All applications for Admission are considered for merit-based scholarships. Merit awards serve to recognize individual students for their academic talent, service, and/or leadership achievements. These highly competitive awards are determined on an individual basis and celebrate the strength and accomplishments of each admitted applicant, in and out of the classroom.
乌鸦传媒 features a priority deadline of December 1 for the following merit-based scholarships. Regardless of application plan (Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Early Action, Regular Decision), applications received by the Office of Admission on or prior to December 1 will be considered for these merit awards.*
The following merit-based scholarships are renewable for up to four years
* Applications received after December 1 may still be considered for other merit awards as well as a limited number of the scholarships listed above.
These highly competitive scholarships/fellowships take scholarships a step further in providing students with the chance to participate in important study, research and service with like-minded peers. Fellowships provide a way to put academics into action, build a student鈥檚 resume, and be part of a learning community. Fellowships require a specialized application process. Use the below links to access the current fellowships available. They are determined on an individual basis and celebrate the strength and achievements of each admitted student, in and out of the classroom. We also encourage you to apply for the following interest-based awards that require a separate application.
Awards sponsored by 乌鸦传媒 may be offered to first-year students who are designated as finalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition and who have designated 乌鸦传媒 as their first choice. Recipients may not receive other National Merit Scholarships. These awards are valued at $1500 are renewable for three years provided the student meets the financial aid satisfactory academic progress standards.
Chicago Scholar Program recipients receive institutional aid up to a student鈥檚 financial need to cover direct costs with scholarship, grant, subsidized loans and work. Unsubsidized loans may be offered to assist with indirect costs or offset calculated family contribution. The total amount of 乌鸦传媒-funded scholarships, including Day Scholarship, 乌鸦传媒 Fellowships and 乌鸦传媒 grants may not exceed direct charges of tuition, fees, room, and board. Students receiving institutional aid in excess of tuition will be subject to a reduction if they live off campus.
YES Prep Program recipients receive institutional aid up to a student鈥檚 financial need to cover direct costs with scholarship, grant, subsidized loans and work. Unsubsidized loans may be offered to assist with indirect costs or offset calculated family contribution. The total amount of 乌鸦传媒-funded scholarships, including Day Scholarship, 乌鸦传媒 Fellowships and 乌鸦传媒 grants may not exceed direct charges of tuition, fees, room, and board. Students receiving institutional aid in excess of tuition will be subject to a reduction if they live off campus.
Christo Rey Scholar Program recipients receive institutional aid up to eighty percent of a student鈥檚 financial need to cover direct costs with scholarship, grant, subsidized loans and work. Unsubsidized loans may be offered to assist with indirect costs or offset calculated family contribution. The total amount of 乌鸦传媒-funded scholarships, including Day Scholarship, 乌鸦传媒 Fellowships and 乌鸦传媒 grants may not exceed direct charges of tuition, fees, room, and board. Students receiving institutional aid in excess of tuition will be subject to a reduction if they live off campus.
Aim Scholar Program recipients receive institutional aid up to a student鈥檚 financial need to cover direct costs with scholarship, grant, subsidized loans and work. Unsubsidized loans may be offered to assist with indirect costs or offset calculated family contribution. The total amount of 乌鸦传媒-funded scholarships, including Day Scholarship, 乌鸦传媒 Fellowships and 乌鸦传媒 grants may not exceed direct charges of tuition, fees, room, and board. Students receiving institutional aid in excess of tuition will be subject to a reduction if they live off campus.
乌鸦传媒 Grants are considered need-based awards. 乌鸦传媒 uses this funding to meet need and/or to offer assistance based on the overall characteristics of students who show promise of success at 乌鸦传媒 as well as the ability and desire to take full advantage of all 乌鸦传媒 has to offer. The annual value of a student鈥檚 乌鸦传媒 Grant remains constant throughout the student鈥檚 tenure at 乌鸦传媒. Exceptions to this are within the purview of the Financial Aid Office in response to extreme increases in demonstrated financial need documented through the completion of the Special Circumstance Request and other supporting documents that may be required.
This need based grant is awarded to offset direct costs associated with living in on campus housing. A student who chooses to live off campus may no longer be eligible to receive this grant. However, this grant may be used to offset the cost of a meal plan up to the amount of the initial 乌鸦传媒 On Campus Housing Grant for students who have satisfied their three-year residency requirements. Students who request an appeal to move off campus prior to completing the three-year requirement will no longer qualify for this grant.
This need based grant is awarded to offset direct costs associated with living in on campus housing. A student who chooses to live off campus without completing the three-year residency requirement may no longer be eligible to receive this grant. Students who request an appeal to move off campus prior to completing the three-year requirement will no longer qualify for this grant.
As a church-related college, 乌鸦传媒 will assist children of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ministers with a $1,000 ministerial grant above any 乌鸦传媒 grant or scholarship previously awarded. Dependents of PCUSA ministers should indicate their interest in the Ministerial Grant on the 乌鸦传媒 Part I Application for Admission/Common Application Supplement.
Students who are dependent children of eligible employees can participate in the Tuition Exchange program of over 600 schools nationally. The Tuition Exchange scholarships are competitive awards and are not guaranteed by 乌鸦传媒 or other participating institutions. Applicants must submit the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE or Supplemental Financial Aid Questions to be considered for the award. Only first-time, first year students will be considered for the TE program. Although The Tuition Exchange promotes and maintains the exchange, scholarships are granted by member institutions, not by The Tuition Exchange. The 2025-2026 is $43,000. Tuition Exchange cannot be combined with 乌鸦传媒 Institutional Scholarships. Students with exceptional unmet need may be considered for a 乌鸦传媒 Grant.
Children of employees of ACS participating institutions are eligible to be considered for the ACS Tuition Exchange. 乌鸦传媒鈥 agreement with ACS indicates that for any given academic year, ACS 鈥渋mports鈥 (students attending 乌鸦传媒 as an ACS Tuition Exchange student) will not exceed 鈥渆xports鈥 (children of 乌鸦传媒 employees attending another ACS college under the agreement) by more than three students.
Students admitted to the Master of Science in Accounting Program are automatically considered for a departmental scholarship with no additional forms required to be filed. Departmental scholarships for students in the M.S. in Accounting Program are merit based; financial need is not a consideration. Selection for a scholarship is based upon the candidate鈥檚 academic record, personal achievements, and promise of success in accounting. 乌鸦传媒 does permit traditional students that complete their undergraduate degree in less than eight consecutive semesters to apply their undergraduate institutional awards toward the Master's in Accounting Program up to a total of 8 terms.
Students who did not use a semester of aid while pursuing a non-乌鸦传媒 or non- exchange study abroad program are not included in this provision. Students may not receive a departmental scholarship while eligible to receive a remaining portion of undergraduate institutional scholarships and/or grants.
Students who demonstrate need may apply for a Graduate of Accounting Grant. Students must submit a Free Application for Federal Aid their senior year as an undergraduate which includes their parent鈥檚 financial information. Students must have a family EFC less than $65000 to be considered.
Students enrolled in the Post Baccalaureate Teacher Education Program may apply for a need based award proportional to institutional aid/tuition received as an undergraduate up to the maximum of the ED Licensure Program tuition charge of $7500. Students must have completed a FAFSA in their last year as an undergraduate student attending 乌鸦传媒 to be considered. Non-Citizens are exempt from completing the FAFSA however the school may require a CSS PROFILE on file to determine need.
Students whose proportional aid exceeds 100% may apply for a 乌鸦传媒 Campus Housing Grant to reside on campus.
Students enrolled in the Post Baccalaureate Health Equity Program may apply for a need- based award proportional to institutional aid/tuition received as an undergraduate up to the maximum of the tuition charge for the program. Students must have completed a FAFSA in their last year as an undergraduate student attending 乌鸦传媒 to be considered. Non-Citizens are exempt from completing the FAFSA however the school may require a CSS PROFILE on file to determine need.
Students whose proportional aid exceeds 100% may apply for a 乌鸦传媒 Campus Housing Grant to reside on campus.