Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Shorelight Group - University of Dubuque, USA

Scholarships

University of Dubuque offers a wide variety of merit scholarships, awards, and grants that support the University's Mission while recognizing academic achievement, commitment to community service, and demonstrated leadership.

Merit Based Awards

• Heritage Society Scholarship: $15,000
  • First Year Students: cumulative high school GPA of  3.8
• Presidential Scholarship: $12,000 
  • First Year Students: cumulative high school GPA of 3.5
  • Transfer Students: cumulative GPA from most recent college of 3.5
• Honors Scholarship: $10,000
  • First Year Students: cumulative high school GPA of 3.3
  • Transfer Students: cumulative GPA from most recent college of 3.3
• Dean's Merit Scholarship: $8,000
  • First Year Students: cumulative high school GPA of 3.0
  • Transfer Students: cumulative GPA from most recent college of 3.0
• Forerunner Award: $6,000
  • First Year Students: cumulative high school GPA of 2.5
  • Transfer Student: cumulative GPA from most recent college of 2.5
• PTK (Phi Theta Kappa): $15,000.00
  • Transfer Students who are members of the international honor society of two-year colleges
• IB (International Baccalaureate): $15,000.00 
  • First Year students who will or have earned an IB Diploma

Other Awards

• $1,000 for each of the following:
  • Alumni Grant: awarded to students who have had, or currently have a family member attending the University of Dubuque
  • Educator Grant: awarded to students whose parent is employed by an educational institution
  • Eagle Scout Scholarship: awarded to students that have earned the Boy Scouts Eagle Scout designation
  • Gold Award Scholarship: awarded to students that have earned the Girl Scout Gold Award
•  $2,000 each for the following:
  • Clergy Grant: awarded to children of ministers
  • Dubuque Area Partnership Award: awarded to students graduating from a Dubuque County, IA, Grant County, WI, or Jo Daviess County, IL high school and attending University of Dubuque as their first college
• $3,000 for each of the following:
  • DoDDS (Department of Defense Dependent Schools) Partnership Award: Awarded to students graduating from a DoDDS high school
  • MCEI (Military Child Education Initiative) Award: Awarded to the children of active duty, and/or retired servicemen/women
  • Veterans Service Award: Awarded to veterans of any military service
• $3,500 for the following:
  • The Wendt Character Scholar Conditional Scholarship: Applications for the following academic year are accepted December 1 - January 31.
•  $6,000 for the following:
  • ROTC Service Award (Contracted Cadets): Awarded to cadets who have been awarded an Army ROTC Scholarship and who live on campus (Required to complete Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) annually).