Scholarship Details

Scholarship Details

Criteria & Eligibility

Caroline D. Bradley (CDB) Scholars are students who demonstrate exceptional academic ability, intellectual curiosity, emerging leadership, and personal character. Scholars typically:

  • Excel academically and seek rigorous challenge
  • Demonstrate exceptional curiosity, strong motivation, and a passion for learning
  • Show leadership, initiative, and creative, original thinking
  • Exhibit maturity, integrity, and responsibility
  • Achieve top-tier performance on qualifying standardized testing  
  • Seek an enriching high school educational environment that best fits their academic and personal goals

Eligibility for Application

Applicants must:

  • Be a current 7th grade student or equivalent (Class of 2031)
  • Be a U.S. citizen residing in the United States
  • Plan to attend a high school program in the U.S.

“The CDB Scholarship allowed me to grow as a person – to explore my interests, meet people, and dive deeply into the activities I truly cared about.”

– CDB Scholar

An update about CDB Application

Application Deadline

The Application deadline for the Class of 2031 Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship has been extended to April 23rd at 8:00 PM Pacific time! We want to ensure everyone who’s interested has enough time to apply. We look forward to reviewing your application!

Testing Requirements

The CTD Above-Level Testing through Northwestern University dates are at full capacity.

In lieu of the CTD Above Level Testing, the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship team will accept the CTD E-Tip Assessment (any SAT/ACT format) as well as the official SAT/ACT dates of 3/14/2026 (SAT), 4/11/2026 (ACT), 5/2/2026 (SAT).

If you have any questions, please reach out to the CDB team at Scholarship@EducationalAdvancement.org.