Honors Students & Their Scholarships

Honors students receive at least $50,000 ($12,500/year) in scholarships for high academic achievement. Even higher scholarships are available to those who compete in the Yoder Scholars competition during Honors Weekend.

If you are a student in our honors program, you will be nurtured, pushed, encouraged and challenged to grow to your full potential academically, spiritually and emotionally. The program:

• is a special community of gifted, highly motivated learners.

• offers exclusive, cross-disciplinary honors seminars that unite students and faculty in collaborative learning.

• results in a clear articulation of your personal world view through the senior honors seminar.

• extends the possibility to compete for even greater financial awards, including full-ride scholarships.

Follow your curiosity and creativity beyond the bounds of traditional academics. Be part of our “big picture” program, tailored to highly motivated students!

Honors program components

Honors courses

These classes are taught by EMU’s most accomplished faculty and invite collaboration and innovation, pulling professors and students together in deep exploration of a topic.

Honors gatherings

These occur monthly and are planned by honors students to promote opportunities to explore topics, expand curiosity, and just have fun.

Mentoring

Intentional mentoring relationships with faculty, staff and fellow honors students are established based on incoming students’ goals and interests.

Scholarships

Honors participants receive generous, renewable scholarships of at least $12,500 per year ($50,000 over four years). Students must maintain an annual cumulative 3.5 GPA to continue in the honors program.

Eligibility

Honors program eligibility is based on a sliding scale that takes both high school GPA and standardized test scores (SAT or ACT) into account. To determine your eligibility, use the EMU Cost of Attendance Estimator.

Honors weekend and Yoder Scholars competition

In the months before the annual honors weekend in February, students eligible for the honors program may compete to be a Yoder Scholar.

The Yoder Scholars competition allows students eligible for the honors program to compete for full-ride scholarships, EMU’s highest academic award. To compete, students must meet the honors qualifications and apply to EMU by November 1. Students who have not applied by November 1 but who meet the honors criteria are still eligible for the program, but not for these highest scholarships.

If you’ve been invited to the honors program weekend on February 3-4, 2012, please register online by January 17. All Yoder Scholar application materials need to be postmarked by January 17.