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Geneva College grants and scholarships
General Information
- Information is updated for students entering in fall 2011. For previous years, see the award information for your year on the All Forms page.
- Geneva reserves the right to revise our awards if you receive private scholarships and funds not listed on your award letter. Generally this will only occur if these amounts are greater than $500.
- Maximum amounts of grants and scholarships - Geneva College has a cap on the amount of grants and scholarships that a student can receive from Geneva. There are some situations where a student who qualifies for several grants and scholarships from Geneva will have a limit which is less than the total of the individual scholarships. This may result in the reduction of a grant or scholarship from Geneva College.
- Must be enrolled full-time.
- Must meet minimum academic standards to renew. There are higher standards for some scholarships.
- Eligibility for non need based awards determined from admission application.
- Half of each grant or scholarship is awarded for fall and half for spring.
- We do not round grades for academic awards.
Geneva Scholar
- Awarded upon acceptance to Geneva College.
- Based upon a combination of SAT/ACT scores and high school grades. High school GPA must be at least a 3.0 on a 4 point scale.
- Ranges from $6,000 - $12,000 for new students enrolling in fall 2011.
- Renewable annually for a maximum of 8 semesters.
- Renewal requirement:
- Less than 60 cr. - Cum GPA 3.0 minimum - 60 or more cr. - Cum GPA 3.2 minimum - GPA checked after spring semester.
PTK Members (transfer students)
- 3.5 Transfer GPA and minimum of 24 credits earned
- Students qualifying for a Geneva Scholar award will receive that award instead of PTK.
- $2,000 per school year
- Renewable annually for a maximum of 8 semesters.
- Renewal requirement:
- Less than 60 cr. - Cum GPA 3.0 minimum - 60 or more cr. - Cum GPA 3.2 minimum - GPA checked after spring semester. - PTK scholarship also available for DCP program, but requirements are different.
Denominational Grants
Student can receive only one of these two grants
- Student is a member of a NAPARC, EPC, IFCA, or CMA church when accepted for admission
$3,000 per school year
Renewable annually for a maximum of 8 semesters. - Student is a member of a RPCNA church when applying for admission
$4,500 per school year
Renewable annually for a maximum of 8 semesters. - Notes about abbreviations:
- NAPARC churches include Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) - Christian Assembly churches are members of IFCA. - Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) - Christian and Missionary Alliance (CMA)
Affinity Grants
Student can receive only one of these grants
- Student is a member of Chippewa Evangelical Free Church (Beaver Falls, Pa), Christ Church at Grove Farm (Sewickley, Pa), North Way Community Church (Wexford, Pa and satellite campuses), New Community Church (Wexford, Pa), Orchard Hill Church (Wexford, Pa), or The Bible Chapel (McMurray, Pa and multi-site locations) when accepted for admission.
$3,000 per school year
Renewable annually for a maximum of 8 semesters.
Geneva Grant
- File FAFSA form annually by March 15 for priority consideration.
- Based upon financial need.
- Amount varies based upon need.
Beaver Falls High School Grant
- File FAFSA form annually.
- Must enroll at Geneva in the fall directly after graduating from BFHS.
- Apply for Admission by May 1.
- Amount varies; will meet financial need when combined with other grant aid, work study and student loan.
Church Match Scholarship
- Geneva College will match your church’s scholarship dollar for dollar up to a maximum of $500 per student per academic year.
- This program may be used in addition to other scholarships as long as tuition is not exceeded.
- Geneva must receive the scholarship check before classes begin. For students attending fall and spring semesters, the check must be received before the fall semester begins.
- Applicable scholarships must be direct gifts from the church, not a Geneva College endowment.
- Employees and dependents of Geneva College are not eligible.
- The church must submit the form to Geneva College with the check.
- The program applies to full-time, traditional undergraduate students only.
- Click here for the Church Match Scholarship brochure.