Biola University

Biola University Freshman Academic Scholarship

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About the Scholarship

Biola University places international first-year students on a five-tier scale from $14,500 to $24,500 a year, set by unweighted grade average and test score.

There is no separate application: the admissions office awards it on acceptance, and updated grades or scores can be sent up to 1 May to move a student up a tier.

Biola's largest award, the full-tuition Trustee Scholarship, carries no statement that international students can receive it, and the university's international page routes them to this scale instead. Note also that Biola is a Christian university with community standards expectations attached to enrolling.

What It Covers

Tuition

Five tiers: the President's at $24,500 a year, Provost's at $23,500, Dean's at $22,500, Eagle's at $19,500 and the Founder's Grant at $14,500. Figures are the university's published 2026 to 2027 amounts; it has not yet posted 2027 to 2028. Prorated for part-time study, at 75 per cent for 9 to 11 credits and 50 per cent for 6 to 8.

Eligibility

Eligibility is set by the unweighted final secondary school grade average together with SAT or ACT scores. Renewable annually on a minimum grade average. Updated grades and scores are due by 1 May.

Eligible Countries

The university states undergraduate international students are eligible for the scholarships it lists, naming its freshman and transfer academic scholarships among them.

All countries

How to Apply

No separate application. The admissions office awards it on acceptance. The timing described here belongs to the previously published call. The next-cycle application dates are not yet confirmed. Dates in the provider’s previous call should not be assumed to repeat.

Application Routes and Dates

Scholarship consideration

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The provider currently describes a previous award cycle. Confirm the next cycle and its application dates before applying.