To be considered for most merit-based scholarships, students need to submit an Application for Admission to the College. Scholarships awarded based on academic merit can be renewed each year provided the student maintains the conditions of the scholarship.
| Scholarship |
Amount |
GPA &
Requirements |
ACT/SAT |
Additional
Information |
| |
| Parochial Promise |
$11,000 |
Must be unconditionally accepted to the College. |
A guarantee that any student who graduates from a parochial high school and is unconditionally accepted to the College will receive a minimum of $10,500 per year in institutional aid for up to four years.
Application for admission serves as application for this scholarship.
|
| Public Pledge |
$8,500 |
Must be unconditionally accepted to the College. |
A guarantee that any student who graduates from a public, non-Catholic private, or home school and is unconditionally accepted to the College will receive a minimum of $8,500 per year in institutional aid for up to four years.
Application for admission serves as application for this scholarship.
|
James Graham Brown
|
Full Tuition |
3.6 Minimum |
30/1340
Minimum |
Available to incoming freshmen and upperclassmen. Apply by February 1.
Those selected will be notified and invited for an on-campus interview. |
Chancellor's Scholarship
|
Full Tuition Guarantee |
3.6 Minimum
Must be a graduate of one of the Catholic high schools of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky. |
30/1340 Minimum |
Two additional awards will be given to graduates from any Catholic high school. Apply by February 1. Must file the FAFSA by February 1.
Those selected will be notified and invited for an on-campus interview. |
| Presidential Scholarship |
$15,000 |
3.5 Minimum |
30/1340
Minimum |
Application for admission serves as application for this scholarship. |
| Dean's Scholarship |
$12,000 |
3.0 Minimum |
22/1030 Minimum |
Application for admission serves as application for this scholarship. |
| TMC Award |
$5,000 |
Awarded to students conditionally admitted to the College. |
Application for admission serves as application for this scholarship. |
| National Merit Finalist Scholarship |
$16,000 and traditional residence hall room for up to eight semesters |
Must be National Merit finalist. |
Application for admission serves as application for this scholarship.
Honor’s, Chancellor’s, and CIS workship students are not eligible for this award in addition to the full-tuition scholarship. |
| Governor's Scholars |
Waiver for the cost of a traditional residence hall room for up to eight semesters |
All students named as a Kentucky Governor's Scholar or Governor's School for the Performing Arts are eligible for this award. |
Application for admission serves as application for this scholarship. Please provide the financial aid office with a copy of your Governor’s Scholar certificate.
Honor’s, Chancellor’s, and CIS workship students are not eligible for this award in addition to the full-tuition scholarship. |
| Diocese of Covington Kentucky High School Employee Tuition Grant |
10 percent tuition discount |
Must be a child of a Diocese of Covington, Kentucky teacher or principal. |
Students should submit an application for admission and verification of parent’s employment. |
Leadership Award
|
$2,000 |
Awards are based on academic achievement as well as leadership and community service. |
Apply by February 1. Essay and three letters of recommendation required.
Recipients of the Leadership Award are required to be active members in good standing of the Student Activities Board in order to renew the award. |
Access Grant
|
Up to $3,000 |
Available to students with an expected family contribution (EFC) on the FAFSA of $5,000 and under. Students must be unconditionally accepted to the College and remain in good standing. |
Apply by March 1. |
Saints Award
|
Amount Varies |
Awards based upon evaluation of unmet need, institutional aid, housing needs, leadership, scholarship, extracurricular involvement, and service. |
No deadline, but priority given to applications received before May 1. To secure the award, recipients must deposit by May 1 or within 2 weeks of notification that they have received the award. |
| Room Grant Program |
Waiver for the cost of a traditional residence hall room for the spring semester |
All first-time freshman students who deposit by May 15 and remain in good standing with the College. |
$200 deposit due by May 15. |
| Legacy Tuition Grant |
$500 |
Available to the children or siblings of Thomas More College/Villa Madonna College graduates. |
When completing application for admission, identify the alumni parent or sibling. |
| Sibling Award |
$500 |
Available to each student who has a sibling currently enrolled at Thomas More College. |
When completing application for admission, identify the sibling. |
| Diversity Award |
$2,500 |
Given to students from traditionally unrepresented groups and those with physical disabilities. |
Self-identify on application for admission. |
| Veteran’s Grant |
Up to $2,000 |
Available to current or former members of the armed services. Students must be unconditionally accepted and remain in good standing. |
Contact the Financial Aid Office. |
Hispanic Scholarship
|
$2,500 |
3.0 GPA. Must be a first time freshman of Hispanic heritage. |
Apply by February 1. Resume list activities; One page essay |
Utopia Scholarship
|
$7,000 |
Schools Eligible to Apply - Cincinnati Country Day / Elder High School / McNicholas High School / Mother of Mercy High School / Mount Notre Dame High School / Seven Hills School / St. Ursula Academy / Summit Country Day School / Walnut Hills High School
- Proficiency in a Foreign or Computer Language
- Academic Performance 70%
- Community Service 30%
- Financial Aid Need
- Acceptance to Thomas More College
|
Apply by February 1. |
Amber Johnson Award
|
Up to $2,000 |
Must be a graduate of Dixie High School. |
Apply by February 1. |
| Out-of-State Award |
$2,000 |
Available to any student not residing in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. |
Application for admission serves as application for this scholarship. |
