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Make your college tuition more affordable with scholarships. Review the Liberty scholarship packages below, and apply to all that you are eligible for. The earlier you act, the more scholarship opportunities are available.
- Resident Transfer Student Scholarships
- Missions Programs & Scholarships
- Resident Graduate Scholarships
- General Scholarship Rule (GSR)
FAFSA
You must have a FAFSA on file to receive most online Liberty aid, all resident Liberty aid, and all federal aid. If you are selected for FAFSA Verification, you must complete the verification process before being awarded any financial aid.
- View Aid Disbursement Processes
- Liberty discounts are applied beginning with the term in which you are approved (they cannot be used toward prior terms).
- Most full-tuition scholarships cannot be combined with the standard Confirmation Scholarship package (Early Deposit Award, Book Dollars, and Champion Award – as eligible).
- Unless otherwise specified in award eligibility criteria, resident scholarships are for prospective, full-time, undergraduate students.
Featured Scholarship
Middle America Scholarship
Liberty’s Middle America Scholarship helps supplement working families and their children with aid that would not normally be available to them. For families earning typically between $35,000 and $95,000, this program could provide over $5,000 in need-based aid for their students every year. Learn more about the Middle America Scholarship.
Book Dollars
For prospective students awarded in their first semester (fall or spring) only. Current students who did not receive this scholarship upon matriculation are not eligible. Award: Up to $600 for one semester only (amount varies depending on the time of year) Eligibility: Complete Financial Check-In before the deadline Additional Award Information: Book Dollars are based on the date Financial Check-In is completed. The earlier Financial Check-In is completed, the greater the award amount (maximum award up to $600). Book Dollars cannot be combined with most full-tuition scholarships such as National Merit and the Valedictorian/Salutatorian awards, etc. Book Dollars are automatically applied to the student’s Flames Card for use at the Barnes & Noble campus bookstore approximately 20 days prior to the start of classes. Book Dollars expire 40 days after the start of class each semester and are non-refundable.
Canadian Student Initiative
Award: 30% discount for tuition and 20% discount for room, board, and activity fee (U.S. dollar amount). Students are also eligible to be awarded an academic scholarship, up to Full Tuition per year based on high school grades. Eligibility: Canadians only. Please email Mrs. Sharon Bloomfield at sbloomfield@liberty.edu.
Central Virginia Community College (CVCC)
Award: $5,000 per year up to four years
Eligibility:
- For prospective students only
- Current students who did not receive this scholarship upon matriculation are not eligible
- Must complete and confer an Associate’s Degree from CVCC in 2008 or after must graduate with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Must transfer directly to Liberty after completing and conferring the degree at CVCC
- This award is not stackable with the Phi Theta Kappa scholarship
Champion Award
Graduated yearly award:
- Year 1 Full-time $1,000
- Year 2 Full-time $2,000
- Year 3 Full-time $2,250
- Year 4 Full-time $2,750
*Amounts above are effective for new resident undergraduate students who begin first time attendance in Fall 2017 Eligibility: Must be accepted as an undergraduate resident student for the current year. Eligibility is based on the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) determined by the FAFSA. Transfer and re-applied students will begin with the first-year amount. The scholarship expires after one year of senior status (5th year + seniors will not receive Champion Award).
CFAW Scholarships
You can find a list of scholarship opportunities hosted at College For A Weekend on the CFAW Scholarships page.
Early Deposit Award
For prospective students only. Current students who did not receive this scholarship upon matriculation are not eligible. Award: Up to $2,000 awarded toward the first year of enrollment (amount varies–depending on the time of year) Eligibility: Pay $250 Enrollment Deposit by the deadline
Heroes Fund Scholarship
Award: The Heroes Fund Scholarship (HFS) is offered to service members and honorably discharged Gulf War veterans (1990–present day which includes Desert Shield, Desert Storm, OEF & OIF) pursuing their first Certificate, Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree. Students approved for this scholarship will be awarded an amount to cover all remaining tuition and fees once financial aid and military aid have been deducted from the total amount of tuition and fees charged. Eligibility
- Be a recipient of the prestigious Purple Heart or
- Rated 50-100% disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs for a combat-related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or
- Rated 50-100% disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs for combat-related injury, illness, or condition or
- A spouse was killed in action during one of the Gulf Wars
To view full eligibility requirements, please visit our Heroes Fund Scholarship web page. Application: Submit the documentation itemized on the Heroes Fund Scholarship: Application Process web page. A complete HFS application will include all of the general document requirements, as well as the appropriate qualifying documents, and any additional supporting documents that are determined as needed.
Honors Program
Award: $4,000 per year for up to four years Eligibility:
- GPA of 3.5 or higher
- 1330 SAT or 28 ACT
- Honors Program application and eligibility guidelines.
Legacy Scholarship
Award: $1,000 per year for up to four years Eligibility:
- For new residential undergraduate students only with a parent/guardian who earned an undergraduate degree or higher from Liberty University (guardian could have completed a Resident or Online degree, does not include certificates)
- All eligible applicants may receive only one Legacy Scholarship award, regardless if more than one parent/guardian earned an undergraduate degree or higher from Liberty University
- New resident undergraduate full-time consecutively enrolled degree-seeking student
- Must maintain Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress while enrolled at Liberty
- Must complete the FAFSA each year and VTAG application (as applicable)
- Transfer students are eligible
- Complete the Legacy Scholarship application prior to freshman year of enrollment
- Must be a federally dependent child as defined by the U.S. Department of Education
- For prospective students only. Current students who did not receive this scholarship upon matriculation are not eligible.
Liberty Academic Scholarship 2021-2022
What’s Your GPA? Find Your Annual Scholarship!*
GPA (High School/College) | Annual Amount |
3.0 – 3.19 |
$1,750
|
3.2 – 3.39 |
$3,100
|
3.4 – 3.59 |
$3,500
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3.6 – 3.79 |
$4,000
|
3.8 – 3.99 |
$5,600
|
4.0 |
$6,500
|
What’s Your Test Score? Find Your Bonus!**
Test Score | Annual Amount |
SAT – 1240+ |
$1,000
|
or ACT – 26+ |
$1,000
|
or CLT – 81+ |
$1,000
|
Have a Higher Test Score & 3.0+ GPA? See Your Boost!
Test Score | GPA (High School/College) | Annual Amount |
SAT – 1560+ | 3.0+ |
Full Tuition
|
or ACT – 35+ | 3.0+ |
Full Tuition
|
or CLT – 107+ | 3.0+ |
Full Tuition
|
*Liberty will use the unweighted high school GPA when transferring less than 12 college credits and will use the best of the GPAs from high school or a simple average of all college GPAs in which the student transfers between 12 and 24 credit hours into Liberty University. If transferring 25+ college credits into Liberty, your college GPA, or a simple average of all college GPAs when transferring at least 12 credit hours from any institution will be used.
**Stacks on top of the GPA portion and requires a minimum GPA of 3.0
- SAT/ACT are not required for students age 22 or older, but is required for academic scholarship purposes.
- The grid above reflects the amounts students are eligible to receive per year based on the Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) portions of the SAT, the composite score of the ACT and cumulative unweighted GPA. Super scoring is used for both the ACT (all four subtests) and the SAT (Math and ERW).
- Students must meet the minimum Financial Aid satisfactory academic progress (SAP) standards to continue receiving this scholarship.
- Students earning college credit through dual-enrollment (while in high school) should contact the Office of Admissions with questions regarding their Liberty Academic Scholarship eligibility by emailing residentscholarships@liberty.edu.
Liberty Virginia High-Achiever Scholarship
Award: $800 per year for up to four years Application and Eligibility:
- For new resident students attending full-time as a degree-seeking student
- Must have an unweighted cumulative high school GPA of 3.4 or higher
- Must maintain satisfactory academic progress and a GPA of 3.0 or higher while enrolled at Liberty
- Must complete the Math Placement test by the end of the fourth semester of enrollment
- Must live on campus for the first year of enrollment (fall and spring)
- Must be a Virginia resident
- Must complete the FAFSA each year and the VTAG application (as applicable)
- The scholarship is not available to transfer students
Liberty University Marching Band
Award: Varies Eligibility: Serve on the Spirit of the Mountain Liberty Marching Band.
Lynchburg Beacon of Hope – Stay Close, Go Far Promise Program
Award: $8,000 ($2,000 per year for up to four years) Eligibility: Graduate of a Lynchburg City School who attended 9th-12th grade who is accepted into a degree-seeking program at Liberty Award: Additional $2,000 per year ($1,000 per semester, $8,000 over four years) for up to four years from Liberty to help fund meal plans beginning Fall 2019. Eligibility: Be a “Stay Close, Go Far” scholarship recipient
Middle America Scholarship
Award: Up to $5,345 for 2020-2021 and up to $5,495 for 2021-2022
- Stackable with other Liberty aid except DGIA and CE, up to the General Scholarship Rule
Eligibility:
- Verified FAFSA with an EFC between 1 and 18,000 New resident undergraduate student starting in the Fall 2019*
- Enrolled full-time in a degree seeking program
- US citizen or federally eligible non-citizen
- Complete Financial Check-In no later than May 31 each year for Fall start and December 15 for Spring start for new students only
- More information available at www.liberty.edu/MiddleAmerica
*A student must have attempted 12 or fewer credit hours through Liberty to be considered a “new student” for eligibility purposes
Missionary Scholarship
Award: Partial or full tuition per academic year (less other federal, state, and Liberty institutional gift assistance; room, board, and fees not included) disbursed over four consecutive years of a bachelor’s degree Eligibility:
- The Fall 2021 MK Scholarship Application is now available for completion. The application deadline for the Fall 2021 MK Scholarship is January 29, 2021. Additional details about Liberty’s Missions Programs & Scholarships are provided here.
- The MK Scholarship program awards a limited number of scholarships per year and is highly competitive.
- Must be a new resident undergraduate full-time consecutively enrolled degree seeking student
- Must be accepted to Liberty University prior to January 29, 2021
- Must be beginning first enrollment at Liberty, including transfer students
- If you have earned college credit through an accredited institution during high school, prior to attending Liberty University, you may still apply for the MK Scholarship
- Must be a college-age child of a missionary who meets the federal definition of dependent student.
- Parent(s) must be serving full-time on a foreign mission field, not in the United States, (or on an approved furlough of 1 year or less) in good standing with an approved, participating agency.
- Must submit an official signed letter from the mission agency confirming the missionary status and field placement (or approved furlough of 1 year or less) by the application deadline before their first/freshman year.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or federally defined eligible non-citizen. Legally adopted non-citizens who meet all other applicable criteria may appeal for eligibility.
- Must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year and the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG) application, if applicable.
- Must live on campus all four years of enrollment.
- Must contribute spiritually, academically, missionally, through fellowship and conduct themselves in a way which is aligned with the Code of Conduct which includes proactively serving during Missions events and participating with the Third Culture Kid (TCK) Group.
- Must complete an application authorizing Liberty to confirm the missionary parent/s status in subsequent years and will be reviewed annually for continued eligible status of the MK Scholarship.
- Must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 each semester while attending Liberty University in order to continue to receive the MK Scholarship.
- Must remain in good standing with the University.
National Merit
For prospective students only. Current students who did not receive this scholarship upon matriculation are not eligible. The National Merit awards are limited in the number of each scholarship offered per year and are highly competitive.
Award:
- Finalist – 100% tuition scholarship (after subtracting other non-loan aid such as institutional aid, Pell Grant, FSEOG, VTAG, etc.), room (all tiers) & board (standard meal plan) per year for up to four consecutive academic years.
- Semi-finalist – 100% tuition scholarship (after subtracting other non-loan aid such as institutional aid, Pell Grant, FSEOG, VTAG, etc.) per year for up to four consecutive academic years.
- Commended – 100% tuition scholarship (after subtracting other non-loan aid such as institutional aid, Pell Grant, FSEOG, VTAG, etc.) per year for up to four consecutive academic years.
If a recipient of a National Merit award is also awarded a stipend through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, the stipend is stacked onto the awards listed above.
Eligibility: Must show National Merit Certificate and be in Honors Program to receive the scholarship.
Pageants
Award: $2,000 per year for up to four years Eligibility: Contestants have to have won one of the following pageants:
- Miss Virginia USA
- Miss Virginia Teen USA
- Miss Virginia America
- Miss Virginia Teen America
Phi Theta Kappa
Award: $1,000 per year for up to four years Eligibility:
- Must be a member of Phi Theta Kappa and have proof of membership
- Transfer into Liberty University directly from a two-year college with at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA
- This award is not stackable with the Central Virginia Community College Scholarship
- Please send applicable documentation to residentscholarships@liberty.edu.
Recruitment Events Scholarship
For prospective students only. Current students who did not receive this scholarship upon matriculation are not eligible. Award: Amount varies depending on the event (see Scholarship Certificate for the amount and stackability restrictions) Eligibility:
- Attend a Liberty recruitment event and enter your name in the drawing for the scholarship.
- Must submit the Enrollment Deposit.
- Must complete, sign, and return the scholarship form to the Resident Admissions Office at residentscholarships@liberty.edu.
Rick Gage GO TELL Scholarship
Award:
- New students: 25% tuition OR $5,950 tuition only scholarship (minus federal and state grant aid)
- Returning students: $4,760 tuition only scholarship (minus federal and state grant aid)
Eligibility:
- Recipients of this award are chosen by the Rick Gage/GO TELL Ministries. Awards will be given to four eligible new resident undergraduate students and five eligible returning resident undergraduate students who serve in summer ministry with GO TELL Ministries.
- New and returning students must meet all Liberty Admissions criteria and be fully accepted as a full-time, resident degree-seeking undergraduate student.
- Must complete the FAFSA (and Verification if selected) and the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant application, as applicable.
- Must attend Liberty University the semester immediately following the awarding of the GO TELL Ministries scholarship.
Valedictorian/Salutatorian Scholarship
For new resident undergraduate students only. Current students who did not receive this scholarship upon matriculation are not eligible. The Valedictorian/Salutatorian program awards a limited number of scholarships per year and is highly competitive.
Award: 100% tuition only scholarship (after subtracting other non-loan financial aid such as institutional aid, Pell, FSEOG, VTAG, etc.) per year for up to four consecutive academic years.
Application and Eligibility:
- Complete the 2021-2022 Valedictorian/Salutatorian Application
- All applications must be submitted electronically to ResidentScholarships@liberty.edu
- Applications received by regular postal mail will not be considered
- Must have a cumulative un-weighted high school GPA of 3.50 AND a 1350+ SAT score (evidence-based reading/writing and math only) or a composite 29+ ACT
- A school administrator must verify that the applicant is ranked as either 1st or 2nd in their class. Students attending schools who do not provide class ranks are not eligible to receive this award.
- Approved School Administrators are as follows:
- For homeschool students: parent or guardian, supervising principal, or co-op official
- For public/private school students: school principal or guidance counselor
- Approved School Administrators are as follows:
- Must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 each semester while attending Liberty University in order to continue to receive the scholarship
- Must directly enroll at Liberty University the following fall semester after graduating from high school
- Student must live in an on-campus residence hall for the first academic year (Fall and Spring semesters) of enrollment at Liberty University
- Recipients are not eligible for the New Student Book Dollars award
- All Valedictorian/Salutatorian Scholarship Applications must be received by April 1. No late applications will be accepted. The Admissions Office in conjunction with the Liberty University Scholarship Committee will conduct periodic reviews of all applicants and begin awarding scholarships to qualified candidates as early as February. Students will be notified via email upon being awarded the Valedictorian/Salutatorian Scholarship. Selected recipients must complete Financial Check-In by April 15 or they forfeit the scholarship to another qualified student.
Virginia Scholarship
Award: $1,500 per year for up to four years Application and Eligibility: Must be a legal, domiciled resident of the state of Virginia
Word of Life Bible Institute – 1 Year
Award: $1,000 per year for up to four years Eligibility:
- Transfer directly to Liberty with a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher after completing one full academic (Fall and Spring) year of attendance at WOLBI (domestic or international)
- You cannot attend another college or university prior to coming to Liberty University
Word of Life Bible Institute – 2 Year
Award: $1,500 per year for up to four years Eligibility:
- Transfer directly to Liberty with a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher after completing two full academic years (Fall and Spring) of attendance at WOLBI (domestic or international).
- You cannot attend another college or university prior to coming to Liberty University.
Heroes Fund Scholarship
Award: The Heroes Fund Scholarship (HFS) is offered to service members and honorably discharged Gulf War veterans (1990-present day which includes Desert Shield, Desert Storm, OEF & OIF) pursuing their first Certificate, Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree. Students approved for this scholarship will be awarded an amount to cover all remaining tuition and fees once financial aid and military aid have been deducted from the total amount of tuition and fees charged. Eligibility
- Be a recipient of the prestigious Purple Heart or
- Rated 50-100% disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs for a “combat-related” Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or
- Rated 50-100% disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs for “combat-related” injury, illness, or condition or
- A spouse was killed in action during one of the Gulf Wars
To view full eligibility requirements, please visit our Heroes Fund Scholarship web page. Application: Students wishing to apply for the Heroes Fund Scholarship are required to submit the documentation itemized on the Heroes Fund Scholarship: Application Process web page. A complete HFS application will include all of the general document requirements, as well as the appropriate qualifying documents, and any additional supporting documents that are determined as needed.
Keesee Scholarship
Award: Variable scholarship amount Eligibility: Details regarding eligibility and deadlines available here.
Virginia: Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship
Award: based on tuition and fees and an allowance for books/supplies Eligibility:
- Must currently be a Virginia domiciled resident
- Must not have moved to Virginia for purposes of attending post-secondary school
- Must have been a Virginia domiciled resident between 1954 and 1964 and:
- A student in qualifying public school systems closed to avoid desegregation; and Unable to begin, continue, or complete your public school education during this time; or
- Relocated within or outside of Virginia to begin, continue, or complete your public school education during these years due to a school closing to avoid desegregation; or
- Ineligible to attend a private academy or foundation, in- or out-of-state established to circumvent desegregation; or
- Unable to pursue postsecondary education opportunities or training because of the inability to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalency
- Rawlings School of Divinity and theological academic programs are not eligible
Canadian Student Discount
Award: A 15% discount beginning in Spring 2018 (U.S. dollar amount) is offered to Canadian citizens taking Liberty University Online courses. Eligibility:
- Canadians only. Please call (800) 424-9595 to speak with an admissions specialist and learn more.
- This award is not stackable with the First Responder Discount or Liberty Online Advantage Discounts.
Education Transfer Student Scholarship
Award:
- Beginning Spring 2021, $1,200 per semester for up to three consecutive semesters for students in undergraduate and graduate education majors
- Not stackable with other Liberty scholarships or discounts, including the military tuition discount and first responder discount
Eligibility:
- Must be a new or broken enrolled undergraduate or graduate education major at Liberty University who attended a separate accredited higher education institution in the summer or fall semester (after August 1, 2020)
- Must be enrolled in a degree program within Liberty’s School of Education
- Certificate programs are not eligible
- Changing from one program to another at Liberty is not eligible
- Changing from Liberty’s resident program to Liberty’s online program is not eligible
- Must be enrolled full-time with Liberty each semester of awarding. If a student is full-time the first semester, less than full-time the second semester, and full-time the third semester, they will only receive the scholarship the first semester.
First Responder Discount
Award: 25% tuition discount (student must pay for books, materials, and the current technology fee per term)
Eligibility:
- Eligible students must have been employed or volunteered on a full-time basis currently, or within the last five years, or retired from a career listed below.
- Police/Peace Officer, Special Agent, Parole Officer, Corrections Officer, Firefighter, Search and Rescue Worker (license required), EMS/EMT worker (license required), Civil Air Patrol (Senior Member), FEMA volunteer, Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) members, 911 Emergency Dispatcher (certificate required), Park Ranger, Security Officer for Public Safety, Campus Emergency Responder, Campus Police, Border Patrol Officer, Maritime Officer, Medevac (fixed wing/helicopter pilot, ambulance, maritime), Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), Game Warden, State Trooper, US Marshal, United States Security Personnel field agent (example: FBI, CIA, DHS, DEA), Paramedic, Community Supervision Officer, Criminal Investigator, Lifeflight workers
- Administrative/non-field/chaplaincy positions are not eligible for the First Responder discount.
- Must be a degree-seeking undergraduate, graduate or doctoral student.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, eligible non-citizen, or Canadian citizen
- This award is not stackable with the Canadian Student Discount
- Military students whose MOS is Military Police Officer may qualify to receive the military tuition discount, but cannot also receive the First Responder discount for their Military Police service. Military students who serve in an first responder role as a civilian may qualify for both discounts. Students anticipating using the First Responder discount in conjunction with military benefits must first contact the Office of Military Affairs.
- For questions about this award, email LUOfirstresponders@liberty.edu.
Verification:
- Student must provide proof of employment or volunteer status in the form of a letter from employer or volunteer agency on letterhead OR legible copy of position identification card to LUOfirstresponders@liberty.edu. Additional documentation may be requested as needed. If the student is enrolled beyond the initial approval period of the discount, the University may request documentation be resent to confirm continued eligibility.
- Include student ID number and attention to scholarships in all communication.
Heroes Fund Scholarship
Award: The Heroes Fund Scholarship (HFS) is offered to service members and honorably discharged Gulf War veterans (1990–present day which includes Desert Shield, Desert Storm, OEF & OIF) pursuing their first Certificate, Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree. Students approved for this scholarship will be awarded an amount to cover all remaining tuition and fees once financial aid and military aid have been deducted from the total amount of tuition and fees charged.
Eligibility:
- Be a recipient of the prestigious Purple Heart or
- Rated 50-100% disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs for a “combat-related” Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or
- Rated 50-100% disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs for “combat-related” injury, illness, or condition or
- A spouse was killed in action during one of the Gulf Wars
To view full eligibility requirements, please visit our Heroes Fund Scholarship webpage. Application: Students wishing to apply for the Heroes Fund Scholarship are required to submit the documentation itemized on the Heroes Fund Scholarship Application Process web page. A complete HFS application will include all of the general document requirements, as well as the appropriate qualifying documents, and any additional supporting documents that are determined as needed.
International Mission Board
Liberty must receive a letter from IMB verifying the student’s current status. The student must contact IMB for the letter. IMB personnel should contact the appropriate team in the IMB Personnel Services Center for the letter. Award: 100% tuition
Eligibility:
- Awarded to Liberty University Online Graduate students pursuing a Master of Arts in Religion (MAR) degree who have Journeyman status with the IMB.
- For questions about this award, email luoadmissions@liberty.edu.
- Must fax or send a letter from the IMB to their Academic Advisor or Admissions Specialist.
- Include student ID number and attention to scholarships in all communication.
- Student is must pay the $50 administrative fee per term
- This fee will no longer be charged starting in Fall 2020
(434) 582-7586 (fax) luoscholarships@liberty.edu Liberty University Online 1971 University Boulevard Lynchburg VA, 24515
Liberty Advantage
Award: 15% off tuition only
The Corporate and Affiliation Discount Program:
- Must be affiliated with an eligible company, event, or organization
- Students who graduate from Liberty University Online Academy (LUOA) are awarded a 15% discount toward Liberty University Online tuition.
- Complete the LUO Advantage Discount Form annually by July 1 in ASIST under “Financial Aid Forms”
- Beginning Fall 2020: Undergraduate students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) annually, along with any corresponding aid reviews, such as verification.
- This discount not stackable with the Liberty University Online Military Tuition Discount, the 15% Canadian Student Discount, 15% promotional discounts, or the NFL Players Association 25% Discounts.
- Students enrolled in the Wilmington School of the Bible are not eligible for this discount as of the Fall 2019 term.
- The 15% discount will be applied to the student’s tuition only. It will not be applied to other costs such as fees or books. The discount cannot exceed the cost of tuition and is subject to the General Scholarship Rule.
- Eligible spouses will need to complete the LUO Advantage Discount Form in ASIST.
- For questions about this award, email luorecruitment@liberty.edu.
Promotional Discounts
- Registration and Financial Check-In discount eligible students must meet the enrollment requirement as dictated by the rules for the specific promotion.
- This discount is not stackable with the Liberty University Online Military Tuition Discount, the 15% Canadian Student Discount, or the Corporate Partnership Tuition Discounts
- Additional exclusions may apply and are specific to each promotion. Students should refer to the communication they receive about the promotion.
- The 15% discount will be applied to the student’s tuition only. It will not be applied to other costs such as fees or books. The discount cannot exceed the cost of tuition and is subject to the General Scholarship Rule.
Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia (SBCV)
Award: 100-percent tuition
Eligibility:
- Awarded to SBCV one youth and one senior pastor only
- Does not include Ph.D. in Counseling, Ph.D. in Theology and Apologetics, or Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) coursework. Doctoral Divinity programs will be considered upon appeal.
- Discount is limited to one degree per student
- Must be a current SBCV member church with church membership established before January 2010
- Student is responsible for all fees and a $50 administrative fee per semester
- The administrative fee will no longer be charged beginning Fall 2020
- For questions about this award, email luoadmissions@liberty.edu.
Verification:
- Fax letter on church letterhead, prepared and signed by church official, other than the student that includes the following: name, student ID number, position in the church (youth or senior pastor), and name of the scholarship applying for. Fax (434) 582-7246 Attn: LUO Scholarships or email luoscholarships@liberty.edu
- Awarded annually and will expire in the summer of each year. Must provide a new church letter in the summer semester each year to re-apply.
Word of Life Employees
Award: 50% discount on tuition for undergraduate and graduate programs only
Eligibility:
- Must be a Word of Life employee in order to qualify
- For undergraduate and graduate programs
- Student is responsible for all fees and a $50 administrative fee per semester
- The administrative fee will no longer be charged beginning Fall 2020
West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists (WVCSB)
Award: 100% tuition
Eligibility:
- Awarded to WVCSB one senior and one youth pastor only
- Does not include Ph.D. in Counseling, Ph.D. in Theology and Apologetics, or Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) coursework. Doctoral Divinity programs will be considered upon appeal.
- Must be a current WVCSB member church with church membership established before January 2010
- WVCSB is limited to one degree, per level.
- Student is responsible for all fees and a $50 administrative fee per semester
- The administrative fee will no longer be charged beginning Fall 2020
- For questions about this award, email luoadmissions@liberty.edu
Verification:
- Fax letter on church letterhead, prepared and signed by a church official, other than the student, to (434) 582-7246 – Attn: LUO Scholarships or email luoscholarships@liberty.edu.
- Letter must include the following: Name, student ID number, position in church (senior or youth pastor), and the name of the scholarship applying for to
- The scholarship is awarded annually and will expire in the summer of each year. You must provide a new church letter in summer semester each year to re-apply.
For a list of qualifying churches visit www.wvcsb.org.
General Scholarship Rule (GSR)
Your combined federal grants, state grants, and Liberty aid cannot exceed the combined cost of actual tuition and Tier 2 room and standard board charges (see basic cost page). For commuter students, the GSR calculation only includes the cost of tuition since there is no room and board charge, which means federal grants, state grants, and Liberty aid cannot exceed the actual cost of tuition. If the combined aid exceeds the total cost as specified, Liberty aid will be reduced to resolve the excess aid. The Federal Pell Grant is not included as a factor in the GSR for Resident students. All Liberty aid is subject to the GSR.
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