Johns Hopkins University Scholarships 2027

Johns Hopkins University provides financial support to eligible undergraduate students through need-based scholarships and merit scholarships.

For international applicants, need-based aid is available but admissions are need-aware. This means an international applicant's financial circumstances may be considered during the admissions process if they request financial aid. Hopkins nevertheless states that it will meet 100% of demonstrated financial need for admitted international students and does so without loans.

Demonstrated need is not a fixed scholarship amount. Johns Hopkins evaluates the family's financial circumstances to determine what the family can reasonably contribute towards the cost of attendance, then financial aid is used to address the remaining demonstrated need.

International students who believe they may need financial assistance at any point during their four undergraduate years must request financial aid when applying as first-year applicants. International students who do not request aid during the first-year application process cannot normally apply for Hopkins need-based aid later.

Johns Hopkins also offers a limited number of merit scholarships based on academic and personal achievement. All applicants are automatically considered for these awards, regardless of citizenship, and there is no separate merit-scholarship application. Examples on the official scholarship page include the Hodson Trust Scholarship and the Charles R. Westgate Scholarship in Engineering.

For first-year undergraduate admission, applicants generally must:

• Be currently in high school; or
• Have graduated from high school or earned a GED and have fewer than 12 semester-based credits from another institution after high school.
• Not already hold a bachelor's degree.
• Meet Johns Hopkins undergraduate admission requirements.
• Submit the required SAT or ACT scores for first-year admission.

For international applicants seeking need-based financial aid:

• International first-year applicants may request financial aid.
• Applicants expecting to need financial assistance during their four years at Hopkins must request aid as first-year applicants.
• Applicants must indicate that they are seeking financial aid on the admissions application.
• Applicants seeking need-based aid must submit the CSS Profile by the applicable financial-aid deadline.
• Applicants unable to complete the CSS Profile may use the free Johns Hopkins University International Student Financial Aid Application as an alternative.
• All international applicants must submit the International Student Certification of Finances (COF).
• International transfer applicants are not currently eligible for Johns Hopkins financial aid.

Need-Based Financial Aid

Eligible admitted international students may receive:

• Financial aid covering 100% of demonstrated financial need.
• Need-based scholarships that do not need to be repaid.
• Financial-aid packages without student loans.
• Potential work-study opportunities as part of the overall aid package.
• Continued financial aid in future undergraduate years for international students who qualified for aid as first-year applicants, subject to Hopkins' policies.

Merit Scholarships

Johns Hopkins also offers:

• Scholarships based on academic and personal achievement.
• Automatic consideration when applying for undergraduate admission.
• No separate merit-scholarship application.
• The possibility of combining merit scholarships with need-based scholarships where applicable.

One example is the Charles R. Westgate Scholarship in Engineering, which officially covers full tuition for four years of undergraduate engineering study, with up to two awards available to incoming students each year.

For the undergraduate admission application, Johns Hopkins lists materials including:

• Completed Common Application or Coalition on Scoir application.
• High-school transcript.
• Activities list.
• Academic achievements and honours.
• Personal essay/personal statement.
• Hopkins supplement, including the supplemental essay.
• SAT or ACT scores.
• Secondary School Report, including counsellor recommendation, transcript and school profile.
• Two teacher evaluations/recommendation letters.
• Mid-year report when applicable.
• Signed Early Decision Agreement for Early Decision applicants only.
• US$70 application fee or approved fee waiver.

International applicants must additionally provide:

• International Student Certification of Finances (COF).
• CSS Profile when requesting need-based financial aid; or
• Johns Hopkins University International Student Financial Aid Application if unable to complete the CSS Profile.

Johns Hopkins distinguishes between admission, need-based aid and merit scholarships.

Undergraduate Admission

Johns Hopkins uses holistic review and identifies three broad areas considered within applications:

• Academic Character: academic engagement, preparation and interests.
• Impact & Initiative: roles and contributions in activities, employment, internships, family and community.
• Overall Match: the applicant's values, goals and alignment with opportunities at Johns Hopkins.

Need-Based Scholarships

Need-based aid is determined primarily according to:

• The family's ability to contribute towards college costs.
• The applicant's demonstrated financial need.
• Financial information provided through the applicable aid forms.

Merit Scholarships

Merit scholarships are based on:

• Academic achievement.
• Personal achievement.
• Leadership or other scholarship-specific criteria where applicable.

• Access need-based financial support as an international undergraduate student.
• Have 100% of demonstrated need met if admitted with need-based aid.
• Receive financial-aid support without student loans.
• Be automatically considered for limited merit scholarships.
• Study at a research-intensive US university with more than 100 undergraduate majors and minors.
• Access undergraduate research, internships and international academic opportunities.
• Join an international student community representing numerous countries.