What merit scholarship will I get?

Per the published grid (labeled 2025-2026): up to $20,000/yr at a 3.7 GPA (Board of Trustees), up to $18,000 at 3.3 (Presidential), up to $16,000 at 3.0 (Dean's), up to $14,000 at 2.8 (Shipherd), and up to $22,000 for any admitted international student — renewable up to four years. Confirm 2026-27 amounts with admissions.

UOlivet· Renewal Rules

Keeping UOlivet’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.

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At a glance

Renewable tiers: 2 of 3
One-time tiers: 1
Tiers with published renewal terms: 2
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

UOlivet'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.

Academic Merit Scholarships (Board of Trustees / Presidential / Dean's / Shipherd / International): See notes
ADVANTAGE Scholarship: Full-time enrollment

Renewal terms by tier

Academic Merit Scholarships (Board of Trustees / Presidential / Dean's / Shipherd / International)
$14,000-$22,000 (amounts listed as 'Up To')
Entry requirements: Board of Trustees: 3.7 average GPA — up to $20,000; Presidential: 3.3 — up to $18,000; Dean's: 3.0 — up to $16,000; Shipherd: 2.8 — up to $14,000; International: any admitted international student — up to $22,000 GPA
To keep it: These scholarships are renewable up to four years.
Source: https://www.uolivet.edu/admissions/scholarships-and-grants/merit-based-scholarships/
ADVANTAGE Scholarship
Full tuition (Pell + Michigan Achievement Scholarship eligible); tuition capped at $5,000 (MAS-qualified, AGI ≤ $100,000); at least $20,000 institutional funds (MAS-qualified, AGI > $100,000)
To keep it: Must maintain full-time status and good academic standing each regular semester; 'Students will be responsible for any possible increases in tuition and fees in future academic years.'
Source: https://www.uolivet.edu/advantage/

How families lose this aid

Assuming ADVANTAGE locks in your costs for four years.
The page warns: 'Students will be responsible for any possible increases in tuition and fees in future academic years.'
Dropping below full-time or starting in a spring term.
On-campus ADVANTAGE eligibility requires first-time, full-time enrollment beginning in fall, full-time status, and good academic standing each regular semester.

Renewal questions families ask

What merit scholarship will I get?: Per the published grid (labeled 2025-2026): up to $20,000/yr at a 3.7 GPA (Board of Trustees), up to $18,000 at 3.3 (Presidential), up to $16,000 at 3.0 (Dean's), up to $14,000 at 2.8 (Shipherd), and up to $22,000 for any admitted international student — renewable up to four years. Confirm 2026-27 amounts with admissions.

Rules that bite at UOlivet

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

renewalADVANTAGE Scholarship: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Must maintain full-time status and good academic standing each regular semester; 'Students will be responsible for any possible increases in tuition and fees in future academic years.' A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How UOlivet compares across our verified dataset

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