Merit Based Scholarships

Scholarship recipients must maintain full-time enrollment status and achieve a specified minimum cumulative grade point average in order to continue receiving the scholarship. Because we are committed to ensuring you complete your education in four years, we offer scholarships, dispersed equally, for eight semesters.

Trustees Distinguished Scholarship
$52,000
Awarded to exceptionally talented students. The scholarship is awarded on an annual basis in the amount of $13,000 and is applied to tuition only. Students must maintain good social standing and a cumulative grade point average at St. Norbert College of at least 3.0.

Presidential Scholarship
$44,000
A competitive scholarship requiring strong college preparatory background. The scholarship is awarded on an annual basis in the amount of $11,000 and is applied to tuition only. Presidential scholars must be full-time students, maintain good social standing and a cumulative grade point average at St. Norbert College of at least 2.75.

John F. Kennedy Scholarship
$34,000
A competitive scholarship for full-time students with leadership potential; requires strong college preparatory background. The scholarship is awarded on an annual basis in the amount of $8,500 and is applied to tuition only. John F. Kennedy scholars must maintain good social standing and a cumulative grade point average at St. Norbert College of at least 2.5.

Van Dyke Award
$20,000
An award to full-time students to recognize quality academic preparation with participation in high school activities, community service projects and leadership roles. The scholarship is awarded on an annual basis in the amount of $5,000 and is applied to tuition only.

Transfer scholarship awards

Transfer Scholarships
Entering full-time transfer students selected by the Office of Admission on the basis of high school and post-secondary education records, standardized test scores and extracurricular activities. A transfer scholarship has a value of $4,500-$9,500 per year applied to tuition only. Transfer scholarship recipients must maintain a good social standing and a cumulative grade point average that is in-line with the amount of scholarship received.


Special scholarship awards

International Student Scholarships
In order to internationalize its campus and increase its enrollment of well-qualified international students, St. Norbert College offers merit-based tuition awards to highly qualified foreign students who apply to study in a degree program at St. Norbert College. Award decisions are made after application documents are received and the applicant’s file is complete. Awards are renewable each year on condition the student remains in good academic standing. No separate application is required for award consideration.

Music Scholarships
Auditions are required. Available in both vocal and instrumental. Auditions are scheduled by calling (920) 403-3112 or by visiting the music audition web site.

Diversity Leadership Awards
$4,000-$24,000
All accepted, non-international freshmen are eligible to receive St. Norbert's Diversity Leadership Award which is distributed on an annual basis in the amount of $1,000 to $6,000. Approximately thirty Diversity Leadership Awards will be distributed annually. Awards are competitive, based on the applicant pool. These awards are renewable for up to four years if a student maintains full-time status and a cumulative grade point average at St. Norbert College of at least 2.5.

Natural Science PRIDE Awards
$1,000-$10,000 Candidates selected to be Natural Science PRIDE scholars will receive scholarships, Secrets of Success Seminars, support services, social events with faculty and peers and research project and/or internship opportunities. Awards range from $1,000-$10,000 and are renewable if the recipient maintains a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Awards are competitive and recipients will be selected based on the applicant pool.

ALIVE Team Apprenticeships
ALIVE Team apprenticeships are unique opportunities for first-year students to grow in faith and leadership abilities, to meet new people with similar interests before classes even begin, and serve fellow students throughout the year.  ALIVE Team apprentices are matched up with an upper-class intern and assist in planning and running programs for the residence hall in which they live. The programs are intended to help students explore questions about values, beliefs, purpose and callings in life.  Apprentices receive a $1,000 scholarship and an hourly wage.

Army ROTC
Three and four year ROTC scholarships are available to qualifying recipients. In addition, the College provides free room and board for all new ROTC scholarship recipients (free room is for room charges only and does not cover utility charges or other associated room costs). Free room and board benefit applies to on-campus housing only. The College does not waive tuition charges for recipients who take extra courses above a regular full-time load. For more information regarding Army ROTC scholarships at St. Norbert College, contact the Financial Aid Office or visit the Military Science and Army ROTC web site. Scholarships are for undergraduate courses only. Scholarship ranges vary based on initial year of enrollment.