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Scholarships and Grants
Merit-Based Scholarships
Holy Cross College is committed to recognizing and rewarding new students who have demonstrated academic excellence, exceptional leadership skills and continuous service to others within their schools and communities. In keeping with this tradition, we have created all-new levels of merit-based scholarships and awards for students entering the 2013-14 academic year. Merit award packages range from $2,000 to $14,000 annually depending upon the qualifications of the student. Because these scholarships are merit-based grants, family financial need is not considered and amounts awarded do not have to be repaid. Visit our Net Price Calculator to determine an estimate of the scholarships that you may qualify for.
Travel Grant
The Trustee Scholarship
The Presidential Scholarship
The Dean's Award
The Holy Cross Achievement Award
The Bishop Rhoades Scholarship
The Brothers of Holy Cross Scholarship
The Moreau Scholarship
Transfer Scholarship
Sibling Scholarship
Travel Grant
High school seniors who do an official admission visit between September 1 and May 1 of their senior year will receive a one-time $500 Holy Cross Travel Grant as part of their first-year financial assistance package.
The Trustee Scholarship -- $14,000 annually
Criteria:
- Based on highest SAT or ACT composite scores, plus cumulative high school GPA
- Must be an admitted first-time, full-time freshman for Fall 2013.
- Must be admitted in "academic good standing"
Comments:
- Automatic consideration (no separate application required)
- Must maintain minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA to renew
- Renewable up to 8 consecutive semesters of full-time attendance
The Presidential Scholarship -- $12,000 annually
Criteria:
- Based on highest SAT or ACT composite scores, plus cumulative high school GPA
- Must be an admitted first-time, full-time freshman for Fall 2013.
Comments:
- Automatic consideration (no separate application required)
- Must maintain minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA to renew
- Merit-based scholarships are renewable up to 8 consecutive semesters of full-time attendance
The Dean's Award -- $9,000 annually
Criteria:
- Based on highest SAT or ACT composite scores, plus cumulative high school GPA
- Must be an admitted first-time, full-time freshman for Fall 2013.
Comments:
- Must maintain minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA to renew.
- Renewable up to 8 consecutive semesters of full-time attendance
The Holy Cross Achievement Award -- $4,000 - $5,000 annually
Criteria:
- Based on highest SAT or ACT composite scores, plus cumulative high school GPA
- Must be an admitted first-time, full-time freshman for Fall 2013.
Comments:
- Must maintain minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA to renew
- Renewable up to 8 consecutive semesters of full-time attendance
The Bishop Rhoades Scholarship -- $3,500 annually
Criteria:
- Must be a graduating senior from St. Joseph High School in South Bend, Marian High School in Mishawaka, Bishop Luers or Bishop Dwenger High Schools in Fort Wayne.
or - Must be a graduating high school senior who attends a Catholic parish in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend and has their pastor write a letter of recommendation
Comments:
- Automatic consideration (no separate application required)
- Must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA to renew
- Renewable up to 8 consecutive semesters of full-time attendance.
Scholarship Amount: $3,500
The Brothers of Holy Cross Scholarship -- $3,500 annually
Criteria:
- Must be a graduate of a Congregation of Holy Cross sponsored high school
- Must be an admitted first-time, full-time freshman
Comments:
- Automatic consideration (no separate application required)
- Must maintain a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA to renew
- Renewable up to 8 consecutive semesters of full-time attendance
Scholarship amount: $3,500
The Moreau Scholarship
Half Tuition Scholarship
Criteria:
- Must be a graduate of a Brothers of Holy Cross High School
- Apply for admission to Holy Cross College as a full-time, degree-seeking student
- Achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 or higher (4 point scale)
- Score a minimum SAT composite: 1100 (CR+M) or minimum ACT composite: 24
- Demonstrate service/leadership in the community, school, and/or church
Comments:
- One half tuition scholarship awarded annually to a student from each CSC affiliated high school
- Requires a separate application(CLICK HERE to print the Moreau Scholarship application form)
- Renewable up to 8 consecutive semesters of full-time attendance
- Must maintain 3.0 cumulative grade point average
Application Process:
Application deadline: April 15, 2012
- Submit a letter of recommendation from a high school faculty member or guidance counselor
- Submit a letter of recommendation from someone who can attest to your leadership/service experiences
- Participate in a conference telephone call with members of the HCC Scholarship Committee
Transfer Scholarship -- $2,000 - $7,000 annually
Qualifications:
- Based on academic achievement, leadership and service experience
- Must have a cumulative college GPA of 2.5 or above
Comments:
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Must maintain a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA to renew
Sibling Scholarship
Qualifications:
- Must be a full-time student with an enrolled sibling at Holy Cross College
Comments:
- Amount - $1,000 per year
- Renewable upon maintaining good academic and social standing, and continued enrollment at Holy Cross College
Notice of Institutional Financial Aid On-Campus Residency Requirement
All Holy Cross College students are strongly encouraged to participate fully in the life of the college. Underclassmen in particular may best reach this goal by living in a Holy Cross College residence hall. While all students are strongly encouraged to live in the residence halls, there is no requirement to do so, with one exception. Students who receive 50% or more of their tuition expenses in aid from the college in the form of scholarships and grants are required to live in college residence halls for all semesters that such aid is received. In this way, students for whom the college makes a significant financial commitment shall in turn commit to contributing in a meaningful way to the life of the college.
Students wishing to be relieved of this obligation may request a waiver. This waiver, which the student must submit in writing to the Dean of Students no later than 2 weeks after receipt of a Financial Aid package, must outline a compelling reason why such a waiver should be considered.
Students receiving institutional aid in excess of 50% of tuition, who leave the residence halls either by their own choice, or due to a disciplinary matter shall expect a reduction in their institutional aid, and will be subject to all applicable charges as outlined in the housing contract and student handbook.
Scholarships and Grants = Money for College
There are numerous scholarships and grants available to Holy Cross students. Some are funded by alumni and friends of the College while others are funded by corporations, private foundations, or other organizations. Complete and print this form to submit to the Office of Financial Aid for consideration for additional scholarships and grants from Holy Cross College. In addition, we encourage students to search for other outside private scholarships and grants that are available to students attending any college. There are literally tens of thousands of private scholarships and grants available to those who take the time to search for them and apply! A list of scholarship search sites is available at the end of this page.
Scholarship Searches
Below is a list of sites that may be useful in searching for private scholarships:
- http://www.aie.org/Scholarships
Adventures in Education scholarship search - http://www.finaid.org
Extensive guide to college financial aid - http://www.scholarshipfoundation.org/index1024.html
Scholarships for residents of St. Joseph County, Indiana. - http://fastweb.monster.com
Free scholarship search engine - http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
The College Board's scholarship search engine - http://www.scholarships.com/about-us/about-us.aspx
