New Mitchell Scholarship Application Dates for 2024–2025
Please note the earlier application deadline
December 1: Application opens (the link to the application will be available on our website; we will share the link with you as well)
March 1: Applications, including transcript, recommendation letter, and Student Aid Index, are due
April 1: Acceptance letter and financial aid offer from top-choice college (if available) are due
- Applicants who cannot submit the acceptance letter and financial aid offer from the top-choice college by April 1 may be asked to submit them if available during our review process.
- We may adjust the deadline for the Student Aid Index if issues arise with the FAFSA again this year.
- This new schedule will give students the winter break to work on applications.
- We will still send out certificates in late May to allow for new Scholars to be recognized (and surprised!) at graduations or senior award ceremonies.
- As in past years, applicants will have the opportunity to request transcripts and recommendations from counselors and teachers directly through the application platform. Please be sure to add automated.email@smarterselect.com to trusted sender lists to ensure that you’ll receive those notifications.
Please update your scholarship materials that you make available to your students with:
1. The new application opening and closing dates listed above
2. The name of our new Scholarship Director, Casey Near
If you have questions about this adjusted timeline, please contact Scholarship Director Casey Near at cnear@mitchellinstitute.org or Scholarship Operations Manager Adam Thibodeau at athibodeau@mitchellinstitute.org.