Scholarships

The following Scholarship Grids are a helpful tool in determining what academic scholarship you may be eligible for based on your grade point average (GPA).  We use a standard 4.0 GPA scale when calculating scholarships.

Freshman Scholarship Calculator
Students who are first-time freshmen or transfers who have attempted less than 24 hours and are not not submitting test scores are subject to this awarding matrix.

Test Optional Scholarship Matrix

Test Scholarship Score Matrix (students submitting test scores)

Transfer Scholarship Calculator
Students who have attempted 24 or more hours after high school graduation (dual enrollment not included)

*College GPA (All courses attempted)

Student Athletes

Student athletes are eligible to receive academic scholarships in conjunction with athletic aid. All academic scholarships are limited to tuition charges only and may not be used to cover other charges.

Application
The application to apply for an Emmanuel University Academic Scholarship is the Emmanuel University Application for Financial Aid.  The application is available online here.

The Valedictorian Scholarship is an institutional program that recognizes superior academic performance. Incoming freshmen and transfer freshmen who have attempted less than 24 credit hours in college, have been selected as valedictorian of their graduating class, have minimum test scores of 1170 on the old version of the SAT (taken prior to March 2016), 1240 on the new version of the SAT (taken March 2016 or later), or 26 on the ACT, and are entering a degree program at Emmanuel University are eligible for this scholarship. (The graduating class must have at least 10 graduates and must meet regular acceptance requirements. No probational or conditional accepts will be eligible for this scholarship.)

Incoming transfer students who have attempted 24 or more credit hours in college with a 3.65 cumulative GPA or higher for all coursework attempted, selected as valedictorian of their high school graduating class, and are entering a degree program at Emmanuel University are eligible for this scholarship. (The graduating class must have at least 10 graduates.)

Awards
For 204-2025, the award is up to $4,500 per semester or up to $9,000 per year. The recipient must be a full-time degree-seeking student. Students beginning enrollment during the Spring Semester are eligible to receive this scholarship. This scholarship is non-transferable, not available during the Summer Semester, and not redeemable for cash.

Students receiving the Valedictorian Scholarship are not eligible to receive the Zenith, Pinnacle, Apex, Peak, Crown, Summit, Crest, Academic or Achiever Scholarships.

Application
The application to apply for the Emmanuel University Valedictorian Scholarship is the Emmanuel University Application for Financial Aid.  The application is available online here.

For incoming freshmen, high school transcripts must be submitted to the Office of Admissions for evaluation.  For incoming transfers, high school transcripts and all college transcripts must be submitted to the Office of Admissions for evaluation.

Fine Arts- Rating Format

A scholarship is given to full-time, degree-seeking students who have achieved fair, good, excellent, or superior ranking on the conference and/or national level from a teen level evangelical fine arts competition (National Fine Arts Festival, Teen Talent, Bible Quest and Royal Rangers) sponsored by the denomination or conference.  

The student must provide official verification of the winnings to the Office of Financial Aid from the Discipleship Ministries Director’s Office or conference verifying the years and categories won.  Yearly awards will be divided by 8 semesters.

Fine Arts- Competition Format

A scholarship is given to full-time, degree-seeking students who have first, second and third place winnings on the teen conference and/or national level from Evangelical fine arts competitions (National Fine Arts Festival, Bible Quest, Ranger of the Year, and Teen Talent) sponsored by the denomination or conference.

Award
Scholarships are awarded on the following basis:

• For each first-place conference win, the student receives a $600 scholarship.  Each second-place conference win receives $400, and each third-place conference wins receive $200.
• For each first-place national win, the student receives a $1,200 scholarship. Each second-place national win receives $750, and each third-place national win receives $500.
• Award will be divided over 8 semesters.

This scholarship is non-transferable, not available during the summer semester and not redeemable for cash.

Application
The Emmanuel University Application for Financial Aid must be completed each year here to receive this scholarship.

The student must provide official verification of the winnings in the form of a letter from their Conference Discipleship Ministries Director’s Office verifying the years and categories won to the Office of Financial Aid. 

A letter should be mailed or faxed to Emmanuel University:

     Emmanuel University
     Attn: Office of Financial Aid
     P.O. Box 129
     Franklin Springs, GA 30639
     (706) 245-2846 (fax)

A matching scholarship is provided to full-time, degree-seeking students who receive a contribution from their local church (any denomination). The recipient must regularly attend their local church. (It is the student’s responsibility to inform his or her church of any guidelines pertaining to this scholarship.)

Award
Emmanuel University will match up to $500 per year (see chart below for guidelines):

The contribution must be at least $500. While larger contributions to a student’s account are welcomed and encouraged, only the first $500 will be matched. Contributions of less than $500 will not be matched. The only exception is if the student is attending only one semester of the academic year, the college will match a $250 contribution. Contributions received after the deadline may not be fully matched.

The matching scholarship is non-transferable, not available during the summer semester and not redeemable for cash.

It is the students responsibility to note in their EUAFA their church’s desire to participate in the church matching scholarship. Churches do not need to complete an application. Instead, churches should make contributions payable to Emmanuel College and send them by the deadline listed above. In the memo section of the check, state Church Matching Contribution and name of student. Please mail check to:

Emmanuel University
P.O. Box 129
Franklin Springs, GA 30639

Participation in this Scholarship Program by a sponsoring church involves accepting responsibility to make contributions in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service Guidelines. Specifically, this means that contributions for this scholarship program must be from the church body and cannot represent designated gifts from an individual for a particular student. Failure to adhere to these guidelines will jeopardize participation in the scholarship program.

A scholarship is given to full-time, degree-seeking students enrolling for the first time, who are currently attending an International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) or Congregational Holiness Church (CHC).

Award
Any eligible applicant can receive up to $3,000 per semester or up to $6,000 per year. This scholarship is non-transferable, not available during the summer semester and not redeemable for cash. This scholarship, in combination with any scholarships and grants, cannot exceed the cost of tuition and residence charges.

Application
The application to apply for the Founders Scholarship is the Emmanuel University Application for Financial Aid.  The application is available online here.

Renewal
These scholarships are renewable each year provided the recipient maintains at least a 2.50 cumulative grade point average (GPA) and full-time enrollment. A recipient cannot receive this scholarship for more than eight semesters.

In addition to scholarship, students are encouraged to apply for additional forms of assistance by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid here and the HOPE Scholarship and Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant here.

All grants, scholarships and loans singularly or in combination cannot exceed a students’ cost of attendance.  A students cost of attendance is determined by the financial aid office and includes tuition, room and board, books, transportation and miscellaneous expenses.

The Pentecostal Heritage Scholarship provides financial assistance to new full-time degree-seeking students enrolling for the first time, who are currently attending a church or fellowship that is a member of the Pentecostal Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA) other than Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) or Congregational Holiness Church (CHC).

Award
The award is up to $500 per semester or up to $1,000 per year. The scholarship is non-transferable, not available during the summer semester and not redeemable for cash.  Students beginning enrollment during the spring semester are eligible to receive this scholarship.

Application
The Emmanuel University Application for Financial Aid (EUAFA) is the application for this scholarship and can be completed online through Net Partner here.

Renewal
This scholarship is renewable each year (up to four years) provided the recipient maintains at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) and enrolls full-time.

Additional Requirements

This scholarship in combination with any other scholarships and grants cannot exceed the cost of tuition and resident housing.  Funds will be adjusted accordingly.

All grants, scholarships and loans singularly or in combination cannot exceed a students’ cost of attendance.  A students cost of attendance is determined by the financial aid office and includes tuition, room and board, books, transportation and miscellaneous expenses.

Emmanuel is proud to offer several scholarships to students from our local community. These scholarships are automatically awarded to eligible students. Students must complete the Emmanuel College Application for Aid (EUAFA) on NetPartner in order to establish eligibility.

• Lion Pride Scholarship: For Franklin County, GA residents or students attending Franklin County High School. Students starting as a freshman or transfer attending Emmanuel University beginning in August 2023 or later. New students must have a graduation date of 05/01/2023 or after. Transfer students must be new to Emmanuel. Students must be enrolled on-site to qualify. Home school students and GED recipients that earned their diploma or equivalent on or after 05/01/2023 are also eligible. This scholarship is $1500 annually. #BeALionStayALion
• Community Partnership Scholarship: For students that are residents in the counties adjacent to Franklin, including Banks, Stephens, Hart, Elbert and Madison. Students must be attending Emmanuel as a new or transfer student beginning in August 2023 or after. New students must have a graduation date of 05/01/2023 or after. Transfer students must be new to Emmanuel. Students must be enrolled on-site to qualify. Home school students and GED recipients that earned their diploma or equivalent on or after 05/01/2023 are also eligible. This scholarship is $1000 annually.

For students 27 and older that are in pursuit of a first undergraduate degree (applicants may already have course credit or an associate degree). Students must enroll in an on-site program and reside in one of the following counties:

1. Franklin County
2. Madison County
3. Stephens County
4. Elbert County
5. Hart County
6. Banks County
7. Clarke County
8. Oconee County
9. Oglethorpe County
10. Jackson County
11. Habersham County
12. Anderson County, SC

Request more information for the Community Grant here

Emmanuel is pleased to award up to $2500 in annual scholarship to students that attended Emmanuel University for dual enrollment as a high school student. The dual enrollment period must have been on or after August 1, 2022. Students must be enrolled full-time and on-site to qualify. Students receive 1 of 2 amounts depending on the amount of credit earned at Emmanuel.

• Earned at least 3 hours- $1500 annually
• Earned at least 6 hours- $2500 annually

Description and Award Amount
The Legacy Scholarship is an institutional scholarship given to new full-time degree seeking students enrolling for the first time, whose parent(s) attended Emmanuel University. The award is up to $250 per semester or up to $500 per year. This scholarship is not available during the summer semester. Students beginning enrollment during the spring semester are eligible to receive this scholarship.

How to Apply and Renew
The Emmanuel University Application for Financial Aid is the application for this scholarship at can be completed online through Net Partner. Log into Net Partner here.  Log In instructions can be found on the home page of the NetPartner website. These scholarships are renewable each year provided the recipient maintains at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) and full-time enrollment. A recipient cannot receive this scholarship for more than eight semesters.

Recalculation and Additional Information
If the student does not maintain full-time enrollment at the end of the drop/add period of a semester, the student is not eligible to receive this scholarship for that semester. This scholarship in combination with any scholarships and grants cannot exceed the cost of tuition, housing, and/or board charged by the college. This scholarship will be adjusted if these costs are exceeded.

In addition to scholarship, students are encouraged to apply for additional forms of assistance by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid here and the HOPE Scholarship and Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant here.

All grants, scholarships and loans singularly or in combination cannot exceed a students’ cost of attendance.  A students cost of attendance is determined by the financial aid office and includes tuition, room and board, books, transportation and miscellaneous expenses.

A discount is given to full-time, degree-seeking students at Emmanuel University when two or more immediate family members* in the same household are enrolled simultaneously. This includes dependent siblings, parents of dependent students, and/or married couples. Joint enrolled students are not eligible to receive this scholarship.
*Immediate family members would include dependents who are in foster care or legal guardianship.

Award
The discount is $300 per semester or $600 per year for each student. This discount is available to students for the summer semester providing that all family members are enrolled full-time. This discount is non-transferable and not redeemable for cash.

Application
The application to apply for the  Family Discount is the Emmanuel University Application for Financial Aid.  The application is available here and needs to be completed each year.

Renewal
Students are eligible to receive this discount each year if all applicable family members continue to be enrolled full-time at Emmanuel College and have maintained Satisfactory Academic Progress.

In addition to scholarship, students are encouraged to apply for additional forms of assistance by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid here and the HOPE Scholarship and Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant here.

All grants, scholarships and loans singularly or in combination cannot exceed a students’ cost of attendance.  A students cost of attendance is determined by the financial aid office and includes tuition, room and board, books, transportation and miscellaneous expenses.

The EU Impact Scholarship (EUI Scholarship)is an institutional program that recognizes mission-fit incoming first-year students with a heart for leadership, evangelism, and discipleship.

Award
For 2024-2025, the award is up to $2,500 per year or $1,250 per semester. Awards are made  to full-time, degree-seeking freshmen each year.

Eligibility
This scholarship must be coordinated with other financial aid awarded at Emmanuel. A recipient of the EUI Scholarship cannot receive institutional aid in excess of the cost of tuition.

Initial Award:

• The application deadline in March 15th
• Must represent exemplary servant leadership within the student’s church, school, and community
• Must be a graduating high school senior
• Must have at the minimum a 3.0 GPA and scored at least 1000 on SAT or 21 on ACT
• Must have completed the FAFSA, the Emmanuel University Application for Financial Aid and the EUI Scholarship Application. Georgia residents must also complete the HOPE Scholarship and Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant Application (GA411).  All the applications except the EUI Scholarship Application are available on the Net Partner website here.

Award Renewal: 

• • After the initial award year, this scholarship is renewable for a maximum of three more years if the following criteria continue to be met:
  • Must participate faithfully in the Emmanuel University EUI program
  • Must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75

Frequently Asked Questions

• Will my financial need be considered as a factor in my receiving this scholarship? No
• What is the deadline for my application?  March 15th
• When will I be notified if I have been awarded this scholarship? Within one month of application deadline.
• How is my activity resume being evaluated? Please contact EUI Sponsor Sam Wooten for an explanation of the point system used for evaluation.

Endowed scholarships are scholarship funds made available to students through the generosity of donors. These funds are established by a donor in honor or memory of loved ones typically, or as a way to assist students who share a similar passion and call as the donor. Endowed scholarships are established when donors make a contribution large enough to generate interest earnings each year that fund scholarships. Emmanuel faculty, staff, and students are pleased to recognize the lasting legacy that these donors have made possible by creating the following scholarship funds.

Financial Aid personnel review the information collected from the admissions application, application essay, transcripts, and the Emmanuel University Application for Financial Aid to determine if you may be eligible for any of the following scholarships. These awards are made automatically without the need to submit additional information. Recipients of any endowed scholarships will be provided the information needed in order to send a thank you note as well as details about your Emmanuel journey.

A profound thank you to all the donors, loved ones, and legacies represented by every fund listed below.

For students planning to be Educators.This scholarship fund is a competitive program designed to recognize an incoming full-time, degree-seeking freshman student that desires to seek a career in education. Applicants from diverse and underrepresented student populations such as minority groups and first-generation college students are encouraged to apply.

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This scholarship is a competitive scholarship program designed to recognize an incoming freshman student with demonstrated excellence in graphic design skills. 

Criteria: Recipients must submit an application prior to December 1 of their high school senior year to be considered for review. For academic year 2024-25, applications will be accepted through May 1, 2024. The application process requires:

• A scholarship application submission
• Submit 3 digital images of representative artworks that have been completed in the past two years.
  • Artwork must be submitted as .jpgs. Please include a pdf or Word doc list of image titles, mediums, and dates of completion
• A half- to one-page artist’s statement with a brief description of your artworks that shapes the viewers’ perspective when they are looking at your artwork in general.
• 500 Word essay responding to the prompt: My Personal/Academic/Artistic Goals

Fund Restrictions: This scholarship program is limited to tuition assistance only. Room and board, fees, and fines are not eligible to be covered by the fund. Funds not eligible for use in summer terms.

Award Amount: The annual award amount is $5000. Funds can be used in combination with other institutional aid but cannot create a tuition overage or refund. Annual award amount may be reduced to eliminate financial assistance exceeding full-tuition once all other federal, state, and institutional aid has been awarded.

Recipient Limits: No more than one recipient per academic year will be selected. Students that withdraw, change major, or otherwise become ineligible will not generate eligibility for a replacement recipient.

Renewal: The scholarship is renewable up to a maximum of eight semesters of enrollment. Students must maintain a 3.0 CGPA and continue in the Emmanuel College Graphic Design program. A student changing major is no longer eligible for this fund. Students that lose eligibility due to minimum GPA requirements can regain eligibility in later semesters once the minimum GPA requirement has been met. Students are responsible to notify the Office of Financial Aid once eligibility has been regained. Emmanuel College reserves the right to rescind scholarship eligibility if a student engages in behavior that brings into question his or her honesty, maturity, or moral character.

All scholarship funds offered by Emmanuel University are subject to availability.

The Yearbook Staff Scholarship fund is a competitive scholarship program designed to recognize excellence in photography or journalism. Scholarship funds are awarded by the Yearbook advisor to students serving on the yearbook staff.

Criteria: Scholarship funds are awarded to two (2) students selected by the faculty Yearbook advisor in consultation with the Communications Department faculty. One award will be in recognition of the Yearbook Editor. The second award will be to a promising incoming, new student with prior yearbook experience at the high school level.  Students must submit a request for consideration via application/email for either award.

The initial scholarship application process requires:

• A scholarship application submission
• A referral letter from a current yearbook advisor or representative (for freshmen) OR from a current professor (for current students)
• Submit 3 digital samples of writing, editing or photography
• 500 Word essay responding to the prompt: My Personal/Academic/Artistic Goals

Fund Restrictions: Scholarship awards are limited to two (2) recipients each academic year. Funds are limited to tuition assistance only. Room and board, fees, and fines are not eligible to be covered by the fund. Yearbook funds are not eligible for use in summer terms.

Award Amount: The annual award amount offered for each fund is:

• Yearbook Editor- $1000
• Freshman Yearbook Staff- $1000

Funds can be used in combination with other institutional aid but cannot create a tuition overage or refund. The annual award amount may be reduced to eliminate financial assistance exceeding full-tuition once all other federal, state, and institutional aid has been awarded.

Recipient Limits: No more than one recipient per academic year will be selected for each fund. Students that withdraw, quit Yearbook, or otherwise become ineligible will not generate eligibility for a replacement recipient.

Renewal: Yearbook scholarships are not renewable. Freshman yearbook staff can apply for the Yearbook Editor award in subsequent years of enrollment. The Yearbook Editor scholarship is not guaranteed year to year for recipients. The Yearbook Advisor and retains the right to rescind scholarship eligibility due to failure to complete assigned tasks. Emmanuel College reserves the right to rescind scholarship eligibility if a student engages in behavior that brings into question his or her honesty, maturity, or moral character.