B.N. Duke Scholars Program

B.N. Duke Scholars excel academically and demonstrate commitment to civic engagement. Scholars work collaboratively to build communities and solve problems on and off campus. To put this commitment into action, rising sophomores complete the Carolina Summer of Service (CSOS) project. Each scholarship is led by a Faculty Director, a distinguished Duke faculty member and campus leader who has chosen to dedicate time to working with undergraduate merit scholars, and Scholars engage with faculty through lectures, dinners, dialogues, and events on and off campus.

Covers the full cost of tuition, room, board and mandatory fees for four years of undergraduate education

Access to funding for domestic and international experiences, including opportunities for independent research both in the summer and during the academic year

The full value of each scholarship is estimated at more than $315,000 over four years

Merit Scholars contribute to and benefit from being part of a community of ambitious and collegial thinkers, with access to a Faculty Director and enrichment funds after their first year to support research, internships, service work, and creative projects

Scholars present their enrichment projects each year at the OUSF Poster Session

Must be an incoming first-year student from North Carolina or South Carolina

Must demonstrate high academic achievement, a commitment to community service, and potential for leadership

Must be applying to Duke as an incoming first-year undergraduate (no current Duke students or transfers)