What is the scholarship deadline?

PBA publishes no deadline for the automatic Academic Merit Scholarship (awarded at admission). Key dates that ARE published: Florida residents must submit the FFAA for Bright Futures by August 31 after high school graduation, and the Universal Scholarship Application for endowed scholarships opens each Spring semester.

How much is the Academic Merit Scholarship?

Amounts are not published — the award 'is dependent on high school/transfer GPA,' and PBA says to 'Use our Net Price Calculator to determine your scholarship amount!'

What stats earn the Honors and Farish awards?

Honors Scholarship ($2,500/yr): minimum 3.5 weighted HS GPA plus 1270 SAT or 26 ACT. Farish Scholars (full tuition and fees plus traditional room and board for residents): minimum 3.5 GPA plus 1330 SAT, 29 ACT, or 89 CLT, extensive community involvement, and a competitive in-person interview.

Can I use Florida state money at PBA?

Yes — Bright Futures pays $211/credit hour (Academic Scholars) or $158/credit hour (Medallion Scholars) at PBA, and the site also lists Florida's EASE Grant for residents at private institutions.

Palm Beach Atlantic· Renewal Rules

Keeping Palm Beach Atlantic’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: 6 of 7
One-time tiers: 1
Tiers with published renewal terms: 5
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Palm Beach Atlantic'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 Merit Scholarship: See notes
Farish Scholars Program: See notes
Florida Bright Futures — Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) at PBA: 3.0 GPA
Florida Bright Futures — Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS) at PBA: 2.75 GPA
Bebe Warren Scholars Program (Elementary Education): See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Academic Merit Scholarship
Amount not published
Entry requirements: Dependent on high school/transfer GPA (no public grid) GPA
To keep it: Page-level: 'most renew for up to 9 semesters!' Specific renewal GPA not published on this page.
Source: https://www.pba.edu/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/
Farish Scholars Program
Full tuition and fees + traditional room and board for residents
Entry requirements: Minimum 3.5 high school GPA GPA · 1330 SAT · 29 ACT
To keep it: Renewal terms not stated on the page opened; program page (not opened) may detail them.
Source: https://www.pba.edu/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/
Florida Bright Futures — Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) at PBA
$211 per credit hour
Entry requirements: 3.5 weighted GPA in the 16 college-preparatory courses (initial) GPA · Required composite score (per state chart; not specified on page) SAT · Required combined score (per state chart; not specified on page) ACT
To keep it: Renewable up to 120 credit hours; renewal requires earning 24 credit hours per academic year and maintaining a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
Source: https://www.pba.edu/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/bright-futures/
Florida Bright Futures — Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS) at PBA
$158 per credit hour
Entry requirements: 3.0 weighted GPA in the 16 college-preparatory courses (initial) GPA · Required composite score (per state chart; not specified on page) SAT · Required combined score (per state chart; not specified on page) ACT
To keep it: Renewable up to 120 credit hours; renewal requires 24 credit hours per year and a 2.75 cumulative GPA.
Source: https://www.pba.edu/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/bright-futures/
Bebe Warren Scholars Program (Elementary Education)
$2,500 first year; $5,000 in years 2-4
To keep it: Years 2-4 contingent on good standing: passing Candidacy, Professional Performance Review, Internship, and remaining an elementary education major.
Source: https://www.pba.edu/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/

How families lose this aid

Florida residents missing the August 31 FFAA deadline.
Bright Futures requires submitting the Florida Financial Aid Application 'no later than August 31 after high school graduation' — miss it and the state award (worth $158-$211 per credit hour at PBA) is lost.
Bright Futures renewal slippage.
FAS requires a 3.0 cumulative GPA and 24 earned credits per year (FMS: 2.75 and 24 credits); falling short ends the state scholarship. FAS students also lose the $300 book stipend in summer terms.
Assuming the 'four-year' renewal convention applies.
PBA's page says most scholarships 'renew for up to 9 semesters' — an unusual window worth confirming per award, since renewal GPAs are not published on the page.
Not telling the aid office about an outside scholarship (or sending an unsplit check).
Outside awards must be reported and mailed to the Financial Aid Office; without sponsor instructions 'the scholarship will automatically be split between the Fall and Spring semesters.'

Renewal questions families ask

What is the scholarship deadline?: PBA publishes no deadline for the automatic Academic Merit Scholarship (awarded at admission). Key dates that ARE published: Florida residents must submit the FFAA for Bright Futures by August 31 after high school graduation, and the Universal Scholarship Application for endowed scholarships opens each Spring semester.
How much is the Academic Merit Scholarship?: Amounts are not published — the award 'is dependent on high school/transfer GPA,' and PBA says to 'Use our Net Price Calculator to determine your scholarship amount!'
What stats earn the Honors and Farish awards?: Honors Scholarship ($2,500/yr): minimum 3.5 weighted HS GPA plus 1270 SAT or 26 ACT. Farish Scholars (full tuition and fees plus traditional room and board for residents): minimum 3.5 GPA plus 1330 SAT, 29 ACT, or 89 CLT, extensive community involvement, and a competitive in-person interview.
Can I use Florida state money at PBA?: Yes — Bright Futures pays $211/credit hour (Academic Scholars) or $158/credit hour (Medallion Scholars) at PBA, and the site also lists Florida's EASE Grant for residents at private institutions.

How Palm Beach Atlantic compares across our verified dataset

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