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University of Miami award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at University of Miami?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

Verified Jul 20261 month ago· PT

The short answer

7 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
7 of 7
One-time tiers
0
Tiers with published renewal terms
7
Renewal risk profile
moderate

Renewal risk profile

University of Miami's renewal bar is achievable for steady students but isn't generous. Most awards require a cumulative GPA in the 3.0–3.4 band plus full-time enrollment. Audit the strictest tier on this school's list before assuming the four-year value is locked in.

  • Stamps Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
  • Isaac Bashevis Singer Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
  • Ronald A. Hammond Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
  • Marta S. and L. Austin Weeks Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
  • George W. Jenkins Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
  • President's Scholarship: 3.0 GPA
  • Canes Achievement Award: 3.0 GPA

Renewal terms by tier

Renewal questions families ask

What GPA and test scores does my student need for a merit scholarship at UM?
UM does not publish GPA, SAT, or ACT cutoffs for any merit tier. All awards are holistic, factoring in academic record, rigor, and personal qualities. The admitted class middle 50% is 1350-1450 SAT and 30-33 ACT with a 3.75 average unweighted GPA, but meeting these stats does not guarantee any award. Roughly 35% of freshmen with no financial need receive some institutional merit averaging $23,560 per year.

Rules that bite at University of Miami

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from University of Miami's own tier rules and not generic advice.

  • cliffOne ACT point can move the award by +$10,000/yr ($30,000 − $20,000)

    University of Miami publishes a tier ladder where crossing Canes Achievement → President's Scholarship changes the marginal value by +$10,000/yr ($30,000 − $20,000). The only fully computable step — both tiers publish firm dollar maximums. A 1.5x increase. Both holistic and auto-considered; driven by competitiveness of the admit, not a reportable score line.

  • renewalStamps Scholarship: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

    Renewable for up to 8 semesters (10 for Architecture). Requires full-time enrollment (minimum 12 credit hours per semester), 24+ credit hours per academic year, and minimum 3.0 GPA calculated after the second semester of attendance. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How University of Miami compares across our verified dataset

  • 667 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    University of Miami is one of them. The cohort minority (82 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

  • 63 of 749 verified schools publish a marginal-value cliff table we can quantify.

    University of Miami is one of them. Most schools won't tell families what one ACT point is actually worth. At the schools that do, a strategic retake is sometimes mathematically more valuable than test-optional positioning.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against University of Miami’s own published materials.

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