2024 Application Guide for Southern Wesleyan University Freshman Academic Awards

Scholarship Awarding University: 

Type of degree: 
Bachelor’s

Scholarship Deadline: 
Applications for this scholarship will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. 

Scholarship Summary: 
Southern Wesleyan University offers competitive academic scholarships or grants to incoming freshmen students (domestic and international) based on their high school grade point average (GPA), and SAT, ACT, or CLT test scores.   

Scholarship Applicant Criteria: 
There are no set criteria but past recipients were in the top 45% of the applicant pool.

Value of Scholarship: 
The Southern Wesleyan University Freshman Merit Scholarships are valued as follows;
John and Rebecca Newby Presidential Scholarship - $5,000 to $9,000 per year
Trustee Scholarship - $4,000 to $7,000 per year
Warrior Grant - $3,000 to $6,000 per year

Additional Scholarships
Incoming out-of-state domestic and international freshman students receive an additional $2,000 scholarship that is in addition to the academic aid. 

The above awards are renewable up to four years or 120 SWU credit hours, whichever comes first.

Scholarship Application Guide: 
SWU academic awards are automatically awarded to academically qualified applicants (new freshmen) who apply to the University ; no separate application is required.

Scholarship Website: 
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the Southern Wesleyan University Freshman Merit Scholarship Page.