How Scholarships Work
You are automatically considered for merit scholarships when you apply to St. Edward’s. For most scholarship opportunities, an additional scholarship application isn’t needed.
Merit scholarships consider things like:
- High school or transfer school GPA
- High school class rank (if available)
- Academic pursuits in high school or from a transfer school
- Demonstrated ability to be successful at St. Edward’s
First-Year Student Scholarships
At St. Edward’s, scholarships help reduce the average tuition paid by first-year students by more than half.
Discover Scholarship Opportunities
Where you’ve gone to school, specific skills you have, and where you live can all help qualify you for scholarships. Check out what’s available to you!
These St. Edward’s scholarships are available to full-time, first-year students for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Opportunity | Annual Amount | Requirements |
Sorin Award | $10,000 | Graduate from a Holy Cross high school and meet the Feb. 1 priority admission deadline |
Moreau Scholarship | Full tuition* | Graduate from a Holy Cross high school, be an outstanding representative of Holy Cross values in the classroom and in the community and apply for admission by Dec. 15 A separate application International students must also include PSAT, TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, AP Exam, IB Exam, GCE/GCSE, or the Duolingo English Test |
* Full tuition is paid the first year, and that same amount is paid in subsequent years.
These St. Edward’s scholarships are available to full-time students for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Opportunity | Annual Amount | Requirements |
Theater Arts Scholarships | $500–5,000 | Be a Theater Arts major, maintain a 2.5 and above GPA and audition in General Theater, Acting, Theater Design and Technology, or Theater Management An on-campus audition in February and a separate application |
Varsity Athletic Scholarships* | Varies | Compete in NCAA Division II athletics at St. Edward’s, including baseball/softball, basketball, volleyball, cross country, soccer, stunt, indoor and outdoor track, or cheerleading |
* Students who receive athletics scholarships may not be eligible for some other scholarships and grants.
ROTC scholarships
St. Edward’s students can take part in ROTC programs thanks to crosstown agreements with the UT Austin ROTC programs. Explore ROTC scholarships for:
CPT James Ahn Special Forces Memorial Scholarship
Captain James Ahn, a graduate of UC Riverside and the Claremont McKenna College Army ROTC program, died in 2015 during a parachute training operation while participating with his Special Forces unit in Washington State. You are eligible if you complete the application by June 1 and are a:
- Former Special Forces Service Member
- Full-time student pursuing degree/certification completion at an accredited post-secondary institution including graduate school, university, college, community college, or vocational/technical institution
These St. Edward’s scholarships are available to full-time transfer students for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Opportunity | Annual Amount | Requirements |
Trustee’s Excellence Scholarship | $18,000 | 3.5 and above cumulative GPA and at least one recent full-time semester completed when you apply (30 hours of college credit preferred)* |
Trustee’s Merit Scholarship | $16,000 | 3.0 and above cumulative GPA and at least one recent full-time semester completed when you apply (30 hours of college credit preferred)* |
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship | Additional $2,500 | Current member of Phi Theta Kappa (the two-year college honor society), 3.5 cumulative GPA, 30 hours of college credit when you apply, at least one recent full-time semester |
*For applicants with less than 30 hours, high school transcript and test scores will be considered.
Students who are U.S. citizens and don’t live in Texas can qualify for the Edwardian Scholarship, which provides an additional annual award of $3,000. Recipients of the Holy Cross Sorin Award aren’t eligible for the Edwardian Scholarship.