Financial Aid and Scholarships –
School of Arts and Sciences
SGU’s financial aid options make your educational goals possible.
St. George’s University offers a variety of college scholarships to help you address the cost of college.
The Office of Financial Aid administers the financial aid available to SGU students which includes US private education loans. We also help students with financial planning, debt management counseling, and with the completion of financial aid applications.
Contact Us!
Financial Aid Counselors can be reached Monday through Friday from 9 am–5 pm (Eastern) at:
US/Canada Toll-free: 1 (800) 899-6337 ext. 1232
Worldwide: +1 (631) 665-8500 ext. 1232
Fax: +1 (631) 666–9162
Email: faid@sgu.edu
Private Education Loans
The Financial Aid Office maintains a list of private educational lenders in the United States who offer loan programs to SGU students. We can help guide you to the lending programs that will best suit your needs.
US Students can apply for these loans to meet all or part of their cost of attendance. Some lenders may also offer private loan programs for parents, guardians, sponsors, or other individuals who wish to borrow on behalf of the student to help fund their education.
Private loan programs are available only to students who have a satisfactory credit history as determined by the lender. These loans have repayment terms that begin following withdrawal or graduation from school, but may be extended.
The loans may have a fixed or variable interest rate that is tied to an index, such as LIBOR or PRIME, plus a margin. The interest rates and fees you pay on a private student loan are based on your credit score and the credit score of your cosigner, if applicable.
St. George’s University does not prefer, recommend, promote, endorse, or suggest any lenders. You are not required to borrow from any of the lenders appearing on these lists and there is no penalty for selecting a different lender, if available. Applications for private loans are completed by the applicant and certified by a Financial Aid Counselor.
Contact Us
For additional information, Financial Aid Counselors can be reached Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM EST at:
Telephone: 1-800-899-6337 ext 1232
Fax: (631) 666–9162
Email: faid@sgu.edu
The University offers a wide variety of institutional scholarships designed to recognize academic excellence and provide access to the best and brightest students regardless of circumstance. In addition to University-Sponsored Scholarships, we have worked to procure unique scholarship opportunities for our students.
Undergraduate Scholarship Programs for Full-time or Part-time Students
St. George’s University offers partial-tuition scholarships to citizens of CARICOM countries who otherwise, due to financial constraints, could not attend the School. The following scholarship programs are only for attendance in the undergraduate programs at St. George’s University.
Caribbean Undergraduate Scholarship Program
The Caribbean Undergraduate Scholarship Program (CUSP) offers partial-tuition scholarships to CARICOM citizens attending in Grenada only. The CUSP scholarship can reduce the amount of tuition for undergraduate studies by 65%. Awards for the CUSP are for the duration of the undergraduate program.
Employee Scholarship Program
Professional Enhancement Program
Applying for Scholarships
If you would like to apply for any of the three scholarship programs listed above, please first apply to Admissions.
After you are accepted for enrollment, submit the online Undergraduate Scholarship Application. Applicants will receive a determination via email.
Grenadian Partnership Award
The Grenadian partnership Award Program (GPA) offers a partial tuition scholarship to resident Grenadian citizens who demonstrate financial need.
Awards are only given to students who are matriculating into an undergraduate degree program. Beginning in August 2016, the GPA awarded to new recipients will reduce the student’s tuition charge by 90%.
GPA Awards are for the duration of the undergraduate program.
Grenadian citizens are automatically reviewed for a Grenadian Partnership Award. Awards are distributed based on the student’s Grenadian citizenship and matriculation in an undergraduate level program. Students will receive an award letter via email after a deposit is made.
Caribbean Visionary Scholarship
The Caribbean Visionary Scholarship seeks to make tertiary education possible for some of the region’s top scholars who might otherwise be unable to attend university. Recipients, who must be CARICOM citizens, will be able to utilize these full and partial tuition scholarships in order to pursue one of the undergraduate degrees within the School of Arts and Sciences at SGU. The Visionary Scholarships are designed to complement the need-based Caricom Undergraduate Scholarship Program (CUSP) already offered by the University.
Award determinations are made by the Visionary Scholarship Committee based primarily on academic excellence and the student’s commitment to the chosen discipline. We seek to nurture and encourage more students of superior academic caliber to strike out and impact the Caribbean.
Eligibility
- Acceptance to St. George’s University’s School of Arts and Sciences
- Caricom citizens who have been residents within Caricom for at least the previous 12 months prior to the application deadline
- 2 letters of recommendation
- Essay: ‘How do you envision using a degree in your discipline of study to help the Caribbean become more competitive in an interdependent global village?’
- Certificates (CXC, CAPE, Associate degree, etc) and transcripts from all previous secondary and tertiary institutions.
- Application Deadline: October 15th
Address Applications to:
Caribbean Visionary Scholarship Committee
St. George’s University
Admissions Office
P.O. Box 7
True Blue
St. George’s
Grenada
W.I.
Contact: Donalyn Modeste, dmodeste@sgu.edu 1 (473) 444-4680 ext. 3029
Grenadian Government Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded annually to Grenadian citizens. Applicants must have been accepted into the University by the Committee on Admission, nominated by the Scholarship Selection Panel, and awarded by the Grenadian Government. The scholarships provide full tuition and administrative fees.
MacAndrew Scholarship
The MacAndrew Scholarship seeks to make tertiary education possible for some of Grenada’s top scholars who might otherwise be unable to attend university. This Scholarship Program is a collaboration between the Sandals Foundation and St. George’s University (SGU).
Recipients, who must be resident Grenadian citizens, will be able to utilize these full and partial tuition scholarships in order to pursue the specified undergraduate and graduate degrees within the Schools of Arts and Sciences and Graduate Studies at SGU. The MacAndrew Scholarships are designed to foster Grenada’s development by investing in building the human resource capacity in three key areas critical to national development. The MacAndrew Scholarship complements the need-based Grenadian Partnership Agreement (GPA) bursary already offered by the University.
ACB Grenada Bank / St. George’s University Undergraduate Scholarship Programme
This joint scholarship initiative between ACB Grenada Bank and the St. George’s University aligns with the Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility pillar of youth development and education.
The successful candidate will be awarded a full tuition award for the final two years of his/her undergraduate studies at the St. George’s University. You must currently be pursuing a degree in either Business, Information Technology or Marine Wildlife Conservation Biology.
To be eligible, you must be a well-rounded Grenadian resident with a solid academic track record. Applicants who are involved in positive extra-curricular activities by demonstrating a strong spirit of volunteerism and community involvement will earn favourable consideration.
To qualify, you must meet the following Criteria:
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Citizen of Grenada
- Must be resident in Grenada for 24 months prior to application deadline date
- Open to students already in the programme or TAMCC Graduates
- Community Service or volunteerism
- Extra-Curricular activities – sport, music, dance, cultural activities
- Application deadline: June 30, 2024
- Applicants must submit a 300 word essay along with their application, outlining why they are the ideal candidate to be awarded this Scholarship.
- One student will be awarded annually.
The deadline for the submission of applications is June 30 and should be sent via email to dmodeste@sgu.edu.
For further information about the application process and other conditions associated with the scholarship, you can visit https://gd.acbonline.com/corporate-social-responsibility/
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