The Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship is a two-year full-tuition scholarship awarded annually to students graduating from the St. Louis Community College, who are transferring to Washington University.

Any qualified student from the St. Louis Community College who is admitted as a transfer student to Washington University is automatically considered for this unique, competitive scholarship.

The scholarship program, originally named the Women's Society Scholarship, came into existence in response to Chancellor Thomas H. Eliot's request to fund an annual scholarship for St. Louis Community College transfer students. Since that time (1976), the dedicated and generous members of the Women’s Society have sponsored a very talented scholar each year. In 2007, the Women’s Society was pleased to announce two SLCC students as the recipients of the Elizabeth Gray Danforth scholarship.

In 1995, the Women's Society named the endowment in honor of Elizabeth Gray Danforth as an expression of gratitude and admiration for all that she had done as first lady of Washington University for 24 years. She was wife, mother, community volunteer, valued partner of William H. Danforth, the University's Chancellor Emeritus. Mrs. Danforth was an enthusiastic supporter of Washington University until her death in 2005.

Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship Competition

The EGD scholarship competition is open to students:

• who will complete 60 transferable credit hours from the St. Louis Community College* by the end of the spring semester;
• who apply and are admitted to Washington University as full-time students beginning in the fall semester.

Applicants selected as finalists will be notified and asked to interview on campus in early April. The scholarship selection committee, which includes representatives from the University and the Women's Society, will interview and select the scholarship recipients.

* Florissant Valley, Forest Park, Meramec, and Wildwood campuses

Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship Criteria
Over and Above Criteria for Admission to the University

In an interview with each scholarship finalist, the selection committee will attempt to determine the student's:

• level of commitment to academic achievement,
• enthusiasm for learning,
• clarity of goals — short and long-term,
• potential for leadership, and
• dedication to community service.

Contact Information

Any student interested in transferring to Washington University may refer questions to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (314) 935-6000.

To be considered for the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship, your undergraduate application must be submitted by March 15th.