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Mission Grants

Policy Statement

ºÚÁÏÃÅUniversity Chicago has a long-standing tradition of offering tuition assistance grants to qualified religious working in developing countries, supporting qualified faculty from Loyola’s sister schools and developing teachers in the Archdiocese of Chicago. These grants support the mission and values of the university and will be continued to the extent that financial resources are available.nbsp;

ºÚÁÏÃÅUniversity Chicago will follow a 3-3-3 mission grant policy. This policy will require:

  • Qualified students to pay one-third of their tuition charges,
  • A sponsoring organization to pay another one-third of the student’s tuition charges, and 
  • ºÚÁÏÃÅUniversity Chicago to cover the remaining third. 

While the student portion may be paid through student loan borrowing this portion cannot be covered by any other university funded scholarships, assistantships or grants.

The ºÚÁÏÃÅMission Grant is limited to tuition charges only and does not cover other charges (e.g. books, fees, room and board).

Coverage

Students covered under this Mission Grant Policy are:

  1. Members of religious orders working in developing countries. 
  2. International Jesuits.
  3. Faculty, staff and administrators employed by one of Loyola’ s sister schools in the Chicagoland area, i.e.
  4. Cristo Rey Jesuit High School.
  5. ºÚÁÏÃÅAcademy.
  6. St. Ignatius College Preparatory School.
  7. Faculty and staff working in an Archdiocesan school in the Chicago metro area, who have demonstrated support from the Big Sholders Organization, and are enrolled in a master’s program within Loyola’s School of Education.  

An additional restriction will be placed on qualified faculty, staff and administrators in the Sister School Institution Program. Under this policy, these students will receive tuition assistance for up to nine hours of undergraduate credit or six hours of graduate (master’s level only) credit per term. In the case of an individual taking both graduate and undergraduate courses in the same semester or overlapping quarter, the limit of tuition assistance provided by ºÚÁÏÃÅUniversity Chicago will be up to nine semester hours. During each summer session a maximum of six hours of undergraduate or six hours of graduate credit will be covered.  

The student and/or sponsoring agency must pay all additional tuition charges, fees and other billable expenses. This restriction follows the same guidelines as our ºÚÁÏÃÅEmployee Tuition Benefit Program. 

Effective Date

This updated policy takes effect beginning in the summer session 2025.  

Administration: 

Grant applications can be secured from the Office of Student Financial Assistance. The Office of Student Financial Assistance will administer all requests for tuition grants. 

Policy Updated April 2025

Policy Statement

ºÚÁÏÃÅUniversity Chicago has a long-standing tradition of offering tuition assistance grants to qualified religious working in developing countries, supporting qualified faculty from Loyola’s sister schools and developing teachers in the Archdiocese of Chicago. These grants support the mission and values of the university and will be continued to the extent that financial resources are available.nbsp;

ºÚÁÏÃÅUniversity Chicago will follow a 3-3-3 mission grant policy. This policy will require:

  • Qualified students to pay one-third of their tuition charges,
  • A sponsoring organization to pay another one-third of the student’s tuition charges, and 
  • ºÚÁÏÃÅUniversity Chicago to cover the remaining third. 

While the student portion may be paid through student loan borrowing this portion cannot be covered by any other university funded scholarships, assistantships or grants.

The ºÚÁÏÃÅMission Grant is limited to tuition charges only and does not cover other charges (e.g. books, fees, room and board).

Coverage

Students covered under this Mission Grant Policy are:

  1. Members of religious orders working in developing countries. 
  2. International Jesuits.
  3. Faculty, staff and administrators employed by one of Loyola’ s sister schools in the Chicagoland area, i.e.
  4. Cristo Rey Jesuit High School.
  5. ºÚÁÏÃÅAcademy.
  6. St. Ignatius College Preparatory School.
  7. Faculty and staff working in an Archdiocesan school in the Chicago metro area, who have demonstrated support from the Big Sholders Organization, and are enrolled in a master’s program within Loyola’s School of Education.  

An additional restriction will be placed on qualified faculty, staff and administrators in the Sister School Institution Program. Under this policy, these students will receive tuition assistance for up to nine hours of undergraduate credit or six hours of graduate (master’s level only) credit per term. In the case of an individual taking both graduate and undergraduate courses in the same semester or overlapping quarter, the limit of tuition assistance provided by ºÚÁÏÃÅUniversity Chicago will be up to nine semester hours. During each summer session a maximum of six hours of undergraduate or six hours of graduate credit will be covered.  

The student and/or sponsoring agency must pay all additional tuition charges, fees and other billable expenses. This restriction follows the same guidelines as our ºÚÁÏÃÅEmployee Tuition Benefit Program. 

Effective Date

This updated policy takes effect beginning in the summer session 2025.  

Administration: 

Grant applications can be secured from the Office of Student Financial Assistance. The Office of Student Financial Assistance will administer all requests for tuition grants. 

Policy Updated April 2025