Saint Joseph's Awards
These awards, given directly by the College, are made possible by the donor support of alumni, parents and friends of the College. All awards require full-time enrollment. In order to be considered for these awards, please review our application procedure.
To learn about other financial aid opportunities not offered by the College, click here.
The following awards must be granted as an incoming freshman (not transferring college credits) beginning the 2009-2010 academic year:
Honors Scholarships
- up to $15,000
- 3.25 GPA required for renewal
Deans Scholarships
- up to $13,000
- 3.00 GPA required for renewal
SJC Scholarships
- up to $11,000
- 2.75 GPA required for renewal
Puma Opportunity Grant
- up to $9,000
- 2.50 GPA required for renewal
Access Grant
- up to $5,000
- 2.00 GPA required for renewal
Awarded based on academic achievement and SAT or ACT scores. Use the SJC Merit Award Calculator to check possible eligibility.
The following awards may be awarded to an incoming freshman or transfer student beginning the 2009-2010 academic year:
Alumni Grants
- $2,000
- Be a dependent child of a Saint Joseph's College graduate
- Have a grandparent, aunt, or uncle who graduated from SJC
- May not be combined with Family Tuition Grant
Athletic Scholarships
- Amounts Vary
- Qualified student-athletes upon recommendation of the Department of Athletics
- May not be combined with Performance Scholarships
Family Tuition Grants
- $1,000
- Have a sibling from the same dependent family attending SJC simultaneously on a full-time basis
- Have a sibling from the same dependent family who graduated from SJC
- May not be combined with an Alumni Grant
Performance Scholarships
- Amounts Vary
- Awarded on a competitive basis in Band, Cheerleading, Choir, Color Guard, Dance, Radio/TV, Student Athletic Training, Student Team Managing, and Theatre
- Special application required
- Student has no plans to participate in an NCAA intercollegiate sport
- Application for Admission priority date: March 15
The following awards must be granted as an incoming freshman (not transferring college credits) beginning the 2009-2010 academic year:
- Three full tuition awards
- Must meet 2 of the following 3 criteria:
- SAT I 1100+ or 24+ ACT
- Top 15% of class
- Adjusted GPA of 3.0+
- Application for Admission required by January 15
- On-campus competition by invitation only
- 3.25 GPA required for renewal
Thomas J. Huhn Athletic-Leadership Scholarship
- One full tuition, room and board scholarship annually
- Incoming freshmen who have exhibited exceptional leadership skills, maintained a cumulative 2.5 GPA, played basketball or football in high school and reside and attend high school in Allen County (Indiana) and its contiguous counties.
- Special application and letters of recommendation required before January 31. On campus competition by invitation only.
- Renewal Criteria
- 2.00 GPA
- Demonstrate Satisfactory Academic Progress and remain in good social standing
- participate in organized sports at SJC or be otherwise engaged in some useful and meaningful extracurricular or work activity
The following awards must be granted as an incoming transfer beginning the 2009-2010 academic year:
- Students must be transferring from an accredited post-secondary institution
- Must have at least 12 transferable hours
Honors
- 3.50 & above GPA required
- Up to $8,000
- 3.25 GPA required for renewal
Deans
- 3.00 - 3.49 GPA required
- Up to $7,000
- 3.00 GPA required for renewal
SJC
- 2.50 - 2.99 GPA required
- Up to $6,000
- 2.75 GPA required for renewal
