Immaculata Scholarships and Grants

Full-time Students

Immaculata awards a variety of scholarships and grants each year to entering full-time freshmen and transfers in the College of Undergraduate Studies and the College of Nursing and Health Professions. The student:

• must enroll in a full-time day matriculated degree-seeking program paying full-time annual tuition;
• cannot receive institutional aid including tuition benefit programs that exceeds the cost of full-time annual tuition;
• must report any aid received from outside sources (i.e., private scholarships, tuition remission, etc.) as these awards may impact the student’s eligibility and/or institutional funding amounts;
• cannot receive institutional aid in combination with outside resources (tuition only) that exceeds the cost of full-time annual tuition.
• Students must annually accept their terms and conditions for receiving institutional grants and scholarships. Additional information can be found at: https://www.immaculata.edu/admissions/financial-aid/policies/terms-conditions/

Interested applicants should contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission to determine the exact criteria for scholarships and grants. Students applying for need-based Immaculata scholarships/grants are required to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Scholarships and Grants

Immaculata provides tuition assistance in the form of Academic Scholarships based upon the student’s academic and extracurricular record along with other information provided by the student or the student’s high school during the enrollment process. Immaculata reserves the right to revise an offered Academic Scholarship if the information provided by the student or on the student’s behalf in the enrollment process is incomplete or inaccurate. Academic Scholarships require the student to maintain a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) to be eligible for the Academic Scholarship to be renewed and awarded each fall or spring semester. The offer and acceptance of an Academic Scholarship applies only to the academic year covered by the terms and conditions for the applicable academic year.

Immaculata University Financial Aid or grants are awarded to students based upon financial need. The offer of financial aid is contingent on the accuracy of the information provided by the student and the completion of all of the required financial aid requirements. These awards are subject to change, which shall be determined by the University each academic year, if there is a change to the student’s eligibility, if there is a change in family income, if incorrect information was provided, if there is a change in enrollment status, if the student receives additional outside aid, and/or fails to submit all required paperwork.

The University may offer the student a special university tuition reduction in form of a special grant. This grant may or may not, at the University’s sole discretion, have an academic performance/minimum GPA requirement. This grant may be offered for one semester, one academic year or for up to four consecutive academic years. The qualifications for the grant may be dependent upon a requirement met prior to enrollment at the University or to be met during the student’s enrollment at Immaculata

• Immaculata University Academic Scholarships: Varying amounts awarded to full-time undergraduate students (freshman, transfers, international students) based on academic success and range from $5,000 to $16,000.
• Centennial Scholarship: an academic merit scholarship created to recognize academic excellence in high school students and to provide access to affordable education. Eligible students entering Immaculata University as freshman in the fall may qualify for up to $16,000 scholarship per year. This scholarship makes tuition at Immaculata comparable to current in-state public university rates.
• Presidential Scholarship: awarded to a select number of students with a record of academic excellence. Qualified candidates who meet expectations on GPA, class rigor, standardized test scores, class rank (if applicable), and recommendations. All students who meet the criteria are invited to interview with the Scholarship Committee. Open to first-time freshmen applicants only.
• Business Advisory Board Scholarship: The Business Advisory Board awards this scholarship to Immaculata’s Business and Accounting Department majors in recognition of their outstanding potential. Applicants must be continuing full-time freshmen or sophomores with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Grant for Two-Year College or Community College Students: This scholarship is awarded to new traditional undergraduate transfer students who have received an associate degree from either a community college or a two-year institution. Students must have a GPA of 2.5.
• IU Catholic High School Grant:  Awarded to new full-time incoming first-time freshmen students who have graduated from a Catholic high school.
• IU Inclusion Grant: Awarded to first-time, full-time freshmen from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA, be engaged in community service and/or extracurricular activities and have demonstrated financial need.
• IU Opportunity Grant: awarded to full-time undergraduate students who complete the FAFSA and show demonstrated financial need. Amounts vary.
• Family Grant: This grant is awarded to siblings who are enrolled in Immaculata University simultaneously in a full-time day undergraduate degree program. Awarded each year that both siblings are enrolled.
• Legacy Grant: This grant is awarded to the son, daughter, or dependent of an Immaculata University alum. The alum must have graduated with a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree. This grant excludes associate degrees. Awarded to full-time freshman and for four years.
• SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards Program: This program collaborates with families, investment companies and private universities to encourage college savings. Families earn Tuition Rewards by investing with SAGE Financial Partners and utilize Tuition Rewards by sending their students to participating schools. A student can earn points annually at a rate of 5% on the value of your financial asset. This is through savings in vehicles such as 529 savings plans, CDs, mutual funds, 401(k)s, IRAs and other retirement accounts. Tuition Rewards must be assigned to a student by August 31st of the year that the student begins 12th grade.

Modifications may be made to Immaculata’s scholarship/grant program as part of an on-going process of review.

Requirements to Renew Scholarships and Grants

All recipients of Immaculata University Scholarships must maintain up to a 3.25 cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) for their scholarship. These GPA requirements are communicated to students as incoming new students. All recipients of Immaculata University Grants and Immaculata University Opportunity Grants must maintain a 2.00 cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) on a 4.00 scale. Academic review for renewal of awards will take place at the end of the first year and then after each semester for the second, third and fourth years.

Lost awards may be restored for the semester following the attainment of the required cumulative grade point average with departmental approval.

Funded Academic Awards

Through special funding, Immaculata annually awards a number of scholarships to students who meet the specific qualifications and have submitted the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Awards may be based on academics, financial need, or a combination of both. Funded awards may be awarded at any time of the current academic year and may be utilized in place of other student awarded, University-funded grants and/or scholarships based on funding levels and determination of student eligibility. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid for additional information on award eligibility and qualifications.

All Undergraduates

Tuition Reductions And Outside Resources

IU Employee Benefit Programs

Recipients of all Immaculata University Employee Tuition Benefits programs will receive a maximum benefit award not to exceed the student’s full-time annual tuition amount. These benefit award amounts are awarded to full-time undergraduate student(s) based on Human Resources Office criteria and approval. Less than full-tuition benefit employees will be eligible for up to half-tuition coverage. The tuition benefit will supersede and replace any IU merit/need scholarship or Institutional grant aid applied towards tuition charges only. Tuition benefit awards are not applicable toward University Fees, housing and/or meal charges.

**Any and all adjustments to IU Employee benefit program award amounts as outlined above are applicable to all benefit eligible full and part-time employees.

Veterans Benefits

Partial- or full-tuition only benefits awarded to qualified veteran status students only. Students receiving any form of veteran benefits, including housing and meal allowances paid directly to the student, are required to inform the Office of Financial Aid of the level and amount of received funding. Veteran’s benefits count as resource funds to determine eligibility for any remaining, up to tuition charges only, University funding levels. Veteran’s benefit awards will supersede any IU merit/need scholarship or grant applied towards tuition charges only.

Immaculata University will permit any covered individual to attend or participate in the course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to the educational institution a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 31 or 33 (a "certificate of eligibility" can also include a "Statement of Benefits" obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) website e-Benefits, or a VAF 28-1905 form for chapter 31 authorization purposes) and ending on the earlier of the following dates:

1. The date on which payment from VA is made to the institution.
2. 90 days after the date the institution certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the certificate of eligibility.

Immaculata University will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a covered individual borrows additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual's inability to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement funding from VA under chapter 31 or 33.

Immaculata University does require a covered individual complete, sign, and return the "VA Enrollment Form" to a School Certifying Official (SCO) each semester in order to authorize the SCO to submit the covered individual's certification. NOTE: A Covered Individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under chapter31, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, or chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits.

"GI Bill®” is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.