Wofford College

Each year, Wofford's president chooses a student with "exceptional potential to benefit humankind as evidenced by a demonstrated passion for service learning combined with a globally minded intellectual curiosity" as the Presidential International Scholar. The scholarship funds independent research in nontraditional locations around the world. As the 2026-27 Presidential International Scholar, Kyia Karvelas will travel across the globe to create an ethnographic film that explores how representations of gender norms in film and on social media differ from the lived reality of women in Nepal, Turkey and Africa.

Cole Anderson '27, a computer science and Chinese major, has been awarded a 2025 Critical Learning Scholarship to study Chinese in Tainan, Taiwan. The CSL program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and provides immersive study abroad opportunities for students to learn languages deemed essential to American foreign relations. Anderson, who is from Charleston, South Carolina, was one of 500 students accepted out of a pool of about 5,000 applicants, according to an announcement about this year's recipients.

Three Wofford College students have been recognized for their service to the campus and local communities. Taylor Fuller '24, a biology and sociology and anthropology double major from Roebuck, South Carolina; Ashley Manigault '24, a French and psychology double major from Charleston, South Carolina; and MauriAnna Richardson '25, a chemistry major from Columbia, South Carolina, have earned the Penny Koger Memorial Scholarship. They were honored during the Black Alumni Summit held during Homecoming. Fuller also earned the inaugural Harold Mitchell Jr. and Marlon Hunter ReGenesis Healthcare Undergraduate Scholarship for students pursuing studies in health care-related fields at a four-year college or university in South Carolina. In addition, Nadia Ferguson '25, a chemistry major from Spartanburg, received the 1854 Heritage Fund award.

Maggie Genoble '24 is going big with her upcoming solo exhibition in the Richardson Family Art Gallery, taking on the theme of technology and its connection to the human body and society. The 2023 Whetsell Fellow from Jonesville, South Carolina, spent her summer working on numerous mixed media pieces, from etched computer screens to silicone molds of body parts. "During my summer research, I began diving into readings about the posthuman body - the cyborg - and what that means for identity," says Genoble, who is majoring in art history and studio art.

Josh Lipscomb '24 has spent this year rehearsing for next year. Lipscomb, a philosophy and Spanish double major from Travelers Rest, South Carolina, has been studying in Spain since August. Next year he'll travel to Mexico and Peru as Wofford's 2023-24 Presidential International Scholar.

A record number of Wofford College students are receiving Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to study abroad. Seven students were awarded scholarships that will be used for Interim 2023 and the spring 2023 semester. The scholarships are given by the U.S. Department of State to support students studying and interning abroad while gaining skills that are critical to the United States' national security and economy. The scholarships are for up to $5,000.

Wofford College has awarded 149 merit scholarships to incoming students.

Margaret Roach, a rising senior at Wofford College, will use her personal experience with mental illness as the foundation for research she will conduct in India this fall as the college's 37th Presidential International Scholar.

Deuce Miller '26 is the oldest of three children, and receiving Wofford College's 2022 Richardson Family Scholarship has allowed him to show his younger sisters the value of hard work.

Wofford College has awarded 207 scholarships to incoming students.

Wofford College student Anna Hidalgo receives a UPS Scholarship provided by South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges

Wofford College sophomore, Helen Lamm, selected as the recipient of a prestigious Boren Scholarship to China.

Donovan Hicks '16 has moved on to the finalist round of interviews for a Truman Scholarship

Students receive Army ROTC Scholarships to attend Wofford College.

Ninety percent of Wofford's enrolled students receive approximately $32 million in scholarships, grants and loans each year. Each of the endowed scholarship funds requires that recipients demonstrate outstanding character, academic achievement, and potential for contribution to society; some have additional requirements for eligibility.

Ninety percent of Wofford College's enrolled students receive approximately $45 million in scholarships, grants and loans each year. Each of the endowed scholarship funds requires that recipients demonstrate outstanding character, academic achievement, and potential for contribution to society; some have additional requirements for eligibility.

Wofford College has awarded the following scholarships to incoming first-year students, members of the class of 2016:

Wofford College has awarded the following scholarships to incoming first-year students, members of the class of 2016:

The Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) Abroad has awarded merit-based scholarships to six Wofford college students for Spring semester 2011. Included are:

The following area high school students have been awarded an Old Main Scholarship to attend Wofford College. They are members of the class of 2015.