Canadian Scholarship

Canadian citizens residing within Canada are eligible for a $2,000 scholarship per year.

Family Discounts

Three or more students from the same family, each taking at least 12 hours of coursework, will receive a 10 percent discount on tuition. Two students from the same family, each taking at least 12 hours, will receive a five percent discount on tuition.  When students marry, they are no longer eligible for this special discount as a member of their parent’s household. Married couples, taking at least 12 hours of coursework each, may receive a five percent discount on tuition.

Student Missionary and Task Force Worker Scholarship

Southwestern Adventist University (SWAU) awards this $1,200 scholarship to students who successfully complete a full term of service no shorter than eight months in an approved student missionary or task force program. These awards are divided over the two semesters of the school year immediately following the return of the student missionary or task force worker.

Summer Ministries Scholarship

SWAU students who work in a summer ministries program, such as at a summer camp or as a literature evangelist, will receive a scholarship worth 75 percent of whatever portion of their net earnings they apply to their account up to a maximum award of $2,000.  The student’s earnings are applied to the fall semester, and the Southwestern match is applied to the spring semester. 

Summer Work Scholarship

Students who pay rent for campus housing during the summer, work a certain number of hours at a campus job, and place at least 80 percent of their earnings on their student account, may be eligible for a scholarship the following year. Applications are available at Student Financial Services.

Lab School Graduate Scholarship

Students who teach for one of the University’s lab schools, schools in districts that have a contract with the Education Department for student teaching, will receive a 50 percent tuition discount for graduate classes taken on campus. Distance learning classes will be assessed at an additional fee.

Post-baccalaureate Student Scholarship

Post-baccalaureate students receive a 50 percent tuition discount for undergraduate courses. This does not include classes in nursing, student teaching, independent study, distance learning, private lesson fees, or laboratory charges. Students receiving the PBS discount do not qualify for other Southwestern Scholarships.