Scholarship Overview

Merit Scholarship is offered by the Sacred Heart University . Merit Scholarship is awarded to Bachelors Degree students who can demonstrate excellent academic achievement and the potential to contribute to the university community. This Merit Based scholarship will be given on a yearly basis. The scholarship amount can be used for tuition. The maximum scholarship amount a student can get is USD 18000. To be eligible for this scholarship students must have appeared for 12th grade. International students seeing to avail this scholarship need to appear for English proficiency tests like TOEFL and IELTS. Students must submit the following documentation to be considered for the scholarship: LOR, Financial Documents and Official Transcripts. Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship if they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. In this case, they need not submit a separate application for applying to this scholarship.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Bachelors Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in Sacred Heart University in USA

• B.A. in Media Arts
  Bachelor of Science in Biology
• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
  Bachelor of Science in Finance
• BS in Computer Engineering
  BS in Electrical Engineering
• BS in Cybersecurity
  BS in Information Technology
• Bachelor of Science in Marketing
  BS in Game Design & Development
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
  Bachelor of Arts in Digital Communication
• Bachelor of Science in Psychology
  Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

• This scholarship is offered to all the students going for their undergraduate course

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: USD 18,000 => Rs 15,05,520

Conversion rate used: 1 USD = Rs. 84.27 (last updated 25th November 2024)

Scholarship amount will be given: Yearly

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

• Merit scholarships range from $6,000 to $18,000
• Merit scholarships are renewable for four years (eight semesters) of full-time undergraduate study provided the student maintains the required cumulative GPA established for their specific scholarship
• Merit scholarships are only awarded at the time of admission. There should be no expectation that the amount will increase in subsequent years. Scholarships are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
TOEFL	Required (minimum score 80)
IELTS	Required (minimum score 6.5)
12	Required

Eligibility

• All new students are considered for academic scholarships as part of the admission application review process
• Merit scholarships are provided to the student who maintains the required cumulative GPA established for their specific scholarship
• Merit scholarships are only awarded at the time of admission
• Merit scholarships are awarded by the Scholarship Review Committee and are based on the review of each student’s high school transcript and class rank
• Course selection and overall grade point average are weighed heavily in the review process

Application Process for this scholarship

Application Documents

Type of documents	Indicates if this type of document is required to be submitted
LOR	Required
Financial/Tax Documents	Required
Official transcripts	Required

• One letter of Recommendation
• Official scholastic records from all secondary schools and college/universities attended
• A course-by-course evaluation issued by WES, SpanTran, or by  any other accredited organization listed on NACES
• An official bank letter, signed by a bank official and dated within nine months of enrolling at Sacred Heart University verifying the student's, the student's family, and/or sponsor's ability to pay the cost required to attend SHU (tuition, room, board, books, travel expenses)
• Official Score Report for ELP (English Language Proficiency) exam
• The Immigration I-20 form 
• Copy of the applicant's passport, specifically the page(s) containing your identification data and signature of the bearer

Scholarship Application

Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	Not Available	No specific deadline mentioned

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).