Scholarships
Merit Scholarships
Fall 2025
Starting with the 2025-26 academic year, the following academic based RMU Merit Scholarships are awarded through the Office of Admissions based on official, weighted GPA at the point of admission to the university.
Undergraduate first year applicants
- $26,000 with a weighted GPA of 3.8 or higher
- $24,000 with a weighted GPA of 3.40 - 3.79
- $21,000 with a weighted GPA of 3.10 - 3.39
- $17,000 with a weighted GPA of 2.70 - 3.09
- $12,000 with a weighted GPA of 2.50 - 2.69
- $10,000 with a weighted GPA < 2.50
Undergraduate transfer applicants
- $19,000 with a transfer college GPA above 3.60
- $17,000 with a transfer college GPA of 3.25 - 3.59
- $15,000 with a transfer college GPA of 2.70 - 3.24
- $8,000 with a transfer college GPA of 2.30 - 2.69
- $6,000 with a transfer college GPA below 2.30
Based off of a cumulative total GPA calculation from all colleges attended.
Students are notified of their eligibility for institutional scholarships and grants at the point of admission. Full time students may receive the above listed institutional scholarships for a maximum of four years as long as an overall 2.0 GPA is maintained. Fully online students are not eligible. For additional renewal criteria, please review the RMU Institutional Aid policy.
Need-Based Grants
Below is a list of need-based aid that is available to students at Robert Morris University. These need-based forms of aid are considered grants and do not have to be repaid. Please contact the Financial Aid Office if you have any questions.
Federal Grants
Pell Grants
The Pell Grant Program provides need based grants to low-income students. Grant amounts are dependent on: the student's expected family contribution (EFC); the cost of attendance (as determined by the institution); the student's enrollment status (full-time or part-time); and whether the student attends for a full academic year or less.
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
The Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant is a program for undergraduates with exceptional financial need. Please contact the Financial Aid office for further information.
State Grants
PA State Grant (Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency)
The PA State Grant Program offers financial assistance to eligible Pennsylvania undergraduate students to help meet the costs of higher education. The FAFSA serves as the program's application.
Please note the following, in addition to the program qualifications in the above link:
- For students taking eight week courses, you must be enrolled in both eight week sessions to be eligible.
RTSS ( PA Ready to Succeed Scholarship Program)
The RTSS Program, in combination with the PA State Grant Program, provides awards to high-achieving students. Students are nominated by RMU for participation in the program. Funding is limited.
Chafee ETG (Chafee Education and Training Grant Program)
This federally funded program offers grants to Pennsylvania undergraduate students aging out of foster care who are attending an eligible postsecondary institution.
The FosterEd Program waives tuition and mandatory fees charged by most postsecondary institutions in the Commonwealth for youth who are or were in foster care. This waiver covers charges that remain after other gift aid (federal, state, and other scholarships or grants) is applied to the eligible student's account. Students must apply for and be eligible for the Chafee ETG Program to meet the waiver requirements. If you have questions about FosterEd please reach out to our office.
Arli Marsteller
Senior Admissions Counselor
412-397-5205
marsteller@rmu.edu
Sarah Hurley
Assistant Director, Financial Aid and Debt Management
412-397-6255
hurleys@rmu.edu
This state-funded program provides financial aid to blind or deaf undergraduate or graduate students attending a postsecondary institution.
Communities across the Commonwealth have experienced the growing crisis of a declining workforce within certain in-demand occupations. The Pennsylvania General Assembly established the Grow PA Scholarship Grant (Grow PA Grant) Program in 2024 to help build the workforce in PA.
PEGP honors individuals who lost their lives protecting the citizens of Pennsylvania by helping their children fund their education.
PA Student Teacher Support Program
The PA Student Teacher Support Program is designed to address the financial strain caused by student teaching requirements, incentivize completion at Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and non-public schools that struggle to attract educators, and to reduce teacher shortages in Pennsylvania.
International Student Scholarships
RMU offers academic scholarships to undergraduate international students at the point of acceptance to the university. Please note, if you do not have a calculated cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale, you will be required to provide a NACES Foreign Transcript Evaluation with a calculated U.S. cumulative GPA to be considered for an academic scholarship.
Graduate students are not eligible for academic scholarships, RMU funding, academic assistantships, or campus employment. Graduate students may consider using loans, paying their balance in full or using RMU's interest free payment plan, which splits your balance into smaller payments. Learn more at http://sfs.rmu.edu/
International Freshmen Applicants:
- $26,000 with a weighted GPA of 3.8 or higher
- $24,000 with a weighted GPA of 3.40 - 3.79
- $21,000 with a weighted GPA of 3.10 - 3.39
- $17,000 with a weighted GPA of 2.70 - 3.09
- $12,000 with a weighted GPA of 2.50 - 2.69
- $10,000 with a weighted GPA < 2.50
International Transfer Applicants:
- $19,000 with a transfer college GPA above 3.60
- $17,000 with a transfer college GPA of 3.25 - 3.59
- $15,000 with a transfer college GPA of 2.70 - 3.24
- $8,000 with a transfer college GPA of 2.30 - 2.69
- $6,000 with a transfer college GPA below 2.30