Scholarships & Grants

Scholarships and grants provide funds to help you meet your educational expenses during your undergraduate career at St. Ambrose. You may be eligible for a scholarship or grant on the basis of your strong academic performance in high school or at a previous college, your talent in the fine arts or athletics, or your demonstrated financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Federal grant information can be found at http://www.finaid.org.

Special graduate level scholarships and grants may be available. Please check with your master's or doctoral program director for details.

Undergraduate institutional scholarships and grants

Each institutional grant or scholarship has individual criteria for amounts awarded and some may have GPA requirements to stay eligible. We have an off-campus institutional cap of $8,000 and an on-campus cap of $12,000 effective for the 2013–14 academic year. If you change your housing, your award will be revised accordingly.

The Admissions Office determines the amount of these awards based on a ranking calculated using high school GPA and ACT/SAT scores.

All amounts are for students entering St. Ambrose in the 2013–14 academic year.

• Ambrose Scholar: Full tuition (for high school students only, on campus residents only). May be offset by state and/or federal aid if eligible. To qualify the student must score 30 or above on the ACT and straight A's for the first 7 semesters in high school, and maintain a 3.25 GPA while at St. Ambrose. For high school students only. A limited number (10) of these scholarships are available in the 2013-14 academic year. Students qualifying for the Trustees Scholars who have been admitted prior to December 31, are eligible to compete for one of 10 Ambrose Scholar awards. Contact the Admissions Office at 563/333-6300 for additional details regarding applying for this scholarship.
• Trustees Scholars: $20,000 per year (for high school students only, on campus residents only). To qualify the student must score 30 or above on the ACT and straight A's for the first 7 semesters in high school, and maintain a 3.25 GPA while at. St. Ambrose.
• Honors Scholar: $17,000 (for high school students only, on campus residents only). To qualify students must score 28 or above on the ACT and receive a 3.9 GPA or above in high school (on an unweighted 4.0 scale) and must maintain a 3.25 GPA while at St. Ambrose. For high school students only.
• Presidential Scholar: $15,000 (for high school students only, on campus residents only). To qualify the student must score a 26 or above on the ACT and receive a 3.8 GPA or above in high school (on an unweighted 4.0 scale), and must maintain a 3.25 GPA while at St. Ambrose. For high school students only.
• Academic Scholarship: Up to $12,000 per year. Must maintain Satisfactory Progress. Subject to Off Campus cap.
• University Grant: Up to $6,500 per year. Must maintain Satisfactory Progress.
• Athletic Scholarships
• Fine Arts Scholarships, including the Michael Kennedy Theatre Scholarship

Undergraduate academic scholarship awards for transfer students are also available.