scholarship along with
their Honors or Kalon program offer.
Please review the eligibility requirements and deadlines carefully before proceeding to the
Competitive Scholarship Application. Should you have any questions, please contact the Center for
Enrollment at 304.829.7611.
2020-2021 Competitive Scholarship Deadlines
Academically accepted, scholarship application
and FAFSA complete by: Friday, October 30
2020
Academically accepted, scholarship application and
FAFSA complete by: Friday, January 22 2021
Round #1 Review: Interview names
submitted no later than Friday, November
6 2020
Round #1 Review: Interview names submitted
no later than Friday, January 29 2021
Round #2 Zoom Interviews:
Saturday, November 14 2020
Round #2 Zoom Interviews: Saturday, February 6
2021
Winners announced: No later than Monday,
November 30 2020
Winners announced: No later than Friday,
February 19 2021
To be eligible, students must have a minimum-official high school GPA of 3.0 and
complete the following for Round #1:
• An application for admission and be academically accepted to Bethany College
prior to the Round #1 deadline
• A Scholarship Application which includes an activity sheet and the short answer
questions
• The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The Bethany College school
code is 003808.