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To be eligible for a Luther award, students must:

• Be registered in Luther Arts, Luther Fine Arts or Luther Science
• Remain registered in at least 12 credit hours throughout the Fall semester (students applying for mature and part-time scholarships are exempt)
• Apply

Definitions

• Averages: entrance awards use the admissions average, and upper-level awards use the undergraduate grade point average (UPGA)
• Award: general category for scholarships and bursaries
• Bursary: a monetary award for academic studies given on the basis of financial need
• Entering student: a student beginning first year who has not previously attended a post-secondary educational institution
• Scholarship:  a monetary award for academic studies given on the basis of academic merit alone, or academic merit and other criteria 
• Upper-level student: a student who has completed at least 12 credit hours of study at a post-secondary educational institution

Limits on awards

• Entering students who receive the Centennial Merit/Centennial Merit Plus scholarship may not also apply for the Luther College Entrance Scholarship, the Luther College High School Scholarship, or the Pre-professional Entrance Scholarship. 
• Home-based learners and transfer students are not eligible for Luther awards in their first year as grades are not available. These students should apply for Luther scholarships in subsequent years when they have established a UGPA.
• Because Luther has many excellent students deserving support, each student may receive a maximum of $1 500 in College awards annually.  

Payment of awards

• Luther awards are credited to student accounts following the last day to drop courses with a full refund (mid-September). Students can review their financial accounts on UR Self-Service.