All institutional grants and scholarship awards require the following:
Institutional grant awards require the following:
- A valid FAFSA.
- A complete SPU financial aid file (all documents and requirements submitted and/or completed).
- Maintaining half-time enrollment (six or more credits per quarter for undergraduates)
Institutional scholarships require the following:
- Full-time status (12 or more SPU credits per quarter).
- Continuous enrollment in SPU credits. (If you have a break in enrollment, you will forfeit your scholarships unless you have received an exception from SFS prior to leaving SPU.)
Additionally, University policy states that the quarterly total of institutional awards (i.e., grants, scholarships, and tuition discounts) cannot exceed a student’s quarterly cost of tuition. If the total institutional aid for a quarter exceeds the quarterly cost of tuition, institutional aid will be reduced in this order: tuition discount, grant, scholarship.
Distinguished Scholars may receive institutional aid up to the cost of tuition and room and board as defined in the financial aid cost of attendance. Athletes, ASSP Scholarship recipients and resident advisors are covered under separate policies, which allow institutional aid to exceed tuition.
Additional information about SPU scholarships can be found here.
All institutional awards also have additional criteria for continued eligibility, which is detailed below.
Freshman Specific Awards
All SPU scholarships require full-time enrollment. A student may receive no more than one merit scholarship during the same academic year.
| Scholarship |
Renewable (Time Frame)* |
Eligibility Requirements |
Amount |
| Distinguished Scholar Award |
max: four years |
3.0 cumulative GPA |
tuition only, up to 20 credits per term |
| In-State Match Scholarship |
max: four years |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
based on current year amounts |
| SPU Merit Scholarship |
max: four years |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
amount determined at Admissions |
| Faith for the Future Scholarship |
max: four years |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
amount determined at Admissions |
Transfer Specific Awards
All SPU scholarships require full-time enrollment. A student may receive no more than one merit scholarship during the same academic year.
| Scholarship |
Renewable (Time Frame)* |
Eligibility Requirements |
Amount |
| Transfer Merit Scholarship |
through senior status |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
amount determined at Admissions |
| Seattle Pacific Transfer Promise |
through senior status |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
amount determined at Admissions |
| Direct Transfer Degree Scholarship |
through senior status |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
amount determined at Admissions |
| Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship |
through senior status |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
amount determined at Admissions |
Other Awards
All SPU scholarships require full-time enrollment.
| Scholarship |
Renewable (Time Frame)* |
Eligibility Requirements |
Amount |
| SPU Visit Scholarship |
one year only |
full time enrollment |
varies |
| Christian Leaders Award |
max: four years or senior status |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
amount determined at Admissions |
|
First-Generation Scholarship*
*awarded to 2024-25 incoming students only
|
max: four years or senior status |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
amount determined at Admissions |
| Falcon Legacy Scholarship |
max: four years or senior status |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
amount determined at Admissions |
| Falcon Bound Commitment |
max: fours years or senior status |
2.0 cumulative GPA, continued eligibility for WA College Bound |
varies |
|
On Campus Living Scholarship*
*awarded to 2024-25 incoming students only
|
max: four years |
full time enrollment, participation in Campus Housing |
$2,000 |
| Church Match Scholarship |
max: four years |
2.0 cumulative GPA, maintain eligibility for scholarship awarded by church |
varies, up to $500 |
| Fine & Performing Arts Scholarship |
renewed on approval by Fine Arts Dept. |
renewed on approval by Fine Arts Dept. |
varies |
| Athletic Scholarships |
renewed on approval by Athletic Dept. |
renewed on approval by Athletic Dept. |
varies |
| ROTC Academic Award |
max: four years |
2.0 cumulative GPA, Air Force or Army ROTC scholarship recipient, live in campus housing |
room and board |
| Employee Tuition Discount |
max: five years; no limit for employees |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
varies |
| SPU Grant |
max: five years |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
varies |
*The maximum time frame is also determined by the pace at which a student is progressing. This is calculated by dividing total number or hours the student has successfully completed by the total number they have attempted.