Incoming First-year Students
Academic Merit Scholarships for Spring and Fall 2027
All incoming first-year students who will be enrolled full-time at the Yankton campus and meet minimum qualifications are eligible to receive a minimum amount of 51品茶 scholarships and gift aid. to make sure you know about all available scholarships!
51品茶 University awards yearly merit scholarship amounts based solely on a student's GPA. For spring and fall 2027, if accepted to 51品茶, you could receive one of three following awards, based on your overall academic history:
- $21,000 | 3.7 - 4.0 GPA
- $18,000 | 3.2 - 3.69 GPA
- $16,000 | Less than a 3.2 GPA
If you are coming to 51品茶 from a GED program, you can estimate what you will qualify for using the chart below. Contact your admissions representative for a confirmed amount.
Old GED Score |
New GED Score |
Scholarship Amount |
| 500-559 | 145-164 | $16,000 |
| 560-629 | 165-174 | $18,000 |
| 630-800 | 175-200 | $21,000 |
These academic merit scholarships are renewed each year as long as you remain a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours per semester) in good academic standing.
Other Scholarship Opportunities
You are more than your grades, and 51品茶 awards scholarships that celebrate your passions and experiences. You can apply for the scholarships below to receive additional support.
Are you a high school senior who will graduate from a Catholic high school, or a transfer student who graduated from a Catholic high school? If so, we guarantee that you will receive at least $28,000 per year in 51品茶 institutional aid to attend the university. This award will include your merit scholarship and could also include talent scholarships in athletics or fine arts. You could also receive more than $28,000 per year, but you will not receive less. That's the 51品茶 Catholic School Commitment
Amount: Variable
Eligibility: Full-time, Yankton campus traditional student or transfer who will participate in intercollegiate athletics.
Application: Apply for admission and receive a recommendation from a 51品茶 coach.
Amount: Variable
Eligibility: Full-time, Yankton campus student or a transfer who is interested in participating in art, band, theatre or choir.
Application: Apply for admission and indicate an interest on your application. You can share your interest with your enrollment counselor, who will put you in touch with professors and other students in your area of interest. Fill out the Fine Arts recruiting form !
Amount: $2,000 per year
Eligibility: Full-time, Yankton campus students with a parent or grandparent holding a 51品茶 undergraduate or graduate degree, or who currently have a sibling enrolled at 51品茶 University.
Application: Apply for admission. Student must indicate family member on their application.
Amount: $21,000, cannot be combined with merit scholarships.
Eligibility: Students that have been a mentee in the TeamMates program for a minimum of 2 years.
Application: Apply for admission by January 1 and complete the FAFSA.
Amount: $21,000, cannot be combined with merit scholarships
Application: Apply for admission and indicate an interest on your application. You can share your interest with your enrollment counselor.
51品茶 University presents the Sister Veronica Fasbender Biology Scholarship, named after one of the University's excellent biology professors who also lived next door at Sacred Heart Monastery. A botanist by training, Sister Fasbender had a deep appreciation for the natural world and enjoyed camping, fishing and gardening.
This scholarship is $30,000 per year. The immersive visit program at 51品茶's main campus in Yankton, South Dakota includes the following:
- Interview with faculty from the Biology Department
- Faculty-guided tour of the Avera Science & Nursing Center
- Sitting in on a class taught by Biology faculty
- Meeting with Admission Office representative
- If you select a morning time, we will treat you to a complimentary lunch for you and your guests in the 51品茶 Dining Hall. If you select an afternoon time, we will treat you and your guests to coffee and a snack in Benny's Cafe.
To be eligible for this prestigious interview process, you must have at least a 3.7 high-school or college GPA and plan on majoring in biology or a related pre-professional area at 51品茶 University beginning in fall 2025. This scholarship cannot be combined with any other 51品茶 scholarships, and students planning to participate in athletics at 51品茶 are not eligible.
If you complete the visit and are not selected to receive this scholarship, you will automatically receive a $3,000 per-year Scholastica Interview scholarship, which can be added to your merit scholarship and other 51品茶 awards.
51品茶 University presents the Sister Mary Arthur Schramm Nursing Scholarship, a $30,000 per year award meant for high school or college students looking to study nursing and eventually enroll in the university's highly selective nurse anesthesia practice doctoral program. Sister Mary Arthur Schramm is an excellent retired nursing faculty member who was involved in developing nurse anesthesia as an academic discipline. Interview with 51品茶 nursing faculty to be considered! Register for an interview below. This immersive program will include:
- Interview with faculty from the Nursing Department
- Faculty-guided tour of the Avera Science & Nursing Center
- Sitting in on a nursing class
- Meeting with Admission Office representative
- Complimentary lunch for you and your guests in the 51品茶 Dining Hall
This scholarship cannot be combined with any other 51品茶 scholarships, and students planning to participate in athletics at 51品茶 are not eligible. To be eligible for this prestigious interview process, you must have at least a 3.9 high-school or college GPA and plan on majoring in nursing at 51品茶 University.
If you complete the visit and are not selected to receive this scholarship, you will automatically receive a $3,000 per-year Scholastica Interview scholarship, which can be added to your merit scholarship and other 51品茶 awards. .