First-Year Merit Scholarships
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- Award
- Amounts vary; can be as high as $42,000 per year, applied to tuition only, for eight semesters.
- Timeline
- Nov 1, 2026Considered if you apply by the admission deadline. Fall 2027: Early Action and Early Decision I
- Jan 15, 2027Early Decision II and Regular Decision .
- How to apply
- Submit the Common Application and Panther Profile, official high school transcript, Common App school report and one teacher recommendation. Creative-talent majors require the applicable Creative Supplement. SAT/ACT scores are optional. No separate merit application; awards are included with admission.
- What you'll need
- No separate application: you are considered when you apply for admission
- Who can apply
- New first-year applicants, including international students, are considered without regard to financial need. Selection considers academics, curriculum rigor, application quality and test scores if submitted. Students using employee-child tuition remission or Tuition Exchange are not eligible for merit funds.
- Good to know
- Tuition-only funding for the first bachelor's degree. Renew for eight semesters with full-time enrollment (at least 12 credits) and a 2.75 cumulative Chapman GPA. Spring entrants receive half the annual amount; APEx has a shorter schedule.