The starting point
Georgia Baptist research university with one of the few clear loan-first outside-scholarship policies in the South, an $18,000–$25,000 automatic merit range (single span — Mercer does not publish internal tier bands), and Stamps Scholars status for ten full-cost-of-attendance national awards per year.
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
The 3 awards in this school's research. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
University Merit Scholarship (initial automatic merit)
$18,000–$25,000 per year · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
Eligibility: All admitted residential undergraduate students are automatically evaluated. Decision based on GPA, curriculum rigor, and test scores. Mercer currently requires SAT or ACT (superscored). Specific dollar tier bands are not published by the university; the published range ($18,000–$25,000) is a single span and final placement is communicated in the financial aid award letter.
Renewal: Renewable for 4 years (8 semesters). Recipients must maintain a 2.0 GPA, 12-credit minimum, and full-time enrollment. Provisional period of one year if requirements are not met.
Other terms: Mercer publishes only the range, not internal tier bands. PSW/Heritage premier-scholarship winners receive a full-tuition award that replaces (rather than stacks with) this base merit award.
https://undergrad.mercer.edu/mercer-scholarships/
Stamps Scholars Program
Full tuition and fees, housing and meals, technology package, plus up to ~$16,000 in enrichment funds across four years · Variable or qualified amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Invitation-only, portfolio and interview. Top first-year applicants across any major; leadership, impact, and service profile required. Up to 10 awards per year. Admission/application materials due by November 1.
Renewal: Four-year renewable Stamps Scholars cohort.
Other terms: Mercer is a partner institution of the national Stamps Scholars Program. This is the only Mercer award that covers full cost of attendance plus enrichment funds.
https://undergrad.mercer.edu/stamps/
Presidential Scholars Weekend (PSW)
Increases to initial merit, up to full tuition · Variable or qualified amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Invitation-only competition for admitted first-years. Must attend Presidential Scholars Weekend. Invitations issued after December 1 with the event held in February.
Renewal: Renewable as part of the four-year Mercer scholarship package.
Other terms: If a student is awarded a premier full-tuition scholarship through PSW, that award replaces all other merit awards rather than stacking.
https://undergrad.mercer.edu/mercer-scholarships/
