BECOME A ROAN SCHOLAR

SEEKING CHANGE AGENTS

BECOME A ROAN SCHOLAR!
Our application for the Roan Class of 2030  is open now through
Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

High school seniors in TN, GA, KY, NC, SC, and VA: click here to start the application process!

 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Students with outstanding character, intellectual curiosity and leadership potential

Leaders who have made a positive impact on their community/school; who have the capacity, desire, and drive to make an even greater impact in the future; and who influence and inspire others to do the same

Self-starters committed to learning and growth through challenge; who are ‘comfortable with being a little uncomfortable’; and who have the grit and determination to overcome obstacles and succeed


TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE ROAN, A STUDENT MUST BE:

- A graduating high school senior who:
(1) lives in Tennessee or one of the surrounding states of Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Virginia, and who completes a Roan application; OR

(2) is nominated by a high school in an eligible county (within Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, or Western North Carolina); OR

(3) has residency in one of the eligible states but attends high school outside the Roan footprint, and who completes a Roan application

- A competitive applicant to ETSU, on track to graduate from high school in the current academic year and to start at ETSU in the fall

- A U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen


INTERESTED?

Interested high school students may start the Roan application process by clicking here

Homeschooled and virtual academy students living in an eligible county - and students who live in an eligible county but attend a high school outside of the Roan footprint – may also start the application process for the Roan by clicking here.

Click here to see a digital copy of our Roan information booklet.