PACE Scholarships

Sweet Briar College, with the help of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, has created Promoting Academic and Community Engagement (PACE) Scholarships to recognize new, enrolling students who have completed significant voluntary community service prior to enrolling at Sweet Briar College. The PACE program at Sweet Briar encourages the merging of classroom experiences with service activities, and aims to provide well-trained student volunteers who can offer "expert service" to help solve real problems both while in college and post-college. If you have been engaged in community service while in high school, we invite you to apply for this scholarship opportunity.

Sweet Briar College will award three $1,000 scholarships per year to new, enrolling students. The scholarships are renewable for each of your four years at Sweet Briar provided you remain in good academic standing and continue your practice of community engagement. This scholarship can be added on top of other merit scholarships awarded by Sweet Briar.

PACE Scholarship recipients also will be given the first opportunity to apply for one of two summer stipend scholarships of $3,250 (PACE Summer Scholarships), awarded annually to returning students to allow them to complete summer service without regard to financial concerns. Students will work full time at a local service agency for eight weeks and write a reflective essay about their experience.

Students should apply for admission to Sweet Briar College and complete the PACE Scholarship application form by February 1, which requires you to list the community service activities you've completed while in high school and that have been completed outside of any high school requirement (feel free to submit additional pages if necessary). Applicants for the PACE Scholarships must also submit an essay that articulates your interest in community service and what you have gained from your experiences (approx. 300-500 words), and a letter of recommendation from a mentor/supervisor in the service organization. This letter of recommendation should be separate from the academic recommendations submitted with your application for admission. Students applying for transfer admission into Sweet Briar are not eligible for this scholarship program.

Scholarship materials can be sent to:
Office of Admissions
Sweet Briar College
PO Box B
Sweet Briar, VA 24595

If you have any questions about service learning opportunities at Sweet Briar, please contact Dr. Tim Loboschefski at tlobo@sbc.edu or 434.381.6225. If you have questions about this scholarship or applying for admission, please contact the Admissions Office (admissions@sbc.edu or 800.381.6142).