The starting point
William Jewell awards an automatic GPA-based Academic Scholarship of $3,000-$5,000/year to first-year students with a 3.25+ HS GPA, with a stackable test-score Achiever award of $1,000-$2,000/year for an ACT 24+/SAT 1160+ — small dollar amounts, but on a low private-college sticker (~$22K tuition) after Jewell's 2021 tuition reset.
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 8 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.
First-Year Academic Scholarship (Jewell / Trustee / Presidential Scholar)
$3,000-$5,000 per year · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Minimum 3.25 cumulative HS GPA. Jewell Scholar 3.25-3.49 = $3,000; Trustee Scholar 3.50-3.74 = $4,000; Presidential Scholar 3.75 and above = $5,000.
Eligibility: Entering from high school. Most awards available to applicants admitted before Dec. 1; funds may become limited due to demand.
Renewal: Renewable for four years (eight full-time semesters). Recipients must maintain a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA in order to renew, and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.
Other terms: Awarded automatically based on the cumulative high school GPA grid. Cannot be combined with athletic grants and scholarships. A strong ACT/SAT adds a separate stackable Achiever award (see next tier).
https://www.jewell.edu/afford/scholarships
Achiever Scholarship (test-score award)
$1,000-$2,000 per year · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
SAT: SAT 1160-1290 = $1,000; SAT 1300+ = $2,000 · ACT: ACT 24-27 = $1,000; ACT 28+ = $2,000
Eligibility: Test scores must be provided by Feb. 1 (last day to provide test scores for Achiever Scholarships).
Renewal: Listed among institutional scholarships requiring a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 to renew; same 12-credit-hour / 2.0 cumulative GPA renewal rule as other institutional aid.
Other terms: Stacks on top of the GPA-based Academic Scholarship ('Your test score can take your total award to the next level'). The page presents this as a separate test-score award alongside the First-Year Academic Scholarship grid. Test-score awards begin at a 24 ACT / 1170 SAT in the eligibility paragraph; the published grid rows read ACT 24-27 / SAT 1160-1290 = $1,000 and ACT 28+ / SAT 1300+ = $2,000 (a minor 1160 vs 1170 SAT-floor discrepancy on the same page — see Section C).
https://www.jewell.edu/afford/scholarships
Transfer Academic Scholarship (Jewell / Trustee / Presidential Scholar)
$2,000-$4,000 per year · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Minimum 3.25 cumulative college GPA. Jewell Scholar 3.25-3.49 = $2,000; Trustee Scholar 3.50-3.74 = $3,000; Presidential Scholar 3.75 and above = $4,000.
Eligibility: Students transferring from another college or university.
Renewal: Transfer Academic Scholarships are renewable for two years (four full-time semesters). Recipients must maintain a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA in order to renew.
Other terms: Automatic on transfer GPA. Cannot be combined with athletic grants and scholarships. (Phi Theta Kappa transfers can instead take a $5,000/yr award, but it may not be combined with a merit scholarship — see lesser-known scholarships.)
https://www.jewell.edu/afford/scholarships
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: Stacking at Jewell is category-gated, with a full-tuition cap on several awards. Academic awards cannot be combined with athletic grants/scholarships. The test-score Achiever award stacks on the GPA-based Academic Scholarship. The Hispanic Development Fund (HDF) match is applied after academic merit awards but cannot combine with athletic or performing-arts scholarships. Christian Fellows (Faith & Culture) awards cannot stack with another Faith & Culture, talent, or athletic scholarship, but may combine with need-based grants or merit scholarships 'not in excess of full tuition.' Phi Theta Kappa transfer ($5,000) may not be combined with a merit scholarship. No published policy was found describing how third-party OUTSIDE/private scholarships displace institutional aid (the Private Scholarships page only lists outside entities).
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