Scholarships & Grants

Regents and Presidential Scholarships – $11,000-$13,000 per year
Wartburg evaluates merit-based scholarships on a student’s high school grade point average. Typically, students who have a high school minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 and are in the top 25 percent of their high school class will receive a Regents or Presidential Scholarship. Students who qualify and choose to participate in one of Wartburg’s Knights 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.

• Learn about Knight’s Scholarship Days

Wartburg Opportunity Scholarship – $8,000-$10,000 per year
For students with academic potential who meet the admission requirements, but do not qualify for a Presidential or Regents Scholarship. Amounts are determined by academic achievement and communicated in your acceptance letter.

Knights Out-of State-Grant – $2,000 per year
For students residing outside Iowa who demonstrate academic potential.

Scholarship Day Attendance Award – $500-$1,500 per year
For students who qualify and choose to participate in one of Wartburg’s Knights Scholarship Days.

• Learn about Knight’s Scholarship Days

Visit Day Scholarships – $1,000 per year
Students are eligible to receive a one-time visit award for $1,000 per year for four years upon enrollment at Wartburg. Music scholarships are considered visit awards. 

Orange Grant – variable amount
Must submit FAFSA to be eligible. Based on adjusted gross income. Minimum award is $1,000 per year.

McElroy Scholarship / Slife Scholarship – full tuition, renewable
For first-year students, based on recommendation and grade point average. Preference to students from the Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa, area. Renewable based on academic performance. Recipients are required to live on campus.

• Learn about the McElroy Scholarship
• Learn about the Slife Scholarship

Meistersinger Music Scholarship/Music Ensemble Scholarship – up to $5,000 per year
To qualify, students (both music and nonmusic majors) must respond to an audition invitation and be accepted for admission. Students who receive less than $2,500 (a Music Ensemble Scholarship) must participate in an ensemble to maintain their scholarship. Students who receive $2,500 or more (a Meistersinger Music Scholarship) must participate in an ensemble and enroll in music lessons each term. Students who live 350-plus miles away may submit a video audition. All auditions must be completed by April 15. Music scholarships are considered visit awards. 

A select few students of exceptional musical ability will be considered for endowed music scholarships up to $10,000 per year, replacing all other music scholarships.

• Schedule an Audition

All-State and/or Lutheran Summer Music Academy Recognition – $2,500+ per year
A $2,500 minimum Meistersinger Music Scholarship is awarded to a student who is an All State participant and/or an alumnus of the Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival. An audition is required and gives students the opportunity to increase their Meistersinger scholarship amount. Please see Meistersinger Music Scholarship description.

• Schedule an Audition

Wartburg College Funded, Endowed Scholarships – $50-$2,500 per year
A total of 655 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.

Education Partners in Covenant (EPIC) – $200-$1,500 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.

• EPIC Enrollment Form
• EPIC Participation Form

Legacy Grant – $1,000 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. Recipients of the Legacy Grant cannot also receive an Alumni Referral Award. Not based on financial need.

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

• Learn about Tuition Exchange