Regent University (Online Programs) · Virginia
Regent's online undergraduates see small, affiliation-based awards (a $250 SuccessPath book voucher, $750/yr community-college transfer awards, a $250/credit ROTC rate) under a strict one-award-only rule — while the big named money (Freedom, Homeschool, Private School, donor full-tuition funds) is pitched at incoming freshmen.
The page is explicit: 'Students eligible for multiple awards listed below can receive only one,' and Regent — not the student — decides which single award applies; only the Church Match Grant can combine.
'All scholarships and grants pay toward tuition only' on the evening/online awards page (SuccessPath is the exception in spirit — it's a $250 book voucher).
The $250 book voucher requires completing KEYS Online Orientation BEFORE courses start, and it's limited to one award in your first semester — there's no second chance later.
The evening/online scholarships page states its award options are 'for new students who enroll for the 2018-2019 academic year' and was last modified in 2022 — several cycles older than 2026-27. Confirm every amount with financial aid before counting on it.
Virginia/North Carolina Community College Award disbursement 'requires a minimum of 1/2-time enrollment (6 or more credit hours per semester),' and renewal requires good academic standing.
The COA page states cost of attendance 'determines the total financial aid from all sources that you are permitted to receive' — outside awards plus institutional aid are capped at COA.
Online degree-seekers with a qualifying affiliation — Virginia/North Carolina community-college grads, ROTC cadets, or church-match participants. Students wanting large stat-based merit should ask about the freshman-track awards and whether they extend to online enrollees.
Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.
New, degree-seeking online students pursuing bachelor's degrees; must enroll in classes and complete KEYS Online Orientation before course start; deadlines and requirements apply
Delivered as a $250 book voucher for the first semester.
Earned an A.A., A.S., or AAS degree from a Virginia Community College System (VCCS) school; disbursement requires at least half-time enrollment (6+ credit hours per semester)
Award renewals require the maintenance of good academic standing as noted in the Undergraduate Catalog; renewals occur automatically each year after the conclusion of the spring term.
$750 annually split between fall, spring and summer semesters. CAUTION: the page states award options are 'for new students who enroll for the 2018-2019 academic year' — confirm current-year availability.
Earned an A.A., A.S., or AAS degree from a North Carolina Community College in the state system
Same structure as the Virginia award: $750 annually split across fall, spring, and summer.
Same staleness caution as the Virginia award (page references 2018-2019 entrants).
College Program Army and Navy ROTC students
Incoming freshmen; per the main scholarships page these include merit scholarships, honors college scholarships, the $10,000 Freedom Scholarship, $4,000 Homeschool Scholarship, and $4,000 Private School Scholarships — detail criteria live on the freshman scholarships page
Listed on the university-wide scholarships page; whether these extend to online-modality freshmen is not stated there — confirm with admissions/financial aid.
University-wide, donor-funded; specific eligibility per fund
Azusa Street and Beazley Scholarships cover 100% of tuition plus up to $300/term book stipend; the Dooner Scholarship covers a maximum of 50% of tuition.
On the evening/online awards page, students eligible for multiple listed awards may receive only ONE — Regent picks whichever is the largest/most beneficial — with the Church Match Grant as the sole stated exception that can combine with any listed award. All scholarships and grants pay toward tuition only, and COA caps total aid from all sources.
Evening/online page: one-award rule with Church Match Grant exception; 'All scholarships and grants pay toward tuition only'; renewals automatic after spring term. COA page: 'Your Cost of Attendance ... determines the total financial aid from all sources that you are permitted to receive.' No published rule on whether outside/private scholarships displace institutional aid; Regent provides third-party scholarship info without endorsement.
Named awards that don’t always surface on the main financial aid page. Each one has its own eligibility rules.
50% funded by Regent University and 50% by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Includes the John C. Wright Ministerial Scholarship, Lindvall's Chaplain's Scholarship, and Rev. Peter Popoff Scholarship for Evangelism & Missions.
Listed within a school-specific section of the scholarships page (graduate-level); confirm which school and modality these apply to.
Stacking exception worth asking about.
No calendar deadlines are published on the pages reviewed. SuccessPath requires enrolling and completing KEYS Online Orientation before your courses start, and notes 'there are deadlines and requirements to enroll and remain eligible' — confirm dates with admissions.
Not on the pages reviewed. Online (College of Arts & Sciences) students are pointed to the Virginia/North Carolina Community College Awards, the ROTC Award, and SuccessPath; the larger merit/honors/Freedom/Homeschool/Private School scholarships are presented under incoming freshmen.
Generally no for the evening/online awards — one award only, chosen by Regent as the most beneficial; the Church Match Grant is the stated exception that can combine.
Regent publishes 2026-27 indirect cost estimates by category (e.g., dependent undergrad living off campus: $17,334 total indirect including $9,216 housing and $3,392 food); tuition is charged separately by program, and no single all-in COA total is published on the COA page.
Yes — the financial aid office shares third-party scholarship opportunities but 'does not endorse these scholarships' and points students to FTC scam-awareness resources. How outside awards affect institutional aid is not published; ask the aid office.
Regent Online is in a recognizable cluster (160 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.
Regent Online is one of them. The cohort minority (82 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.
Every claim is checked against Regent Online’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
