Colgate's scholars programs offer high-achieving students opportunities to pursue academic passions through independent research, global travel, and other enriching experiences.
Alumni Memorial Scholars (AMS)
Honoring the 166 alumni who sacrificed their lives in the World Wars, the AMS program emphasizes growth and enrichment in four spheres:
- intellectual
- social
- cultural
- civic engagement
Scholars earn the opportunity to receive grants, up to a total of $10,000, that can be used for independent research, academic conference attendance, and internships.
No need to apply: Alumni Memorial Scholars are selected during the first-year admission process
Benton Scholars
The Benton Scholars program seeks to empower students who share a passion for independent and creative thinking to start doing independent and creative things. Benton Scholars study together and work to create a lively intellectual community at Colgate.
Office of Undergraduate Studies (OUS)
The Office of Undergraduate Studies (OUS) scholars program promotes access to educational opportunities and provides continued academic support to students who demonstrated a potential to thrive in their lives at Colgate by overcoming significant educational and economic hurdles at home.
Eligibility for admission to Colgate through OUS is determined at the time of admission — no separate application is necessary.
Sophomore Residential Seminars
Sophomore Residential Seminars (SRS) are a unique, immersive living-learning experience that gives sophomores the opportunity to build deep academic communities based on shared interests and sustained interactions with SRS faculty. Students live in a common dorm, take a seminar together, and join a 7-10 day trip in January or May that extends the academic experience beyond the classroom and into the real world.