
BECOME A ROAN SCHOLAR
SEEKING CHANGE AGENTS
The application window for the Roan Class of 2030
will open on August 15, 2025.
Check back during summer 2025 for more details about the 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 seniors living in one of the states listed above may apply directly to the Roan each fall; those in eligible counties can also contact their school counselor about potentially being nominated by their high school.
Click here to see a digital copy of our Roan information booklet.