Institutional Scholarships and Grants
Lindenwood University offers a 50 percent scholarship to all persons age 60 and over. The university also offers partial institutional grants for employees of selected companies, municipalities, and school systems. These grants may only be applied toward courses taken for credit and do not apply to courses that are audited. Classes taken at the Doctoral level are only eligible to receive the educator grant. Any other funding may first replace the Lindenwood University funding. It is the responsibility of the student to inform the admissions counselor of any scholarship opportunities for which the student may be eligible.
The purpose of the Lindenwood University grant program is to make it possible for the student to earn a degree when it would otherwise be financially prohibitive to do so. In short, a Lindenwood grant (institutional partnership, merit- and need-based gift aid) is intended to fill a funding gap and enable a student with need to pursue further education. The gap is the difference between the total cost of tuition and the sum of all personal and outside funding available to the student. The Lindenwood grant is based on an academic partnership memorandum and merit- and need-based financial aid, after all personal and outside underwriting sources are accessed. When the student becomes eligible for additional outside support, that revenue reduces the student’s “funding gap,” and the Lindenwood grant is reduced by the amount of the additional funds, per the policy above. The intent is for Lindenwood and the student to share equitably in covering the cost of the student’s education.