Earlier this spring, Andrews University representatives awarded more than $3.4 million in Andrews Partnership Scholarships (APS) to graduates of Lake Union academies.

The more than $3.4 million awarded at these academy graduations represent four-year scholarships that are part of the new Andrews Partnership Scholarship program, first introduced at the university in the fall of 2002.

Under the program, entering freshmen can receive anywhere from $8,000 to $32,000 in scholarships, which are then divided equally among the four years of study towards a degree (an APS award is also available to transfer students, and offers between $2,500 and $6,000 a year for those who qualify).

This significant scholarship program (and related increases in need-based aid for undergraduate students at the university) has, during the last five years, represented an overall 50 percent increase in the amount of merit or need-based aid Andrews gives to its students.

The APS awards were presented at Lake Union academies this spring by a variety of Andrews University Enrollment Management staff representatives, including Randy Graves, director of Recruiting Services at the university, and administrators, including Lawrence Schalk, the university’s chief financial officer.

Graves noted to the graduates at Indiana Academy on May 27, “I’m here from Andrews University to add congratulations to this important day, to join with everyone around you—faculty, family, and friends—in encouraging you to continue to learn more, to continue to do significant things with your life, so that you might better serve God.”

Graves added, “We are excited to truly partner with those of you who are interested in including Andrews University in your educational plans; and, for each graduate, we join in your prayers and hopes for the future today. In fact, wherever your journey takes you, may these words help describe the certain path that leads to a future that God has planned for you: Seek knowledge. Affirm faith. Change the world.”

If you’d like to know more about the Andrews Partnership Scholarship and related financial aid opportunities at Andrews University, including an online APS calculator that offers information on which levels you or your student might qualify for, please click on: www.andrews.edu/future/financing/scholarships/.

Stephen Payne, vice president for Enrollment Management, Andrews University