{"id":985,"date":"2020-10-15T19:47:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T19:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=985"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:59:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:59:19","slug":"scholarships-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/admissions\/financial-aid\/graduate\/scholarships-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships & Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Institutional Scholarships\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

These exclusive Marymount opportunities are for graduate students and are sponsored by the university to make education affordable.<\/p>\n

BILT Super Accelerator Grant<\/h2>\n

The BILT Super Accelerator Grant of $6,000 may be awarded to current graduate students who are successfully enrolled in a BILT graduate degree + BILT graduate certificate and are pursuing a second BILT graduate certificate. BILT Super Accelerator Grant recipients may be given a $3,000 Grant for their first semester, and the remaining $3,000 grant will be awarded in the last semester of their certificate program prior to graduation.<\/p>\n

This grant is not stackable with the Saints Grant. Students enrolled in the Technology Management M.S. and Emerging Technology M.S. programs are ineligible for this grant.<\/p>\n

Graduate Saints Grant<\/h2>\n

All eligible undergraduate students who graduate in December or May from Marymount University will be awarded the $6,000 Graduate Saints Grant<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Eligibility is open to students who maintained an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 2.8 or greater, and Marymount alumni with comparable academic standing who are not currently enrolled in graduate-level coursework at the University.<\/p>\n

Saints Grant recipients will be given a $3,000 Saints Grant for their first semester, and the remaining $3,000 grant will be awarded in the last semester of their academic program prior to graduation.<\/p>\n

All graduate programs are eligible for Saints Grants except for Business Intelligence (DBA), Cybersecurity (DSc), Educational Leadership & Innovation (Ed.D), Medical Sciences, Nursing, Counseling, Physical Therapy, and Forensic & Legal Psychology.<\/p>\n

Rita Wong Scholarship<\/span><\/h2>\n

This scholarship is awarded to a full-time student who is in good academic and judicial standing in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.\u00a0 A current FAFSA must be on file in Financial Aid Office and the recipient should be recommended by a MU DPT faculty advisor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Virginia M. Kincaid Foundation Physical Therapy Scholarship<\/h2>\n

This scholarship is awarded to female graduate Physical Therapy students whose mother and father (or if a single-parent home) have an adjusted yearly gross income of less than $50,000 as adjusted by the inflation index. If such a student is not available, the scholarship(s) may be deferred. Recipient(s) nominated by the Director of the Physical Therapy Program based on scholarship criteria; with the Financial Aid Office making the final determination.<\/p>\n

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State Grants<\/span><\/h2>\n

Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG)<\/h2>\n

If you are a Virginia resident who is a full-time student pursuing your first graduate degree in the field of health professions, you are eligible for the\u00a0Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG)<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Students enrolled in the following programs are eligible:<\/p>\n