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Scholarships
Qualifications
To receive Calvary scholarships a student must be degree-seeking and enrolled in at least 12 credit hours in a traditional semester program; financial need determined, so the FAFSA must be completed; after the first semester, satisfactory academic progress must be maintained; Calvary must have funds available for scholarships; and certain other academic or special qualifications may be necessary, depending on the scholarship.

Separate applications are required for each scholarship. Forms may be obtained from the Financial Aid or Admissions Offices. Some forms are also available for downloading from this page.

The Student Aid Committee awards Calvary scholarships. The Committee may modify scholarship requirements to meet available funds and other special situations; its deliberations and decisions are confidential.

Application Deadlines
Fall scholarship applications are due by March 1 for early consideration. April 1 is the final deadline for the fall semester. Calvary receives an institutional copy of your FAFSA (called an ISIR) approximately two weeks after you’ve completed it. Calvary must receive your ISIR before April 1.

Calvary’s deadline allows for scholarship award notification letters to be received by students early enough to help in their decision making process and, hopefully, in time for graduation ceremonies.

The scholarship application deadline is November 15 for the following spring semester. Only students enrolling at Calvary for the first time in the spring semester may apply (i.e., applicants did not attend Calvary in the previous fall semester).

Scholarships for all Students

Alumni Scholarship
The recipient of the Alumni Scholarship must be a son or daughter of an Alumnus. Alumnus is not necessarily a graduate of Calvary. A seminary student is eligible for the Alumni Scholarship if he/she graduated and received his/her B.A. from Calvary Bible College.

Christian Ministry Scholarship
The Christian Ministry Scholarship is for an individual who has spent eight to ten weeks in a full-time Christian ministry, such as a summer camp worker, missionary, or club leader, immediately prior to the semester in which he/she is applying for the scholarship. Also make sure to download the Christian Ministry Scholarship Reference Form above.

Christian Workers Scholarship
The Christian Workers Scholarship is for a dependent student of a person in full-time Christian work. The Christian worker must be the primary wage earner of the family.

Christian Workers Scholarship for Independent Students
The Christian Workers Scholarship is for independent students involved in full-time Christian work. The Christian worker must be the primary wage earner of the family.

Family Scholarship
The Family Scholarship is for families that have two or more immediate family members that are enrolled full time in degree-seeking programs.
Scholarships for Students Attending Calvary for the First Time

Academic Scholarship
The Academic Scholarship is for entering freshman/sophomore students who have at least a composite score of 27 on the ACT or have at least a combined score of 1200 on the SAT.

Awana Scholarship
The Awana scholarship will be awarded to students that have received the Citation Award in the Awana program.

Bible Impact Ministries (BIM) Scholarship
The BIM scholarship is for students who have participated in the BIM National Program for a period of five years prior to attending Calvary Bible College. Also make sure to download the BIM Certification Form above.
IFCA Scholarship

The IFCA Scholarship will be awarded to entering freshman that have received a superior award in an IFCA competition.

Scholarships for Continuing Students
Christian Broadcasting Scholarship

The Christian Broadcasting Scholarship is for continuing students pursuing a Christian Broadcasting Degree. Recipients are eligible to receive $2500 per semester for two semesters.

Pastoral Scholarship
The Pastoral Scholarship is for an individual who has a burden and call to the pastoral ministry of a fundamental Bible believing church or mission. The student must be a continuing junior/senior, pursuing a B.A. or B.S. degree in Pastoral Studies.

Departmental Scholarship
The Departmental Scholarship is for students with financial need, who exercise diligence in their studies and seek to maintain high standards in their conduct, and exemplify Christ-like character in their daily lives and ministries. Also make sure to download the Departmental Scholarship Recommendation Form above.

Memorial Scholarships
Students may only apply for two memorial scholarships a year. These scholarships are for continuing students only. Each award is applied to the fall semester only. All memorial scholarships use the same application, however, each have different eligibility requirements. Please take the time to evaluate your eligibility before applying. These scholarships may be applied for annually by the scholarship deadlines.

Chan Scholarship
Applicants are required to be international students, preferably Chinese or Oriental, pursuing Christian service careers.

Howes Scholarship
Applicants must have demonstrated academic achievement (GPA of 3.500 or higher) and must have financial need.

Izora Crews Memorial Scholarship
Applicants are required to have a burden and a call to the foreign mission field or be children of missionaries on a foreign field, and have a potential for service in a Christian vocation.

Kreston Memorial Scholarship
Applicants are required to be full-time students in an education major who have demonstrated academic achievement.

Martin Burnham Scholarship
Applicants are required to be continuing juniors or seniors and must pursuing a major in missions. Students must have a call to enter a missions ministry. They must carry a 3.0 GPA.

McCarroll Memorial Scholarship
Applicants are required to be preparing for the pastoral ministry, have a burden for and call to the pastoral ministry of an independent, fundamental, Bible-believing church or mission, and to have demonstrated an ability to be used by God in the pastoral ministry.

Morse Church Memorial Fund
The applicant is required to be a continuing junior or senior employed by the College.

Robert Douglas Tuttle Memorial Scholarship
Applicants are required to be a continuing junior or senior pursuing a major in pastoral studies, missions, Christian education, or Christian school education, and have potential for service in a Christian vocation.

Saiday Abraham Mulbah Scholarship
Applicants are to be either going to Liberia as a missionary desiring to reach the nationals with the intent of discipling and training them to become church leaders or be majoring in Christian Education wanting to reach the boys and girls in the public school systems within their community. Recipients are to have a servant’s heart and a burden to witness to the lost with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Sheldon Zenger Memorial Scholarship
Applicants are required to be a junior or senior pursuing a major in pastoral studies, missions, Christian education, or Christian school education, and to have potential for service in a Christian vocation.

Toy Tadlock Memorial Scholarship
Applicants are required to have a burden and call to minister to young people, with a vision to strengthen the home, and have a potential for service in a Christian vocation.

Women’s Auxiliary Scholarship
Applicants are required to have financial need, a positive attitude toward the College, and an aptitude for Christian service. You do not need to be a female to apply.

Financial Aid
A college education is a major investment and St. Norbert College can help make that education investment affordable. Because many families cannot finance a student’s education in full, supplemental assistance is offered and often required.

Over 90% of our students receive some form of financial aid. To achieve our goal of helping students obtain an affordable and quality college education, St. Norbert College allocates funds each year for distribution to students whose families lack necessary funds. Over $32 million in financial aid is available annually at St. Norbert College in the form of scholarships, grants, student employment and loans.

Eligibility
St. Norbert College believes that the primary responsibility of financing a college education rests with the family. However, because many families can not finance a student’s education in full, supplemental assistance is often required.

Basic to the concept of such financial assistance is the determination of “financial need”. Most financial aid at St. Norbert is awarded on the basis of financial need. Financial need can be defined as the difference between the total cost of education (tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, personal expenses and transportation) and the portion of those costs which can be reasonably expected to be met by the family. To equitably determine a family’s ability to provide for the cost of education, each student’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is evaluated under a Federal methodology to establish financial need.

Award Notification
In determining a student’s Financial Aid Award, the Financial Aid Office reviews each student in terms of need and academic ability. Only students who have been admitted to the college will be considered for financial assistance. Awarding of financial assistance begins March 15, 2009. Thereafter, students will be awarded aid within four weeks of the receipt of their processed forms. All financial aid awards are made for a given academic year.

Award Appeal Process
Any student is entitled to appeal the “Financial Aid Award.” If the appeal is based on changes in the family financial situation, a written appeal detailing the pertinent information should be submitted to the Financial Aid Office. The appeal decision will be in the form of written notification.

Renewing Financial Aid
Financial aid is renewable as long as the student maintains satisfactory academic progress and continues to demonstrate financial need. St. Norbert College funds are renewable for a maximum of eight semesters. Students must reapply for financial aid each year by completing the necessary forms.

Disbursement of Financial Aid
The amount of any St. Norbert College Grant or Scholarship, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Pell Grant, Wisconsin Tuition Grant or TIP Grant will be credited to the student’s account as long as all paper work is complete in the Financial Aid Office. Loans will credit the student’s accounts upon approval and completion of Promissory Notes and Entrance Counseling.

It is the policy of St. Norbert College that should a credit balance occur on the student’s account after all charges have been covered, the College will notify the student in writing that such a credit exists and the College will refund the credit amount to the student by check after the College’s add/drop period.

Enrollment Status
Enrollment status is based on the number of courses in which a student is enrolled. Students who take 3 or more courses each semester are considered full-time. Students taking at least 1.5 but less than 3 courses are half-time, while those taking less than 1.5 courses are classified as less than half-time. Students must maintain at least a half-time status to be considered for some forms of financial assistance. Students must maintain full-time status as an undergraduate student to be eligible for institutional grants and scholarships.

Satisfactory Academic Progress
Federal regulations require St. Norbert College to establish satisfactory academic progress standards for student financial aid recipients. St. Norbert College standards of academic progress measure a student’s performance in the following three areas: completion rate, cumulative grade point average (GPA), and maximum time frame. The Financial Aid Office is responsible for ensuring that all students who receive federal, state and institutional financial aid are meeting these standards.

Completion Rate and Cumulative G.P.A. Standard

After 4 semesters:
Minimum G.P.A. – 2.0
Minimum Course – 13
Expected Standard- 16

After 6 semesters:
Minimum G.P.A. – 2.0
Minimum Course – 20
Expected Standard – 24

After 8 semesters:
Minimum G.P.A. – 2.0
Minimum Course – 28
Expected Standard – 32

The following are considered when evaluating a student’s academic progress:
Withdrawal, incomplete and failure are considered attempted but not earned courses
Passing courses received for pass/fail courses are considered attempted and earned courses; failing grades in pass/fail courses are considered attempted but not earned courses.
Repeated courses are included in the calculation of both attempted and earned courses. A student is allowed to repeat a course only twice.

Audit courses are not considered courses attempted or earned
Remedial courses are included in the calculation of both attempted and earned courses.
Transfer credits, including those received through approved study abroad programs or consortium agreements, do not count in the calculation of the GPA, but they are included in the calculation of both attempted and earned courses.
If a student changes majors, only the hours from the previous major(s) that will count towards the student’s new degree requirements are included in the calculation of attempted and earned hours.

Maximum Time Frame
Students will not be eligible to receive financial aid if they attempt more than 150 percent of the normal credits required for a degree. At St. Norbert, this means that a student in a degree program requiring 32 courses for graduation will be eligible for financial aid during the first 48 courses attempted as a degree-seeking student. All attempted courses are counted, including transfer courses, whether or not financial aid was received or the course work was successfully completed.

Academic Progress Reviews
Academic progress will be reviewed at the end of each semester. Those students not meeting the requirements stated above will be placed on Financial Aid Probation during the next enrollment period (two semesters) and will receive a letter of probation.

Probation
The student may continue to receive financial assistance during the probationary period. At the end of the probationary period the student will:
Be removed from probationary status if both cumulative G.P.A. and completion rate standards are being met; or
Be suspended from receiving assistance from federal, state and institutional sources and will receive a suspension letter.

Suspension
Students who do not meet the above standards are no longer eligible for federal, state or institutional assistance until they have taken classes, using their own funds, and have raised the cumulative G.P.A. and completion rate standards to the appropriate level.

Appeal Procedure
To appeal the suspension of financial aid, a student must, within 15 days of notification, submit to the Director of Financial Aid a signed and dated letter of appeal explaining why he or she should not be suspended. Some situations that may cause a student to fail to meet academic progress standards include:

Family difficulties, such as divorce or illness
Death of a parent or relative
Interpersonal problems with friends, roommates, significant others
Difficulty balancing work, athletics, family responsibilities, etc.

Financial difficulties
The Director of Financial Aid will consider the appeal and render a decision, which will be conveyed in writing to the student within two weeks of the student’s appeal.

Reinstatement
A student can raise their G.P.A. and/or credit deficiencies by taking additional course work at St. Norbert College without receiving federal, state or institutional assistance. A student can eliminate credit deficiencies, but not GPA deficiencies, by successfully completing course work at another institution without receiving aid at that institution; that course work must be transferable to St. Norbert College. Transfer credits used to satisfy credit deficiencies cannot be credits that were earned prior to the period in which the student incurred the deficiencies. Students can also submit a copy of their St. Norbert College transcript to verify grade changes, including the removal of incompletes, if this will result in the removal of deficiencies.

Student Responsibilities
A financial aid recipient is required to:
Provide valid information on financial aid applications.
Keep the Financial Aid Office informed of changes in the family financial situation.
Notify the Financial Aid Office of any assistance received from outside sources.
Meet all filing deadlines.
Accept or reject any Financial Aid Award.
Comply with all terms and conditions governing the Financial Aid Award.
Use all financial aid funds for educational related expenses.
Comply with the requirements for LOAN entrance and exit counseling.
Notify Financial Aid Office and lenders of any changes in name, permanent address, and enrollment status.
Maintain copies of all correspondence with the Financial Aid Office and outside agencies.
Notify the Financial Aid Office of any changes in housing status.