Scholarships for Current Northwest Students

Requirements:

• Renewable only to those who initially received the award as a freshman

Award Amount (fall/spring):

• $8,000

Renewal Requirements:

• 3.50 Northwest cumulative GPA and completion of 24 credit hours per academic year
• If GPA is less than 3.50 see contract and Office of Scholarships and Financial Assistance for more details
• Maximum award: 8 semesters within consecutive academic years

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The President's Scholarship and Continuing Freshman Scholarships are mutually exclusive; they do not "stack" and cannot be combined.

Distinguished Scholar

Requirements:

• Renewable to those who initially received the award as a freshman

Award Amount (fall/spring):

• $4,000

Renewal Requirements:

• 3.50 Northwest cumulative GPA and completion of 24 credit hours per academic year
• Maximum award: 8 semesters within consecutive academic years

Academic Excellence

Requirements:

• Renewable to those who initially received the award as freshman

Award Amount (fall/spring):

• $3,000

Renewal Requirements:

• 3.00 Northwest cumulative GPA and completion of 24 credit hours per academic year
• Maximum award: 8 semesters within consecutive academic years

Tower Scholar

Requirements:

• Renewable to those who initially received the award as a freshman

Award Amount (fall/spring):

• $2,000

Renewal Requirements:

• 3.00 Northwest cumulative GPA and completion of 24 credit hours per academic year
• Maximum award: 8 semesters within consecutive academic years

University Scholar

Requirements:

• Renewable to those who initially received the award as a freshman

Award Amount (fall/spring):

• $1,500

Renewal Requirements:

• 2.75 Northwest cumulative GPA and completion of 24 credit hours per academic year
• Maximum award: 8 semesters within consecutive academic years

Northwest Merit

Requirements:

• Renewable to those who initially received the award as a freshman

Award Amount (fall/spring):

• $1,000

Renewal Requirements:

• 2.75 Northwest cumulative GPA and completion of 24 credit hours per academic year
• Maximum award: 8 semesters within consecutive academic years

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The President's Scholarship and Continuing Freshman Scholarships are mutually exclusive; they do not "stack" and cannot be combined.

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Requirements:

• Renewable to those who initially received the award as a first-time transfer

Award Amount (fall/spring):

• $3,500

Renewal Requirements:

• 3.50 Northwest cumulative GPA and completion of 24 credit hours per academic year
• Maximum award: 6 semesters within consecutive academic years

Transfer Distinguished Scholarship

Requirements:

• Renewable to those who initially received the award as a first-time transfer

Award Amount (fall/spring):

• $2,500

Renewal Requirements:

• 3.50 Northwest cumulative GPA and completion of 24 credit hours per academic year
• Maximum award: 6 semesters within consecutive academic years

Transfer Academic Scholarship

Requirements:

• Renewable to those who initially received the award as a first-time transfer

Award Amount (fall/spring):

• $1,500

Renewal Requirements:

• 3.30 Northwest cumulative GPA and completion of 24 credit hours per academic year
• Maximum award: 6 semesters within consecutive academic years

Transfer Merit Scholarship

Requirements:

• Renewable to those who initially received the award as a first-time transfer

Award Amount (fall/spring):

• $500

Renewal Requirements:

• 3.30 Northwest cumulative GPA and completion of 24 credit hours per academic year
• First time award for students with 3.30 GPA and not previously receiving any general university scholarship
• Maximum award: 6 semesters within consecutive academic years

Requirements:

• Renewable if initially received as a freshman

Award Amount (fall/spring):

• $1,500

Renewal Requirements:

• 3.30 Northwest cumulative GPA and completion of 24 credit hours per academic year
• Renewable for one year
• Maximum award: 4 semesters within consecutive academic years (awarded in fall/spring only)

Requirements:

• Renewable only to those who initially received the award as a first-time freshman or transfer

Award Amount (fall/spring):

• $1,000

Renewal Requirements:

• 3.00 Northwest cumulative GPA and completion of 24 credit hours per academic year
• Maximum award:8 semesters for freshmen and 6 semesters for transfers within consecutive academic years

Requirements:

• Renewable only to those who initially received the award as a first-time freshman

Award Amount (fall/spring):

• $500/semester

Renewal Requirements:

• 3.00 Northwest cumulative GPA and completion of 24 credit hours per academic year
• Maximum award: 8 semesters 

Requirements:

• Renewable to students with a 3.00 Northwest GPA and completion of 24 Northwest credit hours

Award Amount (fall/spring):

• Estimate: $7,584

Renewal Requirements:

• 3.00 Northwest cumulative GPA and completion of 24 credit hours per academic year
• Maximum award: 132 total credit hours earned (including dual credit and transfer hours)