Scholarships & Awards: Traditional First-Year Undergraduate

Scholarships and awards are available to incoming traditional first-year undergraduate students. 

Available scholarships and awards:

• Merit Scholarships
• Athletic scholarships
• Honors Program Scholarship
• Carlow Awards
• Outside scholarships

Merit Scholarships

Merit Scholarships are awarded to traditional first-year undergraduate students (full time) based on high school academic performance. Carlow will recalculate a student’s GPA and will assign a Merit Scholarship of between $7,000 and $20,000 per year. This scholarship is presented at the time of admission and is generally renewable for four years or eight semesters. 

Athletic scholarships

Athletic scholarships are based on evaluations by the Carlow coaching staff, and amounts vary. If you are interested, fill out the Recruit Me form.

Carlow Awards

Carlow Awards may be combined with Merit or athletic scholarships and institutional grants as long as they do not exceed the cost of tuition. The following awards are available for those entering Carlow in the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 academic years:

• Catholic High School Award: Graduates of a Catholic high school will qualify for a $5,000 per year award
• Legacy Award: Children or grandchildren of alumni (who completed a degree at Carlow University) will qualify for a $2,000 per year award
• College in High School Award: Students who successfully complete a transcripted Carlow University College in High School course (with a grade of C or better) will qualify for a $1,000 per year award