St. Benedict Award
Amount Up to $11,800 per year according to the following scale:
GPA - Award Per Year
3.75-4.00 - $11,800
3.51-3.74 - $10,100
3.26-3.50 - $8,400
3.00-3.25 - $6,800
2.75-2.99 - $3,200
Eligibility Cumulative college 2.75/4.0 GPA for transfer students; full-time enrollment.
Renewability Cumulative 3.0/4.0 GPA; full-time enrollment

Phi Theta Kappa Award
Amount Students with a 3.51-4.0 cumulative GPA will receive a St. Benedict Award (in the amount listed above) an ad additional Phi Theta Kappa Award in the amount of $2,000. Students with a 3.00-3.50 cumulative GPA will receive a St. Benedict Award (in the amount listed above) and an additional Phi Theta Kappa Award in the amount of $1,000.
Eligibility Member Phi Theta Kappa; Cumulative 3.0/4.0 GPA; Full-time enrollment.
Renewability Cumulative 3.25/4.0 GPA; full-time enrollment

Alumni Recognition Award
Amount Up to $1,000 per year, per parent
Eligibility Son or daughter of a Benedictine University alumnus. Parent(s) must have graduated from a Benedictine University undergraduate, graduate or doctorate degree program.
Renewability Full-time enrollment

Sibling Recognition Award
Amount Up to $1,500 per year maximum regardless of number of currently or previously enrolled siblings. This award is not applicable for currently enrolled sibling(s).
Eligibility Incoming student is eligible if sibling(s) is currently enrolled in the traditional undergraduate program or if sibling(s) is a Benedictine University alumnus of the traditional undergraduate program.
Renewability Full-time enrollment

Chicago City Colleges Promise Award
Amount Varies based on need, minimum of $3,000 per year.
Eligibility Benedictine is doing its part to promise the opportunity of attending a private education to students of Chicago City Colleges with the introduction of this new award. The student's current or last school of attendance must be one of the Chicago City Colleges; FAFSA completion; financial need.
Renewability Full time enrollment and financial need

Music Scholarship
Amount Up to $4,000 per year
Eligibility Successful completion of a music audition with the Music department; declared major or minor in music.
Renewability Maintain a 3.0 GPA; enroll in at least one music course per semester with music department advisor approval; full-time enrollment

Out-of-State Award
Amount Up to $5,000 per year
Eligibility Residents of a state other than Illinois who will reside on campus; FAFSA Completion; financial need.
Renewability Full-time enrollment and campus resident

Benedictine Scholars Program Award
Amount $14,000 per year
Eligibility Awarded by the Scholars Program selection committee to a limited number of incoming students; not applicable to students in the pre-pharmacy program. Transfer students must have a maximum of 60 semester hours and a 3.2/4.0 cumulative GPA. Students must have completed a minimum of four years of foreign language at the high school level. Students who have earned a an associate degree are not eligible. This award can not be combined with any other institutional awards.
Renewability Continued participation in the Scholars Program; cumulative 3.2/4.0 GPA; full-time enrollment

Please Note

• Full-time enrollment is defined as 12 or more semester hours per term.
• Final transcripts must be received no later than 30 days after the first day of the term in which you are enrolled.
• Student financial aid programs, terms and conditions are subject to change without notice or obligation.
• The Benedictine Scholars Program Award, St. Benedict Award and Phi Theta Kappa Award are mutually exclusive and may not be combined.
• Incoming sophomores: Limited to a maximum of three years or six terms of institutional awards.
• Incoming juniors: Limited to a maximum of two years or four terms of institutional awards.
• Incoming seniors: Limited to a maximum of one year or two terms of institutional awards.
• In most cases, there is a limit to institutional awards.
• Students seeking a second degree or second major do not qualify for these scholarships.
• Students from the Benedictine University at Springfield branch campus are not eligible for these scholarships as they qualify for special tuition rates.
• Students who have a previous bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree are not eligible for these scholarships.
• Institutional awards are applicable to the cost of tuition only.