This scholarship is awarded to entering first-year students who have distinguished themselves in their studies, and in the breadth of their intellectual pursuits, and have demonstrated personal initiative and commitment to a variety of activities beyond the classroom. There is no application for this scholarship beyond the admission application and the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE. The amount of this scholarship is equal to full tuition and is renewable for up to eight continuous semesters of study at Brandeis, beginning with the semester in which a recipient was initially offered admission.