First-Year Merit Scholarships
VerifiedCollege program
- Award
- Amounts vary; can be as high as $42,000 per year, applied to tuition only, for eight semesters.
- Timeline
- Nov 1, 2026Considered if you apply by the admission deadline. Fall 2027: Early Action and Early Decision I
- Jan 15, 2027Early Decision II and Regular Decision .
- How to apply
- No separate application; admitted first-year applicants who apply by the deadline are automatically considered.
- What you'll need
- No separate application: you are considered when you apply for admission
- Who can apply
- New first-year applicants to Chapman. Awards are need-blind and based on high school academics, curriculum strength, the application and test scores if provided, at the Admission Committee's discretion.
- Good to know
- Renewal requires a 2.75 cumulative Chapman GPA.