The starting point
Gordon College awards an automatic, weighted-GPA-based academic scholarship to every applicant — $13,000 to $22,000 per year with no separate application — while a selected few instead receive a named cohort or Music Leadership award worth $25,000 to $28,000 per year that, per the live grid, 'Replaces all other Gordon aid' (it is awarded INSTEAD OF, not on top of, the academic scholarship).
More than one award path. Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.
Awards to discuss
First 3 of 10 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Trustees' Scholar Award
$22,000 per year · Published amount
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Weighted GPA 4.0 & Above
Eligibility: Automatic on application; consideration includes plans to live on campus
Renewal: Renewal GPA listed as 3.25 on the Academic Scholarship Renewal Policy page (labeled 'Trustee's'). Merit GPA first reviewed after two academic years (four semesters); the lowest single semester GPA is dropped from the merit calculation.
Other terms: Top automatic academic tier. 'You don't need to do anything other than apply to Gordon to be eligible.' Four-year value stated as $88,000.
https://www.gordon.edu/scholarships
President's Scholar Award
$20,000 per year · Published amount
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Weighted GPA 3.75–3.99
Eligibility: Automatic on application
Renewal: Renewal GPA listed as 3.25 on the Academic Scholarship Renewal Policy page. First reviewed after four semesters; lowest semester GPA dropped from the merit calculation.
Other terms: Automatic academic tier. Four-year value stated as $80,000.
https://www.gordon.edu/scholarships
Provost's Scholar Award
$18,000 per year · Published amount
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Weighted GPA 3.25–3.749
Eligibility: Automatic on application
Renewal: Renewal GPA listed as 3.15 on the Academic Scholarship Renewal Policy page. First reviewed after four semesters; lowest semester GPA dropped.
Other terms: Automatic academic tier. Four-year value stated as $72,000.
https://www.gordon.edu/scholarships
Ask before you decide
- Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
- What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
- How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?
Recorded stacking policy: INTERNAL GORDON AWARDS: the scholarships grid publishes an explicit per-award stacking label. The named cohort awards (A.J. Gordon, Clarendon City, Dokes, Global) and the Music Leadership / Music Education Honors Award each say 'Replaces all other Gordon aid' — they are mutually exclusive with the automatic academic merit tier and with each other (a recipient gets the cohort/music award INSTEAD OF, not on top of, the $13,000-$22,000 academic award). By contrast, the Gordon Honors Institute Fellowship ($2,000) and the music/art/theatre minor and major talent awards are each labeled 'Added to your academic scholarship' — those DO stack on top of the academic tier. OUTSIDE AWARDS: Gordon does not publish an explicit institutional displacement formula for private/outside scholarships. It states that receiving private (outside) scholarships or grants is a change that may trigger a revision of the financial aid award, and it is the student's responsibility to notify the Student Financial Services (SFS) Office. No published rule was found stating whether outside awards reduce institutional merit aid specifically versus need-based aid.
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