Undergraduate Grants and Scholarships

Neumont Merit Scholarships

Merit-based scholarships are awarded to first-time, entering students who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance in high school or college. Prospective students who would like to be considered for any Neumont merit scholarship should:

• Complete Neumont’s Application for Admission
• Submit high school transcripts
• Submit college or other post-secondary education transcripts (if applicable)
• Submit an official standardized test score (ACT or SAT). Significant work experience may be counted in lieu of a standardized test score.

Merit scholarships are applied to quarterly tuition costs and awarded for each academic year. An academic year is defined as three quarters (nine months).

Merit scholarship recipients must maintain a cGPA of 3.25 or higher. Students whose cGPA drops below 3.25 in an academic year will forfeit their merit scholarship in the next academic year, as described in the Grant and Scholarship Forfeiture section of this catalog.

In addition, merit scholarship recipients must maintain at least half-time enrollment and abide by student conduct standards, as outlined in the current edition of the Student Handbook.

There are five types of merit-based scholarships:

Presidential Scholarship

Neumont reserves Presidential Scholarships for the most academically accomplished applicants.

Selected applicants are awarded either a 50% or 100% tuition scholarship for the entire degree program. Presidential Scholarship recipients may not receive any other Neumont scholarship or grant (Achievement, Access, Transfer, Utah Resident, Women in Technology, or Service) except the Outside Scholarship Match.

Achievement Scholarship

To encourage the enrollment of highly-qualified students who demonstrate outstanding academic aptitude, Neumont grants merit-based scholarships of $4,800 to $15,000 for the entire program ($400 to $1,250 per academic quarter) for twelve quarters.

Transfer Scholarship

To encourage the enrollment of highly qualified transfer students, Neumont awards transfer students who have earned an associate or bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a cGPA of 2.50 or higher, a transfer scholarship of $12,000 ($1,000 per academic quarter) for all twelve quarters.

Women in Technology Scholarship

To encourage more women to study the computer sciences, this $12,000 ($1,000 per quarter) scholarship over twelve quarters is awarded to qualified entering freshmen. All freshmen applicants who are indicated as female on the FAFSA, are automatically considered for this scholarship. No separate application is required.

Service Scholarship

To recognize students who have made significant contributions to their community, this $12,000 ($1,000 per quarter) award is offered to entering freshmen who have served at least eighteen months in an organized, full-time community service organization or military capacity. The student must submit official proof of service for consideration.

Neumont Need-Based Grants and Scholarships

Neumont's need-based grants are awarded to first-time, entering students who have demonstrated financial need. They are designed to assist students and their families, regardless of academic performance.

Access Grant

Neumont awards Access Grants of $6,000 for the entire program ($500 per quarter) for all twelve quarters of attendance. Need is determined by the student’s Expected Family Contribution (EFC) calculated on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Access Grants are applied to quarterly tuition costs and awarded for each academic year. An academic year is defined as three quarters (nine months).

Annual renewal of Access Grants is not automatic. Students must reapply and submit a new FAFSA each calendar year. Depending upon calculated need in subsequent years, Access Grant awards may vary from one academic year to the next. Factors that are used in determining the annual Access Grant award include family income, assets, household size, and number of family members in college, as declared on the FAFSA.

Prospective students who would like to be considered for an Access Grant should:

• Complete Neumont’s Application for Admission
• Complete the FAFSA
• Complete Neumont’s Financial Aid Application

Access Grant recipients must maintain a cGPA of 2.50 or higher. Students who forfeit grant eligibility in an academic year due to inadequate cGPA will forfeit their Access Grant for the next academic year, as described in the Scholarship Forfeiture section of this Catalog. In addition, Access Grant recipients must maintain at least half-time enrollment status (six or more credits) and abide by student conduct standards, as outlined in the current edition of the Student Handbook.

Neumont Utah Resident Grant

To encourage the enrollment of highly-qualified Utah students, Neumont awards Utah Resident Grants to full-time students who are residents of Utah. Awards of 50% or 75% of tuition (up to $5,736 per quarter) for all twelve quarters.

Eligible students must meet the following qualifications:

• For 2017 (or later) high school graduates: graduation from a Utah high school, as evidenced by the presentation of a diploma awarded by a Utah high school.
• For 2016 (or earlier) high school graduates: Utah residency for twelve months prior to the first day of classes, as evidenced by the presentation of a Utah driver’s license or other government-issued identification, or other institution-approved proof of residency.
• Utah high school graduates who did not live in the state of Utah in the twelve months prior to the first of day of classes are not eligible for this grant. Exceptions may include students who meet the qualifications to be considered Utah residents, but were living outside of Utah, as a result of full-time humanitarian, community, military, or religious service.
• Only first-time applicants meeting the residency requirements are eligible for the Utah Resident Grant.

While there are no cGPA requirements for the Neumont Utah Resident Grant, recipients may be required to maintain at least half-time enrollment status (six or more credits) and must abide by student conduct standards, as outlined in the current edition of the Student Handbook.

Neumont Outside Scholarship Match

To encourage the attendance of students who have been awarded a scholarship by a private sector company, philanthropic organization, or foundation, Neumont will match up to $5,000 of the award in the first academic year (three quarters.) Outside scholarships exclude any federal or state government scholarship or grant programs, such as the Pell Grant or Post-9/11 GI Bill grants, as well as any Neumont scholarships.

Grant and Scholarship Forfeiture

Students will forfeit their grant or scholarship award in a given academic year for one or more of the following reasons:

• Their cGPA falls below the specified level for the grant or scholarship and they have exhausted their grant or scholarship probation period.
• They drop below half-time enrollment, which is defined as six credits or more. Students may petition the Director of Student Affairs to maintain grants or scholarships when exceptional circumstances require less than half-time enrollment. Any exceptions must be approved by the Director of Student Affairs in writing.
• They have violated other Neumont standards, as outlined in the current edition of the Student Handbook and other publications referenced in the handbook—such as Housing Rules and Regulations, Acceptable Use Policy, and course syllabi.
• Forfeiture of grant or scholarship awards is at the discretion of the Student Conduct Administrator.
• Forfeiture of grant or scholarship may occur as a consequence of a first or subsequent offense—depending on the severity and nature of the offense.
• The period of grant or scholarship ineligibility may range from one quarter to the duration of a student’s enrollment at Neumont.

Undergraduate Grant and Scholarship Re-instatement Guidelines

• Students who forfeit their Achievement, Presidential, or Access Grant due to an inadequate cGPA in a given quarter are provided a grant or scholarship probationary period for the remaining quarters of the academic year (an academic year is three quarters). For example, if a student’s cGPA falls below the requirement for a Neumont grant or scholarship in the first quarter of the academic year, they will maintain that grant or scholarship for the remaining two quarters of the academic year.
• If, at the end of the academic year, the student’s cGPA remains below the grant or scholarship requirement, the grant or scholarship is lost for the following academic year.
• Students who forfeit a grant or scholarship due to inadequate cGPA during their standard enrollment period may be eligible for grant or scholarship reinstatement in the next academic year if they meet or exceed the minimum grant or scholarship cGPA requirement by the start of the next academic year. Any student who has regained the required cGPA during an academic year may request a re-evaluation of his/her cGPA by the Registrar.
• Reinstated grants or scholarships are awarded for subsequent quarters, but are not awarded retroactively.
• Grants or scholarships lost due to a violation of Neumont standards resume in the quarter after completion of a grant or scholarship ineligibility period, as determined by the Student Conduct Administrator.