{"id":603,"date":"2022-01-24T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stfrancis100.org\/?page_id=603"},"modified":"2025-07-16T09:27:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:27:57","slug":"first-year-scholarships-and-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/admissions-aid\/financial-aid-services\/scholarships\/first-year-scholarships-and-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Year Scholarships &#038; Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"603\" class=\"elementor elementor-603\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6edd8f52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6edd8f52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e12f1fe\" data-id=\"4e12f1fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbbb469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbbb469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First-Year Scholarships &amp; Grants<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf8a35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bcf8a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Admissions-1024x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2484\" alt=\"group of smiling students\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Admissions-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Admissions-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Admissions-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Admissions.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e7cec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6e7cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It\u2019s this simple: The University of St. Francis is willing to invest in you with serious scholarships.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22213611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22213611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Last year we provided our full-time undergraduate students with more than <strong>$22.5 million<\/strong> in academic, athletic, and need-based financial aid. This year we are looking at increasing those awards.<\/p><p><em>We want good students and we\u2019re putting our own money on the table for you to come here!<\/em><\/p><p>Scholarships are awarded to freshman based upon your high school achievements. Our scholarships require that you be accepted to the University of St. Francis and enrolled full time in a traditional undergraduate degree program.<\/p><ul><li>Contact your <a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/admissions-counselors\/\">USF Admission Counselor<\/a> to determine your eligibility for a scholarship or grant.<\/li><li>Last year, the average\u00a0financial assistance package for a <em>full-time freshman student living on campus<\/em> was\u00a0<strong>$30,262<\/strong>.<\/li><li>For <em>full-time commuter students<\/em> last year, the average financial aid package was <strong>$24,423.<\/strong><\/li><li>Most scholarships and grants are renewable annually (for four years) based upon academic standing at the University of St. Francis or other stated scholarship guidelines.<\/li><li>University of St. Francis participates in all of the education programs administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs including the new Post 9\/11 Yellow Ribbon GI Bill.22<\/li><\/ul><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a452d86 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a452d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"\/admissions-aid\/financial-aid-services\/usf-scholarship-calculator\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click for the Scholarship Calculator<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b44b18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b44b18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b7490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7b7490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scholarships, Grants &amp; State Programs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8c62d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe8c62d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Several scholarships and grants are available for USF freshmen! <a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/admissions-counselors\/\">Contact your admissions counselor<\/a> for more information on eligibility and availability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c435c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49c435c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/will-county-heroes-scholarship\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LEARN-MORE-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2822971\" alt=\"will county heroes nursing and teaching scholarship\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LEARN-MORE-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LEARN-MORE-1-400x200.png 400w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LEARN-MORE-1-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a51722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"6a51722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-4836\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-4836\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form\" data-formid=\"4836\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/603\" data-token=\"1a7a59ce6d89b26f07204d6165ffd4c8\" data-token-time=\"1769802996\"><div class=\"wpforms-head-container\"><div class=\"wpforms-title\">We can help with financial aid!<\/div><div class=\"wpforms-description\">Financial aid questions?\r\n\r\nPlease use this form to get help with general questions, to get information, or to request additional loan amounts if you have been instructed to do so. 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