The starting point
DRAFT: Bluefield University's merit aid is GPA-driven and modest on paper ($3,000-$13,000 academic scholarships with no published grid), but Virginia residents can layer large flat 'tuition discounts' with VTAG and Pell to push tuition near zero, and two competitive Presidential Scholarships cover full tuition.
Selection beyond grades and scores. These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.
Awards to discuss
First 3 of 8 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Academic Scholarships (Alumni, Achievement, Deans', Harman, Lansdell, Opportunity, and Trustees)
$3,000-$13,000 · Published range
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: GPA is used to determine the amount; no specific GPA cutoffs or award grid published
Eligibility: Degree-seeking; number of scholarships is limited; award must be accepted within 45 days
Renewal: Renewable for four years if enrolled full time and maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress. Per the SAP policy page, undergraduates need a 1.75 cumulative GPA through 57 career hours attempted and 2.0 at 58+ hours, must complete 67 percent of all cumulative credit hours attempted, and stay within 150 percent of the degree's credit-hour requirement; failing SAP after the warning period makes a student 'ineligible for federal student aid and institutional program funding.'
Other terms: No published GPA/test grid — the page says only that 'Your GPA will be used to determine the amount of the scholarship.' Amounts are not guaranteed-automatic; the school states the number offered is limited.
https://www.bluefield.edu/bluefield-central/financial-aid/grants-scholarships/
Presidential Scholarship
Full tuition · Published coverage or package
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Only two (2) new freshmen per year; two letters of recommendation, on-campus interview, and an essay reviewed by select faculty
Renewal: Renewable up to four years: full-time enrollment, maintain BU cumulative GPA of 3.5 (reviewed at the end of each spring semester), continual enrollment (excluding summers), and 45 hours of tutoring per semester during Junior and Senior years.
Other terms: Full TUITION only — not full cost of attendance (on-campus COA total budget is $42,880). Competitive selection, not stat-automatic.
https://www.bluefield.edu/bluefield-central/financial-aid/grants-scholarships/
Spire Scholarship
$1,000 · Published amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: Minimum 3.50 GPA in order to compete
Eligibility: Ten freshmen per year; two letters of recommendation, on-campus interview, and essay reviewed by select faculty
Renewal: Renewable up to four years: full-time enrollment, maintain BU cumulative GPA of 3.0 (reviewed at the end of each spring semester), continual enrollment (excluding summers), and 30 hours of tutoring per semester during Junior and Senior years.
Other terms: An ADDITIONAL $1,000 on top of academic scholarships, awarded by competition to ten freshmen.
https://www.bluefield.edu/bluefield-central/financial-aid/grants-scholarships/
