The starting point
DRAFT: JWU's merit amounts are unpublished ('awards vary'), but its calendar-driven awards are unusually concrete — visit campus by Dec 31 of senior year for up to $5,000/year, file FAFSA by Feb 1 for $1,000 — and the JWU Pledge fills packages to 100%/70% of tuition for on-campus students with household income under $200,000 and a 3.2 GPA.
Selection beyond grades and scores. These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.
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.
Presidential Academic Scholarships
Amount not published (awards vary; institutional awards range $500 to full tuition) · Variable or qualified amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Accepted incoming students who demonstrate academic excellence. 'Eligibility is determined during the review of the admission application' — no separate application, but no published stat grid or amounts.
Renewal: Renewable up to four years of continuous full-time day school enrollment. (Catalog general rule: 'Most admission/merit scholarships are renewable for up to four consecutive years of full-time, undergraduate, day school enrollment.')
Other terms: The catalog's umbrella statement for all institutional aid: 'Awards range from $500 to full tuition.' Scholarship funds are split into two equal semester disbursements. A separate 'University Award' (based on high school record) and 'Transfer Scholarship' follow the same varies/renewable-4-years pattern.
https://catalog.jwu.edu/financingyourdegree/financialaid/institutionalaid/
JWU Pledge
100% of tuition (income ≤ $80,000, Pell-eligible) or minimum 70% of tuition (income $80,001-$200,000) · Published range
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: 3.2 or higher high school GPA (college GPA used for transfers with 24+ credits)
Eligibility: U.S. citizens only; new full-time students beginning Fall 2026; must live on campus (commuters get the JWU Commuter Grant instead); FAFSA required; Pell eligibility required for the 100% tier. International, graduate, doctoral, ABSN, second-degree, and JWU Online students are ineligible.
Renewal: Must reapply by filing a FAFSA each year; eligibility is re-determined annually from the family's reported income.
Other terms: Income-gated, tuition-only, and fill-to-level: 'Pledge funds are added to the financial aid package last, after all other grants and scholarships, in order to bring the package to either 100% or 70% tuition.' Does not cover lab/other fees, supplies, books, or room and meal plans.
https://www.jwu.edu/admissions/paying-for-college/jwu-pledge.html
JWU Commuter Grant
100% of tuition (income ≤ $80,000, Pell-eligible) or out-of-pocket tuition capped at $18,000 (income $80,001-$200,000) · Published range
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: 3.0 or higher high school/transfer GPA
Eligibility: Incoming, domestic, undergraduate, full-time commuter students living within 35 miles of the campus they plan to attend (home address at time of application). 100% tier requires Pell eligibility and income ≤ $80,000. Not available for second associate/bachelor's degrees or ABSN.
Renewal: May be renewable if the student meets eligibility requirements as determined by the family's reported income on the upcoming year's FAFSA.
Other terms: The 100% tier is met 'through a combination of JWU institutional aid, federal and state grants, and no more than $5,500 per year in direct federal loans' — note that loans are part of the formula, unlike the Pledge.
https://catalog.jwu.edu/financingyourdegree/financialaid/institutionalaid/
