APPLICATION
A. Only current seventh graders are eligible to apply for the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship. We select the Scholars early in September of their eighth grade year and work with the Scholars and their families to help them throughout the high school application process.
A. No. Two recommendations are required, and we ask that all applicants please limit your recommendations to the two we ask for. One should be an academic recommendation from STEM or Humanities teacher, and the other recommendation from a coach, elective teacher, counselor/advisor or professional who has worked with or taught you outside of school.
A. Yes, you must be a United States citizen who plans to attend a high school program based in the United States to apply for the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship.
A. No. All applications must be submitted by 8:00 PM PST April 10th, 2024 (with the exception of SAT and ACT scores). Once the applicant submits their online application, no further changes can be made.
A. In cases of accelerated student applications for the CDB program, in order for a student to be eligible to apply for the CDB Scholarship, he or she will be entering their first year of high school in the fall of the year after their CDB application is submitted. For example, for the 2021 CDB applicants, they will be entering high school in the fall of 2022.
STANDARDIZED TESTING
A. Yes. For students who are homeschooled or attend a school that does not administer standardized tests, please submit any supplemental academic or ability assessments administered within the past two years, if available.
USING THE SCHOLARSHIP
A. No. The list of schools in our registration materials is made up of schools our Scholars have attended. Our Scholarship Administrator will assist the family in choosing a school or program that best meets the individual student’s needs and goals which are re-evaluated and assessed throughout the four years the Scholar is enrolled in the CDB program.
A. It is certainly possible to remain at your current school for high school. We do ask all of the Caroline D. Bradley Scholars to research and consider other high schools to broaden their horizons and apply to other high schools in addition to the school they currently attend. At the end of the application process, the Scholar, the Scholar’s family, and Scholarship Administrators will agree on the best high school fit.
A. Yes, the Scholarship can be used toward a boarding school but only covers day student tuition. The room and boarding components of the school’s costs, as well as any/all other fees (textbooks, lab materials, medical, laundry, travel) must be covered by the Scholar’s family or another source, such as financial aid directly from the school.
“THROUGH THE CAROLINE D. BRADLEY SCHOLARSHIP, I’VE MET OTHER STUDENTS WHO SHARE MY LOVE OF LEARNING AND HAVE HIGH GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR THEMSELVES. THEY’VE BECOME MY LIFELONG FRIENDS.”
– Caroline D. Bradley Scholar
“IEA GAVE MY CHILD SO MUCH MORE THAN TUITION FOR HER PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL. IEA GAVE HER A COMMUNITY OF FRIENDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, A DEVOTED MENTOR WHO WAS ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR ADVICE AND SUPPORT, AND THE CONFIDENCE TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE BESIDES HER PARENTS BELIEVE IN HER AND WANT HER TO SUCCEED.”
– Parent of Caroline D. Bradley Scholar