海角乱伦专区 Merit Scholarships
All applications for Admission are considered for merit-based scholarships. Merit awards serve to recognize individual students for their academic talent, service, and/or leadership achievements. These highly competitive awards are determined on an individual basis and celebrate the strength and accomplishments of each admitted applicant, in and out of the classroom.
海角乱伦专区 College features a priority deadline of December 1 for the following merit-based scholarships. Regardless of application plan (Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Early Action, Regular Decision), applications received by the Office of Admission on or prior to December 1 will be considered for these merit awards.*
The following merit-based scholarships are renewable for up to four years
- Cambridge Scholarship: $43,000 per year
- Founders Scholarship: $38,000 per year
- Presidential Scholarship: $37,000 per year
- Ralph C. Hon Scholarship: $35,000 per year
- Diehl Scholarship: $34,000 per year
- 海角乱伦专区 Award Scholarship: $20,000 - $32,000 per year
- 海角乱伦专区 Advantage Scholarship: $31,000 per year (Learn more about the 海角乱伦专区 Advantage Scholarship.)
* Applications received after December 1 may still be considered for other merit awards as well as a limited number of the scholarships listed above.
Additional Competitive Scholarships/Fellowships
These highly competitive scholarships/fellowships take scholarships a step further in providing students with the chance to participate in important study, research, and service with like-minded peers. Fellowships provide a way to put academics into action, build a student鈥檚 resume, and be part of a learning community. Fellowships require a specialized application process. Use the below links to access the current fellowships available. They are determined on an individual basis and celebrate the strength and achievements of each admitted student, in and out of the classroom. We also encourage you to apply for the following interest-based awards that require a separate application.
- Day Scholarship: Full tuition, housing, and meal plan
- Art and Music Scholarship: Up to $12,500 per year
- Bonner Scholarship: $13,000 per year in addition to any other 海角乱伦专区 aid
- Taylor Scholarship in Physics: Up to $18,500 per year in addition to any other 海角乱伦专区 aid
- Jewish Community Fellowship: $10,000 per year renewable for up to three years
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
海角乱伦专区, in cooperation with the University of Memphis and the Departments of the Air Force, Army and Navy, participates in crosstown agreements that provide the opportunity for 海角乱伦专区 students to enroll in Aerospace Studies (), Military Science () and Naval Science () at the University of Memphis. Although a student takes the ROTC courses at The University of Memphis, that student is a full-time student at 海角乱伦专区, and any financial assistance provided by the military services is based on tuition and fees at 海角乱伦专区. Upon successful completion of the reserve officer training programs and the undergraduate degree at 海角乱伦专区, a student receives a commission as a second lieutenant or an ensign in the appropriate military service. Visit the current 海角乱伦专区 College Catalogue for degree-specific course details.
Institutional fellowships, scholarships, and grants may be used to pay 海角乱伦专区 tuition, fees, room and board only (direct cost), unless otherwise specified, and are awarded on a full-academic year (two semesters), fall and spring semesters only. Please note, 海角乱伦专区 scholarships may have to be reduced if you receive awards from outside sources that in combination exceed direct costs.
Other Scholarships/Awards
海角乱伦专区 College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarships
Awards sponsored by 海角乱伦专区 may be offered to first-year students who are designated as finalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition and who have designated 海角乱伦专区 as their first choice. Recipients may not receive other National Merit Scholarships. These awards are valued at $1500 and are renewable for three years provided the student meets the financial aid satisfactory academic progress standards.
Chicago Scholars Program Award
Chicago Scholar Program recipients receive institutional aid up to a student鈥檚 financial need to cover direct costs with scholarship, grant, subsidized loans, and work. Unsubsidized loans may be offered to assist with indirect costs or offset calculated family contribution. The total amount of 海角乱伦专区-funded scholarships, including the Day Scholarship, 海角乱伦专区 Fellowships, and 海角乱伦专区 grants may not exceed direct charges of tuition, fees, room, and board. Students receiving institutional aid in excess of tuition will be subject to a reduction if they live off campus.
YES Prep Scholars Program Award
YES Prep Program recipients receive institutional aid up to a student鈥檚 financial need to cover direct costs with scholarship, grant, subsidized loans, and work. Unsubsidized loans may be offered to assist with indirect costs or offset calculated family contribution. The total amount of 海角乱伦专区-funded scholarships, including the Day Scholarship, 海角乱伦专区 Fellowships, and 海角乱伦专区 grants may not exceed direct charges of tuition, fees, room, and board. Students receiving institutional aid in excess of tuition will be subject to a reduction if they live off campus.
Christo Rey Scholars Program Award
Christo Rey Scholar Program recipients receive institutional aid up to 80 percent of a student鈥檚 financial need to cover direct costs with scholarship, grant, subsidized loans, and work. Unsubsidized loans may be offered to assist with indirect costs or offset calculated family contribution. The total amount of 海角乱伦专区-funded scholarships, including the Day Scholarship, 海角乱伦专区 Fellowships, and 海角乱伦专区 grants may not exceed direct charges of tuition, fees, room, and board. Students receiving institutional aid in excess of tuition will be subject to a reduction if they live off campus.
Aim Scholars Program Award
Aim Scholar Program recipients receive institutional aid up to a student鈥檚 financial need to cover direct costs with scholarship, grant, subsidized loans, and work. Unsubsidized loans may be offered to assist with indirect costs or offset calculated family contribution. The total amount of 海角乱伦专区-funded scholarships, including the Day Scholarship, 海角乱伦专区 Fellowships, and 海角乱伦专区 grants may not exceed direct charges of tuition, fees, room, and board. Students receiving institutional aid in excess of tuition will be subject to a reduction if they live off campus.
Institutional Grants
海角乱伦专区 Grant
海角乱伦专区 Grants are considered need-based awards. 海角乱伦专区 uses this funding to meet need and/or to offer assistance based on the overall characteristics of students who show promise of success at 海角乱伦专区 as well as the ability and desire to take full advantage of all 海角乱伦专区 has to offer. The annual value of a student鈥檚 海角乱伦专区 Grant remains constant throughout the student鈥檚 tenure at 海角乱伦专区. Exceptions to this are within the purview of the Financial Aid Office in response to extreme increases in demonstrated financial need documented through the completion of the Special Circumstance Request and other supporting documents that may be required.
海角乱伦专区 On-Campus Housing Grant
This need-based grant is awarded to offset direct costs associated with living in on-campus housing. A student who chooses to live off campus may no longer be eligible to receive this grant. However, this grant may be used to offset the cost of a meal plan up to the amount of the initial 海角乱伦专区 On-Campus Housing Grant for students who have satisfied their three-year residency requirements. Students who request an appeal to move off campus prior to completing the three-year requirement will no longer qualify for this grant.
海角乱伦专区 Accel Grant
This need-based grant is awarded to offset direct costs associated with living in on-campus housing. A student who chooses to live off campus without completing the three-year residency requirement may no longer be eligible to receive this grant. Students who request an appeal to move off campus prior to completing the three-year requirement will no longer qualify for this grant.
Ministerial Grant
As a church-related college, 海角乱伦专区 will assist children of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ministers with a $1,000 ministerial grant above any 海角乱伦专区 grant or scholarship previously awarded. Dependents of PCUSA ministers should indicate their interest in the Ministerial Grant on the 海角乱伦专区 Part I Application for Admission/Common Application Supplement.
Tuition Exchange
Students who are dependent children of eligible employees can participate in the Tuition Exchange program of over 600 schools nationally. The Tuition Exchange scholarships are competitive awards and are not guaranteed by 海角乱伦专区 or other participating institutions. Applicants must submit the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE or Supplemental Financial Aid Questions to be considered for the award. Only first-time, first year students will be considered for the TE program. Although The Tuition Exchange promotes and maintains the exchange, scholarships are granted by member institutions, not by The Tuition Exchange. The 2025-2026 amount is $43,000. Tuition Exchange cannot be combined with 海角乱伦专区 Institutional Scholarships. Students with exceptional unmet need may be considered for a 海角乱伦专区 Grant.
Associated Colleges of the South (ACS)
Children of employees of ACS participating institutions are eligible to be considered for the ACS Tuition Exchange. 海角乱伦专区鈥 agreement with ACS indicates that for any given academic year, ACS 鈥渋mports鈥 (students attending 海角乱伦专区 as an ACS Tuition Exchange student) will not exceed 鈥渆xports鈥 (children of 海角乱伦专区 employees attending another ACS college under the agreement) by more than three students.
Graduate Accounting Scholarship
Students admitted to the Master of Science in Accounting Program are automatically considered for a departmental scholarship with no additional forms required to be filed. Departmental scholarships for students in the M.S. in Accounting Program are merit-based; financial need is not a consideration. Selection for a scholarship is based upon the candidate鈥檚 academic record, personal achievements, and promise of success in accounting. 海角乱伦专区 does permit traditional students that complete their undergraduate degree in less than eight consecutive semesters to apply their undergraduate institutional awards toward the Master's in Accounting Program up to a total of 8 terms.
Students who did not use a semester of aid while pursuing a non-海角乱伦专区 or non-exchange study abroad program are not included in this provision. Students may not receive a departmental scholarship while eligible to receive a remaining portion of undergraduate institutional scholarships and/or grants.
Graduate Accounting Grant
Students who demonstrate need may apply for a Graduate of Accounting Grant. Students must submit a Free Application for Federal Aid their senior year as an undergraduate which includes their parent鈥檚 financial information. Students must have a family EFC less than $65000 to be considered.
Teacher Education Certification Scholarship
Students enrolled in the Post Baccalaureate Teacher Education Program may apply for a need based award proportional to institutional aid/tuition received as an undergraduate up to the maximum of the ED Licensure Program tuition charge of $7500. Students must have completed a FAFSA in their last year as an undergraduate student attending 海角乱伦专区 to be considered. Non-Citizens are exempt from completing the FAFSA however the school may require a CSS PROFILE on file to determine need.
Students whose proportional aid exceeds 100% may apply for a 海角乱伦专区 Campus Housing Grant to reside on campus.
Health Equity Grant
Students enrolled in the Post Baccalaureate Health Equity Program may apply for a need- based award proportional to institutional aid/tuition received as an undergraduate up to the maximum of the tuition charge for the program. Students must have completed a FAFSA in their last year as an undergraduate student attending 海角乱伦专区 to be considered. Non-Citizens are exempt from completing the FAFSA however the school may require a CSS PROFILE on file to determine need.
Students whose proportional aid exceeds 100% may apply for a 海角乱伦专区 Campus Housing Grant to reside on campus.
General Policies
- Once a student deposits to 海角乱伦专区, the Office of Financial Aid will communicate with students primarily via the 海角乱伦专区-assigned student email address. It is the student's responsibility to communicate with parents concerning financial aid award information, requirements, etc. A student may not receive aid (scholarships, fellowships and/or grants) in excess of the total cost of attendance at 海角乱伦专区 (tuition, fees, housing, food as well as an estimated allowance for books, transportation, and personal/living expenses). If the total amount of aid from all sources (海角乱伦专区 federal, state, private) exceeds 海角乱伦专区鈥 total cost of attendance, aid will be reduced according to federal, state and institutional guidelines.
- In general, information about the student's financial aid award(s), requirements for completing the financial aid process, cost of attendance, etc. may be found on LynxPartner. The Office of Financial Aid does not mail paper award letters or documents to 海角乱伦专区 students' home address. Updated awards are made available via LynxPartner in March of each year.
- The total amount of 海角乱伦专区-funded gift aid (scholarships, fellowships and/or grants) a student is eligible to receive may not exceed 海角乱伦专区' direct cost of attendance (tuition, fees, food and/or housing). If the total amount of 海角乱伦专区-funded gift aid exceeds the direct cost of attendance, a portion of the 海角乱伦专区 gift aid will be reduced to not exceed the amount of tuition, fees, 海角乱伦专区 housing and/or eligible meal plan charges.
- 海角乱伦专区 scholarships, fellowships and grants are based on a normal course load (12 - 18 credits under the Foundations Curriculum). Additional costs incurred by a student taking an overload will be incurred at that student鈥檚 expense.
- 海角乱伦专区 scholarships, fellowships and grants are provided only to students enrolled full-time (at least 12 credits) as of the last day of the extended drop period. Seniors who need less than twelve (12) credits to graduate in their final semester are NOT exempt from this policy. Institutional funds will be awarded for each classification year (i.e. first-year, sophomore, etc.) only once. A maximum of two semesters of assistance will be awarded for any classification. Exceptions to this may be made by formal approval by the Accessibility Support Committee.
- Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Requirements: Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) must be maintained for renewal of federal (TITLE IV), state, and institutional aid, including Federal Direct PLUS (Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students). Per federal guidelines, all students must obtain:
- a total cumulative grade point average of at least *1.50 and has completed 67% of their classes by the end of their freshman year
- a total cumulative grade point average of at least *2.00 and has completed 67% of their classes by the end of their sophomore year
- Students may receive institutional aid for a maximum of 8 semesters (4 years).
- Students, who graduate early because of overloads, summer course work, etc., forfeit aid for the semester(s) not enrolled. Students who accept/decline financial aid awards via LynxPartner are electronically signing their award and agree to the terms of the financial aid package as listed in the 海角乱伦专区 College Catalogue, in other 海角乱伦专区 publications, and on the 海角乱伦专区 website.
- Course Program of Student (CPoS)-The U.S. Department of Education regulations require that the student be enrolled in an eligible degree-seeking or certificate-seeking program to receive federal financial aid (grants, loans, the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, work-study compensation, etc.) known as the Course Program of Study (CPoS). To qualify for federal and state financial aid, the student must be enrolled in courses that are applicable toward the student's degree or certificate.