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Scholarships & Grants
Scholarships and grants are financial aid awards that do not have to be paid back. A scholarship might be based on academic achievement or talent, or financial need. A grant is typically a need-based award. Millikin offers more than $20 million annually from its Millikin University Tuition Grants and Scholarships fund. To be considerd for one of these awards, be sure to complete the FAFSA (www.fafsa.ed.gov). The FAFSA is the only financial aid application MU requires. Millikin's school code is 001724. Presidential ScholarshipsStudents with a high academic profile are invited to apply to Millikin's Honors Program and interview for a Presidential Scholarship. This scholarship provides an amount equal to the cost of tuition, and is renewable for four academic years. Millikin Merit ScholarshipsStudents whose admission application and academic profile demonstrates a significant potential for contributing to campus life will be granted a merit scholarship. MU Merit Scholarships range from $5,000 to $10,000 annually and are guaranteed for four years of attendance. Long-Vanderburg ScholarshipsAs part of a continued commitment to diversity, Millikin University strives to give multicultural students access to a Millikin education. Honoring the first African-American male and female Millikin graduates, Fred Long and Marian Vanderburg McCants, the Long-Vanderburg Scholarship Program is an opportunity for qualified students to receive a total of $10,000 annually in merit scholarship funds from Millikin. Selection requires admission to Millikin, completion of the Long-Vanderburg Scholarship Application and an interview. Recipients must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA to retain the scholarship. John and Ula Leighty Science ScholarshipsThis endowed scholarship honors Dr. John Leighty and his wife Ula (Davis) Leighty. Dr. Leighty graduated from Millikin with degree chemistry and was a member of the team that first produced penicillin in the 1940s. The $2,000 Leighty Scholarship is available to freshmen students, coming directly from high school, who show a potential for science scholarship and intend to major in biology, chemistry, physics or pre-engineering and is renewable for four years. Selection is based upon admission to Millikin and an interview. Additional funds are available for research conducted the summer between sophomore and junior year. More information can be found by here Service Learning ScholarshipsStudents with a demonstrated commitment to community service are eligible to apply for a scholarship providing up to $2,000 annually in the Service Learning Scholars Program. Selection requires admission to Millikin, completion of the Service Learning Scholarship Application, and an interview. Service Learning Scholarship Application More information can be found by here Caterpillar ScholarshipsThrough the generosity of Caterpillar Inc., Millikin University is able to offer a limited number of $2,500 scholarships to new and continuing students. Recipients must be admitted to Millikin University and have completed the Caterpillar Scholarship application by February 15. Preference for receiving the scholarship will be given to dependants of Caterpillar employees and/or students majoring in business who have demonstrated a financial need and high potential for academic success.
Millikin Talent AwardsStudents talented in art, music, theatre, or dance may qualify for a talent award. The amount of the award is determined by an audition or portfolio review. Talent awards are renewable annually. Phi Theta Kappa Honorary ScholarshipsTransfer students who are members of the Phi Theta Kappa honorary society at their community colleges are eligible to receive at least $7,500 annually of merit scholarship monies from Millikin. Alumni/Legacy ScholarshipsFor students new to Millikin in the fall 2007 term, the Legacy Program provides an annual award of $1,000, renewable for four years. Eligible students must be full-time, degree-seeking students enrolled in a traditional undergraduate curriculum who can demonstrate a parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent relationship to Millikin University alumnus. To receive a legacy award, an application must be completed. Millikin Annual Literary Festival ScholarshipsWinners of Millikin’s Annual High School Writing Contest (a featured part of the Annual Literary Festival) are eligible to receive a $500, $750, or $1,000 Millikin scholarship. Scholarship monies can be used by the recipient only for full-time attendance at Millikin and can be renewed for up to four years. Sibling ScholarshipsMillikin University recognizes the commitment many families make in sending multiple children to college at the same time. For students new to Millikin in the fall 2007 term, if more than one child in concurrently enrolled at Millikin, each subsequent child will receive $500 annually from Millikin. To qualify, each additional sibling must be an unmarried dependent of the same parent(s) as the first enrolled student, be enrolled at the same time, and complete an application. Orndorff Eagle Scout ScholarshipThe Orndorff Eagle Scout Scholarship, established in honor of E. Eugene Orndorff, offers $2,500 to students who have earned the rank of registered Eagle Scout, who have earned a 24 ACT or 1090 SAT score, and who have demonstrated leadership in Scouting. This scholarship may be awarded in subsequent years. |
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