American University National Merit Scholarships
$2,000
- Renewable
- Yes, per the school
All finalists will receive $2,000, annually.american.edu (read 2026-07-02)
10 scholarships American University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.
These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.
$2,000
All finalists will receive $2,000, annually.american.edu (read 2026-07-02)
The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.
$6,000 to $35,000
Scholarships range from $6,000 to $35,000.american.edu (read 2026-07-02)
$6,000 to $35,000
Scholarships range from $6,000 to $35,000.american.edu (read 2026-07-02)
$6,000 to $35,000
Scholarships range from $6,000 to $35,000.american.edu (read 2026-07-02)
$43,000
The award for the 25-26 academic year is a set amount of $43,000 and is not a full tuition scholarship.american.edu (read 2026-07-02)
$0
The AU District Scholars Award will cover full tuition as well as room and board at AU. Ten scholarships will be awarded annually to deserving students who demonstrate academic achievement and significant financial need. Additional resources, up to the full cost of attendance, will be provided on the basis of demonstrated financial need.american.edu (read 2026-07-02)
$0
As a courtesy to the Churches associated with the Pan-Methodist Commission, AU offers 50% United Methodist Ministerial Tuition Remission scholarship to dependent children of clergy under appointment and serving full-time in the following churches: United Methodist, African Methodist Episcopal, African Methodist Episcopal Zion, Christian Methodist Episcopal, and Union American Methodist Episcopal.american.edu (read 2026-07-02)
Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.
$0
100% of tuitionamerican.edu
$0
$5,000american.edu
$0
Up to $2,000american.edu
Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.
Every amount on this page was read off a American University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.