Clare Boothe Luce Scholarship
Offered pursuant to a major bequest to the University by Mrs. Luce. The fund provides scholarships to highly qualified female undergraduates, to encourage them to enter; study; graduate; and teach physics, chemistry, biology, meteorology, engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physical science. Graduating high school seniors, transfer students, and currently enrolled students may apply. Awards are made solely on the basis of merit and are calculated to include the cost of tuition and/or room and board. Eligibility is limited to women who are U.S. citizens and enrolled full time. Applications received by February 1 will be given priority consideration; late applications accepted until May 1 contingent upon funding.
Contact: Admissions Office

Presidential Scholarship
The University’s most competitive freshman scholarship program. Students must have a combined SAT score of 1200 or higher and at least a B average. Each student must complete a scholarship application.
Contact: Admissions Office

Rowley Oxford Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded each year to at least one student whose competitive essay, based upon broad scholarship, is judged to be of highest merit. This scholarship provides, travel, tuition, and room and board expenses for a six-week summer course of study at Oxford University.
Contact: Academic Affairs Office

Transfer Academic Scholarship
A competitive scholarship for new full-time students who present transfer credit for 30 semester credits or more with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.3 or better and intend to earn their first bachelor’s degree from Marymount. The scholarship is renewable for full-time students maintaining eligibility. Deadline is May 1.
Contact: Admissions Office

Upperclassman Academic Scholarship
Competitive scholarships for full-time students who have completed the required number of semester credits of academic work with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better, intend to enroll as full-time students toward their first bachelor’s degree at Marymount, do not already have an academic scholarship, and are recommended by the Scholarship Review Committee. Application deadline is April 1.
Contact: Financial Aid Office
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Kazuko Barkey Scholarship
Established in 1997 in honor of Mrs. Kazuko Barkey and awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student majoring in Interior Design who possesses a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average and who demonstrates financial need.

Mary Phelan Baynes Scholarship
Awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student pursuing a degree in the School of Business Administration who has an interest in retailing and who demonstrates financial need. The student is eligible to retain the scholarship from initial receipt until
graduation.

Fred W. Beazley Scholarships
Awarded annually to two entering full-time freshmen with academic promise and financial need. Awards are limited to Virginia residents and are renewable with maintenance of a satisfactory cumulative grade point average.

Sr. M. Majella Berg, RSHM, Scholarship
Awarded competitively to full-time students demonstrating need.

Daphne Brady Nursing Scholarship
Awarded to a full-time undergraduate Nursing major who has financial need and satisfactory academic ability.

Richard Eaton Foundation Nursing Scholarship
Established in 1995 with a grant from the Richard Eaton Foundation, this scholarship is awarded each year to full-time Nursing students with financial need.

Dorothy Efner and Shirley Efner McManus ’79 Endowed Scholarship
Awarded annually to Nursing students with financial need, a demonstrated commitment to the nursing discipline and the University, and who have earned favorable comment from the faculty in general. The Office of Financial Aid, in conjunction with the Nursing degree program chairs, will select recipients.

William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarships for Students in Nursing
Provided through an endowed fund established by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, these scholarships are awarded to full-time undergraduate Nursing students who have financial need.

Sr. Marie Louise Hogan, RSHM, Scholarship
Awarded annually to an adult undergraduate student who is returning to college full time for retraining in his or her field of interest.

Sadie W. Kyle Endowed Business Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding full-time undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Marymount University.

Rose Ann Benté Lee Nursing Scholarship
Established in 1984 by Mrs. Rose Ann Benté Lee for deserving and qualified full-time Nursing students with financial need.

Mary Gee Long Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving full-time student who demonstrates financial need.

William G. McGowan Scholarship Fund
Awarded to full-time students with financial need, the scholarship is offered through an annual grant from the William G. McGowan Foundation in memory of Mr. McGowan, founder of MCI, who believed in creating educational opportunities to develop the gifts and talents of the young.

Sr. Dolorita Mooney, RSHM, Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving full-time student with financial need.

Henry C. and Bessie B. Newton Scholarship
Sponsored by the University, this generous grant program is designed to make a Marymount education affordable for as many full-time undergraduate students as possible.

Maura O’Donnell Memorial Scholarship
Awarded annually to a full-time student in the A.A.S. Nursing program who has successfully completed the freshman year at Marymount University. Financial need is considered, as well as academic standing.

Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary Scholarship
Awarded annually to a deserving full-time undergraduate student demonstrating financial need.

Mary Lee Scatterday Scholarship
Awarded annually to an outstanding, full-time undergraduate student pursuing a degree in the field of art at Marymount University.

Jennifer Tino ’94 World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship
Established by the family and friends of Jennifer Tino ’94, who was killed on September 11, 2001, in the World Trade Center. Awarded to an undergraduate School of Business Administration student with demonstrated need who maintains a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Steven C. Virbick Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a full-time undergraduate student who has financial need and a B average or better.

Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarships
Available to Christian women pursuing a degree in Nursing. Applicants must apply for financial aid, demonstrate need, and meet other eligibility criteria.

Elizabeth Wright Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a talented undergraduate student seeking a career in the communication arts and demonstrating need.
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Alumni Scholarship
Contributed by William C. Frogale, this scholarship is awarded to a full-time undergraduate who is a graduate of any Marymount school or is the child of a graduate of any Marymount school or college.
Contact: Financial Aid Office

Kathleen O’Neill Bocek Scholarship
Awarded annually to a full-time sophomore student who displays outstanding qualities of fairness, honesty, and a positive attitude during the freshman year. Deadline is April 1.
Contact: Financial Aid Office

Daniel Mack Cornell Endowed Scholarship
Granted to a junior or senior in Communications who has a record as an outstanding student in the field of communications with a minimum 3.4 GPA earned at Marymount or transferred from another educational institution. Applicant must also be carrying at least nine credit hours and working toward full-time student status (as defined by University policy), intend to pursue graduate study and/or a career in communications or writing, and be a U.S. citizen.
Contact: Department of Communications, School of Arts and Sciences

Pablo Coto Endowed Scholarship
Supported by a fund established in memory of Pablo Coto. The scholarship is awarded annually to a senior student who exemplifies excellence in academics and leadership and demonstrates a deep spiritual commitment and loyalty to family and classmates. Deadline is April 1.
Contact: Financial Aid Office

HR Leadership Scholarship
A $3,000 scholarship awarded to a full-time undergraduate pursuing a B.B.A. degree with a specialty in Human Resource Management. Sponsored by the HR Leadership Awards of Greater Washington. Applicants must maintain a B average.
Contact: Office of Corporate Outreach

Ann Leary Finnegan Scholarship
Awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate Nursing student demonstrating academic promise and financial need.
Contact: Department of Nursing, School of Health Professions

Leadership Scholarship
Awarded to members of the Student Faculty Council and the Co-Curricular Council who are serving the University in eligible leadership roles. Student Leadership Scholarship recipients must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above.
Contact: Student Activities Office

ROTC Scholarship
Awarded by the U.S. Army on a competitive basis to outstanding young men and women interested in a military career option. Marymount offers on-campus partial resident scholarships on a space-available basis to students chosen as ROTC scholarship winners, and partial tuition scholarships to students enrolled in the ROTC program who do not win an ROTC scholarship.
Contact: Financial Aid Office

Virginia Teaching Scholarship-Loan Program
The Virginia Department of Education offers teaching scholarship-loans for teacher education candidates in certain critical shortage endorsement areas. Men at the elementary and middle school levels and minority candidates in all teaching areas are also eligible for the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program. When the student completes his/her program, the scholarship-loan is totally forgiven if the student teaches for four semesters in the public schools of Virginia in the critical shortage field. If, upon completion of the program, the student does not teach, the scholarship-loan must be paid back to the Commonwealth of Virginia. This award is available only if funded by the Virginia legislature.
Contact: School of Education and Human Services
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