| PLU Scholarships/Grants | Examples |
Students are usually eligible for several different types of aid
from various sources; therefore we offer a financial aid "package" of
funds. Funds offered will depend on a number of factors, including your
status as an undergraduate or graduate student, the funds available at
the time you applied, and the amount of your financial need. As you
review your offer, refer to the following explanation of the most
commonly awarded funds.
Scholarships and grants are “gift assistance,” funds that do not have to be repaid. A student’s package includes gift assistance whenever guidelines and funding levels permit. Where applicable, the combination of Tuition Remission and/or other institutionally funded resources (Clergy Dependent, Alumni Dependent, Regents, etc.) cannot be awarded in excess of the PLU tuition cost.
PLU grants or scholarships are awarded for fall and spring semesters only. To receive this assistance you must fulfill all of the following criteria:
- Be admitted to PLU as a matriculating student.
- Enrolled in a minimum of 12 non-repeated credit hours each term.
- Have financial need, unless otherwise noted.
- Be an undergraduate student, unless otherwise noted.
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined in the catalog.
*Institutionally controlled
scholarships and grants are provided by the university and/or donors to
the university. If it is determined that all or a portion of your award
is provided by a designated fund or donor, an updated offer of
financial aid will be sent to you, renaming your scholarship/grant
award with this funding source.
The maximum PLU gift amount established for each student at the time of admission may be met by one or more of the following PLU funding sources:
| Regents' Scholarship |
Provost Scholarship |
| President's Scholarship |
Dean's Scholarship |
| PLU Academic Scholarship |
Faculty Excellence Scholarship |
| Confirmand Award |
Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| PLU Access Grant |
Academic Merit |
| Artistic Achievement Award |
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship |
| PLU Achievers Matching Grant |
Faculty Merit Award |
| Alumni Dependent Grant |
PLU Grant |
| Clergy Dependent Grant |
National Merit Scholarship |
This
gift amount is guaranteed for up to three additional years of
undergraduate enrollment, provided the student maintains Satisfactory
Academic Standing. If a student transfers credit hours from another
school, then the number of terms that gift can be received will be for
less than three years.
1. Suzie Smith - $12,000 PLU Gift Award
Aid Package
- $ 500 Alumni Dependent Grant
- $ 1,000 Clergy Dependent Grant
- $ 3,000 Artistic Achievement Award
- $ 5,500 PLU Academic Scholarship
- $ 2,000 National Merit Scholarship
- $12,000 Total PLU Gift Amount
2. Sam Jones - $5,000 PLU Gift Amount
Aid Package
- $ 1,000 Clergy Dependent Grant
- $ 2,000 PLU Achievers Matching Grant
- $ 2,000 PLU Academic Scholarship
- $ 5,000 Total PLU Gift Amount
All or a portion of the above funds may be renamed at any time during your enrollment to honor a major contributor of scholarship funds at PLU.