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Stacking Outside Scholarships at Truett McConnell

How Truett McConnell treats outside scholarships when they arrive on top of institutional merit aid.

Verified Jun 20264 days ago· COWORK

The verdict

No displacement

At Truett McConnell, an outside scholarship stacks cleanly on top of institutional aid. The strategy follows from that: apply broadly, because every outside dollar lowers the family bill.

truett.edu publishes the $40,932 cost-of-attendance worksheet the math is run against.

Stacking policy at Truett McConnell

Each student receives exactly ONE academic scholarship from the GPA grid, but TMU's other institutional scholarships (Christian school, home school, dual enrollment, Georgia Baptist, minister dependent, sibling discount, cross-cultural, music, athletic) are explicitly 'stackable with all other student financial aid.' Outside/private scholarship displacement is not addressed in the documents opened.

The institutional aid PDF footnotes: academic grids — 'Students will receive one Academic Scholarship based on unweighted GPA'; institutional scholarships — 'Institutional Scholarships are stackable with all other student financial aid.' No COA cap, tuition-only restriction, or outside-scholarship rule appears in the PDF or on the Scholarships & Aid page sections that rendered.

Source: https://truett.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TMU-Institutional-FA-26-27-INC.pdf

Common stacking mistakes

  • Expecting to combine two academic-grid awards (e.g., Presidential + Dean).

    The institutional aid document states students 'will receive one Academic Scholarship based on unweighted GPA' — the grid awards are mutually exclusive, though the smaller institutional scholarships do stack on top.

  • Assuming the academic scholarship applies to online enrollment.

    The document is headed 'Applicable to Full-time Students Enrolled in On-Campus Courses' — part-time and online students are outside the published grid.

Stacking questions families ask

Can I stack other TMU scholarships on top?
Yes — the institutional scholarships (Christian School $1,000, Home School $1,500, TMU Dual Enrollment $1,000, Georgia Baptist $500, Baptist Minister Dependent $1,000, Sibling 10% tuition discount, Cross-Cultural $1,000, music and athletic awards) are 'stackable with all other student financial aid.'

Aid-office script (copy & send)

A binding written answer beats a verbal hallway promise. This script is keyed to Truett McConnell's published displacement type. Paste it, fill in your name, and send it before you accept an outside award.

Subject: Outside-scholarship treatment question, fall applicant

Dear Truett McConnell Financial Aid Office,

I'm a fall applicant reviewing how outside scholarships interact with my institutional aid package. I've read the public policy at https://truett.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TMU-Institutional-FA-26-27-INC.pdf and the $40,932 cost-of-attendance worksheet.

Can you confirm that a $5,000 private outside scholarship, added after my package is built, stacks on top of institutional merit and need-based aid up to COA, without reducing any institutional grant dollars?

Is there a specific reporting form I need to file when the outside award is confirmed?

A written answer (email is fine) is important because the outside-scholarship awarding bodies want confirmation before disbursing. Thank you for the time.

— [Student name], [Application ID if available]

How Truett McConnell compares across our verified dataset

  • 19 of 751 verified schools in our dataset use no-displacement displacement.

    Truett McConnell is in the small minority (19 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Truett McConnell 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.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Truett McConnell’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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