Question #1: Where will I find a list of the requirements governing my acceptance of a BYU scholarship?
A policy sheet specific to your award should have accompanied your scholarship notification letter. For your convenience, the policies for the following scholarships are also available online at the locations listed below or you may request a copy from the Scholarship Office, A-41 ASB. We strongly recommend you review the policies regularly to ensure compliance.

Monson

BYU National Merit

Heritage

Other Academic


Question #2: What will happen if I do not meet the requirements of my scholarship?
If you do not meet the requirements of your scholarship, you will forfeit the current semester of your award and jeopardize continued or future eligibility.


Question #3: What will happen if I go on academic warning or probation as a result of my grades for a semester or term?
If you are placed on academic warning or probation, you will receive your current university scholarship as long as you meet the other requirements of your award. However, academic warning or probation will be taken into consideration when you apply for future scholarships.


Question #4: Will credit received by examination or language credit purchased in conjunction with a completed BYU course count toward the minimum hour requirement for BYU scholarships?
Although we encourage you to take special course evaluations for which you are prepared, only those courses in which you actually enroll and complete will count toward the hour requirements. Scholarship recipients must enroll and complete a minimum of 14 credit hours per semester and 6 per term.


Question #5: May I take fewer credit hours if I'm working?
While we recognize the financial pressures of many students, we generally do not consider student employment sufficient to make an exception to established policy. Interestingly, several studies suggest part-time employment generally does not adversely affect students' grades.


Question #6: With the way my schedule works out, I will need to take more than the minimum credit hours during fall semester. Can I enroll in fewer credits hours during winter semester?
To claim a fall/winter scholarship, you must complete a minimum of 14 credit hours per semester unless you contract in advance to do otherwise. To provide you a measure of flexibility in scheduling courses and meeting other obligations, we allow you to contract with the Scholarship Office to complete 28 credit hours during fall and winter semesters instead of 14 credit hours each semester. However, you may not enroll in fewer than 12 credit hours during either semester. Contract forms are available at Student Services, D-155 ASB or access the online contract form.


Question #7: If I repeat a course during the winter semester that I originally took during the previous fall semester, will it count toward the hour requirement both semesters?
If you repeat a course within the same academic year, it will only count once toward the hour requirement. However, credit hours repeated over different academic years will count both times.


Question #8: Am I required to pay back my scholarship sometime in the future?
Although there is no legal obligation to repay a scholarship, the university encourages all students who have benefitted from the generosity of others to make a similar investment when they are in a financial position to do so. The university endorses the concept of replenishment for those who attend BYU and receive financial support.


Question #9: How long may students receive scholarship assistance?
You may receive a maximum of eight semesters of scholarship assistance, not including spring and summer awards, as long as you are an undergraduate student paying undergraduate tuition and have earned fewer than 160 hours of credit, excluding AP and IP credit.


Question #10: May I use my scholarship all at once rather than having it divided equally between two semesters?
Although your scholarship may have been awarded for two semesters, you may use only one semester at a time. For example, two semesters of a half-tuition scholarship may not be combined into full tuition for one semester.


Question #11: If I don't use all of my scholarship during the year for which it was awarded, may I use the remainder the following year?
If you do not use your scholarship in the academic year specified in your award letter, you forfeit the balance and must reapply for the following year's consideration, unless it is appropriately deferred for a mission or other approved purpose.


Question #12: May I use my scholarship during fall semester and spring/summer terms rather than during fall and winter?
If your scholarship is for more than one semester, you may use it during any of the following combinations during the same academic year: fall and winter, fall and spring/summer, or winter and spring/summer. However, if you choose to use your scholarship during any combination other than fall/winter, you will need to submit a Continuing Student Admission and Scholarship Deferment Application to the D-155 ASB.


Question #13: May I apply my scholarship for Study Abroad and Travel Study programs?
The Scholarship Office allows students to apply the scholarships it awards to the tuition costs of Study Abroad and certain Travel Study programs. However, if your scholarship was awarded by another campus department, you must receive permission from that granting office to use your scholarship for these programs.


Question #14: May I use my scholarship for BYU Evening School?
If your schedule requires taking evening classes along with regular day classes, you may use your scholarship for payment of your regular fees. However, if you are a full-time evening student and are not taking day classes, you are not eligible to use your scholarship. You may wish to inquire of BYU Evening School regarding its scholarship programs.


Question #15: May I use my scholarship at BYU-Hawaii or BYU-Idaho?
BYU scholarships may not be used at BYU-Hawaii or BYU-Idaho.


Question #16: May I use my scholarship at the Salt Lake Center?
If you have been admitted to BYU as a regular day school student, you may claim your scholarship while enrolling in courses on one or both campuses as long as the total number of hours meets the minimum hour requirement associated with your award. For example, if you have been awarded a half tuition scholarship, you may claim it by enrolling in 10 hours on the BYU campus and 4 hours at the Salt Lake Center.