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Scholarships

Scholarships and Discounts 2025-2026

(Scholarships & Discounts Apply to Full-Time Undergraduate Graceville Students Only Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

Tuition Discounts (Applied Before Endowed Scholarships)

Family Discount

• 15% Off Tuition for Students of Same Household (Residential and Online only; Dual-Credit and Language Programs are Ineligible)

 

Dual-Credit Discount

• 10% Off Tuition for Students Who Receive Associate’s Degree through BUF Dual-Credit Program (Cannot be combined with Family Discount; Language Programs are Ineligible) 

 

Merit Based Discount Programs for First Year or Transfer Students

(Current BUF students ineligible)

• BUF Soaring Eagles-- $2500 per Academic Year
  • HS or Current College GPA 3.00-3.99 (Official Transcript Required)
  • Min. 75 Volunteer, 100 Paid, or 100 Combined Service Hours (Must be Documented)
  • Must Maintain GPA and Service Hours for Renewal
• BUF Golden Eagles-- $5000 Per Year
  • HS or Current College GPA 4.00 (Official Transcript Required)
  • Min. 75 Volunteer, 100 Paid, or 100 Combined Service Hours (Must be Documented)
  • Must Maintain GPA of 3.80-4.00 and Service Hours for Renewal
• BUF Harpy Discount-- $2500 per Academic Year
  • Residential, International Student
  • Must Maintain Minimum GPA of 3.0 for Renewal.
• BUF Convocation Discount-- Up to 50% Off Tuition for Master’s Degree 
  • International Pastors/School Administrators Receive 10% Off Tuition for Each Student (5 Students Max.) They Refer to BUF.
  • To Qualify Students Must Be Accepted and Actively Enrolled.
• National Merit Scholar-- Full Tuition Scholarship 
  • Competition Sponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Competition, Students Must Take PSAT/NMSQT During Junior Year of High School to Enter Competition for Senior 
    Year.
    
     

Scholarships (Applied at Discretion of Administration for Student’s Unmet Need)

 

Cloer Scholarship

• First Year as BUF Student, On-Campus, Graceville Residential Student-- $3,000 per Academic Year (Limited to the first 100 Students)

 

Florida Baptist Church Staff Scholarship

• Paid Staff at a Florida Southern Baptist Church in good standing with the Florida Baptist Convention-- $1,500 per Academic Year (Online Students Eligible) (Cannot be combined with Language Program Scholarships)

 

Oney Scholarship

• Students enrolled in Business Leadership, Cybersecurity, or Allied Health programs-- $1,000 per Academic Year (Online Eligible)

 

Strickland Scholarship

• Returning Residential Students-- $1,500 per Academic Year

IMB Children Scholarship

• Children (Under 30) of Currently Serving Southern Baptist IMB Missionary-- Covers One Undergraduate and One Graduate Program
• Tuition Free for On-Campus Students in Graceville (Student Must Pay Fees, Housing, and Meals)  
• 50% Tuition Scholarship for Online Graduate, Undergraduate, and Dual-Credit.
• Additional Eligibility Requirements:
  1. Must be under 30 years of age,
  2. A degree seeking full-time student (15 hours per semester),
  3. Taking classes residentially in Graceville.

  The student must complete an undergraduate degree in 4 years. The students seeking a graduate degree must complete theirs in 3 years. The student must also maintain a 2.5 GPA or better to keep the scholarship. If the student does not keep the expected GPA, the University has the right to revoke or reduce the scholarship.    

   

  Music/Worship Scholarship

• First Year, On-Campus, Undergraduate Students enrolled in a music program leading to a degree in music/worship-- $2,000 per Year

 

International Student Scholarship

• International Student in a Residential, Undergraduate or Graduate Ministry Studies Program-- $3000 per Year 

 

Florida Baptist Online-Undergraduate Scholarship

• Online, undergraduate students who are members of a Florida Southern Baptist Church in good standing with the Florida Baptist Convention-- $1000 per Year (Cannot Be Combined With Language Program Scholarships) 

 

Ambassadors

• Graceville campus undergraduate and graduate students who are members of music ensembles, athletes, or students who work with the Admissions and Development offices as representatives of the University-- $1500

 

Application Process

It is the policy of the institution that no scholarships will be awarded without the completion of the current year’s FAFSA. All financial aid applications and forms are available on the university website (www.buf.edu/financial-aid-forms) or in the Financial Aid Office. Initial applications, reapplications and all accompanying documentation must be submitted by August 1 of each year. Applications are available on the university website and in the Financial Aid Office. Scholarships are awarded each fall and spring semester, as funds are available. For priority consideration of state grants, a student’s financial aid file must be complete by May 1.  Institutional scholarships will be awarded on a monthly basis beginning April 1.

 

BUF Scholarship Donors

The following is a list of donors who have funded the scholarships granted by the university:

 

75th Anniversary Scholarship Alabama Alumni Charles F. and Willa Albright Rev. Timothy I. Alexander Winifred Allen Ben and Barbara Amlong Angus Lane Anderson and Mary Shy Anderson Anderson Annual Anderson Family Foundation, Inc. Sara Lucile Anderson l William “Dub” Anderson Student Aid Fund A. B. and Hilda Andrews Family Peggy Ange Apalachee/Gadsden County Baptist Association Hispanic Carl Arant Helene G. Argo Agnes P. Axson Judge W. L. Bailey Bailey-Cox Music Balkum Baptist Church Baptist College of Florida Alumni Association Christopher M. Barber June Esther Bateman W. O. Beauchamp, Jr. A.B. Bedsole Leroy Benefield Dr. and Mrs. Leroy Benefield Jeff and Mina Bloodworth John W. and Irene Blount T. S. Boehm Irene S. Boman Olene Braxton J. Walter and Missouri Brewer Homer A. and Irma W. Brinkley Rev. and Mrs. Howard C. Browning Timothy and Christopher Burns Byrd Family Scholarship Robert Edward Chapman, Sr. The Chatlos Foundation Bobby L. & Shirley T. Christie Trust Scholarship (endowed) Thomas Perkins Clifford Jesse W. Clopton, Sr. Evelyn Collier Education W. Harrison Conley Thomas B. Conrad Bill Cook Willis Coulliette Joe and Ann Courson George E. Crowell, Sr. Eleanor Crutchfield Hugh and Shirley Dampier J. Nixon Daniel, Sr. and J. Nixon Daniel, Jr. Harold A. Dann Charles and Martha Davis John Dicks John H. Dicks Arminta L. Donaldson Jacqueline Marie Daniels and Jaqueline Draughon Jacqueline Perry Draughon International Walter D. Draughon, Jr. Alfred I. duPont Foundation Mattye E. DuPree Floyd and Lottie Dykes Calvin and Claudia Edeker A. M. and Mae Everett and Lillian S. Nagy Lloyd T Ezell and Ruth Deloney Ezell Faculty Wives C. W. Fambrough First Baptist Church of Eau Gallie First Baptist Church of Port Charlotte First Newark Baptist Church Shelby Foster Fisher

Florida Baptist Ministerial & Theological Florida Campers on Mission Florida Haitian Baptist Fellowship Doris Forrest Milton and Nancy Gardner Ministerial Scholarship Milton and Nancy Gardner Music Scholarship James M., Jr. and Josephine C. Garrett Dr. R.E. and Grace Glaze Scholarship (endowed) Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Graham, Sr. Graves/O’Quinn Greenwood Baptist Church Herman F. Greer Dalton Hagler, Sr. Lillie J. Haire Hall, Hoffman, and Leary Flora Jo Hall James S. Hallford and Lona Eloise Hallford Robin N Hamilton T.J. and Mary Frances Harris Thomas Granville Hayden Violet Hayward Jim Henry Donald Hepburn III Charitable Trust Scholarship Carlton and Lydia Herndon Hickox Memorial Scholarship Lois B. and John Hipps Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Hodges Travis and Ruth Hudson Emergency Aid Fund Grace Hudspeth Earl Hutto Foundation M. Dewitt and Theresa Jackson Jakin Baptist Church James-Hudspeth W. K. Jenkins Dale A. Johnson Gus E. and Gena H. Johnson Judah Robin Jumper Dwight and Carolyn Kelley Jesse Craig Kennon Ketner Family Donna Kincaid Ruth Ann Kinchen Tom and Ruth Ann Kinchen N. B. Langford David Lauen J. W. and Joyce Lee M. J., P. J. and W. P. Lee Philip W. Lett JoAnna Cutler Lewis Memorial Scholarship (endowed) Archie Linderman Litzell Livingston Scholarship N. Edward Mann J. G. Manuel Thomas E. (Marty) Martin Mark Douglas Mayhew Annual Scholarship Earldene McCorvey Judson and Nellie McElroy Ray McKendree McRae and Knight James P. and M. Ruby Medlin Earl H. Merritt Annual Earl H. Merritt L. Don Miley J. Ronnie Miller R.C. & Lois Mills F. H. Morgan G. W. and Mary Frances Morrow Mount Pleasant Baptist Church John L. Murrell Bertie Nalls F. H. Nelson J.A. and Ethel Nichols

Warren J. Nubern Memorial Sidney J. and Mary C. Ogletree Jerry and Shelvie Oswalt Peggy Sue & Rita Oswalt J.T. and Charlotte Owens Edward & Evelyn Owens and James & Willie McCormick Betty Parker Violet Pearson M. G. and Ethel P. Pigg Pine Hill Baptist Church Presidential Promise Land Retreat Providence Village Baptist Church Leonard G. Ratzlaff Paula Evens Rawls Rice-Savell Richards Graduate Max and Laura Robinett Marion C. Roche Barbara Ross James M. Scott, Jr. Travis H. Scott, Jr. James H. and Voncile B. Senterfitt Sepulga Baptist Church Servant Leadership Award Serena Shutt Harold and Marie Smith Jefferson Lee Smith Robert N. Solomon Jim and Mabel Southerland Southern Baptist Foundation Jerry and Helen Sowell Spangenberg L.D. and D. M. Spivey C. H. and Ruth B. St. John Arthur Stainback St. Andrews Baptist Church and Mark & Angie Rathel Lloyd and Eva Mae Stanland Herman and Libby Stevenson Gerry Strawn Marvin and Hazel Starling John and Nancy Sullivan Taylor Summers and Janie Johnston Moorer Harold and Mary Ann Taylor Kay S. Taylor Lanis E. Taylor Purvis N. Taylor Thacker Family Eugene Thompson Cephas and Frances Tidwell Tolson Bivo Ministers Scholarship Austin Lavon Tomlinson William E. Touchton, Jr. O. H. Townley Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Townley, Sr. Martha P. Trotter Eva Rebecca Vaughn C. N. and Nell K. Walker Gladys Wasdin Glen Watford John C. Watson and Julian & Cammie Cole Webb West Florida Associational Brotherhood Pencie W. Wester Tom and Becky Wheeler James W. Whitfield and Charles D. Crews James Whitworth Jerry L. Widner and Grace Widner Oswalt Scholarship (endowed) Glen & Margaret Willsey Luther W. & Ruby R. Woodward Ken Yates Ms. Jewell (Zalenski)