Scholarships
More than 150 UMass Lowell scholarships are available to eligible students each year. Scholarships are awarded by the academic college or department, as stated in the fund criteria. To learn more about each fund, review the UMass System Scholarship Database or go to this list of endowed scholarship funds for UMass Lowell as of January 2008. For more information about the selection process, contact the department chair.You can also fill out the Scholarship Interest Form to indicate interest in specific scholarships and/or to receive more information. Please note that this form is not an application form, but an interest form. As mentioned above, please contact the department chair for more information about the selection process.
Unless otherwise stated, scholarships are awarded every spring for the following academic year. For example, scholarships awarded during the spring of 2008 will take effect during the 2008-2009 academic year, and will appear on student accounts at that time. The endowment is divided equally between the academic year’s two semesters. Awards are applied directly to student accounts in the following order of priority:
- To pay any balance due to the University
- To reduce student loans
- As a refund check, if all other obligations have been met
Charles J. Hoff Scholarship
The largest campus-wide scholarship opportunity is the Hoff Scholarship.
Scholarship criteria and application
Chancellor's Scholarships
Chancellor's Scholarships are available to new freshmen in all undergraduate colleges who are in the top 25 percent of their graduating high school class, have a combined SAT score of 1200 or above and have demonstrated need. These scholarships provide up to $3,000 a year towards tuition and fees and $2,000 towards on-campus room and board. This scholarship is renewable for a total of four years, if the student maintains a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and continues to demonstrate financial need.
Commonwealth Scholars Program
Commonwealth Scholarships are four-year scholarships that cover full academic year tuition and fees, and room and board for recipients who live on campus. An allowance of up to $2,000 will be awarded to cover commuting and living expenses for recipients who live off campus. These scholarships are awarded to a limited number of high school seniors, who have a minimum, cumulative, recalculated high school grade point average (GPA) of 3.75, combined SAT scores of 1400 or above. Commonwealth Scholarships are renewable annually for a maximum of four years, provided that the student maintains full time status and either a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better.
University Scholars Program
University Scholars Program is a scholarship available to the two top ranking seniors who are enrolled at a high school in Massachusetts accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. To be eligible, students will be required to achieve a minimum combined SAT score of 1200 (ACT of 27), be nominated by the high school principal, be a Massachusetts resident (as determined by university policy on residency status), apply and meet all admissions criteria established by the campus, and be admitted to that campus for the semester following high school graduation. University scholars will receive a scholarship of up to $10,000 per year renewable annually for four years provided that the student maintains a 3.0 overall GPA while taking at least 12 credits per semester.
Dean's Scholarship Program
The Dean's Scholarship Program supports 62 renewable $4,000/year scholarships. Entering freshmen considered for a Dean's Scholarship must have a high school GPA of 3.25 (out of a possible 4.0) and must have a combined SAT score of at least 1100. Recipients are selected, during the admissions process, by each dean of UMass Lowell's undergraduate colleges on the basis of academic achievements and extra curricular activities. This scholarship is renewable for a total of four years, if the student maintains a cumulative GPA of 3.0 beginning at the end of freshman year.
University Community College Scholars Program
The University Community College Scholars Program presents top-ranked community college students with scholarships of up to $10,000. To be eligible for this award, a community college student must be nominated by his or her community college president, be a resident of Massachusetts, be the top academically ranked student of his or her graduating class, and have earned a designated transfer associate degree at a Massachusetts community college achieving at that college at the time of nomination an overall grade point average of 3.75 or above, and have filed an application to the University of Massachusetts Lowell, meet all of the admission criteria and be admitted. Eligibility for the program is determined without regard to proven financial need. The University Community College Scholarships are granted for a maximum of four (4) semesters to recipients who maintain at least a 3.25 overall GPA while taking 12 or more credits per semester.
UMass Lowell offers Graduate Student Teaching and Research Assistantships. Please refer to the Graduate Admissions website for further information.
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