Scholarships & Awards: Traditional First-Year Undergraduate

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

Available scholarships & awards:

• Merit scholarships
• Full-tuition scholarship
• Honors Program scholarship
• Carlow awards

Scholarships and awards are renewable for a maximum of eight semesters (fall and spring) of undergraduate education, pending Satisfactory Academic Progress. Scholarships and awards cannot be applied toward summer coursework, nor can they be prorated to accommodate any of Carlow’s accelerated degree programs. They are only available to those enrolled full time. 

Merit scholarships

Merit scholarships are awarded to traditional first-year undergraduate students (full time) based on high school academic performance. Carlow will use the GPA listed on your official high school transcript. In cases where GPAs on both scales are provided by the school (traditional 4.0 scale and 100-point scale), the one that corresponds to the higher scholarship will be used. For schools on a nontraditional scale, Carlow will recalculate the GPA. 

GPAs listed represent the weighted, cumulative high school GPA at the end of junior year. Scholarships will not be reevaluated based on grades earned in the senior year. 

 The scholarships listed below are for students entering Carlow in the 2025-26 academic year.

Full-tuition scholarship

Mercy Values Scholarship

Admitted full-time traditional first-year students studying in person on Carlow’s campus can submit a video essay talking about their interest in attending a values-based institution, the ways in which they embody our values, and how they see themselves fitting into Carlow’s story. 

Carlow awards

Carlow awards may be combined with merit 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 2025-2026 academic year: 

• Catholic High School Award: Graduates of a Catholic high school will qualify for a $2,500 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