Sweere Scholarship For Single Parents
Page MenuThis scholarship is offered to incoming, single-parent students. It is available to students who have applied to the:
- Doctor of Chiropractic Program
Awards available
- $5,000 awarded over your first two trimesters
- Up to 3 scholarships awarded per entering trimester, depending on funding
Eligibility requirements
- Acceptance into the Doctor of Chiropractic Program
- Single parent with at least one child who lives with you and who will receive more than half of their support from you during the school year
- Enrolled in at last 15 credits per trimester
- No GPA requirement but student must remain in good academic standing
Scholarship limit
Students are not eligible to receive a combination of scholarships and/or tuition remission benefits totaling more than 100% of the cost of their tuition.
Application procedure
1. Submit a Free Application for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA) - if you have not done so already
2. Submit a Sweere Scholarship Application, including:
- An essay explaining how the Sweere Scholarship will help you achieve the goal of completing the Doctor of Chiropractic Program.
3. Attend an in-person interview
Application deadline
The final deadline for submitting a scholarship application is the first day of classes of the student's entering term. Applying early is highly recommended.
Award notification
A letter of award will be sent by the Scholarship Committee and Office of Admissions 3 weeks after the application deadline.
Find out when you will be notified.
Upon receipt of a scholarship award, an adjustment may be made to your financial aid package to meet federal regulations and institutional policies.
Academic Calendar
- New Student Orientation 30/04/18
- Faculty Development Day 30/04/18
- Classes begin for T2 through T10 Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, Chiropractic, and Massage Therapy students01/05/18
- Incomplete grades turn to F25/05/18
- Last day to split T3 to T10 Chiropractic classes25/05/18
- Memorial Day Holiday28/05/18
- Undergraduate full term, Accelerated 1, and T01 Chiropractic classes begin29/05/18
- Last day to make tuition arrangements for students who started May 1, 201831/05/18
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams13/06/18
- Last day to split T1 to T2 chiropractic classes15/06/18
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Midterm Exams18/06/18
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams18/06/18
- Last day to drop classes for the 15-week courses29/06/18
- Last day to make tuition arrangements for students who started May 29, 201830/06/18
- Independence Day Holiday04/07/18
- Last day of Undergraduate Accelerated 1 classes06/07/18
- Undergraduate Accelerated 2 classes begin09/07/18
- Chiropractic Final Exams31/07/18
- Chiropractic Final Exams 06/08/18
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Final Exams06/08/18
- University Commencement11/08/18
- Last day of Undergraduate full term, Accelerated 2, and T01 Chiropractic classes 17/08/18
- Last day of Summer 2018 trimester18/08/18
- Summer Break 201820/08/18
- Labor Day Holiday 03/09/18
- Faculty Development Day 04/09/18
- Student Orientation04/09/18
- Classes begin05/09/18
- Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 1 classes begin05/09/18
- Last day to make tuition arrangements21/09/18
- Incomplete grades turn to F28/09/18
- Last day to split T3 to T10 Chiropractic classes28/09/18
- Holiday Indigenous People's Day08/10/18
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams17/10/18
- Last day to split T1 to T2 Chiropractic classes19/10/18
- College of Chiropractic Midterm Exams22/10/18
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Midterm Exams22/10/18
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams22/10/18
- Last day of Undergraduate Accelerated 1 classes26/10/18
- Undergraduate Accelerated 2 classes begin29/10/18
- Last day to drop classes for the 15-week courses02/11/18
- Thanksgiving Holiday 22/11/18
- Chiropractic Final Exams04/12/18
- Chiropractic Final Exams10/12/18
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Final Exams10/12/18
- Last day of Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 2 classes14/12/18
- Last day of Fall 2018 trimester15/12/18
- University Commencement15/12/18
- Winter Break 17/12/18
- Winter Holiday - Christmas Eve and Day After Christmas 24/12/18
- New Year's Day Holiday01/01/19
- Faculty Development Day02/01/19
- Student Orientation02/01/19
- Classes begin03/01/19
- Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 1 classes begin03/01/19
- Last day to make tuition arrangements18/01/19
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday21/01/19
- Incomplete grades turn to F25/01/19
- Last day to split T3 to T10 chiropractic classes25/01/19
- Chiropractic Homecoming and Winter Gathering07/02/19
- Last day to split T1 to T2 chiropractic classes15/02/19
- President's Day Holiday18/02/19
- Midterm Exams - College of Chiropractic - Winter 201920/02/19
- Last day of Undergraduate Accelerated 1 classes22/02/19
- Undergraduate Accelerated 2 classes begin25/02/19
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams25/02/19
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Midterm Exams25/02/19
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams25/02/19
- Last day to drop classes for the 15 week courses01/03/19
- Health & Wellness Symposium (evening)28/03/19
- Health & Wellness Symposium29/03/19
- Final Exams - College of Chiropractic - Winter 201902/04/19
- Final Exams - College of Chiropractic - Winter 201908/04/19
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Final Exams08/04/19
- Last day of Winter 2019 trimester13/04/19
- University Commencement13/04/19
- Spring Break, no classes, offices open15/04/19
- Faculty Development Day29/04/19
- Student Orientation29/04/19
- Classes begin30/04/19
- New Student Orientation - College of Undergraduate Health Sciences 13/05/19
- Last day to make tuition arrangements - Summer 201917/05/19
- Last day to split T3 to T10 chiropractic classes24/05/19
- Incomplete grades turn to F - Summer 201924/05/19
- Holiday Memorial Day University closed27/05/19
- Undergraduate full term, Accelerated 1 and T01 chiropractic classes begin28/05/19
- Midterm Exams - College of Chiropractic - Summer 201912/06/19
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Midterm Exams17/06/19
- Midterm Exams - College of Chiropractic - Summer 201917/06/19
- Last day to drop classes for 15 week courses28/06/19
- Holiday Independence Day University closed04/07/19
- Last day of Undergraduate Accelerated 1 classes05/07/19
- Undergraduate Accelerated 2 classes begin08/07/19
- Final Exams - College of Chiropractic - Summer 201930/07/19
- Final Exams - Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine - Summer 201905/08/19
- Final Exams - College of Chiropractic - Summer 201905/08/19
- University Commencement10/08/19
- Last day of Undergraduate full term, Accelerated 2, and T01 Chiropractic classes16/08/19
- Last day of Summer 2019 trimester17/08/19
- Summer break19/08/19
- Summer break 201926/08/19
- Holiday Labor Day University closed02/09/19
- Faculty Development Day03/09/19
- Student Orientation03/09/19
- Classes begin04/09/19
- Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 1 classes begin04/09/19
- Last day to make tuition arrangements 20/09/19
- Last day to split T3 to T10 chiropractic classes27/09/19
- Incomplete grades turn to F27/09/19
- Holiday Indigenous People’s Day 14/10/19
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams16/10/19
- Last day to split T1 and T2 chiropractic classes18/10/19
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams21/10/19
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Midterm Exams21/10/19
- Last day of Undergraduate Accelerated 1 classes25/10/19
- Undergraduate Accelerated 2 classes begin28/10/19
- Last day to drop classes for the 15 week courses01/11/19
- Holiday Thanksgiving Day 28/11/19
- Chiropractic Final Exams03/12/19
- Chiropractic Final Exams09/12/19
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Final Exams09/12/19
- Last day of Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 2 classes13/12/19
- University Commencement14/12/19
- Last day of the Fall 2019 Trimester14/12/19
- Winter Break16/12/19
- Holiday Christmas Eve 24/12/19
- Holiday Christmas Day 25/12/19
- Holiday New Year's Day University closed01/01/20
- Faculty Development Day06/01/20
- Student Orientation06/01/20
- Classes begin07/01/20
- Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 1 classes begin07/01/20
- Holiday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 20/01/20
- Last day to make tuition arrangements 24/01/20
- Incomplete grades turn to F31/01/20
- Last day to split T3 - T10 chiropractic classes31/01/20
- Chiropractic Homecoming and Winter Gathering06/02/20
- Holiday President's Day University closed Northwestern Health Clinic Bloomington open17/02/20
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams19/02/20
- Last day to split T1 and T2 chiropractic classes21/02/20
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams24/02/20
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Midterm Exams24/02/20
- Last day of Undergraduate Accelerated 1 classes28/02/20
- Undergraduate Accelerated 2 classes begin02/03/20
- Last day to drop classes for the 15 week courses06/03/20
- Health & Wellness Symposium (evening)02/04/20
- Health & Wellness Symposium03/04/20
- Chiropractic Final Exams07/04/20
- Chiropractic Final Exams13/04/20
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Final Exams13/04/20
- Last day of Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 2 classes17/04/20
- University Commencement18/04/20
- Last day of the Winter 2020 Trimester18/04/20
- Spring Break20/04/20
- Spring Break27/04/20
- Faculty Development Day04/05/20
- Student Orientation04/05/20
- Classes begin05/05/20
- Last day to make tuition arrangements 22/05/20
- Holiday Memorial Day 25/05/20
- Incomplete grades turn to F29/05/20
- Last day to split T3 to T10 chiropractic classes29/05/20
- Undergraduate full term, Accelerated 1, and T01 Chiropractic classes begin01/06/20
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams17/06/20
- Last day to split T1 and T2 chiropractic classes19/06/20
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Midterm Exams22/06/20
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams22/06/20
- Last day to drop classes for the 15 week courses02/07/20
- Holiday Independence Day Observed03/07/20
- Holiday Independence Day04/07/20
- Last day of Undergraduate Accelerated 1 classes10/07/20
- Undergraduate Accelerated 2 classes begin13/07/20
- Chiropractic Final Exams04/08/20
- Chiropractic Final Exams10/08/20
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Final Exams10/08/20
- University Commencement15/08/20
- Last day of Undergraduate full term, Accelerated 2, and T01 Chiropractic classes21/08/20
- Last day of the Summer 2020 Trimester22/08/20
- Summer break24/08/20
- Summer break31/08/20
- Holiday Labor Day07/09/20
- Faculty Development Day08/09/20
- Student Orientation08/09/20
- Classes begin09/09/20
- Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 1 classes begin09/09/20
- Last day to make tuition arrangements 25/09/20
- Incomplete grades turn to F02/10/20
- Last day to split T3 to T10 chiropractic classes02/10/20
- Holiday Indigenous People’s Day12/10/20
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams21/10/20
- Last day to split T1 and T2 chiropractic classes23/10/20
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams26/10/20
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Midterm Exams26/10/20
- Last day of Undergraduate Accelerated 1 classes30/10/20
- Undergraduate Accelerated 2 classes begin02/11/20
- Last day to drop classes for the 15 week courses06/11/20
- Holiday Thanksgiving Day26/11/20
- Holiday Day after Thanksgiving27/11/20
- Chiropractic Final Exams08/12/20
- Chiropractic Final Exams14/12/20
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Final Exams14/12/20
- Last day of Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 2 classes18/12/20
- Last day of the Fall 2020 Trimester19/12/20
- University Commencement19/12/20
- Winter break21/12/20
- Holiday Christmas Eve24/12/20
- Holiday Christmas Day25/12/20
- Winter break28/12/20
- Holiday New Year's Day01/01/21
- Faculty Development Day04/01/21
- Student Orientation04/01/21
- Classes begin05/01/21
- Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 1 classes begin05/01/21
- Holiday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day18/01/21
- Last day to make tuition arrangements22/01/21
- Incomplete grades turn to F29/01/21
- Last day to split T3 to T10 chiropractic classes29/01/21
- Chiropractic Homecoming and Winter Gathering04/02/21
- Holiday President's Day15/02/21
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams17/02/21
- Last day to split T1 and T2 chiropractic classes19/02/21
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams22/02/21
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Midterm Exams22/02/21
- Last day of Undergraduate Accelerated 1 classes26/02/21
- Undergraduate Accelerated 2 classes begin01/03/21
- Last day to drop classes for the 15 week courses05/03/21
- Health and Wellness Symposium01/04/21
- Health & Wellness Symposium (evening)01/04/21
- Health and Wellness Symposium02/04/21
- Chiropractic Final Exams06/04/21
- Chiropractic Final Exams12/04/21
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Final Exams12/04/21
- Last day of Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 2 classes16/04/21
- Last day of Winter 2021 Trimester17/04/21
- University Commencement17/04/21
- Spring break19/04/21
- Spring Break26/04/21
- Faculty Development Day03/05/21
- Student Orientation03/05/21
- Classes begin04/05/21
- Last day to make tuition arrangements. 21/05/21
- Incomplete grades turn to F28/05/21
- Last day to split T3 to T10 chiropractic classes28/05/21
- Holiday Memorial Day31/05/21
- Undergraduate full term, Accelerated 1, and T01 Chiropractic classes begin01/06/21
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams16/06/21
- Last day to split T1 and T2 chiropractic classes18/06/21
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams21/06/21
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Midterm Exams21/06/21
- Last day to drop classes for the 15 week courses02/07/21
- Holiday Independence Day Observed05/07/21
- Last day of Undergraduate Accelerated 1 classes09/07/21
- Undergraduate Accelerated 2 classes begin12/07/21
- Chiropractic Final Exams03/08/21
- Chiropractic Final Exams09/08/21
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Final Exams09/08/21
- University Commencement14/08/21
- Last day of Undergraduate full term, Accelerated 2, and T01 Chiropractic classes20/08/21
- Last day of the Summer 2021 Trimester21/08/21
- Summer break23/08/21
- Summer break30/08/21
- Holiday Labor Day06/09/21
- Faculty Development Day07/09/21
- Student Orientation07/09/21
- Classes begin08/09/21
- Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 1 classes begin08/09/21
- Last day to make tuition arrangements24/09/21
- Incomplete grades turn to F01/10/21
- Last day to split T3 to T10 chiropractic classes01/10/21
- Holiday Indigenous People's Day11/10/21
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams20/10/21
- Last day to split T1 and T2 chiropractic classes22/10/21
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams25/10/21
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Midterm Exams25/10/21
- Last day of Undergraduate Accelerated 1 classes29/10/21
- Undergraduate Accelerated 2 classes begin01/11/21
- Last day to drop classes for the 15 week courses05/11/21
- Holiday Thanksgiving Day25/11/21
- Chiropractic Final Exams07/12/21
- Chiropractic Final Exams13/12/21
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Final Exams13/12/21
- Last day of Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 2 classes17/12/21
- University Commencement18/12/21
- Last day of the Fall 2021 Trimester18/12/21
- Winter break20/12/21
- Winter break20/12/21
- Holiday Christmas Eve Day24/12/21
- Winter break27/12/21
- Holiday New Year's Day Observed31/12/21
- Faculty Development Day03/01/22
- Student Orientation03/01/22
- Classes begin04/01/22
- Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 1 classes begin04/01/22
- Holiday Martin Luther King Jr. Day17/01/22
- Last day to make tuition arrangements. 21/01/22
- Incomplete grades turn to F28/01/22
- Last day to split T3 to T10 chiropractic classes28/01/22
- Chiropractic Homecoming & Winter Gathering03/02/22
- Last day to split T1 and T2 chiropractic classes18/02/22
- Last day to split T1 and T2 chiropractic classes18/02/22
- Holiday President's Day21/02/22
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams23/02/22
- Last day of Undergraduate Accelerated 1 classes25/02/22
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams28/02/22
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Midterm Exams28/02/22
- Undergraduate Accelerated 2 classes begin28/02/22
- Last day to drop classes for the 15 week courses04/03/22
- Health & Wellness Symposium evening31/03/22
- Health & Wellness Symposium 01/04/22
- Chiropractic Final Exams05/04/22
- Chiropractic Final Exams11/04/22
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Final Exams11/04/22
- Last day of Undergraduate full term and Accelerated 2 classes15/04/22
- Last day of the Winter 2022 Trimester16/04/22
- University Commencement16/04/22
- Spring break18/04/22
- Spring break25/04/22
- Faculty Development Day02/05/22
- Student Orientation02/05/22
- Classes begin03/05/22
- Last day to make tuition arrangements20/05/22
- Incomplete grades turn to F27/05/22
- Last day to split T3 to T10 chiropractic classes27/05/22
- Holiday Memorial Day30/05/22
- Undergraduate full term, Accelerated 1, and T01 Chiropractic classes begin31/05/22
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams15/06/22
- Last day to split T1 and T2 chiropractic classes17/06/22
- Chiropractic Midterm Exams20/06/22
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Midterm Exams20/06/22
- Last day to drop classes for the 15 week courses01/07/22
- Holiday Independence Day04/07/22
- Last day of Undergraduate Accelerated 1 classes08/07/22
- Undergraduate Accelerated 2 classes begin11/07/22
- Chiropractic Final Exams02/08/22
- Chiropractic Final Exams08/08/22
- Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Final Exams08/08/22
- University Commencement13/08/22
- Last day of Undergraduate full term, Accelerated 2, and T01 Chiropractic classes19/08/22
- Last day of Undergraduate full term, Accelerated 2, and T01 Chiropractic classes19/08/22
- Last day of the Summer 2020 Trimester20/08/22
- Summer break22/08/22
- Summer break29/08/22