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Eckerd award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at Eckerd?

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

Verified Jun 20263 months ago

The short answer

5 of 6 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
5 of 6
One-time tiers
1
Tiers with published renewal terms
4
Renewal risk profile
moderate

Renewal risk profile

Eckerd'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.

  • Academic Achievement Scholarship (First-Year): 2.0 GPA
  • Transfer Scholarship: 2.0 GPA
  • Sunshine City Scholarship: See notes
  • Artistic Achievement Award: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

  • Academic Achievement Scholarship (First-Year)

    $18,000-$27,000 per year

    Entry requirements: Based on internally calculated high-school GPA GPA

    To keep it: Renewable for up to four years; students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA (and 67% completion ratio for federal SAP).

    Source: https://www.eckerd.edu/admissions/financial-aid/types/

  • Transfer Scholarship

    $11,000-$18,000 per year (GPA grid)

    Entry requirements: 3.5-4.0 = $18,000; 3.0-3.49 = $16,000; 2.75-2.99 = $11,000 (cumulative GPA of all previous college work) GPA

    To keep it: Available for up to four years; 2.0 cumulative GPA to renew (Eckerd merit awards renew at 2.0).

    Source: https://www.eckerd.edu/admissions/financial-aid/types/

  • Sunshine City Scholarship

    Tuition + mandatory fees + standard double housing + meal charges (in combination with institutional, federal and state aid), up to four years

    To keep it: Up to four years.

    Source: https://www.eckerd.edu/admissions/financial-aid/types/

  • Artistic Achievement Award

    $1,000 per year

    To keep it: To receive in subsequent years, recipients must meet with faculty in their discipline for specific renewal criteria.

    Source: https://www.eckerd.edu/admissions/financial-aid/types/

How families lose this aid

  • Letting your GPA dip below 2.0

    Eckerd College merit awards and grants are 'Renewable for up to four years. Students must maintain a 2.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average,' and falling below 2.0 also makes you ineligible for institutional and state aid.

Renewal questions families ask

What GPA do I need to keep my Eckerd scholarship?
Eckerd College merit awards and grants are renewable for up to four years as long as you maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA (and meet the 67% completion ratio for federal aid).

How Eckerd compares across our verified dataset

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Eckerd 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 Eckerd’s own published materials.

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