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Academic Scholarships

Scholarships are available for students of all types—undergraduate, professional undergraduate, and graduate. Learn more about available scholarships below.

Traditional Undergraduate Scholarships

APU offers several academic scholarship opportunities, renewable for up to four years. All new admitted students will receive some level of scholarship to support their education at Azusa Pacific.

Academic scholarships are based on a combination of GPA and test scores at the time of admittance. SAT or ACT writing section scores are not considered. Recipients will be granted the single-highest award for which they qualify and will receive official notification of their award shortly after acceptance to the university.

2024-25 Academic Scholarships

 

Amount

Class Standing

Renewability

Trustees’ Scholarship

Full Tuition Incoming Freshman Up to four years

President’s Scholarship

$24,000 per year Incoming Freshman or Transfer Up to four years

Provost’s Scholarship

$21,000 per year Incoming Freshman or Transfer Up to four years

Deans’ Scholarship

$20,000 per year Incoming Freshman or Transfer Up to four years

Directors’ Scholarship

$18,000 per year Incoming Freshman or Transfer Up to four years

Mary Hill Award

$14,000 per year Incoming Freshman Up to four years

General Scholarship Information

Unless stated otherwise, the following applies to the awards listed above:

Qualifications

  • Freshmen: Students entering APU directly from high school or having completed fewer than 12 units of college work at the point of admission.
  • SAT or ACT writing section scores are not considered.
  • Academic scholarships cannot be re-earned if lost due to a low GPA, nor can a student qualify for a different academic scholarship while at APU.
  • Other than the Trustees’ Scholarship, each award is based on a sliding scale to accommodate various combinations of GPAs and test scores.
  • Each case is evaluated individually.

Yearly Amount

  • Award amount will be prorated if enrolled less than full time (9-11 units at 75%, 6-8 units at 50%).

Disbursement

  • Once the student’s financial aid file is complete, the scholarship is usually disbursed into the student’s APU account during the first month of the semester (first half of the scholarship in fall, the second half in spring), or later depending on when documentation is received.

Renewability

  • Up to four years

To Retain Eligibility

For more information and policies regarding academic scholarships, see the university catalog.

Graduate and Professional Scholarships and Fellowships

There are numerous school- and program-based scholarships and discounts available to graduate and professional undergraduate students.