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Wartburg College Scholarships, Grants, Fellowships

FALL SCHOLARSHIP DAYS
- Sunday, November 11, 2007
- Sunday, November 18, 2007
WINTER SCHOLARSHIP DAYS
- Saturday, January 19, 2008
- Sunday, January 27, 2008

Descriptions:

Regents and Presidential Scholarships $7,500-full tuition
Wartburg evaluates merit based scholarships on a combination of a student’s high school grade point average, class rank, and ACT/SAT score. Typically, students who have a high school minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 and rank in the top 30 percent of their high school class AND have an ACT composite score of 22 (1020 SAT) or higher will receive a Regents or Presidential Scholarship. Students who qualify and choose to participate in one of Wartburg’s Scholarship Days have the opportunity to increase their Regents or Presidential Scholarship. All awards are based on merit and not financial need, are renewable for a maximum of eight terms contingent upon full time enrollment and the maintenance of at least a 2.7 cumulative grade point average.

Meistersinger Music Scholarship up to $5,000 per year
To qualify, you must respond to an audition invitation and be accepted for admission. Competition is open to music and non-music majors. To maintain the scholarship, you must participate in an ensemble and enroll in music lessons each term.

College-Bound CoalitionMcElroy Minority Scholarship / Slife Minority Scholarship full tuition
For first-year underrepresented students, based on recommendation and grade point average. Preference to students from the Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa, area. Renewable based on academic performance.

Courier Minority Career Development Initiative
up to $2,500 per year
Preference will be given to candidates from Black Hawk County. Recipients can be from elsewhere in Iowa if a candidate from Black Hawk County is not found.

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship $3,000 per year for two years
Awarded to transfer students who are active members of Phi Theta Kappa at a two-year institution. You must be accepted for admission and complete a scholarship application, have a minimum 3.3 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale, and have completed at least 30 semester hours of transfer credit by March 1.

John Deere Credit Scholarship up to $2,250 per year
Awarded to ethnic minority students from Des Moines public schools with a minimum ACT composite score of 19, rank in top half of graduating class and GPA of 3.0. Students who meet the criteria for the scholarship need to submit the scholarship application and complete an interview.

Wartburg College Funded, Endowed Scholarships $50-$2,500 per year
A total of 425 scholarships recognizing academic talents, vocational goals, and personal characteristics. Recipients recommended by academic departments. Primarily for upper-class students. Other awards may be affected by the receipt of a funded or endowed scholarship.

Transfer Scholarship $6,500-$10,000 per year
For transfer students with grade point averages of 3.0 or higher. The longevity of all institutional funding will be prorated, based on status upon enrollment. Renewal of this scholarship requires maintaining a 2.7 GPA.

Diversity Grant amount determined by need
For under-represented students with academic potential. Free Application for Federal Aid (FAFSA) must be completed.

Out-of State-Grant variable amount
For students residing outside Iowa who demonstrate academic potential. Based on financial need. Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be submitted to the processor by July 1 of the award year.

Other grants may also be available. Contact the Admissions Office for details.
E-mail: admissions@wartburg.edu
Phone: 1-800-772-2085

National Merit Finalist Scholarship
$2,000 per year
Awarded to first-year students who list Wartburg as their first choice with the National Merit Corporation and are selected as finalists.

International & Overseas American Student Scholarships amounts vary
Awarded to international and overseas Americans based on merit.

Tuition Exchange Program for Imports full tuition
Dependents of employees at other higher education institutions may qualify for the tuition exchange program.

Cedar Valley Science Symposium Scholarship up to $1,000 per year
Offered each fall as a part of the Cedar Valley Science Symposium at Wartburg. For first-year students on the basis of participation in the Cedar Valley Science Symposium. Not based on financial need. Contact the college by the end of September for information.

Communication Arts/Studies Scholarship
up to $1,000 per year
Offered each year as a part of the Wartburg/IBA Summer Workshop and SCJ Media Day. For first-year students declaring a communication arts or studies major and demonstrate communication proficiency.

Americorps Matching Grant (PDF)
Matches up to 50 percent of the AmericorpsEducation Award for students who meet selection criteria.

Education Partners in Covenant (EPIC)
up to $750 per year
For members of participating congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. A matching funds program between the congregation and the college. Not based on financial need. Wartburg matches up to $750 per academic year.

Wartburg College Grant variable amount
For students with academic potential who demonstrate financial need AND for first-year students with no other scholarship support from Wartburg College. Amounts are determined by financial need and academic achievement.

Legacy Grant $1,500 per year
For full-time students with alumni parent(s) and/or grandparents, and students with a sibling who currently attends or has graduated from Wartburg. Applicable toward tuition. Not based on financial need.

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