Scholarships

Most endowment awards are need-based university scholarships and grants for undergraduate students and are awarded according to donor-specified criteria such as major, campus activities, and academic performance. Students selected to receive a donor scholarship may be contacted by University Relations to write a thank you note to the donor. 

Full-time enrollment (12-18 units) is required each semester to receive these awards. An endowment award may be reduced or canceled if you later receive other federal, state, or university awards or other resources not listed on your most recent Financial Aid Award. The annual renewal of a university endowment award is NOT automatic. Students must apply for financial aid each year, meet priority funding application deadlines, and maintain a 2.0 GPA or donor-specific GPA requirements as described under each scholarship below. 

FALL 2024

Apply to these scholarships in the fall. The scholarships listed below will be awarded in Spring 2025. Open dates vary by scholarship.

Apply to these scholarships by signing in to the online application site Blackbaud Award Management, using your MyLMU credentials. The general application form will need to be completed before applying for individual scholarship opportunities. 

Robert and Lois Atherton Foundation Scholarship (CLOSED) 

• Must be a full-time LMU undergraduate student majoring in business or engineering.
• Must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5.
• New Applicants: Must submit an essay answering "Who or what inspired you to go to college?"
• Renewal Applicants: Must submit an essay answering " How has the Atherton Foundation Scholarship impacted you, and in what ways do you continue to be deserving of this support?"
• The scholarship is renewable if the student continues to satisfy all requirements but must apply annually and submit an essay to be considered.

Mabel Wilson Richards Scholarship (CLOSED)

• Must be a female LMU undergraduate or graduate student with a minimum GPA of 3.25.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and a resident of Los Angeles County.
• Must have financial need.
• Students must complete a separate application that can be found in the link (Blackbaud Award Management) above.
• The scholarship is renewable if the student continues to satisfy all requirements.

LA Philanthropic Scholarship (CLOSED) 

• Must be a full-time LMU sophomore, junior, or senior with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have demonstrated financial need of at least $2,000 per academic year. 
• Must be a student majoring in either the Sciences, Mathematics, Business, Physical or Life Sciences, Applied Sciences, Pre-Medicine, Nursing, Engineering, or Computer Science.
• New applicants must submit a resume. 
• New Applicants- Submit an essay describing why you are deserving of the LA Philanthropic Foundation Scholarship. Include information regarding how you have shown and continue to show an interest in your community, or that of LMU (e.g., fraternal orders, youth groups, organizations sponsoring and supporting the American system of government and free enterprise system).
• The scholarship is renewable if the student continues to satisfy all requirements but must apply annually to be considered.

Coca-Cola Scholarship (CLOSED)

• Must be a full-time LMU undergraduate student with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Incoming freshmen and transfer students must have a 3.0 GPA or higher ​from their prior institution.
• Must have financial need.
• Participation in LMU's First to Go Mentoring Program (either currently or a commitment to participate).
• Must be a first-generation student as defined by Coca-Cola.
• This scholarship is not renewable.

SPRING 2025

Apply to these scholarships in the spring. The scholarships listed below will be awarded in Fall 2025. Open dates vary by scholarship.

Apply to these scholarships by signing in to the online application site Blackbaud Award Management, using your MyLMU credentials. The general application form will need to be completed before applying for individual scholarship opportunities. 

Alliance of Women Philanthropists Scholarship (CLOSED)

• Must be a full-time LMU undergraduate, graduate,  or Loyola Law School student.
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Based on high financial need as determined by the student’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). 
• Preference for a female recipient.
• The recipient may be asked to attend and address a meeting of the Alliance of Women Philanthropists annually
• Provide an essay (500-word max) answering one of the following:
  • Describe a female role model in your life and explain how her leadership has impacted you.
  • Describe a life experience or challenge that you felt demonstrated your leadership and was transformative to your growth.
  • What does being a community leader mean to you? Describe a change or an impact you plan to make in your community.
• The scholarship is renewable if the student continues to satisfy all requirements but must apply annually to be considered.

Lewis A. Kingsley Foundation Scholarship (CLOSED)

• Must be returning as a full-time LMU sophomore, junior, or senior with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
• Must submit a one to two-page essay (double-spaced) answering, “Why you should receive the Lewis A. Kingsley Foundation Scholarship.”
• Must submit proof of employment (work-study positions satisfy this requirement) and current resume.
• The scholarship is renewable if the student continues to satisfy all requirements.

Alpha Delta Gamma Scholarship (CLOSED)

• Must be a full-time LMU undergraduate student.
• Must be a current Lambda Chapter Member of ADG or a direct relative of an ADG Lambda Chapter alumnus.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to excellence in the core values of ADG.
• Must submit an essay (500-word max) describing ADG commitment as well as other qualifying information required.
• The scholarship is renewable if the student continues to satisfy all requirements, but must apply annually to be considered.

Class of 1956 Legacy Scholarship (CLOSED)

• Must be a continuing student (who entered LMU as a first-year student).
• The student must be a “rising junior” with 60 semester hours completed before the awarding of the scholarship (i.e., sophomore applicants in the spring plan to complete 60 semester hours before the fall semester).
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
• Based on high financial need as determined by the student's Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• Preference will be given to children, grandchildren, and/or great-grandchildren of alumni/alumnae of Loyola University, Marymount College, and Loyola Marymount University. 
• Consideration will be given to students for their involvement in service activities or organizations and campus extracurricular activities or organizations.
• The scholarship is renewable if the student continues to satisfy all requirements and completes an additional 30 semester hours applicable to his/her degree.

Herbert Darling III Memorial Scholarship (CLOSED)

• Must be a full-time LMU undergraduate student enrolled in the LMU School of Film and Television or LMU College of Business Administration. Preference is given to SFTV & CBA double-major students.
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25.
• Must write an essay (500-word max) answering "Why you are deserving of the Herbert Darling III Memorial Scholarship." 
• Preference is given to members of the Sigma Chi fraternity, and/or residents of New Hampshire or elsewhere in New England.
• The scholarship is renewable if the student continues to satisfy all requirements but must apply annually to be considered.

Linkey Booth Green Scholarship (CLOSED)

• Must be entering or returning in the fall as a full-time LMU undergraduate student enrolled in the College of Business Administration. 
• Incoming freshmen must have a high school GPA of 3.0; current LMU students a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.
• New Applicants - Must submit an essay (500-word max) answering, “Who or what inspired you to go to college?”
• The scholarship is renewable if the student continues to satisfy all requirements but must apply annually to be considered and submit an essay addressing “How do your experiences as an LMU/CBA student and your future aspirations qualify you as deserving of continued support from the Linkey Booth Green Scholarship?"

Stephen Family Scholarship (CLOSED)

• Must be a full-time LMU undergraduate student with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2.
• Must be employed with a minimum of 10 hours of work a week (work-study positions satisfy this requirement).
• Must submit an essay (500-word max) that describes how you exhibit: a strong work ethic, a desire to achieve excellence, humility, high moral and ethical values, a desire to become a leader, and a desire to make a difference in the world for the benefit of others.
• The scholarship is renewable if the student continues to satisfy all requirements but must apply annually to be considered. 

Dean Family Endowed Scholarship (CLOSED)

• Must be a full-time LMU undergraduate student.
• Must have attended and graduated from a public high school.
• Must submit a short essay (500-word max), describing how you have been involved in service to your community.
• The scholarship is renewable if the student continues to satisfy all requirements but must apply annually to be considered.

In accordance with NCAA regulations, Athletic Grant-In-Aid is designated for student-athletes to assist with college expenses. These awards may be full or partial grants regardless of the student-athlete financial need. Eligibility for Athletic Grant-In-Aid awards is determined by the Athletic Department each year.

Less than full-time enrollment (less than 12 units) will require a reevaluation of the award amount. An athletic grant may be reduced or canceled if you later receive other federal, state, or university awards, or other resources not listed on your most recent Financial Aid Award.

Institutional financial aid based in any degree on athletics ability may be reduced or canceled during the period of the award if the recipient:

• Renders himself or herself ineligible for intercollegiate competition;
• Fraudulently misrepresents any information on an application, letter of intent or financial aid agreement;
• Engages in serious misconduct warranting serious disciplinary penalty; or
• Voluntarily withdraws from the team at any time for personal reasons.

To be considered for a renewal of this award in subsequent years, the student-athlete must remain a member of his/her team in good standing as defined by the NCAA, the WCC (or other athletic conferences as applicable,) LMU, Athletic Department and Team requirements.

If a prospective student-athlete or student-athlete is offered an institutional award that is equal to, or greater than, the athletic grant, but would exceed NCAA scholarship maximums if accepted, the prospective student-athlete or student-athlete may release the institution of its obligation to provide the athletic aid in order to accept the more favorable institutional award without penalty.

If an athletic grant-in-aid is canceled, reduced, or not renewed for any reason, the student-athlete has a right to a financial aid appeal and notice of a hearing opportunity. The student-athlete is solely responsible for contacting LMU Financial Aid in such an instance for details and procedures for an appeal hearing.

LMU Financial Aid is excited to introduce Scholarship Universe, a new tool for LMU students that makes finding and applying for scholarships easier than ever before.        

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What is Scholarship Universe?

Scholarship Universe is a matching system that maximizes scholarship opportunities for students. Scholarship Universe allows students to create an academic profile that enables them to be connected with various outside scholarship opportunities that match their criteria.

How does Scholarship Universe Work?

• Students answer questions that get them matched to scholarship opportunities they are eligible for.
• Students easily apply online to multiple scholarship opportunities through a personalized portal.
• Students can track their application status online via the portal.
• Students are alerted whenever they are matched to a new scholarship opportunity.
• Students receive automated reminders about pending tasks and next steps.

How do I use Scholarship Universe?

• Click the “Login” button at the top of this page.
• Enter your LMU ID and password to log in.
• Answer as many questions as you can in order to build your profile and match you to eligible scholarships.
• Click on the “Scholarships” tab and start applying!

Be sure to update your profile frequently. Information such as GPA, number of units taken, class standing, major, minor, etc. will affect scholarship eligibility.

Please email us if you have any questions.

Scholarships and awards from private donors, civic organizations, corporations, foundations, or other groups are considered outside awards. If you receive an outside award, you must notify LMU Financial Aid so that your financial aid award can be adjusted accordingly.

LMU Financial Aid must evaluate and incorporate outside scholarships into a student’s financial aid award package. In rare circumstances, it may be necessary to reduce need-based institutional awards if the total financial aid exceeds the Federally calculated need (SAI), or if the sum of all your scholarships exceeds the universities Cost of Attendance (COA) for your program.

When adjusting a student’s need-based award, an outside scholarship will first reduce or replace the self-help portion of the student's award (need-based loans or federal work awards) before reducing LMU Scholarships or grants. LMU makes every effort to avoid reducing institutional awards, but there are times when it cannot be avoided. 

How to Notify Us

Students should report their outside scholarship by emailing LMU Financial Aid at Finaid@lmu.edu. Include the scholarship name, awarding agency, and amount. You should also send any scholarship award letter you received from the awarding agency.

Crediting Scholarship to Your Student Account

LMU Financial Aid will update the Resource section of your financial aid award with your pending scholarship for the term the scholarship is awarded. When the scholarship check is received, it will be posted to your Student Account within five business days.

Where to Send Scholarship Checks

Scholarship agencies should send scholarship payments directly to LMU Financial Aid using the address below. Checks should be made payable to Loyola Marymount University. Please instruct the scholarship agency to include your full name and university ID number.

LMU Financial Aid

Charles Von Der Ahe Building

Attn: Scholarship Manager

1 LMU Drive, Suite 270

Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659

As a Gates Millennium Scholarship (GMS) recipient, you must submit your online GMS Request for Funding Form through the GMS student login for renewal.  In order to have your GMS Financial Aid Form processed, you must complete all of your financial aid requirements.

It is your responsibility to submit the required forms for the renewal of your Gates Millennium Scholarship to LMU Financial Aid in a timely manner.  Please note you risk losing your scholarship if your requirements needed to process your financial aid award are not completed.

In order to process the GMS Financial Aid form, our office must be informed of all sources of anticipated aid, which is any funding outside of your GMS scholarship and financial aid award.  Any additional funding reported to our office after your forms have been processed may result in a revised award process to GMS.  Failure to report additional funding to our office may result in a reduction to your financial aid award and/or GMS scholarship.

If you would like more information about the Gates Millennium Scholarship or its renewal process, please contact the Gates Foundation at 1-877-690-4677 or visit their website.

If you will not be returning for an academic year due to withdrawing from LMU or filing a leave of absence, please let us know by emailing the office, with your LMU ID number included, so we can update our LMU Gates Millennium Scholars Roster.

Important Dates

March 2^nd – reapply for financial aid by completing a FAFSA application.  If selected for federal verification, submit requested verification documents within 10-30 business days.

May 1^st - Log in to your Gates Millennium Scholars Portal and complete the Gates Millennium Scholarship Request for Funding Form.  If you fail to submit your GMS Request for Funding Form, your Gates Millennium Scholarship will not be renewed.

June 1^st – Notify LMU Financial Aid of any anticipated sources of funding outside of your GMS scholarship and financial aid award.

GMS and Your Financial Aid Award

Upon receipt of your GMS Request for Funding Form, LMU Financial Aid will complete and submit to GMS. If you are found eligible to continue to receive your scholarship, GMS will determine the amount of your scholarship award, and submit an electronic payment to LMU. When our office learns of the amount you’ll be eligible for it will be estimated as an “Outside Resource” within your PROWL account until the electronic payment is received.

If your scholarship causes an over-award, your award may be adjusted in order to comply with federal, state, and institutional policy.

GMS and Your Student Account

LMU Financial Aid will send a list of GMS recipients to the Student Accounts Office to notify them you are a recipient.

Your GMS award will not automatically show on the Student Accounts Touchnet system. Student Accounts must manually include your GMS award as meeting appropriate LMU charges.