The Stamps Scholarship is UM’s most prestigious merit award available to students at the University of Miami. This scholarship is awarded to exceptional and academically accomplished high school seniors.
The Stamps Scholarship includes tuition and fees, on-campus housing, a meal plan, University health insurance, textbooks, a laptop allowance, and access to a $12,000 enrichment fund, which may be used toward study abroad, undergraduate research, unpaid internships, and other educational pursuits. (Enrichment fund expenses are subject to prior approval by the Office of the Provost.)
Additional benefits of the Stamps Scholarship include being part of the Stamps Scholars on-campus and national communities, funding to support academic and scientific research projects, cultural and leadership programs, study abroad, conventions and other regional conferences, and invitations to online events and networking opportunities.
Benefits
A Stamps Scholarship beneficiary will receive the following benefits;
- Stamps Scholars receive a merit award equivalent to the full cost of attendance for four years of undergraduate study.
- The award includes;
- tuition and fees,
- on-campus housing,
- a meal plan,
- University health insurance,
- textbooks,
- a laptop allowance, and
- access to a $12,000 enrichment fund, which may be used toward study abroad, undergraduate research, unpaid internships, and other educational pursuits. (Enrichment fund expenses are subject to prior approval by the Office of the Provost.)
- Additional benefits of the Stamps Scholarship include;
- being part of the Stamps Scholars on-campus and national communities, funding to support academic and scientific research projects, cultural and leadership programs, study abroad, conventions and other regional conferences, and invitations to online events and networking opportunities.
Requirements
- Candidate must apply to the University of Miami before the deadline
- Applicants are automatically considered for the Stamps Scholarship provided they apply before the deadline.
A Stamps Scholarship holder must;
- Complete a full-time undergraduate program of study with no fewer than 12 credit hours during each of the fall and spring semesters for a minimum of 24 credit hours per academic year.
- Maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA for the academic year must be maintained at the University of Miami, with the initial calculation at the end of the second semester of attendance.
- The award is subject to revision pending receipt of any grant, scholarship, or prepaid tuition and/or housing aid not anticipated at the time the award is made.
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Selection Process
The scholarship is awarded to high school seniors based on a thorough evaluation of their application and supporting documents.
Semi-finalist candidates for the Stamps Scholarship are required to interview via Zoom with the Stamps Scholarship Selection Committee in January.
Finalists will be selected based on a review of the admissions application and supporting documents, including their Zoom interview, and notified of their status as finalists at the time of admission in late January.
Finalists will also be interviewed by the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation thereafter and Stamps Scholarship announcements will be made by early March.
Application Documents
- Letter of recommendation
- Academic transcripts
- ACT/SAT Score
- TOEFL/IELTS Score
Application Deadline: November 1, 2025.
Method of Application
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