Applicants for admission and financial aid will be awarded scholarships and grants on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are depleted. Priority deadline is January 31.
All scholarships are divided and distributed equally over the fall and winter semesters. Scholarships are not applicable for summer sessions.
For students who apply and qualify for federal financial aid, determination of the total amount of scholarships given is guided by federal guidelines. Southern Adventist University is prohibited from "over awarding" a student who has applied for federal aid. In some cases, students who qualify for multiple scholarships may only be eligible to receive a portion of their awards, based on the federal formulas for awarding.
Institutional Scholarships and employer tuition assistance cannot exceed cost for tuition (12-16 hours), general fee, room and a capped amount for food and books.
The total scholarship/grant cost to Southern Adventist University will not exceed the charge for 16 credit hours of tuition and the general fee.
Scholarships are only available to students taking 12 or more undergraduate hours each semester at Southern Adventist University's main campus in Collegedale, TN towards their first undergraduate degree.
Full tuition Scholarships (Renewable Academic and National Merit) combined with other Institutional Scholarships will not exceed the cost for tuition (12-16 hours) and the general fee. Scholarships will not be increased to cover or go towards lab fee(s).
All renewable scholarships, including the full tuition scholarship are for undergraduate coursework only, and cannot be applied towards graduate courses, even if a student is enrolled in a combination of undergraduate and graduate courses.
All scholarship offers are contingent on the student enrolling during the 2022-2023 school year and are not transferable to a future semester or year.
Southern Adventist University reserves the right to change or amend any of the scholarship policies at any time.