Freshman Merit Awards

2020-2021 Merit Awards for Freshmen

New residential full-time HBU freshmen admits will be considered for ONE of the following awards. Recipients must meet all university requirements for regular admission to the fall or spring semester. Freshman merit awards are applied only to the fall and spring semesters — they cannot be applied towards summer courses.

The SAT is calculated using only the highest EBRW (Evidence-based Reading and Writing) and highest Math sub-scores. In the absence of class rank, GPA will be used to calculate merit awards. NOTE: Summer and fall 2021 applicants may take advantage of the test-optional policy for admissions. If you have SAT or ACT test scores, you are encouraged to submit them for merit award consideration. Without them, we will place more emphasis on high school GPA and class rank. Don’t forget to check out the grants and other scholarship resources that are available to you as well!

Merit Scholarships And Grants	Maximum Possible Amount*	Approximate Minimum H.S. Class Rank	Approximate Minimum Score
Merit Scholarships And Grants	Maximum Possible Amount*	Approximate Minimum H.S. Class Rank	SAT	ACT	CLT
Founders Scholarship	$92,000 divided over 8 undergraduate semesters (or up to $23,000 per academic year)	Top 5%	1220	25	80
		Top 10%	1290	27	85
		Top 15%	1380	30	93
President’s Scholarship	$80,000 divided over 8 undergraduate semesters (or up to $20,000 per academic year)	Top 15%	1230	26	81
		Top 20%	1310	27	87
		Top 25%	1390	30	94
Legacy Scholarship	$72,000 divided over 8 undergraduate semesters (or up to $18,000 per academic year)	Top 25%	1150	24	76
		Top 30%	1230	26	81
		Top 35%	1310	28	87
University Grant I	$40,000 divided over 8 undergraduate semesters (or up to $10,000 per academic year)	All unconditionally accepted freshmen who do not qualify for a scholarship listed above will be considered for *one* of these University Grants.
University Grant II	$32,000 divided over 8 undergraduate semesters (or up to $8,000 per academic year)

Renewal of Freshmen Merit Awards

Recipients of the Founder’s, President and/or Achievement scholarships are expected to maintain a 3.0 cumulative HBU grade point average and full-time enrollment (taking at least 12 hours per semester). Recipients of the Legacy and University Grants must maintain a 2.5 cumulative HBU grade point average and full-time enrollment.

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Earn up to $70,000

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