Bonner Scholars Application

THE CORELLA & BERTRAM F. BONNER FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Bonner Scholars Application Deadline: January 10, 2025

In order to be considered for the Bonner Scholars Program, candidates must complete the following steps:

Apply to Wofford College (Applications submitted by our Early Action deadline will be prioritized).
Complete the Bonner application.
Demonstrate your financial need by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Provide at least one letter of recommendation. Letter(s) of recommendation can be submitted through the personal link emailed to applicants upon submission of the Bonner Scholars application.

Questions? Email us at bonner@wofford.edu.

Attention: Only applications for first-year students (Class of 2029) are being considered at this time.

Student Type

Freshman (a new, first-time college student)

Transfer (a current college student interested in Wofford)

Current Wofford Student

Applicant Information

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Suffix

Preferred First Name

E-mail Address

Sex

Please answer whether or not you consider yourself to be Hispanic and select any races of which you identify.

Hispanic

Birthdate

Phone Number

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Intended Enrollment Term
For example, if you will be a new, first-time freshman, who graduates from high school in May/June 2025, you would most likely enter Wofford in Fall 2025.

High School

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If your high school is not listed, you may narrow your search by adding your high school city and state abbreviation. (For example: Wofford High School Spartanburg, SC.) If you still do not see your high school, please click the "Continued..." link at the very bottom of the list. If your international high school is not listed, please enter "Unlisted International High School".

Current College

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If your current college/university is not listed, you may narrow your search by adding your college's city and state abbreviation. (For example: Wofford College Spartanburg, SC.) If you still do not see your college, please click the "Continued..." link at the very bottom of the list. If your international college/university is not listed, please enter "Unlisted International University".

Bonner Scholars Application

How did you learn about the Bonner Scholars Program?

Please respond as thoughtfully and as fully as you feel necessary to the following questions. They are designed to give you an opportunity to relate the experiences that qualify you to be a Bonner Scholar. Please upload your responses in PDF format using the tool below.

Essay 1
Tell us a little about yourself. How do you feel your actions demonstrate who you are in the world?

Essay 2

Describe a social or justice issue that you feel is particularly urgent in your community and/or in society at large; and explain why you chose it. What do you know about it? Why is it so urgent? What questions do you have about it? How might you work with others to positively impact it?

Essay 3
Bonner Scholars value diversity of all kinds (e.g., racial, ethnic, socio-economic, religious, sexual orientation, gender identity, etc.). Please describe an experience you have had that helped you recognize the value of diversity. What exactly did you learn from it?

Essay 1
How have you committed to or demonstrated one or more of the qualities we look for in Bonners (open mind, civic-mindedness & civic engagement, empathy, resilience, self-reflection)?

Essay 2

Describe a social or environmental issue you are passionate about. Why are you passionate about it? What facts do you know about it? What questions do you have about it? How might you work with others to positively impact it?

Essay 3
A Bonner core commitment and learning outcome is social justice, which can be defined as equal rights, equal opportunities, and equal treatment for everyone, where no group is at a relative advantage or disadvantage compared to other groups. Please fully answer all three parts of this question: a) Where have you noticed social injustice in our society? b) Are your examples isolated examples or part of systemic injustice, pervasively and deeply embedded in systems, laws, written or unwritten policies and practices and beliefs that produce, condone and perpetuate widespread unfair treatment and oppression? c) How do you know?

Resumé
Please attach a current resume that lists the service, community activism, and other civic engagement activities in which you have been involved and/or the family and work responsibilities you have had during the past four years.

Optional Information
Please feel free to submit any additional materials that would aid us in assessing your candidacy as a Wofford College Bonner Scholar.

Additional Material 1

Additional Material 2

Additional Material 3

Provide at least one letter of recommendation. Letter(s) of recommendation can be submitted through the personal link emailed to applicants upon submission of the Bonner Scholars application.

Recommendations

Admission

Bonner Scholars Application