Application Tips

If selected as a scholarship recipient, your name and photo may be shared in Point materials or distributed on other platforms. Please determine if you are comfortable with this requirement before participating in our application process.

Yes. You neither have to be enrolled nor accepted to a particular program/university to apply to be a Point Scholar.

Yes. Point uses a holistic evaluation process that considers merit criteria as well as financial need. See Point’s scholarship page for more information about selection criteria.

Point Scholars must be enrolled in an accredited US higher education institution. Institutions located in US territories are ineligible.

Yes, undocumented students and international students are eligible if they enroll at a U.S. based college.

Yes, applicants may reapply the following year. Point does not keep copies of semifinalist or finalist materials from your previous application. Each returning applicant should submit the most current and competitive information possible, and not recycle their previous application.

Yes, prior Point scholarship recipients are eligible to apply for another Point scholarship. Students may not receive more than one Point scholarship at a time. Point’s Flagship Scholarship provides a maximum of four years of financial support. 

While there is no benefit to early submission, Point highly recommends applicants submit their applications as soon as they have their materials ready. All complete applications submitted by the deadline receive equal consideration. Consult scholarship pages for information about the application window and deadline.