Lipscomb award rules
Will the scholarship last four years at Lipscomb?
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
5 of 7 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.
See every award rule, common mistake, and source
At a glance
- Renewable tiers
- 5 of 7
- One-time tiers
- 2
- Tiers with published renewal terms
- 5
- Renewal risk profile
- low
Renewal risk profile
Lipscomb'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.
- Community College Transfer Scholarship: See notes
- Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship: See notes
- Scout Award: See notes
- Transfer Pathways Scholarship: 2.5 GPA
- Christian Education Scholarship: See notes
Renewal terms by tier
Community College Transfer Scholarship
$2,000Entry requirements: 2 GPA
To keep it: Maintain 2 GPA
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
$3,500To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Scout Award
$2,500To keep it: Maintain 3 GPA
Transfer Pathways Scholarship
$14,000+Entry requirements: 2.5 GPA
To keep it: Maintain 2.5 GPA
Christian Education Scholarship
$5,000To keep it: Maintain 2 GPA
Renewal questions families ask
- What is the deadline for Transfer Trustee Scholarship Deadline Fall2026?
- The Fall 2026 Transfer Trustee Scholarship application opens November 1, 2025 and closes March 1, 2026. Students must be admitted prior to applying.
How Lipscomb compares across our verified dataset
- 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Lipscomb is one of them. The cohort minority (84 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 Lipscomb’s own published materials.
- Policy pageLipscomb stacking policy
- Cost of attendanceLipscomb cost-of-attendance worksheet
- Merit tiersCommunity College Transfer Scholarship
- Merit tiersTrustee Scholarship Eligibility Test Gpa
More on Lipscomb merit aid
- Lipscomb merit aid overviewFull tier ladder, named scholarships, departmental awards, and how families decide.
- Lipscomb scholarship stackingWhether outside awards land as upside or quietly displace institutional aid.
- Does Lipscomb displace outside scholarships?The dollar math on a $5,000 outside award, plus peer schools that handle it differently.