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Louisiana · Research checked 2026-07-02 · School research, not an aid offer

The starting point

DRAFT: Grambling's Academic Achievement Scholarship grid pays $3,000-$7,683/year (with dorm charges added at the top tier) automatically from the admission file, and its published tables show exactly how the award stacks with Louisiana TOPS or the $9,023 out-of-state fee waiver.

Published academic criteria. These awards are recorded as automatic on academic criteria. Match the published grades and scores, then check residency, entering year and every additional condition.

Awards to discuss

The 3 awards in this school's research. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.

Academic Achievement Scholarship — In-State (Graduates of Louisiana High School)

$3,000-$7,683/year; top tier (28+ ACT/3.5 GPA) adds Traditional Dorm charges if on campus (page shows combined totals with TOPS of $8,539.75-$13,622.75/year) · Published range

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: 3.5 (28+ ACT tier and 23-ACT tier); 3.0 (24-27 ACT tiers) · ACT: 23 ($3,000), 24 ($5,140 'tuition'), 25-27 ($7,683), 28+ ($7,683 + dorm charges if on campus)

Eligibility: Louisiana high school graduates; new freshmen (grid effective 'Starting with New Freshmen for Fall 2022'); 'No application is necessary for consideration'; page states students applying before a January 31 date are automatically considered (date printed as January 31, 2022 — stale, see Section C)

Renewal: Recorded as renewable. Full renewal conditions are not recorded here; request them from the school.

Other terms: If the 28+ ACT student resides off campus, the scholarship amount is $7,683 (the dorm-charge component applies only on campus). TOPS column is shown for illustration; TOPS eligibility is determined by LOSFA, not Grambling. Renewal requirements are not published on the page.

https://www.gram.edu/finaid/scholarships/

Academic Achievement Scholarship — Out of State (with Out of State Fee Waiver)

$3,000-$7,683/year scholarship PLUS a $9,023/year Out of State Fee Waiver; top tier (28 ACT/1300 SAT, 3.5 GPA) adds dorm charges if on campus · Published range

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: 3.5 (28+ ACT/1300 SAT tier and 23 ACT/1130-1160 SAT tier); 3.0 (24-27 ACT / 1160-1290 SAT tiers) · SAT: 1130-1160 ($3,000), 1160-1190 ($5,140), 1200-1290 ($7,683), 1300+ ($7,683 + dorm) · ACT: 23 ($3,000), 24 ($5,140), 25-27 ($7,683), 28+ ($7,683 + dorm charges)

Eligibility: Out-of-state students; 'No application is necessary for consideration.' The Out of State Fee Waiver reflects in charges rather than the financial aid package.

Renewal: Recorded as renewable. Full renewal conditions are not recorded here; request them from the school.

Other terms: The waiver ($9,023/year) offsets non-resident fees on the bill; the 'Total Scholarship' column shows only the Academic Achievement amount.

https://www.gram.edu/finaid/scholarships/

Transfer Academic Achievement Scholarship

$1,000 per year (plus $9,023/year Out of State Waiver for graduates of out-of-state institutions) · Published award terms

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: 3.5

Eligibility: 24 transfer credit hours; 'No application is necessary for consideration'

Renewal: Recorded as renewable. Full renewal conditions are not recorded here; request them from the school.

https://www.gram.edu/finaid/scholarships/

Ask before you decide

  1. Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
  2. What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
  3. How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?

Recorded stacking policy: Outside scholarships only trigger an aid adjustment if total aid would exceed the cost of attendance (or the student's aid eligibility cap); below that ceiling, awards are not displaced.

Our unanswered questions / Family notes

Keep the sources with the decision

Full research, award details and source context: https://meritplaybook.com/colleges/grambling-state-university/merit-aid

The research date is not a guarantee that a policy still applies. Confirm current amounts, deadlines and conditions with the school before making a financial decision.