Merit Scholarship
All incoming traditional undergraduate and transfer students are considered for a merit scholarship. An academic-based scholarship is awarded to incoming students only and is renewable each academic year based on GPA and Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Edwards Scholarship (GPA > 3.75): $16,000/year
Nicholson Scholarship (GPA 3.50-3.74): $14,000/year
Reardon Scholarship (GPA 3.25-3.49): $11,000/year
Morrison Award (GPA 2.75-3.24): $9,000/year
Raven Award (GPA < 2.74): $6,000/year
Edwards Transfer Merit (GPA > 3.75): $16,000/year
Nicholson Transfer Merit (GPA 3.5-3.74): $14,000/year
Reardon Transfer Merit (GPA 3.25-3.49): $11,000/year
Morrison Transfer Merit (GPA 3.0-3.24): $9,000/year
Raven Transfer Award (GPA < 2.9): $6,000/year
Calculate Your Merit Scholarship Amount
Incoming freshmen:
The calculation for your merit scholarship is based on either your GPA or a calculation of your GPA and test scores (whichever gives the student the highest benefit).
Transfer students:
The calculation for your merit scholarship is based on your college GPA.
Result
Institutional Scholarships
Scholarships are available based on a variety of criteria including academic achievement, financial need, high school attended, and program of study. There are over 500 available, which are specific funds made available by private donors. A few examples are listed below with links to more information.
*Not all scholarships may be combined. Contact your financial aid counselor for more information.
External Scholarships & Funds
Best Colleges.com – Financial Aid for Minority Students
College Affordability for Minority Students
FastWEB Set up a personalized profile that will match your specific skills, abilities, and interests to fastWEB’s database of over 400,000 scholarships.
Graduate Tutor GraduateTutor.com’s Scholarship Directory has $1.6 million worth of scholarships and is quickly growing. It is a free scholarship directory and requires no registration. Students can search for scholarships in multiple ways including keywords, courses, deadline, who it is open to, and the scholarship amount.