Baptist Health Sciences University — Merit Scholarships & Automatic Consideration
Memphis, Tennessee · 5 published award(s) in our verified dataset.
Consideration — amount not guaranteed
Baptist Health Sciences University automatically considers admitted students for the published merit awards below — but it does not guarantee an amount. Figures are the college's published amounts a student may be awarded, taken from its own scholarship page. Every row links to its official source and shows its verification date.
Automatically considered — amount not guaranteed
For the awards below, the college automatically considers students who meet the published criteria, but the amount is not guaranteed. Figures shown are the college's published amounts a student may be awarded — read the official source for how selection and funding work.
| Award | Min GPA | Min SAT | Min ACT | $/year | 4-yr total | Residency | Deadline | Separate app? | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Powell Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed Available to students in all majors. $5,000 fall and spring; published total award value $40,000. Renewal up to four years requires maintaining a 3.0 cumulative GPA and completing 40 documented hours of community service annually. Class B: freshmen are considered on acceptance plus FAFSA by March 1 with no separate scholarship application, but the page frames awards as 'Selection ... based on specific criteria,' not a guarantee. (The separate Baptist Application for Grants and Scholarships is required of current students, per the Current Students page, not of freshmen.) Not recorded from the same page: St. Joseph Hospital Scholarship (requires demonstrated financial need), Blue Healer Pledge Scholarship (last-dollar, not fixed-dollar), and TELS/Tennessee Promise (state programs). | 3.5 | — | 26 | $10,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $40,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | March 15 | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 |
| Ruby Turrell Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed Nursing major students only. $4,000 fall and spring; published total award value $32,000. Renewal up to four years requires maintaining a 3.0 cumulative GPA and completing 40 documented hours of community service annually. | 3.25 | — | 24 | $8,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $32,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | March 15 | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 |
| Lloyd Barker Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed Available to all majors. $3,125 fall and spring; the page publishes a total award value of $25,000 (= 4 x $6,250), recorded as a 4-year duration. No renewal GPA is stated for this award on the freshmen page, so renewal_gpa is null. | 3.25 | — | 24 | $6,250 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $25,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | March 15 | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 |
| Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation Scholarships Consideration — amount not guaranteed Available to students in all majors. $1,500 fall and spring. The page states 'This is a one-year award,' so the total equals one year at $3,000; recipients must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 during the award year. | 3.0 | — | 22 | $3,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $3,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | March 15 | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 |
| Donald and Lynn Pounds Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed Any major. $750 fall and spring. The page states 'This is a one-year award,' so the total equals one year at $1,500; recipients must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA during the award year. | 3.25 | — | 22 | $1,500 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $1,500 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | March 15 | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 |
Score ROI — what the next tier takes at Baptist Health Sciences University
Computed only from this college's own published thresholds above: for each pair of adjacent tiers, the score/GPA gap to the next award and what that gap is worth. Retesting only pays if the higher tier is actually reached and the award renews — check the published conditions.
| From tier | What it takes | Next tier | $ unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald and Lynn Pounds Scholarship ($1,500/yr) | meeting the higher tier's published criteria | Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation Scholarships ($3,000/yr) | +$1,500/yr · +$1,500 over 1 years (published figure — not guaranteed) |
| Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation Scholarships ($3,000/yr) | +2 ACT points and +0.25 GPA | Lloyd Barker Scholarship ($6,250/yr) | +$3,250/yr · +$13,000 over 4 years (published figure — not guaranteed) |
| Lloyd Barker Scholarship ($6,250/yr) | meeting the higher tier's published criteria | Ruby Turrell Scholarship ($8,000/yr) | +$1,750/yr · +$7,000 over 4 years (published figure — not guaranteed) |
| Ruby Turrell Scholarship ($8,000/yr) | +2 ACT points and +0.25 GPA | Joseph Powell Scholarship ($10,000/yr) | +$2,000/yr · +$8,000 over 4 years (published figure — not guaranteed) |
Published conditions & source wording
- GPA basis: high school GPA
- Test-score basis: ACT
- Application deadline: March 1
- Renewal GPA: 3.0
- Entry: Fall trimester
Selection for each academic award or scholarship will be based on specific criteria as outlined below. All applicants must complete the Free Application for Federal Financial Aid (FAFSA) and be accepted into Baptist University by March 1st in order to be considered for the upcoming academic year beginning with the fall trimester.
Questions
Does Baptist Health Sciences University guarantee merit scholarships?
No. Baptist Health Sciences University automatically considers students for the awards above, but amounts are not guaranteed — per the college's published source(s), verified 2026-11-02. Confirm current terms on the official page before applying.
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