Furman award rules
Will the scholarship last four years at Furman?
We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.
The short answer
3 of 3 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
- 3 of 3
- One-time tiers
- 0
- Tiers with published renewal terms
- 2
- Renewal risk profile
- low
Renewal risk profile
Furman'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.
- Bell Tower Scholarship: See notes
- John D. Hollingsworth Scholarship: See notes
Renewal terms by tier
Bell Tower Scholarship
Variable, awarded across a tier ladder based on academic achievement and potentialTo keep it: Renewable for up to four years or eight semesters subject to maintaining academic standing.
Source: https://www.furman.edu/financial-aid/aid-types/merit-based-scholarships/
John D. Hollingsworth Scholarship
$36,000 per year, renewable for four yearsTo keep it: Renewable four years; recipients participate in the Public Leadership Seminars and the Riley Institute's Advantage Scholars program.
Source: https://www.furman.edu/financial-aid/aid-types/merit-based-scholarships/
How Furman compares across our verified dataset
- 667 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Furman 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.
- 132 of 749 verified schools publish a dedicated National Merit Finalist package.
Furman is one of them. NMF packages typically carry their own stacking and renewal carve-outs separate from the standard automatic merit ladder; confirm those before assuming the headline NMF value is final.
Sources used on this page
Every renewal claim is checked against Furman’s own published materials.
More on Furman merit aid
- Furman merit aid overviewFull tier ladder, named scholarships, departmental awards, and how families decide.
- Furman scholarship stackingWhether outside awards land as upside or quietly displace institutional aid.
- Does Furman displace outside scholarships?The dollar math on a $5,000 outside award, plus peer schools that handle it differently.