Our Scholarships

NCU offers many different kinds of scholarships for academics, leadership, music, athletics and more. You can combine various grants and scholarships to reduce the cost of tuition. Our scholarships include:

Merit Scholarships: $5,000-$11,000
Available to all incoming traditional daytime undergraduate students who meet our merit requirements, regardless of need. Merit scholarships are renewable up to four years provided that a student maintains a 3.0 or greater cumulative grade point average. First-time freshman can receive from $5,000 to $11,000 in academic awards; transfer students can receive from $3,000 to $9,000. See the chart below to figure out your merit scholarship academic base award.

Incoming Freshman:

Transfer Students

Note: GPA is based on an unweighted 4.00. NCU reserves the right to recalculate GPA if not officially calculated on a 4.00 scale.

Ethical Leadership Bonus Awards: $500-$1000
Available to all incoming traditional undergraduate students who qualify for Northwest Christian University's merit scholarship program. Additional bonuses of $500 each are awarded for
1) Active role in a Christian Church or Christian organization, such as youth group, Young Life, mission trips, Sunday school teacher, VBS leader or worship leader, and
2)Leadership role in high school, college or community service organization, such as student government, club officer, peer mentor, Boy/Girl scouts, yearbook editor, or team captain.

Visit Scholarship: $500
Prospective students who make a formal visit to campus will be awarded a $500 visit scholarship upon attendance. Students may either schedule a visit to campus or attend Preview Days.

Music Scholarships: Variable Amounts
Scholarships are available to traditional daytime undergraduate students with musical abilities. Music scholarships are determined by the music department and an audition is required. For more information, please contact John Hakes in the NCU Music Department.

Athletic Scholarships: Variable Amounts
Scholarships are available to traditional undergraduate student athletes that will be playing on a Northwest Christian University sports team. All scholarships are determined by the individual coaches and are not guaranteed to all athletes. Northwest Christian University offers the following sports:
-Men's and Women's Basketball
-Men's and Women's Soccer
-Men's and Women's Cross Country
-Men's and Women's Golf
-Women's Softball
-Women's Volleyball
To find out more about athletic scholarships, please contact the Admissions Department at 541-684-7201 to speak with your admissions counselor.

Endowed Scholarships
Over 40 Endowed Scholarships are awarded each year to traditional undergraduate students in varying amounts. Most have specific qualification criteria based on the donor funding the scholarship. The Financial Aid Office evaluates information from application and FAFSA results to determine an appropriate match.

NCU Grants

Grants are based on financial need, and do not need to be paid back. We offer a variety of grants, including:

NCU Church Matching Grant: Up to $1,000
NCU will match funds gifted to students from churches, up to a maximum of $1,000 per year.

Heritage Grant: $2,500
Available to students with membership in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ or the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ).

Minister's Child Grant: $4,000
Available to dependents of ordained or licensed ministers, and/or dependents of missionaries in the above-named churches.

Sibling Grant: $750
For students with a dependent sibling attending NCU. The amount is awarded to each sibling.

NCU Need Grants: $600-$6,000
Awarded to full-time traditional daytime undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need.