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AVAILABLE EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS
The scholarship is in the amount of $2,500.00 per student.
The criteria for the scholarship are below.
• Students must have a 2.8 GPA.
• Need-based. Students must still have outstanding financial needs.
• Students must be majoring in engineering OR education.
This scholarship can be applied to tuition, graduation-related fees, outstanding room & board, or undergraduate loans.
Students will be required to submit.
• One-page statement about financial need.
• Current transcript.
• Copy of outstanding bill.
For more information, please contact Mrs. Emma Robinson at 919.516.4133 or erobinson@st-aug.edu
Scholarships Available for Saint Augustine’s University Engineering Students
Did you know that 13% of undergraduate Science and Engineering students come from diverse and underrepresented populations?
We can improve those numbers. As the philanthropic arm of SME, an internationally recognized nonprofit organization serving the manufacturing industry, the SME Education Foundation supports students by annually awarding millions of dollars in scholarships to graduating high school seniors, college undergraduates and graduate students pursuing degrees in engineering or manufacturing.
Now is your time to make a difference. Apply for an SME Education Foundation scholarship today.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is offering a summer internship to full-time juniors enrolled in an accredited HBCU majoring in business, marketing, information technology, or engineering. Candidates will be selected to virtually intern for summer 2021, and may be selected to receive a scholarship for their senior year.
$11,500 Merit-based Scholarship Opportunity
PAID Internship Opportunity Deadline: 4/14/2021
College Juniors
HBCUs and UNCF Member Institutions
Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Marketing
The AbbVie Foundation is the founding partner and is offering scholarships to Black students currently enrolled in a certification or a two-year degree in healthcare-related STEM fields.
Up to $5,000 scholarship opportunity
Deadline: 4/15/2021
Students attending 2-Year Colleges, 4-Year Colleges
Great opportunity for students looking to receive certification in Healthcare!
In support of future female leaders, Crew Network Scholarship Foundation is offering twenty-five $5,000 scholarships annually to women who are full-time college juniors, seniors, and graduate students pursuing a qualified field of commercial real estate. Scholars will receive:
- $5,000 for tuition and books
- Paid internship during the summer of 2021
- Complimentary 18-month CREW Network student membership
- Complimentary registration to the 2021 CREW network Convention in Las Vegas
Applications are due April 15. Apply here →
Eligibility
Essays will be judged by the partners at Charles R. Ullman & Associates. Submissions will be judged on content, grammar, style, and originality. Judges will look for clear, original, articulate writing that is logically organized and well-supported.
To be eligible, you must:
- Be a student enrolled in a North Carolina high school, undergraduate program or graduate program
- Verify you have read and understood the Charles R. Ullman & Associates Scholarship Essay Contest Rules.
- Submit your application form.
- Submit your essay (please note that only one (1) essay per student is allowed).
- All materials must be submitted by April 15, 2021.
This need-based scholarship offers $2,500 to sophomores or juniors at HBCUs.
$2,500 Scholarship Opportunity
Deadline: 4/28/2021
College Sophomores, College Juniors
Students from, or residing in: North Carolina, Tennessee
HBCU Living Legends Scholarship – $1,000 scholarships to students currently enrolled in North Carolinas eleven historically black colleges and universities. The application deadline is April 30, 2021, and can apply on the HBCU Living Legends Gala website, www.hbculivinglegends.com.
This opportunity awards scholarships to academically talented and highly motivated Black students attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). Eligible students include those at the undergraduate, graduate or doctoral level pursuing relevant studies related to social justice policies such as criminal justice reform, the school to prison pipeline, and racial bias in education/employment.
See all scholarship opportunities here →
The Scholarship of Excellence Application process is NOW open. If you are a continuing student, here’s your chance to apply for an academic-based scholarship offered by Saint Augustine’s University.
Application requirements:
- 3.0 GPA or higher
- 1 letter of recommendation
- One-page essay
- UNCF Scholarship Profile completed
This program awards merit-based scholarships to African American men who are rising college undergraduate students and residents of Alameda County in California.
$5,000 Merit Scholarship Opportunity
Deadline: 5/12/2021
Males – All Classifications!
Students from, or residing in California
Registration Deadline: May 19 – Financially Cleared: May 26
TUITION & FEES: $540 PER CREDIT HOUR OR $1,620 PER 3-HOUR COURSE
Attention: You should register for at least 6 credit hours to be eligible for loans for 2020-21 Summer School Financial Aid.
Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) Policy of Awarding Institutional Funding (ISS1) – No ISS1 will be awarded during the Summer 2020-21 session.
The Financial Aid Office reserves the right to adjust (increase or decrease) any student’s financial aid award, as necessary. Adjustments may occur due to changes in enrollment status, scholarships, regulatory changes, changes in funding levels, changes in the student’s or parent income or assets.
The Raleigh Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities will award $1000 scholarships to students with a disability recognized by the ADA.
Applicants must be residents of the City of Raleigh and must be enrolled in or have been accepted to an accredited undergraduate post secondary school, college, trade school or other institution of higher learning.
The selection of scholarship recipients shall be based upon academic performance, financial need, character, school and community activities, honors or awards, and the ability to express him/herself in written form, personal motivation and/or leadership potential.
Applications available in Delany Hall, Front Lobby or White Oak Foundation, Inc. 1624 White Oak Church Road, Suite #200 Apex, NC 27523
Scholarship award: $10,000
The Live To Be Different Foundation, led by NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, was formed in 2017 to lift up individuals seeking a means to fulfill their potential, no matter their age, skin color, disabilities, or ambitions. Through a message of compassion, love, and understanding, Bubba believes all barriers can be removed so that all dreams can be realized.
Bubba and Live To Be Different’s mission is to encourage the next generation to be better and more inclusive than every generation before it so that they can achieve anything they put their mind to, just as Bubba has done in his journey standing up for racial justice while trailblazing as one of NASCAR’s most successful African-American drivers.
In doing so, Live To Be Different strives to empower and support disadvantaged individuals with educational, medical, social, or other types of assistance needed to help make their dreams reality.
To enter, please share an experience of a time when you encountered adversity, and what you did to overcome it.
Home Kitchen scholarships@homekitchenary.com
In order to participate in this scholarship contest, student applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Must be attending a 4-year program or 2-year college or university as an out of state student.
- 2nd Semester freshman, juniors, seniors, and grad students are welcome to submit a story.
- The candidate should have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Not a resident of North Carolina (out-of-state student)
How to Submit Your Application:
Objective: Write a minimum 800/1000 words story describing what it was like when you moved to out-of-state school/college.
The student selected by our committee gets the award of a $1,500 scholarship.
The deadline to apply is 30 June 2021. Students can email “scholarships@homekitchenary.com” to apply.
Study a Bachelor’s in the USA Scholarship worth $5,000. This is the first scholarship of this kind. This scholarship is open to international students from any country who are planning to study for a Bachelor’s degree in the USA in fall 2021. The degree program must be studied either on campus or online via distance learning from an institute based in the USA.
UNCF SCHOLARSHIPS
UNCF has nearly 400 Scholarships/Internships
Gain Access in 4 Easy Steps:
- Log onto UNCF.org/scholarships
- Click “Apply for Scholarship Application”
- Search for General Scholarship Application/complete
- Register a profile and Start Searching Today!
Keep your profile updated every semester
ONLINE SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES
Below are scholarship search resources and private scholarships which Saint Augustine's University does not specifically endorse. However, the University encourages students to visit the following sites:DISCLAIMER
The information and external links in this scholarship listing provided by Saint Augustine’s University’s Office of Financial Aid and Office of Scholarships are reprinted here as a service to our website users. We do not administer these websites or routinely screen, approve, review, or endorse the content, products, or services that may be offered. In no circumstance shall Saint Augustine’s University, the Office of Financial Aid or the Office of Scholarships be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such site or resource. Criteria may change (or may have changed) from the date posted, so inquire directly with individual programs. Some external links use social media and use of these websites is subject to privacy rules and policies of those applications and website operators.
INSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Diversity Merit Scholarship
Meritorious Scholarship
Presidential Scholarship
Scholarship of Excellence
1K Scholarship
Rebecca Christmas Weatherford Scholarship
- African American
- Mathematics or Science major
- Freshman—Senior classified
- Full-time student
- Minimum GPA requirement of 2.5
The selected recipient will receive half of the award in the fall semester and remainder in the spring semester.
Thelma Johnson Roundtree Academic Enrichment Foundation
For more information about the Foundation, click here.
Community College Transfer Grant
The tuition grant may be renewed for one academic year provided student
- maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.8;
- earns at least 30 credit hours during the prior year;
- perform 40 hours of community service.
Legacy Tuition Grant
- At least one parent, legal guardian or grandparent must be a graduate of Saint Augustine’s University, in good financial standing with the University and currently an active national alumni member.
- Grant renewal is possible as long as the student maintains a 3.0 cumulative GPA and earns at least 30 credit hours in the previous year and the sponsor’s alumni membership is current.
- Students may apply for this grant and for admission to the university simultaneously.
- Alumni Affairs need to confirm that the sponsor’s alumni membership is current.
Need Based Grant
The need-based grants vary in amounts, depending on student’s calculated financial eligibility and the availability of funds. Unfortunately, funds are not sufficient to help every student who qualifies for need-based assistance. Priority is given to applicants with the strongest academic records (at least a cumulative 2.0 cumulative grade point average and have earned at least 30 credit hours during the prior academic year).
Absalom Jones Tuition Grant
This grant may be awarded to students with at least a 3.0 GPA and a minimum 950 SAT score (Math and Verbal) or an 18 ACT score. Grants are awarded in amounts up to half of full tuition ($8,945) per academic year and are final upon committee approval. The tuition grant may be renewed for each of the additional three academic years provided a student a) maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.8; b) earn at least 30 credit hours during the prior year; c) perform 40 hours of community service per academic year. Applications are available in early spring.
Students also must have fulfilled the criteria on the Absalom Jones Tuition Grant Award and Renewal Acceptance Form:
a) attend Sunday morning services of Holy Eucharist each Sunday, except for the occasional trip home with prior approval by the university chaplain;
b) inform the chaplain of absence due to school-sponsored events prior to the absence i.e., exceptions are made for authorized school activities such as the university choir or athletic events if a student participates on a sports team;
c) participate in at least one ministry of the chapel and service in rotation for the selected ministry;
d) attend meetings of Absalom Jones Scholars, including special weekday events, visits by Episcopal Church Officers and Holy Week services.
All applicants, current recipients or first-time applicants must apply for this scholarship award each spring.
Students seeking Saint Augustine’s University Scholarships and Institutional grants must complete the FAFSA and parents are encouraged to complete the Parent Plus Loan application (with exception to a Presidential Scholar). All students must accept all financial aid offered to them and parents are encouraged to accept the Parent Plus Loan if it is offered/approved before institutional awards will be given.
Scholarship offers and tuition grants at Saint Augustine’s University are discounts on the direct costs of attending the University. Direct costs are tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, and technology fees. All students are responsible for taxes, health insurance, and books. Saint Augustine’s University offers a limited number of scholarship awards and tuition grants to students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. In addition, the University provides scholarship awards and tuition grants based on athletic ability, leadership potential, and special talents. Admission scholarships are available for freshmen with high SAT and/or ACT scores and academic abilities. All scholarship awards and grants are available for four years or eight active semesters only, awarded on a first come, first served basis, and are contingent upon the final Saint Augustine’s University budget.
The University provides a number of competitive scholarship awards and grants that are awarded to students from private donors and public agencies. The recipients of these scholarship awards and grants are selected on a competitive basis. Funding for all institutional scholarship awards and grants are subject to change as determined by the Scholarship Committee.
Students must maintain the required cumulative GPA, while earning a minimum of thirty credit hours per academic year, relative to each scholarship award and tuition grant in order to remain in good standing with the Scholarship Committee and receive the scholarship award or tuition grant credit towards the direct cost of attending Saint Augustine’s University. Should a student’s cumulative GPA fall below the minimum required GPA for any institutional scholarship award or tuition grant and/or not earn thirty credits within an academic year, that student shall receive a warning letter at the end of each semester from the Financial Aid Office and must meet with the Scholarship Advisor within the Financial Aid Office. If a student’s cumulative GPA and/or earned credit hours are below the required minimum at the end of the following semester, the student shall receive a letter of suspension of the scholarship award or tuition grant.
INSTITUTIONAL TALENT SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
Music and Athletic Scholarships
Saint Augustine’s University recruits a myriad of talented individuals. Scholarships may be awarded to prospective Falcons showing promise in music or intercollegiate athletics. For further details regarding the University’s band program, contact the Department of Music at 919.516.4298. For more information about the University Choir, call 919.516.4900 and for details regarding athletics, call 919.516.4951.
Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) Policy of Awarding Institutional Scholarships and Aid
Beginning with the summer 2018 term and all terms following, all institutional scholarship awards and/or tuition grants, including institutional athletic scholarship awards, will be reduced by the total of outstanding credit balance plus indirect costs after all other amounts have been applied to the students’ accounts originating from sources external to the University. Under no circumstances will refunds be given to students who are receiving institutional or athletic scholarship awards or grants. By Federal law, when receiving any type of federal aid, there will be no carryover of aid, of any kind, from one term to the next.
An individual student may only receive one institutional scholarship award or tuition grant towards their direct cost of attendance, with rare exception.
The Financial Aid Office reserves the right to adjust (increase or decrease) any student’s financial aid award as necessary. Adjustments may occur due to changes in a student’s housing, enrollment status, scholarships, regulatory changes, changes in funding levels, changes in the student’s and/or parental income or assets.
Please contact the Financial Aid Office at 919.516.4431 if you have questions.
