University of the Pacific

Annual Award for 2021-22: $43,000 The Powell Scholarship is the university's premier academic merit award, and is designed to cultivate future leaders through mentoring, instruction and service. For fall 2022, qualified Powell Scholars candidates have: -A cumulative high school GPA of 3.7 or higher -Undertaken a rigorous academic curriculum - Honors, AP and/or IB courses -Demonstrated leadership skills or leadership potential in two or more areas, including but not restricted to student government, community service, cultural groups, research or creative activities, or sports Students apply for the Powell Scholars Program in their senior year of high school. The application deadline is December 1. Students enter the program as college freshmen; upperclassmen and transfer students are not eligible. The Powell Scholars award is renewable each year of your undergraduate studies assuming a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 is maintained.