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Scholarship Opportunities

BAU wants every student to succeed. Therefore, the university offers a variety of scholarships to qualified students. A specified number of scholarships are available every year.  Scholarships are for tuition only and do not apply to student fees or living expenses.  BAU offers six different opportunities to earn scholarships:

All Students:

1. Merit-based Scholarship

This scholarship can be earned by either

-submitting a valid SAT, GMAT, or GRE score with your application

OR

-submitting an additional scholarship essay with your application

Scholarships are awarded based on the cumulative application: Exam scores, GPA, letters of recommendation, essay, extracurricular activities, etc. Click HERE for more information!

International Students from Mongolia:

2. Global Scholarship Exam (GSE) Scholarship

-This scholarship is earned by taking the GSE in your home country. 

(ONLY offered in Mongolia currently as of August 2020)


-Earn up to a 100% scholarship, click HERE for more information!

Metro-Area Students from Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia:

3. Debt-Free DC Scholarship

-This scholarship is earned by submitting an additional scholarship essay with your application.
-Debt-Free DC is a 70% scholarship, click HERE to see if you qualify!

BAU Global Students:

4. BAU Global Scholarship

-This scholarship is automatically granted to students transferring, or graduating, from BAU Global institutions.
-The BAU Global Scholarship is a 50% scholarship, click HERE to see if you qualify!

Mentora College Student Transfers:

5. Mentora College Scholarship

-This scholarship is automatically granted to students transferring, or graduating, from Mentora College.
-The Mentora College Scholarship is a 35% scholarship, click HERE to see how you can qualify!

BAU Employees:


6. BAU Employee Scholarship

This scholarship is automatically granted to BAU and Mentora employees

7. Institutional Agreement Scholarship

BAU makes agreements with governments, embassies, government offices, NGOs, and private companies to offer special scholarship opportunities for their employees. During the student’s application process, they can consult with the admissions officer to see if there is an institutional agreement or not signed with their institution.

FIRST Robotics Scholarship Program:

8. STEM Degree Scholarship:

Bay Atlantic University is proud to support ambitious STEM degree-seeking students. This year BAU will grant scholarships to students who have participated in the FIRST Robotics Program for a full season.

Students from DC’s Public and Public Charter Schools:

9. James Wormley Full-Tuition Scholarship:

This scholarship, named after Washington DC’s prominent 19th century African American entrepreneur and educator, will be awarded to 5 high-achieving students from DC’s Public and Public Charter schools to attend Bay Atlantic University.

Requirements in Maintaining Scholarship:

Students who earn a scholarship of any category should meet the following criteria to maintain the scholarship:

1) Continuously enroll in courses to meet graduation requirements (unless taking an approved Leave of Absence), and
2) Maintain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.0 at Undergraduate and 3.0 at Graduate level for any semester, and
3) Avoid any disciplinary action for any reason. In addition to these, if the scholarship is awarded to the student for any reason other than the standardized exam scores and the student withdraws from the enrolled program in order to transfer to another higher education institution, the student is required to pay the tuition amount back to BAU for all course credits completed since the scholarship was awarded.

Scholarship disclaimer and policy:

All prospective and current students may apply for a BAU Institutional Scholarship, regardless of their nationality, enrollment status (part or full time), or academic history. In awarding scholarships, we do take financial need into consideration, but our scholarship system is based primarily on merit (demonstrated academic achievement or other personal accomplishments). Scholarships are determined by the Scholarship Committee, which meets weekly (biweekly during holiday seasons) to review applications and award scholarships for the following academic semester. Application results are emailed to all applicants.  

*For more information about scholarship opportunities, or to request scholarship application materials, please contact our Admissions team at admissions@bau.edu

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