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Awards sponsored by �鶹��ý may be offered to first-year students who are designated as finalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition and who have designated �鶹��ý as their first choice. Recipients may not receive other National Merit Scholarships. These awards are valued at $1500 are renewable for three years provided the student meets the financial aid satisfactory academic progress standards.

Chicago Scholar Program recipients receive institutional aid up to a student’s 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 �鶹��ý-funded scholarships, including Day Scholarship, �鶹��ý Fellowships and �鶹��ý 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 Program recipients receive institutional aid up to a student’s 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 �鶹��ý-funded scholarships, including Day Scholarship, �鶹��ý Fellowships and �鶹��ý 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 Scholar Program recipients receive institutional aid up to eighty percent of a student’s 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 �鶹��ý-funded scholarships, including Day Scholarship, �鶹��ý Fellowships and �鶹��ý 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 Scholar Program recipients receive institutional aid up to  a student’s 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 �鶹��ý-funded scholarships, including Day Scholarship, �鶹��ý Fellowships and �鶹��ý 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.

�鶹��ý Grants are considered need-based awards. �鶹��ý uses this funding to meet need and/or to offer assistance based on the overall characteristics of students who show promise of success at �鶹��ý as well as the ability and desire to take full advantage of all �鶹��ý has to offer. The annual value of a student’s �鶹��ý Grant remains constant throughout the student’s tenure at �鶹��ý. 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.

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 �鶹��ý 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.

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.

As a church-related college, �鶹��ý will assist children of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ministers with a $1,000 ministerial grant above any �鶹��ý grant or scholarship previously awarded. Dependents of PCUSA ministers should indicate their interest in the Ministerial Grant on the �鶹��ý Part I Application for Admission/Common Application Supplement.

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 �鶹��ý 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 is $43,000. Tuition Exchange cannot be combined with �鶹��ý Institutional Scholarships. Students with exceptional unmet need may be considered for a �鶹��ý Grant.

Children of employees of ACS participating institutions are eligible to be considered for the ACS Tuition Exchange. �鶹��ý’ agreement with ACS indicates that for any given academic year, ACS “imports” (students attending �鶹��ý as an ACS Tuition Exchange student) will not exceed “exports” (children of �鶹��ý employees attending another ACS college under the agreement) by more than three students.

 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’s academic record, personal achievements, and promise of success in accounting. �鶹��ý 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-�鶹��ý 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.

 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’s financial information. Students must have a family EFC less than $65000 to be considered.

 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 �鶹��ý 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 �鶹��ý Campus Housing Grant to reside on campus.

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 �鶹��ý 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 �鶹��ý Campus Housing Grant to reside on campus.