What is the Ingram Scholarship program?
The Ingram Scholarship Program is a challenging initiative that encourages students to conceive and execute significant service projects within their community.
This program aims to support students who demonstrate both the willingness and ability to combine a successful business or professional career with a lifelong commitment to addressing pressing issues in contemporary society.
Ingram Scholars must commit approximately twenty hours each month throughout the academic year.
They should dedicate at least one of their undergraduate summers to meaningful community outreach and service projects.
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Ingram Scholarship Program Application
- High School Seniors interested in the Ingram Scholarship Program should submit their application via MyAppVU after their admission application. The deadline for prospective freshmen is December 1, 2023.
- Currently enrolled first-year students can apply for the 2024-2025 academic year and must complete the electronic Ingram Scholars Program Application. The application deadline for current students will be announced later.
- Selection criteria for Ingram Scholars include a dedication to community service, strong personal character, and leadership potential.
- The selection committee evaluates candidates by reviewing the Ingram Scholarship application and the entire first-year admission application.
- Ingram Scholar Finalists must also participate in an interview with the selection committee as part of the selection process.
Benefits Ingram Scholarship Program
- Ingram Scholars receive full-tuition, covering all required fees and on-campus housing expenses each year.
- They also receive a stipend for a special summer service project.
- Vanderbilt University provides additional need-based financial aid to Ingram Scholarship recipients with demonstrated financial need exceeding full tuition.
- Scholarships are renewable annually, contingent upon maintaining a minimum 3.0 GPA and fulfilling service-related requirements.
- Ingram Scholars commit to maintaining a twenty-hour monthly service commitment and completing one summer service project after their sophomore year.
- Ingram Scholars hold weekly meetings in large and small groups to discuss individual and collective progress and to reflect on the personal and societal significance of service.
- A faculty director oversees scholar activities related to the Ingram program within the Ingram Scholars Program.
Ingram Scholars should actively engage in the following:
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- Volunteer within their community.
- Develop programs aimed at aiding the community and addressing societal challenges.
- Contribute their skills and efforts to both not-for-profit and business organizations.
- Establish programs capable of sustaining themselves.
- After graduating, mentor undergraduate students.
- Assist in facilitating summer internships and job placements.
- Encourage and involve others in community service.
- The program’s primary objective is to instill in Ingram Scholars the drive to carry on the legacy of an Ingram Scholar long after graduation.
- Ultimately, the program aims to inspire a lifelong commitment to fostering positive social change.