Roan Scholars Admissions Booklet 2023

Roan Scholars Leadership Program

Where can the Roan take you?

The Roan Will CHALLENGE You

Go Beyond a Scholarship

As a premier scholarship opportunity at ETSU for students from the region, the Roan offers much more than an ordinary scholarship. The “Roan Experience” helps students learn, grow, and develop—as individuals and as exceptional leaders, positively impacting our region and the world.

The Roan Scholarship includes:

4 years of unique, out-of-the-classroom experiences

Full undergraduate tuition and fees

Housing and meal plan allowance

An allowance for books and supplies

10 students in each cohort

Choose any major and pursue any profession

~100 Roan alumni

Countless ways Roan Scholars are making a positive impact

“The Roan helps students become more confident in their ability to identify problems and opportunities, and to offer realworld solutions.”

- Nathan Farnor ’18

The Roan helps students realize their potential to impact our world.

Roan Impact Focus projects present opportunities to solve problems through collaboration, teamwork, and service.

The Outdoor Leadership Challenge is a weeklong adventure through the Appalachian Mountains for first-year students in which you’ll build lifelong bonds, create lasting memories, and learn to thrive outside your comfort zone.

Roan Scholars attend regional and national conferences and engage directly with leaders at all levels, gaining valuable experience in diverse professional settings.

Study abroad and other global experiences broaden Roan Scholars’ perspectives and build valuable leadership skills.

The program provides funding for Roan Scholars pursuing extraordinary summer opportunities that support their professional and/or personal development.

The Roan Will CONNECT You

DISCOVER Where You Can Go

The Roan is more than a cohort—It’s a community. Roan Scholars plug into a lifelong network of alumni, local leaders, and other friends of the program—so you’ll be connected with customized learning opportunities, coaching, mentoring, and professional guidance. Wherever you go, your Roan community is there for you.

The Roan Will SUPPORT You

Roan alumni are thriving, serving, and leading in a wide range of professions, in communities across the nation and around the world. Wherever they go, they’re part of an ever-growing Roan network cheering them onward.

Where Roan Alumni Are Now:

Keely Goodwin ’07

Product Director

Eastman Chemical

Olivia Ellis ’18

Art Director Big Village—NYC

Shivam Patel ’22

Medical Student, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

McKenzie Templeton ’22

Director—Young Professional Development, Johnson City Chamber of Commerce

Roan alumni are also business owners, teachers, doctors, nurses, attorneys, public servants, published authors, scout troop leaders, non-profit directors (and board members), military officers … and more.

Are You ROAN Ready?

If you’re eager to pursue your goals and optimize your leadership potential, the Roan may be right for you.

Roan Scholars are selected from a competitive field of applicants based on character, intellectual curiosity, leadership potential, and other qualities— including their capacity, desire, and drive to learn, grow, serve, and lead.

Application Timeline

August 15 | Application window opens

October 15 | Deadline for completed applications

November/December | Regional interviews for selected students

Who Are We Looking For?

We’re looking for self-starters who make a positive impact on their schools and communities, who influence and inspire others to do the same. Problemsolvers who are willing to take appropriate risks, who view failure as a learning opportunity. Leaders of strong character, committed to growth and development.

January | Roan Finalist Days (on the ETSU campus) for selected students Learn

Eligibility Criteria

High school senior living in TN or surrounding states of GA, KY, NC, SC, VA

On track to graduate from high school this academic year

Competitive applicant to East Tennessee State University