The University of the Incarnate Word offers an extensive array of institutional merit scholarships, academic awards, and specialized athletic grants, but true full-ride scholarships covering 100 percent of all tuition, fees, housing, and meal plans are rare and typically reserved for a very select group of top-tier academic applicants or elite NCAA Division I student-athletes. Most students combine institutional merit awards, departmental grants, federal financial aid, and external scholarships to help reduce their overall college expenses.