The starting point
Mars Hill pairs unpublished named academic scholarships (referenced on its Blackwell page as running $17,000–$19,000 a year) with a guaranteed 50%-of-tuition Local Lion Promise for students from nine western North Carolina counties.
Selection beyond grades and scores. These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.
Awards to discuss
First 3 of 5 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.
Academic/Merit-Based Scholarships (Bailey, Blue and Gold, Presidential Academic, Presidential Music)
Amount not published · Published award terms
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Based on high school performance; specific academic standards not published on the page.
Renewal: Students awarded an academic scholarship are required to maintain a designated minimum college grade point average (GPA) to continue receiving the scholarship each semester. The specific GPA is not published.
Other terms: The scholarships page lists four named academic scholarships but publishes no amounts or stat cutoffs. The Blackwell page separately references 'academic merit scholarships ranging from $17,000-$19,000 annually.' No automatic-award language appears, so automaticOnStats is set false.
https://www.mhu.edu/future-students/traditional-undergraduate/financial-aid/scholarships-grants/
Judge Robert Blackwell Scholarship
Up to $3,000 (on top of academic merit scholarship) · Variable or qualified amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: Minimum 3.5 High School GPA
Eligibility: Interview required; 1 recommendation required; must be a North Carolina resident; separate competitive application.
Renewal: Described as 'annually' alongside the academic merit scholarships; specific renewal terms not published.
Other terms: Competitive add-on award for NC students with leadership/citizenship involvement; applied for via the shared competitive-scholarship application.
https://www.mhu.edu/future-students/traditional-undergraduate/financial-aid/scholarships-grants/blackwell-scholarship/
Local Lion Promise
Minimum 50% of tuition · Published coverage or package
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Traditional undergraduate students who live or attend high school in Avery, Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, Mitchell, McDowell, Transylvania, or Yancey county (NC).
Renewal: Renewal terms not published on the page.
Other terms: Geographic guarantee, not a stat-based award. Page says it 'guarantees' the discount for qualifying students; no application process or renewal terms are described, so it is not marked automaticOnStats (which is reserved for GPA/test-based automatic grids).
https://www.mhu.edu/future-students/local-lion-promise/
