SNC merit-based scholarships

Incoming students

SNC rewards your merit with scholarships

You have noteworthy achievements. Your success comes from hard work. St. Norbert College rewards your efforts with merit scholarships that could make a substantial difference in how you plan to pay for college. As an incoming student, you could receive as much as $29,000 annually from a single merit scholarship, funded by SNC. The best part? Some scholarships don’t require an additional application or essay, just your application for admission to SNC.

Important: Take some time to learn about the difference between merit and need-based scholarships. SNC merit scholarships are awarded based on factors like your high school transcript or involvement in activities. Your family’s financial situation is not considered.

We encourage all incoming students to seek out every source of merit aid they’re eligible for, including outside merit aid.

Academic merit scholarships

SNC celebrates your academic performance in ways that matter, with merit scholarships that add up to $76,000-$116,000 that’s dispersed equally during the course of four years. All SNC academic merit scholarships must be applied to your tuition.

You are automatically considered for academic merit scholarships when you apply for admission to SNC. Students who receive academic scholarships are required to maintain the minimum standards associated with the specific award, or risk losing their scholarship.

Visit the SNC scholarship calculator to explore your options.

Amount: $116,000 ($29,000 awarded each year)

Exceptionally accomplished students are honored with this scholarship. Trustee Distinguished scholars must be enrolled full time, and must maintain satisfactory academic progress and a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0 at SNC.

Amount: $100,000 ($25,000 awarded each year)

If you have an outstanding college preparatory background, you could be awarded this scholarship. Presidential scholars must be enrolled full time, and must maintain satisfactory academic progress and a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.75 at SNC.

Amount: $84,000 ($21,000 awarded each year)

SNC chooses students with impressive academic potential for this award. Students must be enrolled full time, and must maintain satisfactory academic progress and a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.5 at SNC.

Amount: $76,000 ($19,000 awarded each year)

Do you thrive on being actively engaged in your school? Students who receive this scholarship demonstrate quality academic preparation with participation in high school activities and community service projects. Van Dyke Scholars must be enrolled full time, and must maintain satisfactory academic progress and a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.0 at SNC.

Amount: $17,000-$27,000

Incoming international students who are enrolled full time are eligible for scholarships ranging from $17,000 to $27,000 per year. Find out more about international student scholarships.

Amount: $15,000-$21,000

Incoming transfer students are eligible for scholarships ranging from $15,000 to $21,000 per year. Learn more about transfer scholarships.

Specialty merit scholarships

SNC thrives when students contribute to our campus culture. We’ve designed scholarship programs to encourage student engagement in areas such as music, leadership, service, spirituality, research and study abroad. We offer a considerable number of specialty merit scholarships, each with different requirements and award amounts. Be sure to confirm the details about scholarships that interest you, including how to apply.

Music scholarships are available for any incoming first-year student regardless of major. Whether you are pursuing a major or minor or you simply enjoy music, you are eligible for a music scholarship.

Scholarships are available for voice, string, brass, woodwind, percussion and keyboard musicians. They range in amount and they’re renewable every year that you are studying at SNC. Video auditions for the 2024-25 academic year are due by Feb. 1, 2024.

Please contact Jenny Olson in visual and performing arts by email (jenny.olson@snc.edu) for more information.

NOTE: Current SNC students are not eligible to apply for this award.

If you’re committed to diversity and are actively involved in bringing awareness to your community, you may be eligible for The Rev. Ken DeGroot Inclusive Leadership Award of up to $16,000, disbursed over four years. This award celebrates Father Ken’s willingness to embrace diversity by welcoming the Hispanic community to Green Bay’s St. Willebrord Parish, where he served for 31 years. Father Ken, a Norbertine priest, immersed himself in the Latino culture to better serve his parishioners and build bridges between cultures within the Green Bay community.

The following factors are considered as applications are reviewed:

Your family’s educational background
A demonstrated commitment to community service that has positively impacted diversity, inclusion and belonging
Outstanding personal talents, leadership potential or exceptional co-curricular involvement throughout high school

If selected to receive an Inclusive Leadership Award:

You'll need to attend two diversity-focused campus activities per year, sponsored by the Office of Student Inclusion and Belonging
Be part of a planning committee for an event put on by the Office of Student Inclusion and Belonging
Participate in the Students Taking Academic Responsibility (STAR) program during your first year and North STAR Peer-2-Peer (P2P) mentor program during your sophomore, junior, and senior years.

Application deadline: January 26, 2024

Fill out the application or contact Maira Rodriguez in the office of admission for more details on this award. Final candidates will be asked to complete a virtual interview in February 2024.

NOTE: Current SNC students are not eligible to apply for this award.

If you’re active in your spirituality, or have been involved in faith-related activities, then this one-time $1,000 scholarship could be for you! Students interested in this scholarship should also consider the ALIVE Peer Ministry apprenticeship. Apprentices earn an hourly wage and focus on growing their faith and leadership abilities. The apprenticeship welcomes all faith backgrounds and students who do not identify with any particular tradition. International students are eligible to apply. Get more details on Peer Ministry scholarships and apprenticeships.

NOTE: Current SNC students are not eligible to apply for this award.

If you plan to study abroad during your time at SNC, consider applying for scholarships that could make your semester abroad more affordable. Get more details on SNC study abroad scholarships.

Are you interested in becoming an officer in the military? If so, you may be eligible for an Army ROTC scholarship that includes tuition, room, board and living expenses. Get more details on ROTC scholarships.