The DSP Selection Process
The DSP cohort includes up to 30 of The Citadel’s top students who demonstrate ambition to better themselves and the world around them.
We accept students from all disciplines. Successful candidates will demonstrate academic excellence, a desire to pursue advanced degrees and apply for fellowships, an understanding of how the DSP will advance their goals, innate curiosity, and vision for how they will contribute to the greater good.
Students apply through the online portal the summer before or the beginning of their second year at The Citadel. Applications for sophomores (students entering The Citadel in Fall 2023) are due September 16. Candidates will be selected for interviews soon after.
Interested students are invited to attend the DSP Open House that will be held Monday, September 9 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Club Level of Johnson Hagood Stadium.
