Academic Merit-Based Scholarships

Amounts and criteria for the 2019–2020 school year

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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: $11,500

Dean's Award: $9,500

Professor's Award: $7,500

Scholar's Award: $5,500


National Merit Award: $14,500


Yearly scholarships awarded: Limited

Qualifying criteria: National Merit Finalist or Semi-Finalist

Renewal requirements: 3.2 cumulative GPA


Trustee's Award: $11,500


Freshman requirements:

GPA ACT SAT CLT
 ≤3.7 28+ 1310+ 86+
 3.8–3.9 27+ 1280+ 84+
 4.0 26+ 1240+ 82+


Transfer requirements: 3.6 cumulative GPA with 24 transfer hours

Renewal requirements: 3.2 cumulative GPA


Dean's Award: $9,500


Freshman requirements:

GPA ACT SAT CLT
 ≤3.5 27+ 1280+ 84+
 3.6–3.7 26+ 1240+ 82+
 3.8–3.9 25+ 1200+ 78+
 4.0 24+ 1160+ 76+


Transfer requirements: 3.5 cumulative GPA with 24 transfer hours

Renewal requirements: 3.2 cumulative GPA


Professor's Award: $7,500


Freshman requirements:

GPA ACT SAT CLT
 ≤3.6 25+ 1200+ 78+
 3.7 24+ 1160+ 76+
 3.8+ 23+ 1130+ 74+


Transfer requirements: 3.4 cumulative GPA with 24 transfer hours

Renewal requirements: 3.2 cumulative GPA


Scholar's Award: $5,500


Freshman requirements:

GPA ACT SAT CLT
 ≤3.7 23+ 1130+ 74+


Transfer requirements: 3.3 cumulative GPA with 24 transfer hours

Renewal requirements: 3.2 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.
  • International students are not eligible for merit-based scholarships.