Scholarships & Grants
Scholarship and Grants at USAHS
USAHS offers a series of scholarships designed to recognize outstanding academic achievement and reward personal accomplishments in community- and diversity-focused areas. These scholarships not only acknowledge past achievements but empower and motivate students to strive for continued excellence along their educational journeys.
Use the links below to explore scholarship and grant offerings for your program:
See PT Scholarships
See OT Scholarships
See SLP Scholarships
See OT & PT Grants
See Nursing Grants
See EdD Grant
PT Scholarships
PT Dean’s Scholar
Value: up to $25,000 over the entire program
Criteria: Undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.75 or above.
How to be considered: Complete your admissions application as early as possible. This scholarship is automatically awarded if qualifications are met.
Notification: Newly admitted students will be automatically notified of their award along with notification of admission or shortly thereafter.
PT Outstanding Academic Achievement
Value: up to $15,000* over the entire program
Criteria: Undergraduate cumulative GPA of minimum 3.2 or above.
How to be considered: Complete your admissions application as early as possible. This scholarship is automatically awarded if qualifications are met.
Notification: Newly admitted students will be notified of their award along with notification of admission, or shortly thereafter.
OT Scholarships
OT Dean’s Scholar
Value: up to $25,000 over the entire program
Criteria: Undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.75 or above.
How to be considered: Complete your admissions application as early as possible. This scholarship is automatically awarded if qualifications are met.
Notification: Newly admitted students will be automatically notified of their award along with notification of admission or shortly thereafter.
OT Outstanding Academic Achievement
Value: up to $15,000* over the entire program
Criteria: Undergraduate cumulative GPA of minimum 3.2 or above.
How to be considered: Complete your admissions application as early as possible. This scholarship is automatically awarded if qualifications are met.
Notification: Newly admitted students will be notified of their award along with notification of admission, or shortly thereafter.
SLP Scholarships
SLP Dean’s Scholar
Value: up to $5,000 over the entire program
Criteria: Undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.75 or above..
How to be considered: Complete your admissions application as early as possible. This scholarship is automatically awarded if qualifications are met.
Notification: Newly admitted students will be automatically notified of their award along with notification of admission or shortly thereafter.
SLP Outstanding Academic Achievement
Value: up to $3,000 over the entire program
Criteria: Undergraduate cumulative GPA of minimum 3.2 or above. GPA alone does not guarantee the student will receive an award.
How to be considered: Complete your admissions application as early as possible. This scholarship is automatically awarded if qualifications are met.
Notification: Newly admitted students will be notified of their award along with notification of admission, or shortly thereafter.
Grants for OT & PT
Lighthouse Alumni Award
Value: $2,000
Referred OT and PT students who are admitted and enrolled with confirmation that program-specific admissions criteria are met and have attended classes past the add/drop of the first term, will be eligible to receive a $2,000 grant (paid to the University account toward tuition and fees). Students are limited to receiving this grant one time for their first term only.
Criteria: Incoming first professional OT and DPT students are eligible. Students are only eligible for this award one time and during their first term.
How to be considered: Step 1: Alumni must complete the USAHS Lighthouse Alumni Award Referral Program form to refer students. Step 2: The referred student must complete the form on this page.
Notification: Students who are admitted and enrolled in an entry-level OT or PT program will receive the grant once enrollment is confirmed, program-specific admissions requirements are met, and have attended class past the add/drop date of their first term.
Grants for OT & PT
PPOTD Grant for USAHS MOT Alumni
Value: $2,000*
Applicable programs:
All USAHS MOT alumni who are admitted and enrolled into the master’s entry track of the Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD) program are eligible to receive a grant of $2,000 toward tuition The grant is calculated and applied on a per-credit basis. The total grant amount assumes the completion of the full number of credits in the program (24 credits for USAHS alumni). Any additional transfer or prior learning credits will reduce the amount of the grant awarded..
Criteria: Available to all USAHS MOT alumni for the Spring 2025 term.
How to be considered: No grant application is needed.
Notification: Newly admitted students will be automatically notified of their award along with notification of admission or shortly thereafter.
*This offer is not a guarantee that all candidates eligible for the offer will be granted acceptance or admission into USAHS. All prospective students will be subject to the same standard admission and registration process when applying to USAHS. The Grant is applicable to tuition only and does not apply toward books, materials, and other supplies or fees. This offer is only valid for eligible new students who enroll and start classes in the above programs at USAHS in 2025 only. Please refer to the Financial Aid webpage for additional information.
Nursing Grants
Nurse Practitioner Advance Grant
Value: $1,500–$15,000 over the entire program*
Applicable programs:
MSN PMHNP: BSN or RN entry $2,500
MSN FNP: BSN or RN entry: $7,500
DNP FNP: BSN entry $15,000
All new students who are admitted and enrolled in any of the above programs in 2025 are eligible to receive a one-time Nurse Practitioner Advance Grant, paid to the University account toward tuition only and applied over the lifetime of the program The grant is calculated and applied on a per-credit basis. The total grant amount assumes the completion of the full number of credits in the program..
In addition, all new students admitted into an RN to MSN program who are ADN-prepared are eligible for an additional $1,500 RN to MSN tuition grant applied to the first trimester tuition costs.
Criteria: Available to all eligible students in our graduate nursing programs through the Spring 2025 term.
How to be considered: No application is needed.
Notification: Newly admitted students will be automatically notified of their award along with notification of admission or shortly thereafter.
*This offer is not a guarantee that all candidates eligible for the offer will be granted acceptance or admission into USAHS. All prospective students will be subject to the same standard admission and registration process when applying to USAHS. The Grant is applicable to tuition only and does not apply toward books, materials, and other supplies or fees. This offer is only valid for eligible new students who enroll and start classes in the above programs at USAHS in 2025. Please refer to the Financial Aid webpage for additional information.
Nursing Grants
Nurse Leadership Grant
Value: $2,500–$10,000*
MSN Nurse Executive: BSN entry $2,500
DNP Nurse Executive: BSN entry $10,000
MSN DNP: $7,500
All new students who are admitted and enrolled in any of the above programs for Spring 2025 are eligible to receive a one-time Nurse Leadership Grant, paid to the University account toward tuition only and applied over the lifetime of the program The grant is calculated and applied on a per-credit basis. The total grant amount assumes the completion of the full number of credits in the program..
Applicable programs: MSN Nurse Executive, DNP Nurse Executive, MSN-entry DNP
Criteria: Available to all eligible students in our graduate programs in nursing through the Spring 2025 term.
How to be considered: No application is needed.
Notification: Newly admitted students will be automatically notified of their award along with notification of admission or shortly thereafter.
*This offer is not a guarantee that all candidates eligible for the offer will be granted acceptance or admission into USAHS. All prospective students will be subject to the same standard admission and registration process when applying to USAHS. The Grant is applicable to tuition only and does not apply toward books, materials, and other supplies or fees. This offer is only valid for eligible new students who enroll and start classes in the above programs at USAHS in January 2025. Please refer to the Financial Aid webpage for additional information.
Nursing Grants
Alum Appreciation Grant
Value: $5,000*
Former USAHS Nursing students who are admitted and enrolled in 2025 are eligible to receive this one-time grant of $5,000, paid to the University account toward tuition only and applied over the lifetime of the program The grant is calculated and applied on a per-credit basis. The total grant amount assumes the completion of the full number of credits in the program..
Applicable programs: All graduate nursing programs
Criteria: Available to all eligible graduate nursing program students through the Spring 2025 term.
How to be considered: No application needed
Notification: Newly admitted students will be automatically notified of their award along with notification of admission or shortly thereafter.
*This offer is not a guarantee that all candidates eligible for the offer will be granted acceptance or admission into USAHS. All prospective students will be subject to the same standard admission and registration process when applying to USAHS. The Grant is applicable to tuition only and does not apply toward books, materials, and other supplies or fees. This offer is only valid for eligible new students who enroll and start classes in the above programs at USAHS in 2025. Please refer to the Financial Aid webpage for additional information.
EdD Grant
EdD Special Tuition Grant
Value: $7,500*
Applicable programs: EdD
All new students who are admitted and enrolled in the EdD program for Spring 2025 are eligible to receive a one-time $7,500 EdD Special Tuition Grant, paid to the University account toward tuition only and applied over the lifetime of the program The grant is calculated and applied on a per-credit basis. The total grant amount assumes the completion of the full number of credits in the program. Any transfer or prior learning credits will reduce the amount of the grant awarded..
Criteria: Available to all eligible EdD program students who enroll and start classes in 2024.
How to be considered: No application is needed.
Notification: Newly admitted students will be automatically notified of their award along with notification of admission or shortly thereafter.
*This offer is not a guarantee that all candidates eligible for the offer will be granted acceptance or admission into USAHS. All prospective students will be subject to the same standard admission and registration process when applying to USAHS. The Grant is applicable to tuition only and does not apply toward books, materials, and other supplies or fees. This offer is only valid for eligible new students who enroll and start classes in the above programs at USAHS in January 2025. Please refer to the Financial Aid webpage for additional information.
More Information on Financial Aid
USAHS has several resources to help students who qualify to fund their education, including dedicated financial aid advisors.