Academic Merit-Based Scholarships

Amounts and criteria for the 2020–2021 school year

Financial Aid > Scholarships Grants > Academic Merit Based

JBU offers two kinds of academic scholarships: merit-based and competitive. Merit-based academic scholarships are awarded based on your high school GPA and test scores.

Freshman requirements

Chart of freshman requirements for Academic Merit-Based Awards. Chart data can be found in live text below.

Trustee's Award: $12,000

Dean's Award: $11,000

Professor's Award: $9,000

Scholar's Award: $7,000

Instructor's Award: $5,000

Transfer requirements

Chart of freshman requirements for Academic Merit-Based Awards. Chart data can be found in live text below.

Trustee's Award: $12,000

Freshman requirements:

GPA	ACT	SAT	CLT
≤3.7	28+	1310+	86+
3.8–3.9	27+	1280+	84+
4.0	26+	1240+	81+

Transfer requirements: 3.6 cumulative GPA with 24 transfer hours

Renewal requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA

Dean's Award: $11,000

Freshman requirements:

GPA	ACT	SAT	CLT
≤3.5	27+	1280+	84+
3.6–3.7	26+	1240+	81+
3.8–3.9	25+	1200+	78+
4.0	24+	1160+	76+

Transfer requirements: 3.5 cumulative GPA with 24 transfer hours

Renewal requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA

Professor's Award: $9,000

Freshman requirements:

GPA	ACT	SAT	CLT
≤3.6	25+	1200+	78+
3.7	24+	1160+	76+
3.8	23+	1130+	74+
3.9	22+	1100+	72+
4.0	21+	1060+	68+

Transfer requirements: 3.4 cumulative GPA with 24 transfer hours

Renewal requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA

Scholar's Award: $7,000

Freshman requirements:

GPA	ACT	SAT	CLT
≤3.5	23+	1130+	74+
3.6	22+	1100+	72+
3.7	21+	1060+	68+
≥3.8	20+	1030+	66+

Transfer requirements: 3.3 cumulative GPA with 24 transfer hours

Renewal requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA

Instructor's Award: $5,000

Freshman requirements:

GPA	ACT	SAT	CLT
≤3.7	20+	1030+	66+

Transfer requirements: 3.2 cumulative GPA with 24 transfer hours

Renewal requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA

National Merit Award: $14,500

Yearly scholarships awarded: Limited

Qualifying criteria: National Merit Finalist or Semi-Finalist

Renewal requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA

Other details

Acceptance for admissions required. Scholarship based on information received by February 15.
Academic awards are based upon ACT / SAT / CLT superscore and GPA.
JBU does not evaluate the writing portion of the ACT, SAT or CLT when determining scholarship eligibility.
Only one academic scholarship per student.

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