Sisters Merit Scholarship

The Sisters Merit Scholarship at Salem Academy is a full merit scholarship for boarding students.  In addition to full tuition, room and board, a Sisters scholar receives additional honors including travel and internship opportunities. 

A Salem Academy Sisters Merit Scholar has proven her willingness to reach within herself and to shape her future. She is a student who will enrich Salem with her presence, inspire her fellow students and extend the reputation of Salem beyond her years as a student. Her academic excellence will be a commitment to a lifetime of learning and her leadership will recognize our global world. Through a four-year journey of immersion in Winston-Salem and the surrounding community -- science/technology, fine arts, community service, government -- she will discover her passion and set off on her own journey while, at the same time, she will be committed to roles outside herself that inspire others, roles that build community and make the world a better place in which to live.

Qualifications for nomination:

The student must:

• be a U.S. Citizen
• be applying for 9th or 10th grade
• have a minimum grade point average of 3.5
• be in the top 15% of scores on the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT)
• be a boarding applicant (outside a 25 mile radius)
• have demonstrated school and community leadership
• foster trust, responsibility, and a sense of the value of each member of her community

Requirements to retain the scholarship:

The student must:

• have a demonstrated commitment to the Honor Code
• be on the Honor Roll
• have a demonstrated involvement in the school community (through athletics, fine arts, clubs, and/or student activities)
• complete 15 hours of community service each semester
• be a mentor to future scholars and be an ambassador for Salem Academy

Additional scholarship honors include:

• preference for Honor Internships
• ability to travel on one January Term International Study Trip during her junior or senior year
• attendance at a leadership conference during her freshmen or sophomore year and her junior or senior year.
• participation in a community immersion program consisting of a day of mentoring in four areas: science and technology, fine arts, community service and government.

2010-2011 Scholarship Timeline:

• November 2010: Nominations due
• December 2010: Completed admissions applications (including a campus visit) and nominee profile forms due
• January 2011: Finalists will be notified
• February 2011: Finalists will visit campus for scholarship interviews and activities