Merit Scholarship Information

 
 
 Academic Merit
Traditional Students – J. Walter and Emma Malone Academic Scholarships
Students with above average academic credentials (3.4 GPA and 24 ACT/1090 SAT), co-curricular involvement and Christian leadership potential can qualify for our prestigious J. Walter and Emma Malone academic scholarship program. Awards range from $4,000 - $7,500* and are renewable for up to three years with a 3.0 cumulative college GPA. Applications are due by January 31 of the student’s senior year of high school. Seventh semester high school transcripts will be used to determine eligibility.
 
Students with exceptional academic credentials (3.6 GPA and 26 ACT/1170 SAT) who complete the admissions process by January 16 of the student’s senior year will be invited to our Brehme Scholars Day Competition held in February.  Three full-tuition and fifteen to twenty half-tuition scholarships will be awarded. These scholarships are renewable for up to three years with a 3.5 cumulative college GPA. Call the Malone College Admissions Center for more details.
*Please note: All scholarships are reduced for commuter status (75% of resident value).

Transfer Students – J. Walter and Emma Malone Scholarship
Students who transfer to Malone with cumulative college GPA’s of 3.25 or higher may be eligible for academic scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $7,000 based on college and high school academic performance.

Other Malone Academic Scholarships - "Future Scholars" 
Students not eligible for the J. Walter and Emma Malone Scholarships upon entering Malone College may receive a Malone Academic Scholarship if they achieve a 3.25 GPA after completing 30 hours at Malone. The amounts vary according to GPA but fall within the range of $2,000 - $4,000 for resident students and $1,000 - $3,000 for commuter students. Transfer students with more than two years of college work elsewhere or who do not qualify for the J. Walter and Emma Malone Scholarship may qualify for this Malone Academic Scholarship. Rostered athletes receiving athletic scholarship funds are not eligible for this award.

Athletic Scholarships
Malone, a NAIA Division II school, offers athletic scholarships according to each sport’s budget, the number of rostered athletes and athletic ability as determined by the coach. Scholarship eligibility cannot exceed four years. All awards are reduced for commuter status (75% resident value).
 
Other Malone Merit
Available to legal dependents of
  1. full-time senior pastors
  2. full-time overseas missionaries
  3. Malone alumni (with a baccalaureate degree)
  4. an immediate family member of an enrolled Malone student provided both attend full-time simultaneously
Private Outside Scholarships
Federal regulations require that all scholarships and educational benefit funds be considered a student resource when determining eligibility for need-based financial aid. Students must report the names and amounts of those awards to the Financial Aid Office. To report scholarship and educational benefits, click on Outside Scholarship Report Form.

Applying for private outside scholarships will take effort on the student’s part.  Private outside scholarship information may now be accessed through www.malone.edu/6186  There are also several websites that offer free assistance with scholarship searches, including www.fastweb.com and www.schoolsoup.com.  Students should be warned against scholarship searches that require a fee, credit card number, social security number or a guarantee of award before application has been made.
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