What's the difference between the Davis Fellowship and the Madison Scholarship?

The Davis Fellowship covers full tuition only; the Madison Scholarship covers tuition, fees, room, and board for up to four years.

Hampden-Sydney· Renewal Rules

Keeping Hampden-Sydney’s Merit Aid for Four Years

What the financial-aid office actually requires after freshman year: minimum GPA, credit-hour pace, and the cliffs that quietly downgrade families mid-degree.

Verified Jun 2026today· COWORK

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 5 of 5
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 5
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Hampden-Sydney'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.

Academic Scholarships (named ladder): See notes
Eagle Scout Scholarship: See notes
Boys State Participant (Citizen-Leader) Scholarship: See notes
Davis Fellowship: See notes
Madison Scholarship: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Academic Scholarships (named ladder)
$15,000-$45,000
To keep it: Renewal terms not stated on this page; confirm with the Office of Financial Aid.
Source: https://www.hsc.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid/academic-and-leadership-awards
Eagle Scout Scholarship
$120,000 ($30,000/yr)
To keep it: Granted as $30,000 per year over four years.
Source: https://www.hsc.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid/academic-and-leadership-awards
Boys State Participant (Citizen-Leader) Scholarship
$100,000 ($25,000/yr)
To keep it: Granted as $25,000 per year over four years.
Source: https://www.hsc.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid/academic-and-leadership-awards
Davis Fellowship
Full tuition
To keep it: Awarded every other year to one member of the incoming class; renewal duration not detailed on this page.
Source: https://www.hsc.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid/academic-and-leadership-awards/davis-fellowship
Madison Scholarship
Full tuition, fees, room, and board
To keep it: Offered for up to four years.
Source: https://www.hsc.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid/academic-and-leadership-awards

How families lose this aid

Expecting a published GPA or test-score cutoff for each named scholarship.
H-SC lists the dollar amounts (Birthplace $45,000 down to Garnet & Grey $15,000) but does not publish the GPA/test thresholds that map to each tier — the award is determined holistically after acceptance.

Renewal questions families ask

What's the difference between the Davis Fellowship and the Madison Scholarship?: The Davis Fellowship covers full tuition only; the Madison Scholarship covers tuition, fees, room, and board for up to four years.

How Hampden-Sydney compares across our verified dataset

247 of 272 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Hampden-Sydney is one of them. The cohort minority (25 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 Hampden-Sydney’s own published materials.

policyHampden-Sydney stacking policy
coaHampden-Sydney cost-of-attendance worksheet
tierDavis Fellowship
scholarshipHarrison Scholarship (upperclassmen)
scholarshipSprinkle Scholarship