Assumption Access Promise

• Available for any new or transfer full time undergraduate student entering Assumption for the first time in the fall 2025 semester.
  • Students accepted for the Fall 2025 semester but choose to defer to a future semester (e.g. spring 2026 or fall 2026) to attend Assumption University are not eligible to receive this scholarship.
  • Students accepted to Assumption prior to Fall 2025, but deferred their attendance until the Fall 2025 semester are not eligible to receive this scholarship.
• Must be a Massachusetts resident and eligible to receive the MASSGrant from the MA Office of Student Financial Aid ( https://www.mass.edu/osfa/home/home.asp).
• Must file their 2025-2026 FAFSA before May 1, 2025 and have a valid SAI (student aid index).
• Federal Pell Grant eligibility needs to be confirmed by the Assumption University Office of Financial Aid during the FAFSA review process.
• Have a high school GPA of 3.2 or higher at the time of acceptance to Assumption University.
• Must live on campus at Assumption University each semester/year student is eligible to receive the scholarship..

To determine if you are eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, you must first submit the 2025-2026 FAFSA.  The Assumption University Office of Financial Aid will review the results of your FAFSA and will notify you if you are eligible for a Federal Pell Grant and the Assumption Access Promise program. 

For those students who qualify for the Assumption Access Promise, 100% of your Assumption University tuition for the 2025-2026 academic year will be covered with scholarship aid from institutional, federal, and state resources including your Federal Pell Grant and MASSGrant. Students’ housing and meal costs from living on campus can be covered by federal, state, and private loan funds based on student/parent eligibility requirements.  

There is no separate application. Simply apply for admission to Assumption University and before May 1, 2025 complete your 2025-2026 FAFSA. Make sure to list Assumption’s federal school code: 002118, to ensure we receive your FAFSA results. If you meet the criteria, the Assumption Access Promise will become part of your financial aid offer. 

If you don’t qualify for the Assumption Access Promise, you may be eligible for other financial assistance. We encourage all students to apply for financial aid by completing the 2025-2026 FAFSA so they can explore the full range of funding options available to them. You can learn more about the wide range of financial aid available to Assumption University students on our Financial Aid webpage. 

In order to maintain any financial aid funding received from Assumption University, students need to ensure they maintain financial aid satisfactory academic progress.

Additionally, in order to renew need-based funding, including the Assumption Access Promise Scholarship, students need to meet all the same criteria in future years which includes the following:

• Must be a Massachusetts resident and eligible to receive the MASSGrant from the MA Office of Student Financial Aid ( https://www.mass.edu/osfa/home/home.asp).
• Must file their FAFSA before May 1, 2025 and have a valid SAI (student aid index).
• Must be Federal Pell Grant eligible which will be confirmed by the Assumption University Office of Financial Aid during the FAFSA review process.
• Must live on campus at Assumption University each semester/year student is eligible to receive the scholarship.
• Must maintain academic and financial aid SAP (satisfactory academic progress).

If you recieve either Tuition Exchange or Tuition Remission you are not eligible to receive the Assumption Access Promise.