Merit-Based Scholarships

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2024-25 First-Year Student Merit-Based Scholarships

 

Name of Scholarship

Scholarship Amount  

(per year)

Total Scholarship Amount

(over four-academic years)

Presidential Scholarship $29,000 annually $116,000 total
Honors at Entrance Scholarship     $28,000 annually $112,000 total
Gaels Scholar's Award $26,000 annually $104,000 total
Benlidus Award $22,000 annually $88,000 total
Cordero Award $14,000 annually $56,000 total

 

Scholarships are determined and awarded at the time of acceptance, no additional forms are required to be considered for these merit-based scholarships. Your merit-based scholarship will be automatically applied to each of your four years of consecutive full-time undergraduate study at Saint Mary's College.

Merit-based scholarships are contingent upon successful academic progress while enrolled at Saint Mary's College. These amounts may be combined with other Saint Mary's College scholarships, possible additional need-based aid for which students might qualify.

 


   

2024-25 Transfer Student Merit-Based Scholarships

 

Name of Scholarship Scholarship Amount (per year)
Presidential Scholarship $18,000 annually
Honors at Entrance Scholarship     $16,000 annually
Gaels Scholar's Award $14,000 annually

 

Scholarships are determined and awarded at the time of acceptance, no additional forms are required to be considered for these merit-based scholarships. Your merit-based scholarship will be automatically applied to each year of consecutive full-time undergraduate study at Saint Mary's College, up to three years. The amount of years you receive the scholarship is contingent upon the grade level you transfer in as.

Merit-based scholarships are contingent upon successful academic progress while enrolled at Saint Mary's College. These amounts may be combined with other Saint Mary's College scholarships, possible additional need-based aid for which students might qualify.

 


 

A Note about Merit-Based Scholarships: The total of merit-based scholarships and other academic awards provided by Saint Mary’s cannot exceed the cost of tuition. Merit-based awards are applied towards any demonstrated need-based aid eligibility. Students who receive the combination of the merit-based scholarship and, for example, a Lasallian Leadership scholarship may compete for other merit awards; the maximum number of merit and other Saint Mary's awards a student may receive is three. If the combination of the merit scholarship, other Saint Mary’s awards, and Cal Grant exceeds the cost of tuition, the merit-based scholarship will be reduced. Students receiving a merit scholarship in addition to the Tuition Exchange award will have their merit award reduced, if it exceeds the cost of tuition.