2008-2009 Academic Year

Bethany offers a number of merit-based scholarships which may be awarded in addition to any outside scholarships you may have obtained. When you apply for admission to Bethany Lutheran College, you automatically apply for all five academic scholarships; however, non-academic scholarships (listed below) are not automatically applied for). The following scholarship values assume the student maintains scholarship requirements over four years:

• Meyer Scholarship, valued at over $70,000
• Ylvisaker Scholarship, $36,000
• Presidential Scholarship, $26,000
• Luther Scholarship, $20,000
• Bethany Grant, $14,000

If you are awarded a scholarship at the Presidential level, we will send you information on how to complete the additional requirements of the Ylvisaker and Meyer scholarships. Application deadline for these scholarships is March 1, 2008 for fall enrollment. The required on-campus interview for these scholarships is April 5, 2008.

Academic Scholarship Details

Meyer Scholarship Limitation One recipient per year Qualification ACT of 26 or better GPA of 3.6 or better Essay On-campus interview Application Procedure Applications must be received by March 1 for fall enrollment; April 5 on-campus interview is required Renewal requirement Maintain Bethany GPA of 3.5 or better Annual value Tuition Total value: Over $70,000		Ylvisaker Scholarship Limitation Five recipients per year Qualification ACT of 26 or better GPA of 3.6 or better Essay On-campus interview Application Procedure Applications must be received by March 1 for fall enrollment; April 5 on-campus interview is required Renewal requirement Maintain Bethany GPA of 3.5 or better Annual value $9,000 Total value: $36,000
Presidential Scholarship Qualification ACT of 26 or better GPA of 3.6 or better Application Procedure Scholarship is automatically awarded to all qualifying Bethany students Renewal requirement Maintain Bethany GPA of 3.3 or better Annual value $6,500 Total value: $26,000		Luther Scholarship Qualification ACT of 23 or better GPA of 3.2 or better Application Procedure Scholarship is automatically awarded to all qualifying Bethany students Renewal requirement Maintain Bethany GPA of 3.0 or better Annual value $5,000 Total value: $20,000
Bethany Grant Qualification ACT of 20 or better GPA of 2.8 or better Application Procedure Scholarship is automatically awarded to all qualifying Bethany students        Renewal requirement Maintain satisfactory academic progress Annual value $3,500 Total value: $14,000

Other scholarships

Bethany also offers Academic Specialty and Activity scholarships. While you may apply for more than one Activity Scholarship, you are eligible to receive only one, in addition to an Academic Scholarship. Applications for these scholarships are available for download below. The application deadline for activity scholarships is March 1.

• Journalism scholarship (Application)
• Music scholarship (Application)
• Speech scholarship (Application)
• Theatre scholarship (Application)
• Visual Arts scholarship (Application)

The following departmental scholarship is also available:

• Multi Ethnic Center scholarship (Application)