For many students who attend Patrick
Henry College depends upon scholarships and financial aids in order to cop up
with college expenses. These Scholarships and financial help is provided by
Patrick Henry College itself in order to assist the students to fulfill their
dream to learn from one of the most reputed and finest Christian colleges in
USA. Scholarships are given to only eligible students who have been admitted to
the college and have submitted all the scholarship application materials. A student may certify more than one
scholarship from among academic, merit, endowed, and need-based. But remember,
the number of scholarship awards is not based on qualifications but on available
funding each year.
Academic Scholarship is the most
prestigious scholarship of Patrick Henry College. This scholarship is awarded
to the students on the basis of their high school marks, standardized test
scores, personal interview and the quality of the admissions application.
Approximately $14,000 is awarded annually under this scholarship scheme.
Endowed scholarships are awarded by
Patrick Henry College based on a particular criteria specified by the donor. No
application is required for this type of scholarship. Scholarships that fall
under this category are given according to quality or excellence of students in
a particular subject. For instance, The Dr. Robert William Rogers Endowment of
Excellence in Biblical Studies, The Dr. Robert Taylor Rogers Endowment of
Excellence in Math & Science, The Walter & Elizabeth Folkomer Memorial
Scholarship etc.
Patrick Henry College is committed to
honor students who are excelled in forensics competitions, classical education,
leadership, service, or music. A student has to apply for Merit
Scholarship according to his eligibility. Forensics Scholarship with annual
award of $500 to $10,000, Strategic Intelligence Scholarship with annual award
of $500 to $5,000, Music Scholarship with $500 to $3,000 per year etc. is
included in Merit Scholarships.
Although a majority of scholarships
given by Patrick Henry College are merit-based scholarships yet, scholarships
based on need are provided to the needful students. The amount of price given in
Need-Based Scholarships varies according to the need reflected in submitted documents.
Apart from these scholarships,
students are also provided with Ariana's Children Memorial Scholarship to
support international studies, PHC Alumni Association Tuition Scholarship for
affording education expenses and HSLDA Online Academy Alumni Scholarship every
year.
