The starting point
Heidelberg (Tiffin, OH; UCC heritage) awards a published, five-level academic merit ladder from $10,000 to $20,000 per year based on the admission application and seventh-semester high-school GPA, layered with renewable named grants and a tuition guarantee that locks first-year tuition for four years.
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 9 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.
Out-of-State Grant
Up to $3,000 (CA/FL/IN/MI/TX) or up to $1,500 (all other out-of-state) per year · Variable or qualified amount
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
Eligibility: Out-of-state residency; higher tier for California, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, or Texas residents
Renewal: Renewal terms not stated on the grants page; general SAP standard applies to renewal of all aid sources.
Other terms: Geography-based grant that stacks on top of academic merit. Listed under Grants, but functions as an automatic residency-based award (not need-tested per the page). 'Up to' language means the figures are maximums.
https://www.heidelberg.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid/grants
Campus Visit Award
$500 (first year) · Published award terms
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
Eligibility: Visit campus, get accepted, and submit the FAFSA by March 15th
Renewal: Stated as a one-year award 'for their first year on campus.'
Other terms: Easy stackable one-time award; the March 15 FAFSA deadline is the trigger — miss it and the award is lost.
https://www.heidelberg.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate-admission/affordability-success
Academic Merit Scholarships (Presidential / Dean's / Faculty / Academic Award / Prince Promise ladder)
$10,000-$20,000 per year · Published range
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: Based on overall admission application and seventh semester high school GPA; specific GPA cutoffs per tier are NOT published
Eligibility: Awarded following acceptance to incoming students; five published levels — Presidential $20,000, Dean's $17,500, Faculty $15,000, Academic Award $12,500, Prince Promise $10,000 (Prince Promise recipients are placed in the Student Prince Promise Program)
Renewal: Renewal of all sources of financial aid is contingent upon maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP): passing at least 67% of attempted hours per academic year and a 2.0 GPA or higher by the end of the freshman year. No higher merit-specific renewal GPA is published.
Other terms: The page lists five fixed annual award levels but does NOT publish the GPA/test thresholds that map a student to each level — the catalog states 'All awards are based on overall admission application and seventh semester high school GPA,' which is a review of the application, not a pure stat-automatic grid. The $10,000-$20,000 amounts apply to terms starting August 2026 or later. The catalog (older 2024-25 snapshot) listed slightly different figures (Academic Award $10,000, Prince Promise $5,000), so use the current scholarships page figures.
https://www.heidelberg.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships
