Do I have to apply separately for merit scholarships?

No. 'The admissions application serves as the scholarship application. Therefore, every student who applies for admission is automatically considered for scholarship assistance.' The President's/Dean's/Trustee's grid is automatic on your recalculated Centenary GPA plus test score.

How do the academic scholarships renew?

'Four-year academic scholarships are automatically renewed each year if the student has maintained the required grade point average.' The premier awards are renewable for three additional years (four total) for full-time students who maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. First-semester freshmen are given two semesters to reach the minimum cumulative GPA, and aid is capped at eight semesters.

Is the test score required?

The published freshman grid lists both a minimum GPA and a minimum SAT/ACT for each tier (e.g., President's needs a 3.8 Centenary GPA and a 30 ACT / 1360 SAT). Confirm test-optional handling and your exact tier with the Office of Financial Aid (318.869.5137 / finaid@centenary.edu).

Centenary (LA)· Renewal Rules

Keeping Centenary (LA)’s Merit Aid for Four Years

What the financial-aid office actually requires after freshman year: minimum GPA, credit-hour pace, and the cliffs that quietly downgrade families mid-degree.

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At a glance

Renewable tiers: 10 of 11
One-time tiers: 1
Tiers with published renewal terms: 10
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

Centenary (LA)'s renewal bar is achievable for steady students but isn't generous. Most awards require a cumulative GPA in the 3.0–3.4 band plus full-time enrollment. Audit the strictest tier on this school's list before assuming the four-year value is locked in.

President's Scholarship: Full-time enrollment
Dean's Scholarship: Full-time enrollment
Trustee's Scholarship: Full-time enrollment
Nancy M. Christian Scholarship: Full-time enrollment
1825 Scholars Scholarship: Full-time enrollment
Jackson Scholarship for Excellence: Full-time enrollment
The Equalization Grant (TEG): See notes
United Methodist Minister's Dependent Grant: See notes
Legacy Award: See notes
Centenary Affordability Pledge (CAP) — NEED-BASED: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

President's Scholarship
Starts at $30,000/year
Entry requirements: 3.8 Centenary GPA (recalculated core-course GPA on a 4.0 scale) GPA · 1360 (Evidence-based Reading and Writing/Math) SAT · 30 composite ACT
To keep it: Renewable for three years for full-time students (four years total) who maintain the required cumulative GPA; the institutional-scholarships policy page states academic scholarships are 'renewable for three years for full-time students.' First-semester freshmen get two semesters to reach the minimum cumulative GPA.
Source: https://www.centenary.edu/admission/tuition-aid/scholarships-financial-aid/freshman-tuition-and-aid/
Dean's Scholarship
Starts at $25,000/year
Entry requirements: 3.4 Centenary GPA (recalculated core-course GPA on a 4.0 scale) GPA · 1230 (Evidence-based Reading and Writing/Math) SAT · 26 composite ACT
To keep it: Renewable for three years for full-time students who maintain the required cumulative GPA designated for the scholarship; monitored every semester.
Source: https://www.centenary.edu/admission/tuition-aid/scholarships-financial-aid/freshman-tuition-and-aid/
Trustee's Scholarship
Starts at $20,000/year
Entry requirements: 3.0 Centenary GPA (recalculated core-course GPA on a 4.0 scale) GPA · 1100 (Evidence-based Reading and Writing/Math) SAT · 22 composite ACT
To keep it: Renewable for three years for full-time students who maintain the cumulative GPA designated for the scholarship.
Source: https://www.centenary.edu/admission/tuition-aid/scholarships-financial-aid/freshman-tuition-and-aid/
Nancy M. Christian Scholarship
Full tuition (plus a waiver of a double room — except for Rotary — and full meal plan)
To keep it: Renewable for three years for full-time students who maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
Source: https://www.centenary.edu/directories/offices-services-directory/financial-aid/policies-and-procedures/institutional-scholarships/
1825 Scholars Scholarship
Full tuition
To keep it: Renewable for three years for full-time students who maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
Source: https://www.centenary.edu/directories/offices-services-directory/financial-aid/policies-and-procedures/institutional-scholarships/
Jackson Scholarship for Excellence
Amounts vary
To keep it: Renewable for three years for full-time students who maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
Source: https://www.centenary.edu/directories/offices-services-directory/financial-aid/policies-and-procedures/institutional-scholarships/
The Equalization Grant (TEG)
$5,000 awarded annually
Entry requirements: Weighted core grade point average of 3.0 GPA
To keep it: Renewal terms not stated on the institutional-scholarships page.
Source: https://www.centenary.edu/directories/offices-services-directory/financial-aid/policies-and-procedures/institutional-scholarships/
United Methodist Minister's Dependent Grant
$5,000 annual grant
To keep it: Renewal terms not stated on the page.
Source: https://www.centenary.edu/directories/offices-services-directory/financial-aid/policies-and-procedures/institutional-scholarships/
Legacy Award
$2,000
To keep it: Renewal terms not stated on the page.
Source: https://www.centenary.edu/directories/offices-services-directory/financial-aid/policies-and-procedures/institutional-scholarships/
Centenary Affordability Pledge (CAP) — NEED-BASED
Full tuition remaining after Pell and TOPS are applied (up to four years)
To keep it: Provides eligible Louisiana students with up to four years of full tuition.
Source: https://www.centenary.edu/admission/centenary-an-affordable-choice/

How families lose this aid

Missing the December 1 acceptance date for Scholars Weekend.
Only students who meet the President's Scholarship criteria AND are accepted prior to December 1 are invited to compete at Scholars Weekend (January) for the full-tuition awards. Apply late and you keep the automatic grid award but lose the shot at full tuition.
Reading 'Centenary GPA' as your normal high-school GPA.
The merit grid uses a 'Centenary GPA' — a recalculated GPA based on core courses only, on a four-point scale — so your weighted transcript GPA may not be the number that sets your tier.

Renewal questions families ask

Do I have to apply separately for merit scholarships?: No. 'The admissions application serves as the scholarship application. Therefore, every student who applies for admission is automatically considered for scholarship assistance.' The President's/Dean's/Trustee's grid is automatic on your recalculated Centenary GPA plus test score.
How do the academic scholarships renew?: 'Four-year academic scholarships are automatically renewed each year if the student has maintained the required grade point average.' The premier awards are renewable for three additional years (four total) for full-time students who maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. First-semester freshmen are given two semesters to reach the minimum cumulative GPA, and aid is capped at eight semesters.
Is the test score required?: The published freshman grid lists both a minimum GPA and a minimum SAT/ACT for each tier (e.g., President's needs a 3.8 Centenary GPA and a 30 ACT / 1360 SAT). Confirm test-optional handling and your exact tier with the Office of Financial Aid (318.869.5137 / finaid@centenary.edu).

Rules that bite at Centenary (LA)

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

renewalPresident's Scholarship: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Renewable for three years for full-time students (four years total) who maintain the required cumulative GPA; the institutional-scholarships policy page states academic scholarships are 'renewable for three years for full-time students.' First-semester freshmen get two semesters to reach the minimum cumulative GPA. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How Centenary (LA) compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Centenary (LA) is one of them. The cohort minority (82 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 Centenary (LA)’s own published materials.