Additional Scholarships

Additional Scholarships Available to Incoming Students

Artistic Achievement and Participation Awards

The George Fox University Artistic Achievement and Participation Awards are intended to recognize students who demonstrate outstanding talent and who intend to contribute to the George Fox University community through participation and involvement (but not necessarily as majors) in the following areas:

  • Forensics (speech and debate)
  • Music (instrumental and vocal)
  • Theatre - Applications for this scholarship are no longer being accepted for this year

These awards are open to all new in-coming students. To be considered for an Artistic Achievement and Participation Award, students must:

  • Start an application for admission by Jan. 15 (requires that the actual application be submitted, not all accompanying pieces). You can either apply online or you can download the application as a PDF. Application must be postmarked by Jan. 15
  • Audition or meet portfolio submission deadlines as outlined by the department awarding the scholarship

For more information and to request an audition please contact the scholarship department representative for the award you're interested in.

Faculty in each academic department will select the Artistic Achievement and Participation Award recipients and the amount of each scholarship. Awards will vary between $1,000 and $1,500 dollars. Announcements of award winners will be made after March 1. All participants will be notified of their results by mail. Artistic Achievement and Participation Award recipients are expected to participate in and contribute to the activities on campus and must enroll at George Fox in order to receive the scholarship. The Artistic Achievement and Participation Award will be added to the financial aid award.

*Music Artistic Achievement Application and Letter of Recommendation Form.

First Robotics Scholarship

In support of the FIRST mission, George Fox University is offering a merit-based scholarship, in the amount of $2,500, to a high school senior who has participated on a FIRST team during high school. This scholarship may be utilized for any undergraduate course of study at George Fox University. The scholarship is renewable each year for up to a total of four years, contingent upon maintaining good academic standing. The recipient must meet the regular academic requirements for admission to the university.

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

  • Be a senior in high school
  • Been a participant on a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team or a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team
  • Apply, be admitted and enroll at George Fox University as a full time student (however, you don’t have to be admitted at the time of applying for the scholarship) • Have a GPA of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale)

To apply for the George Fox University FIRST Scholarship, complete the application package, including:

The completed FIRST Scholarship application package must be received no later than February 1, by:

Lindsay Peterson
Director of Undergraduate Admissions
George Fox University
414 N. Meridian Street #6089
Newberg, OR 97132