Do I need a separate application for merit scholarships?

No. Students are automatically given consideration for the Merit Scholarship and the Misericordia Success Grant at time of admission, and the admission application also provides consideration for the Sister Mary Glennon '62 full-tuition competition (for students with a 3.7 GPA or top-5% rank).

What GPA do I need to keep my merit scholarship?

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 (checked at the conclusion of the spring semester) plus full-time undergraduate enrollment of 12 credits or more. Other institutional scholarships renew with Satisfactory Academic Progress and full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted in the award letter.

Misericordia· Renewal Rules

Keeping Misericordia’s Merit Aid for Four Years

What the financial-aid office actually requires after freshman year: minimum GPA, credit-hour pace, and the cliffs that quietly downgrade families mid-degree.

Verified Jun 20264 days ago· COWORK

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 5 of 5
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 5
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

Misericordia'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.

The Sister Mary Glennon '62 Full Tuition Scholarship: 2.75 GPA
Merit Scholarship (incoming freshmen): Full-time enrollment
Misericordia Success Grant (incoming first-year students): Full-time enrollment
Merit Scholarship (incoming transfers): Full-time enrollment
Misericordia Success Grant (incoming transfer students): Full-time enrollment

Renewal terms by tier

The Sister Mary Glennon '62 Full Tuition Scholarship
Full tuition
Entry requirements: 3.7 (as calculated by the Office of Admissions), or top 5% of graduating class GPA
To keep it: Renewal terms are not stated on the SMG pages themselves; the university's general policy says merit scholarships are renewed annually with a 2.75 cumulative GPA and full-time enrollment. SMG recipients must also live in on-campus housing for two academic years.
Source: https://www.misericordia.edu/financial-aid/scholarship/sr-mary-glennon-scholarships
Merit Scholarship (incoming freshmen)
$14,000-$30,000
To keep it: Renewable until graduation provided minimum grade point averages (2.75 at the conclusion of the spring semester), satisfactory academic progress, and full-time enrollment are maintained. The minimum averages required for retention are outlined in the scholarship notification letter.
Source: https://www.misericordia.edu/financial-aid/full-time-undergraduate-financial-aid
Misericordia Success Grant (incoming first-year students)
Up to $17,500
To keep it: Renewable until graduation provided satisfactory academic progress and full-time enrollment is maintained.
Source: https://www.misericordia.edu/financial-aid/full-time-undergraduate-financial-aid
Merit Scholarship (incoming transfers)
$14,500-$22,500
To keep it: Renewable until graduation provided minimum grade point averages, full-time enrollment, and satisfactory academic progress are maintained; minimum averages required for retention are outlined in the scholarship notification letter.
Source: https://www.misericordia.edu/financial-aid/full-time-undergraduate-financial-aid
Misericordia Success Grant (incoming transfer students)
$5,000
To keep it: Renewable until graduation provided satisfactory academic progress and full-time enrollment is maintained.
Source: https://www.misericordia.edu/financial-aid/full-time-undergraduate-financial-aid

How families lose this aid

Letting the cumulative GPA slip below 2.75 or dropping below 12 credits.
Merit scholarships are renewed only if the student maintains a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA (measured at the conclusion of the spring semester) and full-time undergraduate enrollment (12 credits or more). The exact retention averages are spelled out in the scholarship notification letter.
Moving off campus while holding the Residential Grant, Non-PA Resident Grant, or a merit award that includes them.
Students receiving a Resident Grant, Non-PA Resident Grant, or Housing Stipend must remain in on-campus housing to renew the award — moving off campus forfeits that money (and the merit ranges quoted at admission include the $3,000 residential portion).
Applying too late to compete for the full-tuition Sister Mary Glennon '62 Scholarship.
Per the university's 2026-2027 announcement, applications for admission must be completed by mid-December each year to be considered, and eligibility requires a 3.7 GPA (Office of Admissions calculation) or top-5% class rank. Only six scholarships are awarded annually.

Renewal questions families ask

Do I need a separate application for merit scholarships?: No. Students are automatically given consideration for the Merit Scholarship and the Misericordia Success Grant at time of admission, and the admission application also provides consideration for the Sister Mary Glennon '62 full-tuition competition (for students with a 3.7 GPA or top-5% rank).
What GPA do I need to keep my merit scholarship?: A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 (checked at the conclusion of the spring semester) plus full-time undergraduate enrollment of 12 credits or more. Other institutional scholarships renew with Satisfactory Academic Progress and full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted in the award letter.

Rules that bite at Misericordia

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

renewalThe Sister Mary Glennon '62 Full Tuition Scholarship: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Renewal terms are not stated on the SMG pages themselves; the university's general policy says merit scholarships are renewed annually with a 2.75 cumulative GPA and full-time enrollment. SMG recipients must also live in on-campus housing for two academic years. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How Misericordia compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Misericordia 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.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against Misericordia’s own published materials.