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National Louis award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at National Louis?

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 20262 months ago

The short answer

5 of 6 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.

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At a glance

Renewable tiers
5 of 6
One-time tiers
1
Tiers with published renewal terms
5
Renewal risk profile
moderate

Renewal risk profile

National Louis'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.

  • Bold Futures Scholarship: SAP standards
  • D214 National Louis Scholarship: See notes
  • Undergraduate Honors Program (UHP) Scholarship: Full-time enrollment
  • Baker Scholarship: See notes
  • NLU International Fresh Start Scholarship: Full-time enrollment

Renewal terms by tier

  • Bold Futures Scholarship

    Full tuition

    Entry requirements: 3.0 (high school transcript) GPA

    To keep it: Maintain a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA to remain eligible; covers 15 quarter hours per term until 180 quarter hours of combined transfer and institutional coursework; FAFSA or Alternative Application required each year; must adhere to SAP policy.

    Source: https://nl.edu/boldfutures/

  • D214 National Louis Scholarship

    Full tuition (up to $12,000)

    To keep it: Renewable for four years; maintain a 2.50 or higher cumulative GPA; enroll for at least 10 quarter hours per term; covers 15 quarter hours per term until 180 quarter hours; FAFSA or Alternative Application required each year by the posted deadline.

    Source: https://nl.edu/tuition-and-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/d214-national-louis-scholarship/

  • Undergraduate Honors Program (UHP) Scholarship

    Up to $2,000

    Entry requirements: 3.3 high school GPA for Honors Program admission (per NLU Counselor Kit) GPA

    To keep it: Renewable for up to five consecutive years as long as membership in UHP, full-time enrollment and satisfactory academic progress is maintained.

    Source: https://nl.edu/tuition-and-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/

  • Baker Scholarship

    Up to $1,800 ($600 per term)

    Entry requirements: 3.35 transfer GPA GPA

    To keep it: The award is renewable as long as a 3.35+ GPA is maintained; can be awarded until the student has attempted 180 quarter hours of combined transfer and institutional coursework.

    Source: https://nl.edu/tuition-and-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/

  • NLU International Fresh Start Scholarship

    44% tuition reduction ($430 to $239 per quarter credit hour)

    Entry requirements: 2.0 minimum to maintain GPA

    To keep it: Renewable each term of study; must maintain full-time status (14+ credits/term), continuous enrollment (Summer optional), a minimum GPA of 2.0, and F1 status.

    Source: https://nl.edu/tuition-and-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/

How families lose this aid

  • Missing a renewal-GPA cliff.

    Renewal cutoffs differ by award: Bold Futures requires a 3.0+ cumulative GPA, Baker requires 3.35+, D214 requires 2.50+, and the international awards require 2.0+. Falling below the threshold ends the award.

  • Submitting ACT/SAT scores hoping for a test-based merit award.

    NLU is test blind ('You will not need to submit your ACT or SAT for an admissions decision') and publishes no GPA/test merit grid; the headline merit awards run on GPA plus a video application.

Renewal questions families ask

Does NLU require ACT/SAT scores for merit scholarships?
No. NLU is test blind and will not use ACT/SAT for admissions decisions; merit awards are based on GPA and (for Bold Futures) a video submission.

Rules that bite at National Louis

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

  • Renewal ruleUndergraduate Honors Program (UHP) Scholarship: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

    Renewable for up to five consecutive years as long as membership in UHP, full-time enrollment and satisfactory academic progress is maintained. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How National Louis compares across our verified dataset

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

    National Louis 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 National Louis’s own published materials.

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