Coolidge Scholarship
Highly competitive, full-ride four-year undergraduate scholarship awarded to high school juniors based on essays and interviews grounded in American history and government.
2026 - 2027 COOLIDGE SCHOLARSHIP APPLY TODAY
The Coolidge Scholarship is an annually awarded, full-ride, presidential scholarship
This one-of-a-kind scholarship may be used at any accredited college or university in the U.S.
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