Scholarship
Golden Door Scholars
Golden Door Scholars (a program of Road to Hire)
Award
VERIFY
Deadline
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Golden Door Scholars, a Road to Hire program, funds a four-year bachelor's degree exclusively at designated partner colleges for high-achieving students who cannot access federal financial aid due to immigration status, with a required unweighted high school GPA of 3.2 and a 3.0 GPA maintained each semester in college.
Eligibility
- Grade levels
- High school senior
- Minimum GPA
- 3.2
- States
- NC, SC, GA
Special eligibility to verify
- Must attend one of ~20 Golden Door Scholars partner colleges/universities: roadtohire.org/faq/gds states the scholarship 'funds a four-year bachelor's degree at a regional partner school only.' Partners listed include Davidson, Duke, Elon, Guilford, Meredith, Oglethorpe, Queens, Wingate, Bard (regional) and Case Western, Georgetown, Hamilton, Oberlin, Rhodes, Smith, Tufts, Belmont Abbey. Receiving the award does not guarantee admission to any one school.
- Restricted to students ineligible for federal aid due to immigration status (undocumented/DACA/TPS): The official domain's page title is 'Scholarship for Undocumented Students - Golden Door Scholars' and Road to Hire content describes bridging the financial-aid gap for undocumented students. This restriction does not map to any citizenship_requirement enum value, so that field is set to VERIFY and the restriction is captured here; exact eligibility wording should be confirmed by a reviewer in...
Application requirements
- Submit the Golden Door Scholars online application during the open application window: As of this verification, roadtohire.org/golden-door-scholars states 'Applications for the Golden Door Scholarship are Closed'; no current-cycle open date/deadline was posted.
- Submit high school transcripts (unofficial transcripts are accepted): If official transcripts aren't ready, a placeholder document noting they will follow is accepted per the FAQ.
- Optionally submit recommendation letters and/or standardized test scores: FAQ states these are optional, not required, for the application.
- Complete an interview if selected as a finalist: Finalists are assessed on academic achievement, college readiness, community engagement, leadership, and resilience per the FAQ.
Verified Jul 8, 2026 · View official source