
C. Marshall Abadie Scholarship
Award: -
- No Geographic Restrictions
- No Restrictions
- Business, General
Music Scholarship
Award: $13,000
Applicant must audition and participate in music ensemble
- No Geographic Restrictions
- High school senior, College freshman, College junior, College sophomore
- Music, Other
Theatre Scholarship
Award: $23,000
Applicant must have participated for a minimum of two years in high school or college theatre productions. Audition required.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- High school senior
- Theatre Arts
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
Award: $17,000
Applicant must have 40 transferable credits. If applicant is a nominee of All-USA Academic team, he or she is eligible for an additional $1,000 added to his or her PTK scholarship.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College senior, College junior
- All Majors Eligible
Art Scholarship
Award: $13,000
Applicant must demonstrate talent in art and must submit a portfolio
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College junior, College sophomore, College senior, College freshman
- Art, General
J.R. Hyde Sr., Foundation Full-Tuition Scholarship
Award: $22,000
Applicant must submit a portfolio, ACT or SAT score (freshmen only), and a transcript.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Portfolio Award
Award: $15,000
Applicant must submit a portfolio, ACT or SAT score (freshmen only), and transcript.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Saul and Mildred Brown Half-Tuition Scholarship
Award: -
Applicant must submit a portfolio, ACT and SAT scores, and transcript.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
National Scholastic Art Award
Award: $11,000
Applicant must submit a portfolio, ACT or SAT score, and transcript.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Mid-South Scholastic Art Award
Award: $15,000
Applicant must submit a portfolio, ACT or SAT score, and transcript.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
ACT/SAT Scholarship
Award: $5,800
Award amount based on ACT/SAT score. Automatically given to eligible students when admitted.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College freshman, High school senior
- All Majors Eligible
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Award: $7,500
Applicant must be nominated by Mercer, have a minimum "B" GPA and rank in the top fourth of his or her class
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College senior, College junior
- Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering
Athletics Scholarships
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a student on an athletic team at the university.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College junior, College freshman, College sophomore, College senior
- All Majors Eligible
Christian Academies Scholarship
Award: $4,000
Applicant must be the dependent child (under the age of 25) of a full-time employee of a National Christian Schools Association member school.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- High school senior, College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship
Award: -
Applicant must be interested in the humanitarian needs of the international community and be an ambassador of goodwill to the host country involved.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College junior, College senior
- All Majors Eligible
Morris K. Udall Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Applicant must be nominated and must show commitment to preserving environmental resources and/or tribal public policy or health care. Applicant must have demonstrated leadership and be in the top quarter of his or her class.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College junior, College senior
- All Majors Eligible
Christian Colleges Scholarship
Award: $7,000
Applicant must be the dependent child of a full-time employee of ACU sister college participating in the program and be employed for at least 12 months. Submit verification on school letterhead.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College freshman, High school senior
- All Majors Eligible
Church Match Scholarship
Award: $500
Applicant must receive a matching scholarship from their church congregation and be enrolled full-time (12 hours per semester). The congregation must send the scholarship check with the completed application.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College senior, College junior, College freshman, College sophomore
- All Majors Eligible
iSchool Scholarship
Award: $15,000
Commitment to field of technology and computing
- No Geographic Restrictions
- High school senior, College sophomore, College junior, College freshman
- Computer and Information Sciences, General, Technology
National Merit Finalist Scholarship
Award: -
Applicant must be able to provide National Merit Finalist certificate. Abilene Christian University must be listed as first choice with National Merit Corporation.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- High school senior
- All Majors Eligible
Truman Scholarship
Award: $12,000
Applicant must be planning to pursue a career in public service and needs to attend graduate school. Applicant must be nominated by his or her school's Truman Faculty Representative. Applicant must be in the top quarter of his or her class.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College junior
- All Majors Eligible
National Merit Semi-Finalist or Commended Scholarship
Award: $500
National Merit Semi-Finalist or Commended. Must list Abilene Christian University as first choice with the National Merit Corporation. Must enter ACU with less than 12 credit hours.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- High school senior
- All Majors Eligible
Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship
Award: $50,000
Applicant must be attending or planning to attend graduate school. Applicant must have outstanding academic credentials, unmet financial need, the will to succeed, leadership and public service, and appreciation for the arts. Applicant must be nominated. Applicant can be a recent college graduate.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College senior
- All Majors Eligible
Presidential Scholar Awards
Award: -
Applicant must be an undergraduate student with less than 14 credit hours who resides in University-owned housing, and is earning 15 semester hours.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College sophomore, High school senior, College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship
Award: $17,000
Applicant must be planning a career to teach or do research at a college or university level.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Other postgraduate-level study, Doctoral-level study
- All Majors Eligible
Fulbright Scholarship
Award: -
Applicant must hold a B.A. degree or equivalent before the beginning date of the grant and be in good health. Preference is given to an applicant whose higher education was received primarily by universities in the United States and who has not lived in the country to where he or she is applying for more than six months. Applicant must also have sufficient proficiency in the written and spoken language of the country to which he or she is applying.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College senior, Doctoral-level study, Master's-level study
- All Majors Eligible
Transfer Award
Award: $2,500
Applicant must be an undergraduate transfer student in good standing with previous university. FAFSA must be completed and filed.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College sophomore, College junior, College freshman, College senior
- All Majors Eligible
Transfer Merit Award
Award: $5,000
Applicant must be an undergraduate transfer student with high academic standing.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College junior, College sophomore, College senior
- All Majors Eligible
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Award: -
Applicant must want to study at the University of Cambridge. Applicant must have academic achievement, scholarly promise, and will contribute to society using his or her knowledge. Applicant cannot be from the United Kingdom.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Master's-level study, Other postgraduate-level study, Doctoral-level study
- All Majors Eligible
Valedictorian or Salutatorian Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Official transcript indicating class rank is required.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible