2017-2018 Scholarship Awards for FIRST-YEAR Students
(Applicable to the Brownwood campus only)
Students may only receive one scholarship listed on this page. For all scholarships on this page, students
must remain continuously enrolled in fall and spring semesters and maintain Satisfactory Academic
Progress toward a degree to continue to receive the award. All scholarship awards are for tuition only.
Four-Year
Award
Annual
Award
Semester
Award
Eligibility Criteria
Presidential Scholar
$64,000
$16,000
$8,000
(Top 10% at an Accredited High School or 3.80 GPA) AND
(ACT 29 OR New SAT 1350 OR Old SAT 1290 [Math + Crit. Reading])
Dean's Scholar
$60,000
$15,000
$7,500
(Top 25% at an Accredited High School or 3.40 GPA) AND
(ACT 24 OR New SAT 1160 OR Old SAT 1090 [Math + Crit. Reading])
Yellow Jacket Scholar
$56,000
$14,000
$7,000
(Top 50% at an Accredited High School or 2.50 GPA) AND
(ACT 19 OR New SAT 990 OR Old SAT 910 [Math + Crit. Reading])
Academic Incentive Grant
$28,000
$7,000
$3,500
Awarded to students who demonstrate strong academic promise.
*Those who receive this grant may move up to the Yellow Jacket
Scholarship level following their second consecutive semester. This
move in scholarship level is based upon the successful completion of
the Provisional Program, as certified by The Collegium. Such increase
in a scholarship award may require adjustment of the total aid.
For the Heart of Texas, Legacy and Central Texas Scholarships, students must meet unconditional admission requirements, remain continuously enrolled in
fall and spring semesters and maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress toward a degree to receive the award.
Heart of Texas Scholarship
$60,000
$15,000
$7,500
Awarded to high school students who graduate from a high school in
for First-Year Students
one of the following counties and are unconditionally admitted:
Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, McCulloch, Mills
and San Saba counties.
Central Texas Scholarship
for First-Year Students
$60,000
$15,000
$7,500
Awarded to high school students who graduate from a high school in
one of the following counties and are unconditionally admitted:
Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Burnet, Coke, Concho, Coryell, Erath, Fisher,
Gillespie, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Jones, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble,
Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McLennan, Menard, Nolan, Palo Pinto,
Runnels, Schleicher, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens, Sutton,
Taylor, Tom Green and Williamson counties.
Legacy Scholarship
for First-Year Students
$60,000
$15,000
$7,500
Awarded to high school students whose parent or grandparent
graduated from Howard Payne University.
Guy D. Newman Honors Academy Scholar awards may include a combination of institutional and Honors Academy scholarship sources. Acceptance and
participation in the Guy D. Newman Honors Academy program is required. An interview with the Director of the Honors Academy is required.
Academy Scholar – Level I
Full-Tuition
Full-Tuition
Full-Tuition
(Top 10% at an Accredited High School or 3.80 GPA) AND
(ACT 29 OR New SAT 1350 OR Old SAT 1290 [Math + Crit. Reading])
3.25 Cumulative GPA required for renewal.
A maximum of 5 awards will be made.
Academy Scholar – Level II
$74,000
$18,500
$9,250
(Top 25% at an Accredited High School or 3.65 GPA) AND
(ACT 27 OR New SAT 1270 OR Old SAT 1200 [Math + Crit. Reading])
3.25 Cumulative GPA required for renewal. Awards are limited.
Academy Scholar – Level III
$66,000
$16,500
$8,250
(Top 33% at an Accredited High School or 3.50 GPA) AND
(ACT 24 OR New SAT 1160 OR Old SAT 1090 [Math + Crit. Reading])
3.25 Cumulative GPA required for renewal. Awards are limited.
Students graduating from a Home School will be evaluated for scholarship based on GPA and test scores and/or the county of residence at the time of graduation.
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2017-2018 Scholarship Awards for TRANSFER Students
(Applicable to the Brownwood campus only)
Students may only receive one scholarship listed on this page. For all scholarships on this page,
students must remain continuously enrolled in fall and spring semesters and maintain
Satisfactory Academic Progress toward a degree to continue to receive the award.
All scholarship awards are for tuition only.
Annual
Award
Semester
Award
Eligibility Criteria
Presidential Transfer Scholar
$16,000
$8,000
3.80 Cumulative GPA based upon transferable credit from a
regionally accredited institution.
Dean's Transfer Scholar
$15,000
$7,500
3.40 Cumulative GPA based upon transferable credit from a
regionally accredited institution.
Yellow Jacket Transfer Scholar
$14,000
$7,000
2.00 Cumulative GPA based upon transferable credit from a
regionally accredited institution.
Transfer Academic Incentive
Grant
$7,000
$3,500
Awarded to students who demonstrate strong academic promise.
For the Heart of Texas, Legacy and Central Texas Scholarships, students must meet unconditional admission requirements, remain
continuously enrolled in fall and spring semesters and maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress toward a degree to continue to receive the
award.
Heart of Texas Scholarship
for Transfer Students
$15,000
$7,500
Central Texas Scholarship
for Transfer Students
$15,000
$7,500
Legacy Scholarship
for Transfer Students
$15,000
$7,500
Awarded to first-time transfer students who graduated from a
high school in one of the following counties and are
unconditionally admitted to HPU:
Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, McCulloch,
Mills and San Saba counties.
Awarded to first-time transfer students who graduated from a
high school in one of the following counties and are
unconditionally admitted to HPU:
Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Burnet, Coke, Concho, Coryell, Erath,
Fisher, Gillespie, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Jones, Kendall,
Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McLennan, Menard,
Nolan, Palo Pinto, Runnels, Schleicher, Shackelford, Somervell,
Stephens, Sutton, Taylor, Tom Green and Williamson counties.
Awarded to first-time transfer students whose parent or
grandparent graduated from Howard Payne University.
Transfer scholarships are awarded to students who have completed a minimum of 12 transferrable credit hours following high
school graduation. Transfer scholarships are not awarded to students in the first academic semester immediately following high
school graduation and college hours obtained through dual enrollment classes will not be considered when determining
scholarship eligibility. Official college transcripts are required to substantiate the cumulative GPA and the number of
transferrable credit hours.
Students who graduated from a Home School will be evaluated for scholarships based on the county of residence at the time of
high school graduation.
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2017-2018 Costs & Additional Scholarships
(Applicable to the Brownwood campus only)
Semester
Annual
Tuition
$12,645
$25,290
Fees
12-Meal Plan
*$1,200
*$2,241
*$2,400
*$4,482
Residence Hall
*$1,764
*$3,528
Total
*$17,850
*$35,700
*Estimated Amount
(Book costs are not reflected above)
Annual
Award
Semester
Award
Eligibility Criteria
Baptist
Ministerial
Dependent
Scholarship
$1,500
$750
May be awarded to unmarried children (23 years old or less) of active Baptist
ministers, or those of Baptist ministers who are inactive due to age or health. The
scholarship is for tuition only and the student must be enrolled full-time. An
application must be obtained from and approved by the Dean of the School of
Christian Studies (325.649.8403) prior to the first semester’s registration period.
Renewal review occurs annually.
Baptist
Ministerial
Scholarship
$1,500
$750
May be awarded to Baptist ministerial students who present a license, certification
of ordination, or letter of certification from a Baptist Church and meet all
requirements set by the Theological Education Council of the Baptist General
Convention of Texas.
An application must be obtained from and approved by the Dean of the School of
Christian Studies (325.649.8403) prior to the first semester’s registration period.
Renewal review occurs annually.
HPU Sibling
Grant
$1,000
$500
Full-time students at HPU who have one or more siblings also enrolled at HPU fulltime will qualify for $500/semester. Siblings must be from the same household.
Awards are considered on a semester-by-semester basis.
The scholarship awards below are for tuition only and may be combined with other scholarships on this flier.
To receive opportunity for additional financial assistance, please submit the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (fafsa.ed.gov) and list Howard Payne (HPU school code 003575) as a recipient of the results.
For more information on HPU Scholarships, contact the HPU Office of Admission.
For more information on additional financial assistance, go to hputx.edu/financialaid.
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