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Florida Southern award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at Florida Southern?

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 Jul 20262 months ago

The short answer

10 of 10 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

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At a glance

Renewable tiers
10 of 10
One-time tiers
0
Tiers with published renewal terms
10
Renewal risk profile
moderate

Renewal risk profile

Florida Southern'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.

  • E.T. Roux Scholarship: 2.2 GPA
  • Edna Mae Pearce Lockett Scholarship: 2.2 GPA
  • Thad G. Buckner Scholarship: 2.5 GPA
  • Lucius P. Ordway Scholarship: 2.5 GPA
  • Emile E. Watson Scholarship: 2.5 GPA
  • William H. Danforth Scholarship: 2.75 GPA
  • Henry and Annie Merner Pfeiffer Scholarship: 2.75 GPA
  • Hollingsworth Scholarship (Prestige): 3.3 GPA
  • C.V. McClurg Scholarship (Prestige): 3.0 GPA
  • Christoverson Scholarship (Prestige): 2.75 GPA

Renewal terms by tier

How families lose this aid

  • Assuming all FSC scholarships share one renewal GPA

    Each named award has its OWN cumulative-GPA renewal floor (per the FSC Terms & Conditions): Hollingsworth 3.3, McClurg/Jenkins 3.0, Pfeiffer/Christoverson/Danforth 2.75, Watson/Ordway/Buckner 2.5, Lockett/Roux/Transfer 2.2. Fall below your award's floor and you forfeit it.

  • Expecting to drop to a lower scholarship tier if your GPA slips

    FSC states 'Students do not move from one academic scholarship level to another academic scholarship level.' If you miss your tier's renewal GPA you lose the scholarship outright — you are not bumped down a rung.

  • Changing majors without checking your scholarship

    'FSC scholarships specific to a student's major will be forfeited if the student changes majors. Those scholarships will not be replaced with other FSC funds.'

Renewal questions families ask

What are the Prestige (Hollingsworth) scholarship deadlines and requirements?
Priority deadline November 1, final deadline January 3. Applicants should be first-time first-year students with a 3.5+ GPA and at least a 29 ACT / 1330 SAT, in the top 10% of applicants, and must submit an essay and (if a finalist) interview with a faculty committee.
What GPA do I need to renew my merit scholarship?
It depends on which award you hold (per the FSC Terms & Conditions): e.g., Roux/Lockett/Transfer 2.2, Watson/Ordway/Buckner 2.5, Pfeiffer/Christoverson/Danforth 2.75, McClurg/Jenkins 3.0, Hollingsworth 3.3. Awards are for up to 8 semesters (4 years) of full-time study.

How Florida Southern compares across our verified dataset

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

    Florida Southern 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 Florida Southern’s own published materials.

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