GCU nursing scholarships for BSN students

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Do any current GCU students have insight on the scholarships provided for nursing students? I have a few questions. First, is it different from the scholarships provided to regular undergrad students? I noticed online that the regular scholarships for transfers had the highest scholarship being for those with over a 3.5 GPA and was around $6,500 per year. However, the scholarship information provided in the nursing packet I received said $3,500 per SEMESTER for GPAs over 3.7. But I could not find anything about it on their website. I also noticed that this year the regular transfer students have a significantly lower scholarship by $1,000 dollars than last year. But I could not find any info on a nursing school scholarship decrease. Lastly, if I apply for the summer, will I receive scholarship money for the summer term? Thanks everyone so much in advance!

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Don't know how it works now, you should call an advisor for specifics. I graduated in April, and I received 3500 per semester all the way through including during the summer. That was a 5 semester curriculum. It's now 4. I carried a 3.8.

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I just finished block 1 at GCU. I have a current scholarship of 3500.00 off per semester (7000.00 a year) for having come into the program with a GPA over 3.7. My understanding is that the scholarship will be the same for the second year if I maintain a GPA over 3.5 during the program. As far as how summer semester works, I am still not totally sure as I won't be experiencing that until this next summer.

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I just finished block 1 at GCU. I have a current scholarship of 3500.00 off per semester (7000.00 a year) for having come into the program with a GPA over 3.7. My understanding is that the scholarship will be the same for the second year if I maintain a GPA over 3.5 during the program. As far as how summer semester works, I am still not totally sure as I won't be experiencing that until this next summer.

@desertlady, its great to hear from someone currently in the program! So what is the ballpark cost of your total tuition for the program? I heard that when I start the program in May, the scholarship will drop by $2,000 for the highest scholarship that you currently have making it $5,000, which is really disappointing.

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That's too bad that it will drop. :( My total tuition for the program will be around 28,000.00 after the scholarship is taken into account. Without the scholarship, a good ballpark guess is around 40,000.00.

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That's too bad that it will drop. :( My total tuition for the program will be around 28,000.00 after the scholarship is taken into account. Without the scholarship, a good ballpark guess is around 40,000.00.

Is this a scholarship from the school after you apply through FAFSA?

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@desertlady, its great to hear from someone currently in the program! So what is the ballpark cost of your total tuition for the program? I heard that when I start the program in May, the scholarship will drop by $2,000 for the highest scholarship that you currently have making it $5,000, which is really disappointing.

Is this a scholarship from the school after you apply through FAFSA? Or something you applied for elsewhere? I am needing to save some money!

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Do any current GCU students have insight on the scholarships provided for nursing students? I have a few questions. First, is it different from the scholarships provided to regular undergrad students? I noticed online that the regular scholarships for transfers had the highest scholarship being for those with over a 3.5 GPA and was around $6,500 per year. However, the scholarship information provided in the nursing packet I received said $3,500 per SEMESTER for GPAs over 3.7. But I could not find anything about it on their website. I also noticed that this year the regular transfer students have a significantly lower scholarship by $1,000 dollars than last year. But I could not find any info on a nursing school scholarship decrease. Lastly, if I apply for the summer, will I receive scholarship money for the summer term? Thanks everyone so much in advance!

Is this a scholarship from the school after you apply through FAFSA? Or something you applied for elsewhere? I am needing to save some money!

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Is this a scholarship from the school after you apply through FAFSA? Or something you applied for elsewhere? I am needing to save some money!

It is automatically issued through the school based on GPA. If you visit the GCU website, it will explain it very thoroughly.

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It is automatically issued through the school based on GPA. If you visit the GCU website, it will explain it very thoroughly.

I am assuming you attend on-campus then. Thanks for the info.

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It is an institutional award for those in the fast-track or regular track BSN programs (those at GCU main campus, Banner Boswell, St. Joe's, AT Still, Scottsdale Healthcare, Tuscon, or Albuquerque). So you would get the scholarship automatically depending on your GPA. If you are considering a different program (RN-BSN, MSN, DNP, etc.), I am not sure about the scholarships available. You should contact the school to get information in that case.

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My daughter planning to go GCU for BSN. I'm so scared of loan that we will get after 4 years of school. Her GPA is not that high so not much of scholarship and based on our income we do not qualify for any financial aid. Don't know what do to? She will also live on campus so it's even more

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