As a way to bring relevant topics into our scholarship process, each year a theme and book is identified for the Sullivan Leadership Community to explore.
Book: Dirty Work by Eyal Press
The Sullivan Leadership Award is reserved for first-year students living in and attending school in the United States and who have less than one year of college coursework completed at the time of high school graduation.
To be considered for the Sullivan Leadership Award, students must submit a Sullivan Leadership Award Application by November 30, 2022 in addition to the necessary Seattle University Common Application materials submitted by the Early Action deadline of November 15, 2022.
Admission decisions will be mailed to Sullivan Leadership Award applicants on or before December 21, 2022. Qualified applicants will be invited to participate in Sullivan Leaders' Day on January 21, 2023. Students offered Early Action admission have until May 1, 2023, to notify Seattle University whether they wish to accept admission and enroll.
To be eligible for further consideration for the Sullivan Leadership Award, students must be invited to and participate in Sullivan Leaders' Day.
Students who are unable to participate in Sullivan Leaders' Day will receive continued consideration for other scholarships, but only participants in Leaders' Day will be eligible for the Sullivan Leadership Award.
On Sullivan Leaders' Day, all participants will be asked to write a prompted essay in response to the articles selected for the year's theme. They will also meet with current Sullivan Scholars, attend a panel presentation on the year's theme, and participate in small group discussions virtually. Students participating in the Sullivan Leaders' Day event should plan to be available from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Students will be notified whether they have been chosen as a Sullivan Finalist via email no later than February 19, 2022.
After evaluating the applications and the Leaders' Day essays, the Selection Committee will invite 45 finalists to the final round of the competition. These finalists will give brief oral presentations based on a book that will be provided and will be interviewed by committee members, both via videoconference.
The Sullivan Selection Committee decisions will be emailed to all Finalists in early April 2023. Nine Sullivan Leadership Awards are granted each year.
A limited number of transportation scholarships are available for qualified applicants to attend Leaders' Day. Eligible students can apply for the travel grant on the Sullivan Leadership Award application. The following criteria are required to be considered for a travel grant to Leaders' Day: