Scholarships

Make your college tuition more affordable with scholarships. Review the Liberty scholarship packages below, and apply to all that you are eligible for. The earlier you act, the more scholarship opportunities are available.

Complete the FAFSA!

You must have a FAFSA on file to receive most online Liberty aid, all resident Liberty aid, and all federal aid. If you are selected for FAFSA Verification, you must complete the verification process before being awarded any financial aid.

Featured Scholarship

Liberty’s Middle America Scholarship helps supplement working families and their children with aid that would not normally be available to them. For families earning typically between $35,000 and $95,000, this program could provide over $6,000 in need-based aid for their students every year.

Students with an Expected Family Contribution (EFC)/ Student Aid Index (SAI) from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) between 1-18,000 will receive the Middle America Scholarship to bring them up to the equivalent of the full Federal Pell Grant amount each year when combined with the Liberty Champion scholarship.

Resident Undergraduate Scholarships

Alumni Legacy Award

Award: $1,000 per year for up to four years

Eligibility:

Additional Award Information: All eligible applicants may receive only one Alumni Legacy Award, regardless if more than one parent/guardian earned an undergraduate degree or higher from Liberty University.

Book Dollars

Award:

Eligibility:

Additional Award Information: Book Dollars are based on the date Financial Check-In is completed. The earlier Financial Check-In is completed, the greater the award amount (maximum award up to $600). Book Dollars cannot be combined with most full-tuition scholarships, for example, the Valedictorian/Salutatorian awards. Book Dollars are automatically applied to the student’s Flames Card for use at the Barnes & Noble campus bookstore approximately 20 days prior to the start of classes. Book Dollars expire 40 days after the start of class each semester and are non-refundable.

Canadian Student Initiative

Award: 30% discount for tuition and 20% discount for housing, food, and activity fee (U.S. dollar amount). Students are also eligible to be awarded an academic scholarship, up to Full Tuition per year based on high school grades.

Eligibility:

Additional Award Information: Please email the International Admissions Office at international@liberty.edu.

Central Virginia Community College (CVCC)

Award: $5,000 per year up to four years with a conferred Associate’s Degree from CVCC, or $2500 per year up to four years with a conferred Certificate from CVCC (Beginning in Fall 2022)

Eligibility:

Additional Award Information: Beginning in Fall of 2022 and forward: This award is stackable with the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship. In addition, this award, when combined with the Beacon of Hope Stay Close, Go Far scholarship, will not exceed $7,000. The CVCC Associates Degree and Certificate scholarships are not stackable with each other.

Champion Award

Award: Year 1 Full-time $1,000, Year 2 Full-time $2,000 Year 3 Full-time, $2,250, Year 4 Full-time $2,750

Eligibility:

Additional Award Information: Eligibility is based on the Student Aid Index (SAI) determined by the FAFSA. Transfer and re-applied students will begin with the first-year amount. The scholarship expires after one year of senior status (5th year + seniors will not receive Champion Award).

Early Deposit Award

Award: Up to $2,000 awarded toward the first year of enrollment (amount varies–depending on the time of year)

Eligibility:

Additional Award Information: For prospective students only. Current students who did not receive this scholarship upon matriculation are not eligible.

Heroes Fund Scholarship

Award: Recipients are awarded funding to cover all remaining tuition and class fees* once financial aid and military aid have been applied.

Eligibility:

Additional Award Information: The Heroes Fund Scholarship (HFS) is offered to service members and honorably discharged Gulf War veterans (1990–present day which includes Desert Shield, Desert Storm, OEF & OIF) pursuing their first Certificate, Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree. Students approved for this scholarship will be awarded an amount to cover all remaining tuition and fees once financial aid and military aid have been deducted from the total amount of tuition and fees charged. *Heroes Fund will not cover School of Aeronautics and School of Law class fees. Find out more on our webpage.

Honors Program

Award: $4,000 per year for up to four years

Eligibility:

Additional Award Information: Honors Program application and eligibility guidelines.

John W. Rawlings Scholarship (not currently accepting applications)

Award: Scholarship set-up to train residential students that are called to be ministry leaders in the local church or parachurch organizations. Award amounts vary.

Eligibility: Student must be enrolled in a School of Divinity program and maintain a 2.5 GPA to receive the scholarship.

Additional Award Information: Please email divinity@liberty.edu for a full list of requirements and to obtain an application.

Leader Legacy Scholarship

Award: Up to full tuition (less any other federal and/or state financial aid) for first Liberty University undergraduate degree, whether in online or on-campus program, and up to full housing and food for on-campus residents. Award amounts may vary and do not cover any fees.

Eligibility:

Additional Award Information: Leader Legacy Scholarship funds are limited and awards are not automatic. Any award is no guarantee of future awards and Liberty University reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of the scholarship at any time in its discretion, as well as to suspend or terminate the scholarship. This scholarship cannot be combined or stacked with any other Liberty-provided scholarships, grants, or discounts.

Please complete this application to determine your eligibility for an award under this scholarship. Please note that incoming students will need to set up their Liberty Account prior to having access to the application form.

Liberty Academic Scholarship

Award:

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