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Updated: August 14, 2017
Scholar Chess Player applications can be found - Here
Connecticut: The
University of Connecticut School of Engineering
presents 3 recurring 4 year scholarships
of $2000, $1000 and $500,
( $14,000 total ), to the top 3 high school finishers
in the Connecticut
State Chess Association K - 12 championship held yearly.
Recipients must be
able satisfy entrance requirements for the School of
Engineering and
maintain a 3.4 GPA while matriculating. For more information
please go to
Maryland: The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
offers four types of four-year chess scholarships: 1. Chess-Player
Scholar—for outstanding students rated over 2000 (various amounts depending on
qualifications, up to $15,000/year plus out-of-state tuition differential)
2. Special Merit for Chess (various amounts, typically out-of-state
tuition differential) 3. Tournament-Based Awards—to winners of U.S.
Cadet and Maryland Sweet 16 (fixed dollar tuition) 4. UMBC Coca-Cola Chess
Fellows—a limited number of fixed dollar tuition awards with $15,000/year food
and housing stipends, in return for 100 hours of community service through
chess per year. Candidates must be good students with extraordinary chess
ratings (over 2500). Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible. To
apply, simply submit an undergraduate application to UMBC and indicate your
interest in chess. Both domestic and foreign students are eligible
(except for tournament-based awards). More details can be obtained from their
website: www.umbc.edu/chess.
Missouri: Webster University: We award partial and full scholarships to chess players of
various levels. Please check out website
at www.webster.edu/spice or
contact Clare Brown at [email protected].
North Carolina:
• The North Carolina Chess
Association and the Carolina Chess Foundation award a $1,500 scholarship to the
winner of the K-12 Section at the N.C. State Scholastic Championships. For
information, contact: Randy Wheeless, President, N.C. Chess
Association, [email protected]
• The Carolina Chess Foundation awards a $500 scholarship to the top Henderson
County player in the Championship Section of the Henderson County Scholastic
Championships. For information, contact: Charles
Palmer, [email protected]
Tennessee: Tennessee Technological University offers a four-year
scholarship, $3,000 per year ($12,000 total). For more information, contact Dr.
Paul Semmes,[email protected] or (931) 372-3139 Tennessee Tech
University will offer the following scholarships for the 2008/09 school
year: To the winner of the high school section of the 2008 Tennessee
State Scholastic Individual Finals Chess Tournament: A four-year University
Academic Service Scholarship providing $4,000 per year for a total value of
$16,000. To the second place winner of the high school section of the
2008 Tennessee State Scholastic Individual Finals Chess Tournament: A four-year
University Academic Service Scholarship providing $2,500 per year for a total
value of $10,000. To the winning team of the high school section of the 2008
Tennessee State Scholastic Team Finals Chess Tournament: Four members of the
winning team will each be offered a four-year University Academic Service
Scholarship providing $4,000 per year for a total value of $16,000. To
the second place team of the high school section of the 2008 Tennessee State
Scholastic Team Finals Chess Tournament: Four members of the winning team will
each be offered a four-year University Academic Service Scholarship providing
$2,500 per year for a total value of $10,000. For more information on
these scholarships, see www.tntech.edu/scholarships/chess.
Texas:
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The University of Texas at Dallas offers Chess Scholarships based on academic
performance and chess ratings. See www.utdallas.edu/chess/scholarships/ for
more information.
• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers scholarships to chess players at
various levels.
Typically grandmasters
may count on full scholarships, international masters on half scholarships,
whereas weaker players on partial scholarships.
If you are interested in studying at UTRGV, please contact Bartek
Macieja at [email protected]
for more detailed information.
• Texas Tech University: Currently the chess scholarships at TTU have an
estimated annual value of $9,000 (tuition waivers) for out–of-state and foreign
students. The chess scholarships are
awarded on the basis of academic qualifications as well as chess rating.
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