Closing the Gap

Scholarships make the difference for students with unmet financial need, reducing the barrier to attend St. Thomas.

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Priority One: Scholarships

St. Thomas accepts many students who ultimately attend other colleges because our cost is out of their reach. The university invests more than $100 million annually in financial aid to attract talented students and keep St. Thomas affordable. Even with this extraordinary commitment, there is still a significant gap, this year totaling $27 million.

Over the next few years, St. Thomas seeks to double its endowment for scholarships. This infusion of funds will have a profound impact on our ability to attract the best and the brightest.

Your Gift Matters

Hear from students how scholarships make a difference.

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Amy Rauenhorst Goldman

St. Thomas Trustee and CEO of GHR Foundation

“With this gift we intend to inspire other transformational scholarship gifts to educate students to be morally responsible leaders who think critically, work skillfully and act wisely to advance the common good.”

GHR Foundation Leads the Way

A generous gift from GHR Foundation – the largest ever scholarship gift received by St. Thomas – was the beginning of the university’s latest scholarships initiative. This infusion of funds launched the GHR Fellows Program, a competitive scholarships program for St. Thomas business majors.

Scholarship Recipients

Victor Sikeley '19

“Donors are dream makers. Donors gave me an opportunity to better myself. They gave me the opportunity to fuel my vision and achieve my dreams. Please continue to bless future students and continues to be the inspiration we need to accomplish the impossible. God bless of the donors and their families.”

Briana Johnson '19

“It has been such a privilege to receive this scholarship and I will continue to work hard so that one day I will be able to return the favor.”