undergraduate bulletin - LaGrange College

Financial aid awards will be disbursed on the first day of classes, provided that all required
documents and eligibility requirements are met.
SOURCES OF FINANCIAL AID
There are a variety of financial aid resources available to assist students with funding their
college education. These resources are in the form of scholarships, grants, loans, or student
employment and are made possible by funding from federal, state, and institutional sources.
Although financial need is a primary factor in financial aid eligibility, there are financial aid
programs available to students who do not demonstrate financial need. These programs may be
awarded based on residency, merit, academic excellence, talent, and other criteria.
LAGRANGE COLLEGE ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS
LaGrange College recognizes the academic excellence of outstanding entering new first-year and
transfer students by awarding scholarships ranging from $4,000 to full tuition, room, and board.
These merit scholarships are made possible by generous gifts and endowments of alumni and
supporters of LaGrange College. All entering new first-year students are evaluated for academic
scholarships during the admission process. The top new first-year student applicants who are
accepted for admission by January 15 are invited to compete for a Presidential Scholarship.
Scholarships are awarded at the following levels:
The Presidential Scholarship is a competitive four-year, renewable academic scholarship
awarded to incoming first-year students on the basis of academic achievement in high school,
SAT or ACT test scores, and participation in the Presidential Scholar Competition. Recipients of
this prestigious award receive full tuition, mandatory fees, room, and board. Presidential
Scholarships of Georgia residents eligible for the HOPE Scholarship or Zell Miller Scholarship
and Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant will be reduced by the value of these state programs. If a
student is selected to receive a Presidential Scholarship, then it will supersede all other LaGrange
College scholarship and aid.
The Dean‘s Scholarship is a competitive, four-year, renewable, $14,000 academic scholarship
awarded to incoming first-year students on the basis of academic achievement in high school,
SAT or ACT test scores, and the Scholar Weekend Competition. If a student is selected to
receive one of these awards, then the scholarship will replace any previous scholarship award.
The Fellows Scholarship is a four-year, renewable, $12,500 academic scholarship awarded to
entering first-year students who have a minimum SAT (combined Critical Reading and Math)
score of 1200 or higher (or a minimum ACT composite score of 26 or higher) and a 3.6
recalculated high school GPA or higher in the college preparatory courses taken in English,
foreign languages, social studies, mathematics, and laboratory sciences. Fellows Scholarship
recipients may be eligible to compete for a Presidential or Dean‘s Scholarship. If a student is
selected to receive one of the awards, then the scholarship will replace any previous scholarship
award.
The Founders Scholarship is a four-year, renewable, $10,000 academic scholarship awarded to
entering first-year students who have a minimum SAT (combined Critical Reading and Math)
score of 1100 or higher (or a minimum ACT composite score of 24 or higher) and a 3.4
recalculated high school GPA or higher in the college preparatory courses taken in English,
foreign languages, social studies, mathematics, and laboratory sciences.
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