Scholarships and grants are types of gift aid that do not have to be repaid and are available through federal, state, institutional or private sources.

Eligibility for merit-based scholarships (based on academic strength) and need-based grants (based on demonstrated financial need) is determined at the time of admission.

The amount of scholarship assistance will remain approximately the same each year as long as the following criteria are met:

• You are a full-time student.
• You applied for financial aid on time.
• You are meeting the Satisfactory Academic Progress and grade point average (GPA) standards.
• You have approximately the same amount of financial need that you had in prior years.