Institutional Scholarships

Tusculum Legacy Scholarship

Academic Merit Scholarship awarded by the Tusculum Office of Admissions

First Time in College Students- Award amount is $15,000 for Residents and $13,000 for commuter students. Student must have a 3.9 High School GPA to be eligible. This scholarship is renewable each year.

Tusculum Heritage Scholarship

Academic Merit Scholarship awarded by the Tusculum Office of Admissions

First Time in College Students- Award amount is $14,000 for Residents and $12,500 for commuter students. Student must have a 3.5 High School GPA to be eligible. This scholarship is renewable each year.

Tusculum Charter Scholarship

Academic Merit Scholarship awarded by the Tusculum Office of Admissions

First Time in College Students- Award amount is $13,000 for Residents and $12,000 for commuter students. Student must have a 3.0 High School GPA to be eligible. This scholarship is renewable each year.

 

Tusculum Scholarship

Academic Merit Scholarship awarded by the Tusculum Office of Admissions

Awarded based up on high school grade point average for students who are accepted into the Tusculum University traditional undergraduate program. Award amount varies. This scholarship is renewable each year.

International Scholarship

Academic Merit Scholarship awarded by the Tusculum Office of Admission

Awarded to international students accepted into the Tusculum University traditional undergraduate program. Award amount varies. This scholarship is renewable each year.

Tusculum Scholarship for Transfers

Academic Merit Scholarship awarded by the Tusculum Office of Admissions

Awarded based upon transfer GPA for students who are accepted into the Tusculum University traditional undergraduate program. Award amount varies. This scholarship is renewable each year.

 

Tusculum Principal Scholarship

Academic Merit Scholarship awarded by the Tusculum Office of Admissions

First Time in College Students- Award amount is $5,000. Student must be nominated for the award by their TN High School Principal and be eligible for admission to the University. This scholarship is non-stackable and can impact eligibility for other institutional aid. This scholarship is renewable each year. The deadline to apply for this scholarship is November 1.

 

Tusculum Access Grant

Academic scholarship awarded to fill the gap for dual enrollment students

Students must have only ever taken course work at Tusculum University and must maintain eligibility for the state of Tennessee Dual Enrollment Grant.

2024 Tusculum Transfer Scholarship

Academic Merit Scholarship award the Tusculum Office of Financial Aid

Transfer students who have a 2.0 GPA can qualify for up to an additional $2,000 stacked on top of their Tusculum Transfer Academic Scholarship. This award is based on federal need.

 

First in Family

Scholarship awarded by the Office of Admission

First Time in College Students- Awarded to any student who is the first in their family to obtain a college degree. This is determined by the students answer on the admission application. The scholarship is $500 per year with full time enrollment. This scholarship is renewable each year. The scholarship is last dollar up to tuition, room and board.

Pathways Scholarship

Academic scholarship awarded by the Office of Admissions

Awarded to anyone who is entering Tusculum as a transfer student who has already received their associate degree from any accredited institution and is enrolled full time. The dollar amount will be $250 per semester. Student must be enrolled full time in an undergraduate program to receive the scholarship.

Phi Theta Kappa

Honors scholarship awarded by the Office of Admissions

Awarded to anyone who is entering Tusculum as a transfer student. Student must have the Phi Theta Kappa designation on their final academic transcript from their transfer institution. The dollar amount will be $250 per semester. Student must be enrolled full time in an undergraduate program to receive the scholarship.

Military Tuition Scholarship

Available for all students eligible for and using a military tuition assistance program. This scholarship caps tuition costs for undergraduate students at $250 per credit hour for the duration of their degree program. Continuous enrollment is required to continue with the scholarship. For more information, email veterans@tusculum.edu.

Pioneer Access Student Scholarship

Institutional need based scholarship awarded by the Office of Financial Aid

Students who have a 2.75 GPA and maintain a 2.75 college GPA may be selected for this scholarship by the Office of Financial Aid. This scholarship can vary in amount and recipients for this scholarship are determined by an institutional need based calculation performed by the Office of Financial Aid.