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CEDAR CREST COMPETITION SCHOLARSHIP
A full-tuition scholarship awarded to first-year students who are winners of our annual Scholarship Competition Day.
Cedar Crest Competition Scholarship
$29,710* full tuition for up to four years
3.0 GPA required for renewal
*Based on full-time tuition fee. Scholarship covers full-time tuition minus any grants or scholarships.
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
Merit scholarships are awarded to traditional, full-time first-year students based on academic criteria including but not limited to high school grade point average (GPA), SAT or ACT scores, and class rank.
Presidential Scholarship
$18,000 per year
3.0 GPA required for renewal
Trustee Scholarship
$15,000 per year
3.0 GPA required for renewal
Founders Scholarship
$14,000 per year
3.0 GPA required for renewal
Dean's Scholarship
$11,000 per year
2.8 GPA required for renewal
High School Achievement Scholarship
$10,000 per year
2.8 GPA required for renewal
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships are awarded in art, dance, theatre, communication and English; interviews and auditions for each scholarship are held fo rfirst-year students during the spring prior to enrollment.
Departmental Scholarships
$1,500 per year for up to four years
Must follow department's criteria for renewal
LATINA LEADERSHIP PARTNER SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to first-year or transfer Lehigh Valley Latina students in partnership with the Latino Leadership Alliance of the Lehigh Valley. Award is based on record of academic excellence and leadership.
Deadline to apply is February 15.
Latina Leadership Partner Scholarship
$5,000 per year for up to four years
Must remain in good academic standing for renewal
HERITAGE AWARD
Awarded to students whose parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle is a graduate of a Cedar Crest College degree program.
Heritage Award
$2,000 per year for up to four years
Must remain in good academic standing for renewal
SIBLING AWARD
Awarded to traditional, full-time sibling concurrently enrolled during the regular academic year (Fall/Spring).
Sibling Award
$2,000 per year for up to four years
Must remain in good academic standing for renewal
PHI THETA KAPPA SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to members of Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society for two-year colleges. To be eligible the student must have attained a 3.5 GPA and have completed 24 transferable credit hours, and plan to enroll as a traditional full-time student at Cedar Crest immediately following the two-year college.
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
$4,000 per year for up to two years
Must maintain 3.0 cumulative annual GPA for renewal
