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the stamps scholars program

*The Stamps Scholar National Convention is currently paused, with a focus on providing smaller, more frequent collaborative Stamps experiences throughout the year. In 2025, the Stamps Scholars Program offered more than 30 cross-institutional opportunities for Scholars to connect, collaborate, and build community, with more to come in 2026.

The Stamps Scholars Program was founded by E. Roe Stamps and his late wife Penny in 2006, with the purpose of enabling extraordinary educational experiences for extraordinary students. Through partnerships with institutions across the nation (and into the U.K.), Scholars receive annual awards that range from $20,000 to $98,000 (four-year awards total an average of $80,000-$392,000) with additional funds for enrichment activities such as study abroad, academic conferences, and leadership training. The Stamps Scholars Program and partner schools evenly share the costs of the awards. Most partner institutions offer four-year scholarships for entering first-year students, while select partners offer “walk-on” scholarships for entering second- and third-year students. Once on campus, students receive an outstanding educational experience, through access to excellent advisors, opportunities for leadership and personal development, and resources that help propel them forward as they work to realize their dreams.

how to apply

If you are interested in being considered for a Stamps Scholarship, please contact one (or more) of our partner schools directly. Scholarships are awarded by the partner schools, not by the Foundation. Scholarship terms vary, so please check with the schools in which you are interested for more details on how to apply and what the benefits of the award are at that college or university. 

partner schools

Barry University

University of Arizona

Queens' College

 

 

 

College of William and Mary

Dartmouth College

Elizabethtown College

University of Miami

UVA, Darden

Mercer University

Purdue University

Ohio State

Tulane University

US Air Force Academy

West Point

Naval Academy

Univ. of Chicago

UConn

Univ. of Florida

Univ. of Georgia

Univ. of Illinois

Univ. of Michigan

Ole Miss

University of Missouri

Notre Dame

Univ. of Oregon

Univ. of Pittsburgh

Univ. of South Carolina

UT Austin

Virginia Tech

Wake Forest

Boston College

Northeastern Univerity

North Carolina State University

New York University

There are 38 Stamps Scholar partner schools across the US and into the UK.