How long does my merit scholarship last?

Aid is automatically renewed up to 4 years/8 semesters if you meet all eligibility requirements: 12+ on-campus credits per semester and BJU's Satisfactory Academic Progress standards.

How much does BJU cost?

The tuition page retrieved during this extraction displayed a '2024-25' header ($11,140/semester tuition, $5,190/semester room & board, ~$1,000/semester typical program fee) even though the site links to it as 'Tuition/Room & Board 2026-27' — current-year figures could not be confirmed; verify with admissions.

BJU award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at BJU?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

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The short answer

4 of 4 published awards are listed as renewable.

The exact rule can change by award. Check the award your student may receive before you count on the same amount every year.

What to do

Find the award name in the full research below. Save its grade, credit, and deadline rules with your college plan.

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At a glance

Renewable tiers: 4 of 4
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 4
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

BJU's published renewal rules cluster around a 3.0 floor with no major-GPA gating, which is survivable for the typical freshman with steady study habits. The risk is non-renewal due to enrollment status (dropping below full-time), not GPA.

Academic Scholarship (BJU Merit Scholarships): See notes
SC Free Tuition Guarantee: See notes
BJU Fellows Scholarship: See notes
Palmetto Fellows Scholarship (SC state award, as listed by BJU): Full-time enrollment

Renewal terms by tier

Academic Scholarship (BJU Merit Scholarships)
$7,000-$14,000
Entry requirements: Unweighted 4-point HS GPA tiers: 4.0+ ($12,000), 3.9+ ($10,000), 3.6+ ($9,000), <3.6 ($7,000) GPA · 1390+ ($14,000); 1260+ ($12,000); 1160+ ($10,000); 1060+ ($9,000) SAT · 31+ ($14,000, regardless of GPA); 27+ ($12,000); 24+ ($10,000); 21+ ($9,000) ACT
To keep it: Aid is automatically renewed up to 4 years/8 semesters, if student meets all eligibility requirements (12+ credits per semester on campus; BJU Satisfactory Academic Progress; not online-only).
Source: https://www.bju.edu/admission/tuition-aid/grants-scholarships.php
SC Free Tuition Guarantee
$0 tuition and program fees (combined aid package)
To keep it: Requires FAFSA submission by August 1 EACH year; additional eligibility criteria apply (linked page not opened).
Source: https://www.bju.edu/admission/tuition-aid/grants-scholarships.php
BJU Fellows Scholarship
$0 tuition (combined aid package)
To keep it: Requires FAFSA by August 1 each year and continued Palmetto Fellows qualification. (A BJU news page referenced renewability up to eight semesters; the main page states the general 4-year/8-semester renewal rule.)
Source: https://www.bju.edu/admission/tuition-aid/grants-scholarships.php
Palmetto Fellows Scholarship (SC state award, as listed by BJU)
Up to $6,700 (freshman); up to $7,500 (sophomore+); up to $10,000 (math/science, sophomore+)
To keep it: Eligibility based on full-time enrollment in at least 12 degree-applicable credits; continuing eligibility requires BJU's SAP standards.
Source: https://www.bju.edu/admission/tuition-aid/grants-scholarships.php

How families lose this aid

Missing the June 15 test-score deadline and settling for the GPA-based tier.
Test scores 'must be submitted to BJU by June 15 to be eligible for the test-based award amounts.' A 3.5-GPA student with a 31 ACT is worth $14,000 with scores on file but only $7,000 without them — a $28,000 swing over four years.
Using a weighted GPA to predict your tier.
The grid is explicit: 'HS GPA is based on an unweighted 4-point scale.' A 4.3 weighted GPA may be a 3.7 unweighted — the $9,000 tier, not $12,000.
Dropping below 12 credits or going online-only.
'All undergraduate awards require enrollment in a minimum of 12 credits per semester of attendance on campus' (last semester excepted), and 'BJU aid does not apply to online only enrollment.' Renewal also requires meeting SAP, with an 8-semester cap.

Renewal questions families ask

How long does my merit scholarship last?: Aid is automatically renewed up to 4 years/8 semesters if you meet all eligibility requirements: 12+ on-campus credits per semester and BJU's Satisfactory Academic Progress standards.
How much does BJU cost?: The tuition page retrieved during this extraction displayed a '2024-25' header ($11,140/semester tuition, $5,190/semester room & board, ~$1,000/semester typical program fee) even though the site links to it as 'Tuition/Room & Board 2026-27' — current-year figures could not be confirmed; verify with admissions.

Rules that bite at BJU

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from BJU's own tier rules and not generic advice.

Renewal rulePalmetto Fellows Scholarship (SC state award, as listed by BJU): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Eligibility based on full-time enrollment in at least 12 degree-applicable credits; continuing eligibility requires BJU's SAP standards. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How BJU compares across our verified dataset

665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
BJU is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against BJU’s own published materials.

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