What GPA do I need for each award?

For Spring 2026-Fall 2026 entrants: 3.60+ = Presidential (up to $30,000); 3.40-3.599 = Provost (up to $28,000); 3.0-3.399 = Trustee (up to $27,000); 2.550-2.999 = Dean's (up to $25,000); Academic Recognition (up to $23,000) by Admissions recommendation. GPA is recalculated using college-prep classes.

Norwich· Renewal Rules

Keeping Norwich’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: 3 of 7
One-time tiers: 4
Tiers with published renewal terms: 3
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Norwich's published renewal rules cluster around a 3.0 floor with no major-GPA gating, which is survivable for the typical freshman with steady study habits. The risk is non-renewal due to enrollment status (dropping below full-time), not GPA.

Academic Awards (Presidential / Provost / Trustee / Dean's / Academic Recognition) — Spring 2026 to Fall 2026: SAP standards
S-STEM Scholarship (NSF-funded): See notes
JROTC Leadership Award: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Academic Awards (Presidential / Provost / Trustee / Dean's / Academic Recognition) — Spring 2026 to Fall 2026
Up to $23,000-$30,000
Entry requirements: Tiered, recalculated GPA using college-prep classes: Presidential up to $30,000 (3.60+); Provost up to $28,000 (3.40-3.599); Trustee up to $27,000 (3.0-3.399); Dean's up to $25,000 (2.550-2.999); Academic Recognition up to $23,000 (by Admissions recommendation) GPA
To keep it: Per year for four years; 'These awards are reviewed on an annual basis,' and institutional aid is subject to modification for SAP, registration status, change in lifestyle or major, and receipt of outside aid.
Source: https://home.norwich.edu/on/admissions-aid/scholarships-awards-military-benefits
S-STEM Scholarship (NSF-funded)
$15,000
To keep it: Per year, $60,000 total over four years.
Source: https://home.norwich.edu/on/admissions-aid/scholarships-awards-military-benefits
JROTC Leadership Award
$8,000-$16,000 total ($2,000-$4,000/yr)
To keep it: Three levels over a four-year course of study: $4,000/yr ($16,000), $3,000/yr ($12,000), $2,000/yr ($8,000).
Source: https://home.norwich.edu/on/admissions-aid/scholarships-awards-military-benefits

How families lose this aid

Forgetting the campus visit is worth money.
An official on-campus visit earns a $1,000 first-year Visit Award (virtual visit: $500; Future Leader Camp: up to $4,000 over four years) — but only one Visit-category award applies.

Renewal questions families ask

What GPA do I need for each award?: For Spring 2026-Fall 2026 entrants: 3.60+ = Presidential (up to $30,000); 3.40-3.599 = Provost (up to $28,000); 3.0-3.399 = Trustee (up to $27,000); 2.550-2.999 = Dean's (up to $25,000); Academic Recognition (up to $23,000) by Admissions recommendation. GPA is recalculated using college-prep classes.

How Norwich compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Norwich 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 Norwich’s own published materials.

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