Catherine McAuley Scholarship

Committed to affordability and student success, Mount Mercy offers unique opportunities like the Catherine McAuley Scholarship to help you propel yourself forward while giving back to your 社区.

支付ing no tuition is just the beginning

The Catherine McAuley Scholarship is more than a financial pathway to success.

As a McAuley Scholar, you will engage with a supportive 社区 alongside staff and peer mentors, who are committed to achieving success through service, 指导, 领导, professional skill development, and educational opportunities.

  • 支付 没有学费*
  • 成为…的一部分 社区 that understands the importance of service in living a purposeful life
  • 开发 real world skills that will ensure you’re on the path to a meaningful career
  • 构建 领导 skills、开发 strong relationships,并促进 积极的改变 在这个世界上
  • Engage with staff and peer mentors to unlock resources to help you succeed—both during and beyond your time at Mount Mercy
  • Earn a degree with minimal out-of-pocket costs

*The Catherine McAuley Scholarship will be combined with your institutional and state aid to cover your entire tuition and fees cost. 房间, 董事会, and books may be covered by federal aid, federal student loans, or a small remaining balance paid for by the student.

Become a scholar

The McAuley Scholarship helps you unlock tuition support and a committed 社区. The eligibility requirements for becoming a McAuley Scholar are listed below.

  • 爱荷华州的居民 and graduate from an Iowa high school
  • 被录取为 new first-year student 到仁慈山去
  • Residing all four years on Mount Mercy’s campus during the academic year
  • Eligibility is based on results from the Free Application for Federal Student 援助 (FAFSA). 请 complete the FAFSA by July 1 to be considered for the Catherine McAuley Scholarship.

Renew your scholarship

As a McAuley Scholar, you’ll have the chance to make a difference on and off campus. The McAuley Scholarship can last for your whole four years on the Hill, if you continue to meet the following renewal requirements.

  • Maintain a cumulative 2.0的绩点 at the end of each academic year
  • 成功fully complete at least 24 credit hours each academic year
  • Reside all four years on Mount Mercy’s campus during the academic year
  • 完成 McAuley Scholars: Service & 成功 课程 during the fall semester of your first year at Mount Mercy
  • 完成 FAFSA each year by July 1 to confirm your eligibility
  • 定期开会 with the program director, the director of career services, and your assigned peer mentor
  • 完整的 service hour requirements each academic year. This could include service:
    • To the 社区 through ongoing engagement with a local non-profit organization
    • To the university through pre-arranged opportunities with staff and faculty
    • To our Mount Mercy 社区 through one of the numerous pre-approved student 领导 positions on campus
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Being a McAuley Scholar has benefited me to this day. We graduated and they helped with our LinkedIn pages, and we have a constant connection to Career Services.

Macey McAtee ’20, 社会工作
Case Manager Fellow | Lydia’s House

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