The starting point
FHU stacks automatic, stats-based merit ($4,000-$12,000/yr, automatic at a 19 ACT / 3.00 GPA) up to an $18,000/yr Trustees' Scholarship at a 30 ACT / 3.80 GPA, but caps total unfunded institutional aid at $15,000/yr per student.
More than one award path. Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.
Awards to discuss
First 3 of 7 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Merit Scholarships
$4,000-$12,000 per year · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 3.00 high school GPA · SAT: 990 (Reading/Writing and Math) · ACT: 19 composite
Eligibility: Automatically considered on submission of application + 3-year transcript + ACT/SAT/CLT score; preference to early submitters (Aug/Sep of senior year). Cannot be combined with athletic scholarships.
Renewal: First-time freshmen and students who transfer fewer than 30 hours must maintain at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA during the first academic year; upperclassmen and students who transfer more than 30 hours must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Reviewed after each semester.
Other terms: Headline on the page reads 'MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS (up to $12,000 annually)'; body states range $4,000-$12,000. A January 2024 FHU news article gives an older range of $3,000-$11,000 — superseded by the current page. Subject to a $15,000/yr institutional cap on total unfunded institutional aid.
https://fhu.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/grants-scholarships-discounts/
Trustees' Scholarship
$18,000 per year · Published amount
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 3.80 high school GPA · SAT: 1360 (Reading/Writing and Math only) · ACT: 30 composite
Eligibility: Automatic on stats; National Merit Finalists also receive the Trustees' Scholarship. Cannot be combined with athletic scholarships. Must be full-time and live in university housing.
Renewal: Applied to a maximum of eight regular semesters provided the student maintains a 3.4 college cumulative GPA, reviewed at the end of each semester. Recipient must be full-time and live in university housing or a lesser award is given.
Other terms: CONFLICT: the current grants page states '$18,000 per year' and a '3.80 high school GPA'; FHU's own January 2024 news releases state '$17,500' and list only the 30 ACT / 3.00 GPA threshold (no 3.80 GPA). Used the live grants page ($18,000, 3.80 GPA) as authoritative; flagged for aid-office confirmation. The 3.80 GPA requirement here matches the Honors Scholarship Competition eligibility on the same page.
https://fhu.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/grants-scholarships-discounts/
Transfer Scholarships
$1,000-$7,000 per year (college-GPA basis); merit basis $2,000-$12,000 · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 2.0 college GPA and above for the transfer-scholarship track; merit track uses cumulative HS GPA + highest ACT/SAT
Eligibility: Transfer students are eligible for the same scholarships and discounts as first-time freshmen. Students graduating from a participating community college may be eligible for a minimum guaranteed scholarship. Cannot be combined with athletic scholarships.
Renewal: Same maintenance rules as merit awards; students who transfer fewer than 30 hours must maintain 2.75 cumulative GPA the first year, more than 30 hours must maintain 3.0.
Other terms: Two tracks: (1) the freshman merit grid on HS GPA + ACT/SAT ($2,000-$12,000), or (2) a college-GPA transfer scholarship ($1,000-$7,000, available at a 2.0 college GPA and above). Header reads 'up to $11,000 annually'; body lists the $2,000-$12,000 and $1,000-$7,000 ranges.
https://fhu.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/grants-scholarships-discounts/
Ask before you decide
- Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
- What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
- How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?
Recorded stacking policy: FHU caps total UNFUNDED institutional aid at $15,000/yr per student. Discounts (Chester County, Participating School, Children of Minister's) may combine with other institutional awards (excluding other discounts) only up to that $15,000 cap. The Honors Scholarship is the explicit exception — it stacks on top of the Trustees' Scholarship up to the full $27,050 comprehensive charge. Endowed and Nursing scholarships are stated to SUPPORT merit awards and do NOT stack on top of them. The Church Scholarship Match (up to $2,500) may stack above the institutional cap up to the comprehensive charge. No dedicated 'outside / third-party scholarship displacement' page exists; the governing ceilings are the $15,000 unfunded-institutional cap and the comprehensive charge.
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