Benjamin Templeton Scholarship

The Benjamin Templeton Scholarship Program honors students with outstanding academic records who have worked to build strong high school communities by bridging gaps among economically, socially and racially diverse groups. Templeton Scholars will have demonstrated significant interest in issues of diversity education, tolerance and social justice.

Scholarship deadline: December 1st.

To be considered for a Templeton Scholarship, students must apply for admission to Hanover College and complete the Benjamin Templeton Scholarship application by December 1.

A scholarship application will be complete and ready for review when the following items have been received:

• Completed application
• Two Letters of Recommendation
• Essay
• Detailed Resume

All the components of the application should be mailed in the same envelope indicating your interest in the Benjamin Templeton Scholarship.

In order to maintain good standing with the Benjamin Templeton Scholarship Program, scholars must fulfill all requirements of the program each semester:

• Maintain a minimum 2.75 G.P.A. per semester.
• Weekly mandatory study hours (freshman and sophomores).
• Attend bi-weekly group meetings with the Scholars Class.
• Attend weekly individual meeting with their class advisor (freshman and sophomore).
• Attend a mid-semester progress meeting.
• Participate in the midterm and finals study table (freshman and sophomore).
• Attend at least two cultural events per semester.
• Attend the annual leadership retreat.
• Participate as an active member of at least one student organization.
• Complete 20 service hours per semester.
• Live on campus all four years.

Students who fail to complete the components of the program for two (2) consecutive semesters will be dismissed from the scholarship program.

Apply online.