Scholarships at Azusa Pacific University

Undergraduate

This scholarship honors Gawenda’s appreciation of the Christian student in financial need in the incoming class of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.

74,545 total value

Expected October 2020

Undergraduate

Students who are entering or continuing graduate studies in music or theology programs and who have at least one child under the age of 12.

• Entering or continuing Graduate Music students
• Single parent (due to divorce or death) with at least one child under age of 18 living in the home of the applicant OR child of a single parent (due to divorce or death)
• Clear future ministry career goals
•  Enrolled at least half-time in consecutive Fall and Spring terms of the awards
• Must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress

Students can apply online.

2,98,180 total value

Expected November 2020

Undergraduate

Azusa Pacific University invests millions of dollars annually to partner with families working to bridge the gap of affording the one-of-a-kind, transformational educational experience APU offers.

No information available

Expected March 2021

Undergraduate

Residents of Riverside or San Bernardino counties may qualify for this scholarship. Students must already be credentialed, teaching, and seeking an additional credential or master’s degree in special education. 

•Admission to the Special Education program and enrollment in term of award at Azusa PacificUniversity’s Inland Empire Regional Center, Murrieta Regional Center, or High Desert Regional Center

•Minimum 3.0 GPA

Students can apply online.

Award ranges from USD $2,000 to USD $6,000

Expected October 2020

Undergraduate

Music scholarships are available to students with exceptional musical talent as well as for participation in a variety of music ensembles.

Varies

Undergraduate

Applicants for this scholarship must be admitted to APU, must be a born-again Christian, maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA, leave the country after graduation, and follow specified guidelines as stated in the contract/application.

No information available

Undergraduate

This scholarship honors Dr. Alice V. Watkins, former dean of the School of Education at APU. Dr. Watkins has a passion for encouraging students in their teaching credential goals. This scholarship financially assists students enrolled in a teaching credential program.

Awards range from USD $500 to USD $1,000.

Undergraduate

Athletic scholarships are offered to many students who qualify to participate in a university athletic program. Athletic scholarships vary in amount. On rare occasions, the amount of athletic scholarship originally offered by the coaching staff may end up being reduced or eliminated due to federal, state, and/or institutional policies. 

Online recruitment forms are available for the following programs: football, baseball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, track & field/cross country, volleyball, and acrobatics & tumbling. The coaching staff for softball, women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s water polo prefer to receive direct emails from all interested students with pertinent information concerning their athletic history. 

Varies

Undergraduate

This scholarship is awarded to School of Theology students who have a calling and intent to minister to the Armenian community within the U.S. and internationally.

No information available

Undergraduate

Funded by the School of Music within the College of Music and the Arts, the Graduate Music Scholar Awards are intended to strengthen and support the performing arts, scholarship, and education at Azusa Pacific University by offering talented students monetary assistance as teaching assistants to professors and for full participation in musical ensembles.

Amounts vary and are awarded annually.

Undergraduate

This scholarship is open to female applicants in APU's M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Students must be enrolled full-time to be eligible.

Each Fall and Spring term, USD $500 is awarded to two different recipients.

Undergraduate

This scholarship represents Dr. Bruce Simmerok's vision of encouraging graduate students. As a faculty member and administrator at APU, Dr. Simmerok has a heart for helping others succeed. The scholarship assists School of Education students, including those in online programs, who are admitted and enrolled in the fall term and demonstrate financial need. Awards vary depending on available funding.

No information available

Undergraduate

This scholarship is granted to students attending classes at the San Diego Regional Campus.

No information available

Undergraduate

This scholarship honors Dan and Judy Watkins' appreciation of adult learners who are transitioning into a teaching career. This scholarship financially assists graduates of the liberal studies program at Azusa Pacific University's University College who enroll in a graduate Multiple Subject Teaching Credential program. Preference is given to full-time Christian workers and/or their family member. The award amount varies depending on available funding.

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Undergraduate

This scholarship honors the memory of the late Ernest Boyer, a noted educator who served as president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. His friends and family established a fund to provide five annual awards for students who are planning careers as teachers and who have the potential to develop the characteristics that Dr. Boyer believed essential for good teaching. This scholarship assists students who are enrolled in a teaching credential program.

The Boyer Foundation awards USD $1,500, plus an APU match of USD $1,500.

Undergraduate

This scholarship is in memory of the late Dr. Lillian B. Wehmeyer, former faculty in the School of Education doctoral program, who lived with a passion for assisting doctoral students in successful research. This scholarship assists doctoral program students in the School of Education who are attending on a half- or full-time basis and who demonstrate satisfactory academic progress, commitment to service, and financial need. This is a one-time award and cannot be combined with the Research Assistantship. 

Annual awards range from USD $1,000 to USD $3,500

Undergraduate

The Campus Pastors Office Internship and Scholarship Program is for new students admitted to the Master of Divinity program. Over the three years of the program, interns work one year each in the areas of: chapel, small-group discipleship and mentoring, and pastoral counseling. Interns graduate equipped with experience and education to serve in fast-paced campus ministries, chaplain’s offices, or related ministries with a college or young adult focus.

Successful applicants receive up to USD $5,700 in graduate internship dollars (earned by working 20 hours per week for approximately 8 months of the year), plus an USD $8,200 scholarship.

Undergraduate

Qualifications

Must be certified as eligible per the VA Department, as well as by APU's VA certifying official.

Submit your eligibility request to the VA.

Up to USD $14,000 (amount may vary depending on enrollment and charges)

Undergraduate

This scholarship from the Free Wheelchair Mission is given in appreciation for the support APU's Doctor of Physical Therapy program has provided over the years in developing, giving, and training within their organization. Eligibility: DPT II or DPT III students.

The award ranges from USD $2,000 to USD $5,000 to be awarded annually based on availability of funds

Undergraduate

This scholarship is granted to students whose area of interest is biblical studies and who have a desire to minister in overseas or inner-city missions.

No information available