Undergraduate Financial Aid in Rome

The Global Explorer Scholarship is a prestigious and highly competitive award that covers full tuition and is granted to up to three exceptional students in each incoming fall class.

The JCU Presidential Scholarship is a prestigious partial tuition award that recognizes outstanding academic achievement upon acceptance to JCU. Recipients can receive up to $9,500 (€7,000) for the academic year.

This scholarship is renewable annually, provided the recipient maintains a cumulative GPA of 2.67 and demonstrates academic progress at the end of each scholarship term.

The Presidential Transfer Full Scholarship, covering full tuition, is awarded to one transfer student each Spring based on academic excellence, a strong personal statement, recommendations, test scores, and extracurriculars.

The JCU Presidential Transfer Scholarship is a partial tuition award recognizing outstanding academic achievement, granted to one transfer student upon acceptance to JCU. The maximum award is $9,500 (€7,000) for the academic year.

This scholarship is renewable annually, provided the recipient maintains a cumulative GPA of 2.67 and demonstrates academic progress at the end of each scholarship term.

The Expansion Scholarship promotes cultural and geographic diversity by supporting students from Mexico, Central America, and South America. It rewards academic excellence and leadership potential, requiring an incoming GPA of 3.0 (or equivalent). Recipients can receive up to €8,000 annually, with automatic renewal for those maintaining a 2.67 GPA and demonstrating academic progress.

The Italian Merit Scholarship provides financial aid to deserving students from Italian secondary schools, whether located in Italy or abroad. This scholarship aims to recognize academic excellence, extracurricular activities, and financial need.

Apply and learn more about the Italian Merit Scholarship.

The Dean's List Scholarship recognizes outstanding academic achievement among current JCU students who have made the Dean's List. To qualify, students must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.50 in a semester with at least 13 completed semester hours within a JCU program.

Eligibility & Award
To be eligible, students must be on the Dean's List. The scholarship awards $1,000 or €1,000 for students not receiving any JCU-funded merit-based scholarships, and $200 or €200 for those who do receive JCU-funded merit scholarships or certain discounts (such as the Italian Development Initiative Discount). This award can be received multiple times.

The Dean's List Scholarship is not a cash award; instead, it is a reduction applied to tuition in a subsequent regular semester (Fall or Spring) after the Dean's List designation. Students who graduate or are named to the Dean's List after their final semester are ineligible. This award does not apply to summer sessions. Additionally, students already receiving a full tuition scholarship, those dual enrolled at John Cabot University and Università degli Studi di Milano, and non-matriculated students are ineligible for the JCU Dean's List Scholarship.

Certain JCU awards apply to summer sessions and are prorated based on registered credits, according to the chart below. Once registered for summer classes, these scholarships are automatically credited to the student’s JCU account.

Awards applicable to Summer

• Global Explorer Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship, Presidential Transfer, Scholarship, Presidential Transfer Full Scholarship, Expansion Scholarship, Italian Merit Scholarship, Jewish Community Scholarship

Awards not applicable to Summer

• JCU Assistance Grant, Sibling/Alumni Discount, IDI Discount, AOSR Discount, Tuition Offsets, Dean's List Scholarship, Sicily/Puglia Scholarship

The JCU Assistance Grant is a need-based award available to both new and current students who can demonstrate a legitimate financial need. The award amount is based on a family's annual income supported by necessary financial documentation. Students may receive up to €/$4,000 annually.

How To Apply

• Complete the JCU Assistance Grant Application
• Submission of Required Financial Documentation
  • New Students: Submit your financial documentation to [email protected].
  • Current Students: Submit your financial documentation to [email protected].

Required Financial Documentation

• U.S. Students: Submit FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov
• Italian Students: Submit ISEE
• International Students (non-US/Italian): Submit official financial documents, translated into English, indicating annual family income

A 20% tuition discount is available for siblings of current JCU students.

• Does not cover personal expenses (housing, travel, activities, books, etc.)
• Cannot be combined with merit-based scholarships
• Not applicable to summer sessions
• Awarded to only one sibling attending JCU at a time

A 20% tuition discount is available for siblings or children of alumni.

• Does not cover personal expenses (housing, travel, activities, books, etc.)
• Cannot be combined with merit-based scholarships
• Not applicable to summer sessions

Learn more about undergraduate external scholarships opportunities through the Secchia Scholars Program.

The Columbus Citizens Foundation's College Scholarship Program awards four-year scholarship that helps underwrite the cost of tuition. The scholarship provide generous assistance towards tuition but will not cover payment for all school costs.

This scholarship is open to you if you meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Students who are of Italian descent (at least 25% Italian)
• A cumulative GPA of 3.0 (85% or B) or higher
• Households total gross income does not exceed $25,000 per capita ($25,000 per person in the household)
• Seniors in high school who will enter college as freshmen in Fall

To submit an application visit the Columbus Citizens Foundation website. The application deadline for the CCF Scholarship for Fall 2024 is May 1, 2024.

Through the Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF), the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA) offers scholarships ranging from $4,000 to $25,000 every year.

Application deadline for the OSDIA Scholarships: Fall 2020 - February 2020.

OSDIA General Study Scholarship
U.S. citizens of Italian descent enrolled in a four-year undergraduate program or a graduate program at an accredited academic institution for the Fall 2020 term are eligible to apply for the General Study Scholarship.

OSDIA Henry Salvatori Scholarship for General Study
U.S. citizens of Italian descent in their senior year of high school and planning to attend an undergraduate program at a four-year, accredited academic institution for the Fall 2020 are eligible to apply for the Henry Salvatori Scholarship.

OSDIA Italian Language Scholarship
U.S. citizens of Italian descent in their junior or senior year of undergraduate study for the Fall 2020 term, majoring or minoring in Italian language studies at an accredited academic institution. 

John Cabot University offers special discounts for American Overseas School of Rome (AOSR) graduates who are accepted at JCU. 

AOSR Discount Overview:

• 25% off tuition for any AOSR graduate accepted at JCU

Terms & Conditions

• AOSR Discounts do not cover personal expenses such as: housing, travel, student activities, books or other expenses.
• AOSR Discounts are not combinable with JCU merit-based scholarships.
• Not applicable to summer sessions.
• Recipients of the AOSR Discount must maintain a CUM GPA of 2.5 each semester.

John Cabot University is proud to announce that we have entered into an articulation agreement with Union County College located in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. The agreement provides seamless transfer for Union County College associate-degree graduates to begin studying John Cabot University. John Cabot University offers full tuition scholarships for one Union County College graduate every year.

UCC Scholarship Overview

• One student per academic year
• Full-tuition scholarship
• 2 years full-time (Fall semester, Spring semester & Summer)

UCC Scholarship Requirements

• Accepted to JCU in accordance with the JCU-UCC articulation agreement requirements
• GPA Requirement: 3.0
• Motivational Essay: "What sets you apart from other JCU applicants? How do you expect your JCU experience will advance your personal and professional growth?"

*Students who transfer to JCU through the JCU-UCC articulation agreement will be eligible to borrow only private loans, and not US Federal Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized, and PLUS loans.

Please contact the Office of Financial Aid for more information.