Frazier Thompson Merit Scholarship

Eligibility Criteria

Excellent academic achievement
Record of outstanding leadership and service to Africana (African, African-American, and African diasporic) communities in the United States
Potential for continued leadership and service to the Africana diaspora at Notre Dame

An annual award of $15,000 toward the cost of tuition for up to four years of undergraduate study, for a total of $60,000. This award is independent of any financial aid that a scholar may qualify for and receive.
Mandatory participation in a funded one-week Outward Bound Wilderness Leadership Canoe Expedition in the Boundary Waters in Minnesota.
An enrichment fund of $5,000, minus the cost of Outward Bound, that can be used for self-designed enrichment projects approved by the Notre Dame Scholars’ Program, including research, creative projects, professional development, leadership development, and/or unpaid service or internships.

Full-time undergraduate enrollment.
Maintenance of good academic and disciplinary standing. If a scholar is subject to academic or disciplinary probation or dismissal, they should contact the Notre Dame Scholars' Program for more information regarding policies and procedures.
University merit scholarship consideration is given for a maximum of eight semesters (ten semesters for the five-year Architecture program). Scholarship eligibility is not extended to account for any semester(s) the scholar did not meet scholarship requirements.