You’ve worked hard, and we want to reward you for your achievements. Recognizing the academic merits and financial need of our international students, we offer substantial scholarships to help make a Point Park education affordable.
Our privately funded merit scholarships are available to international students at all levels – undergraduate, transfer and graduate. If you are a student from a non-English education country, you are still eligible for scholarship money, based on your academic success and a satisfactory TOEFL/IELTS score.
Some of our undergraduate academic merit scholarships may cover more than 50 percent of the cost of tuition. Merit aid is to be used to offset the cost of tuition and fees ONLY. Below are the scholarships available to international students along with their respective requirements.
Scholarships for the 2020-2021 Academic Year
Point Park University is pleased to offer a wide range of generous merit-based scholarships based on academic and/or artistic achievement.
Scholarships are a form of gift aid and do not need to be repaid. When you are accepted to Point Park, you automatically are considered for these awards. We invite you to explore our many Point Park scholarships, listed below, and their awarding criteria.
- School of Arts and Sciences
- School of Business
- School of Communication
- School of Arts and Sciences
- School of Business
- School of Communication
- School of Arts and Sciences
- School of Business
- School of Communication
- Freshmen and Transfer Students
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS (with SAT or ACT scores)
Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business and Communication
Scholarship
|
Amount
|
Awarding Criteria
|
| Presidential |
$19,000 |
- Full-time traditional undergraduate FRESHMEN
- GPA 3.9 and SAT 1250/ACT 26 OR GPA 3.8 and SAT 1290/ACT 27 OR GPA 3.7 and SAT 1320/ACT 28
- Must meet University’s standard academic progress policy to keep award
- Merit aid is to be used to offset the cost of tuition and fees ONLY
|
| Vice Presidential |
$17,000 |
- Full-time, traditional undergraduate FRESHMEN
- GPA 3.6 and SAT 1150/ACT 23 OR GPA 3.5 and SAT 1190/ACT 24 OR GPA 3.4 and SAT 1230/ACT 25
- Must meet University’s standard academic progress policy to keep award
- Merit aid is to be used to offset the cost of tuition and fees ONLY
|
| Trustee |
$ 16,000 |
- Full-time, traditional undergraduate FRESHMEN
- GPA 3.3 and SAT 990/ACT 19 OR GPA 3.2 and SAT 1030/ACT 20 OR GPA 3.1 and SAT 1070/ACT 21
- Must meet University’s standard academic progress policy to keep award
- Merit aid is to be used to offset the cost of tuition and fees ONLY
|
| Founders |
$ 14,000 |
- Full-time, traditional undergraduate FRESHMEN
- GPA 3.0 and SAT 850/ACT 15 OR GPA 2.9 and SAT 880/ACT 16 ORGPA 2.8 and SAT 930/ACT 17
- Must meet University’s standard academic progress policy to keep award
- Merit aid is to be used to offset the cost of tuition and fees ONLY
|
| Point Park Opportunity Grant
|
$12,000 |
- Full-time, traditional undergraduate FRESHMAN
- GPA 3.0 and SAT 840/ACT 15 OR GPA 2.8 and SAT 920/ACT 17 ORGPA 2.6 and SAT 1000/ACT 19
- Must meet University’s standard academic progress policy to keep award
- Merit aid is to be used to offset the cost of tuition and fees ONLY
|
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS (with TOEFL, IELTS score, ELS Level 112 or Duquesne University ESL Completion)
Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business and Communication
| International Ambassador
|
$14,000 |
- Minimum TOEFL/IELTS score of 550/7.0 if applicable
- ELS Level 112 completion with a cumulative test score of 2.0 or higher or Duquesne University ESL Advanced Level B
- AND a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Merit aid is to be used to offset the cost of tuition and fees ONLY
|
| International Fellow
|
$12,000 |
- Minimum TOEFL/IELTS score of 525/6.5 if applicable
- ELS Level 112 completion with a cumulative test score of 1.5 or higher or Duquesne University ESL Advanced Level A with minimum score of 500
- AND a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Merit aid is to be used to offset the cost of tuition and fees ONLY
|
Note: Traditional undergraduate students are defined as undergraduate non-accelerated students taking 12 or more credits.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business and Communication
| Transfer Presidential |
$16,000 |
- Full-time, traditional undergraduate TRANSFER students
- GPA 3.5-4.0 cumulative
- Must meet University’s standard academic progress policy to keep award
- Minimum TOEFL/IELTS score of 525/6.5 if applicable
- ELS Level 112 completion with a cumulative test score of 2.0 or higher or Duquesne University ESL Advanced Level B
- Merit aid is to offest the cost of tuition and fees ONLY
|
| Transfer Trustee
|
$14,000
|
- Full-time, traditional undergraduate TRANSFER students
- GPA 3.0-3.49 cumulative
- Must meet University’s standard academic progress policy to keep award
- Minimum TOEFL/IELTS score of 525/6.5 if applicable
- ELS Level 112 completion with a cumulative test score of 1.5 or higher or Duquesne University ESL Advanced Level A with score of 500 or higher
- Merit aid is to offset the cost of tuition and fees ONLY
|
| Transfer
|
$12,000
|
- Full-time, traditional undergraduate TRANSFER students
- GPA 2.5-2.99 cumulative
- Must meet University’s standard academic progress policy to keep award
- Minimum TOEFL/IELTS score of 525/6.5 if applicable
- ELS Level 112 completion with a cumulative test score of 1.5 or higher or Duquesne University ESL Advanced Level A with a score of 500 or higher
- Merit aid is to offest the cost of tuition and fees ONLY
|
Point Park Opportunity Grant
|
$10,000 |
- GPA 2.499 to 2.0
- Minimum TOEFL/IELTS score of 525/6.5 if applicable
- ELS Level 112 completion with a cumulative test score of 1.5 or higher or Duquesne University ESL Advanced Level A with a score of 500 or higher
- Merit aid is to be used to offset the cost of tuition and fees ONLY
|
Note: Traditional undergraduate students are defined as undergraduate students taking 12 or more credits not in accelerated programs.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business and Communication
Applicants who submit original transcripts from an accredited undergraduate university in their home country can be eligible for merit scholarships based upon successful TOEFL/IELTS score (if applicable) and undergraduate transcripts.
| $1,000 |
- Applicants with a 3.0-3.29 GPA and a TOEFL/IELTS of 550/6.5 if applicable will be awarded $1,000/academic year
|
| $2,000 |
- Applicants with a 3.30-3.79 GPA and a TOEFL/IELTS of 550/6.5 if applicable will be awarded $2,000/academic year
|
| $3,000 |
- Applicants with a 3.80-4.0 GPA and a TOEFL/IELTS score of 550/6.5 if applicable will be awarded $3,000/academic year
|
FIRST YEAR AND TRANSFER STUDENTS
Conservatory of Performing Arts
Artistic
Achievement |
$3,000- $25,000 |
- Full-time, traditional undergraduate FRESHMEN or TRANSFER students
- Candidates will have demonstrated high caliber of artistic ability through the artistic audition process and/or a personal interview.
- Intended major must be dance, theatre arts, cinema production, animation and visual effects, or screenwriting.
- Must maintain GPA 3.0 and full-time, COPA status
- Merit aid is to be used to offset the cost of tuition and fees ONLY
Candidates are notified of award in the artistic decision letter. |
Dean’s
Academic
Freshmen |
$5,000 |
- Full-time, traditional undergraduate FRESHMEN
- GPA 3.5 cumulative high school grade point average (on a 4.0 scale)
- SAT 1260 total including the writing component OR ACT composite score of 26
- Candidates are considered based on the artistic audition or interview.
- Must maintain GPA 3.0 and full-time, COPA status
- Merit aid is to be used to offset the cost of tuition and fees ONLY
Candidates are notified of award in the artistic decision letter. |
Dean’s
Academic Transfer |
$5,000 |
- Full-time, TRANSFER students
- GPA 3.5 cumulative grade point average
- Candidates are considered based on the artistic audition or interview.
- Must maintain GPA 3.0 and full-time, COPA status
- Merit aid is to be used to offset the cost of tuition and fees ONLY
Candidates are notified of award in the artistic decision letter. |
Note: Students majoring in dance, theatre, cinema production, digital arts and screenwriting must be accepted both academically and artistically to be eligible for COPA scholarships.
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