The starting point
PC maps every GPA band — including below 3.0 — to an 'up to' merit award of $22,000-$30,000, layers guaranteed Promise scholarships on top ($30,000/yr for Palmetto Boys/Girls State alums, $24,000/yr minimum for Presbyterians), but enforces a hard direct-cost cap that can claw back institutional and state aid.
More than one award path. Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.
Awards to discuss
First 3 of 8 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Transfer Merit Scholarships (Transfer Award / Trustee Award / Scotsman / True Blue) — Fall 2026
$22,000-$28,000 · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: <2.49 ($22,000); 2.50-3.00 ($24,000); 3.00-3.49 ($26,000); 3.50+ ($28,000)
Eligibility: All admitted transfer students meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress qualify.
Renewal: Transfers must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress to qualify; renewal terms beyond SAP not stated.
Other terms: Fixed amounts (not 'up to'); page states all admitted transfers meeting SAP qualify, with no application mentioned. Note: the 3.00 boundary appears in two bands as published (2.50–3.00 and 3.00–3.49).
https://www.presby.edu/costs-and-aid/scholarships/
Merit Scholarships (Founders / Highlander / Belk / Tartan / Trustees Award)
Up to $22,000-Up to $30,000 (by GPA band) · Variable or qualified amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: Banded: 4.00 (Founders, up to $30,000); 3.75-3.99 (Highlander, up to $28,000); 3.25-3.74 (Belk, up to $26,000); 3.0-3.24 (Tartan, up to $24,000); <3.0 (Trustees Award, up to $22,000)
Eligibility: Incoming first-year students; 'automatically considered for merit scholarships when you submit your application for admission to PC—no separate application required.'
Renewal: Merit awards support 'a maximum of eight semesters or until graduation, whichever comes first.' No renewal GPA is published on this page.
Other terms: automaticOnStats is false because the page says students are 'automatically considered' (not automatically granted) and every amount is an 'up to' maximum, implying discretion within each band — ask the aid office how the exact figure is set.
https://www.presby.edu/costs-and-aid/scholarships/
Griffith Scholarship
Up to $61,170 (tuition, fees, standard housing, standard meals, less all other applicable aid) · Variable or qualified amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: By invitation only; two high school seniors selected each year; on-campus competition; exceptional academics, leadership, character. Apply by October 15th to be considered.
Renewal: Scholarship is renewed for three years. Continued eligibility is contingent upon maintaining a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at PC.
Other terms: Fall/spring semesters only (Maymester/summer excluded); does not cover books, premium housing, or personal expenses; amount is 'less all other applicable aid' — other aid is subtracted, not stacked. Amount/coverage 'may be subject to change.'
https://www.presby.edu/costs-and-aid/scholarships/
Ask before you decide
- Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
- What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
- How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?
Recorded stacking policy: PC enforces a direct-cost ceiling on all gift aid: if total aid (including private scholarships) exceeds the direct cost of attending, institutional and state aid 'may be adjusted.' The big Promise awards (Boys/Girls State $30,000, Presbyterian Promise $24,000) cannot be combined with other merit scholarships; the Griffith is awarded 'less all other applicable aid.' Only the small Laurens County Promise ($2,000/yr) and the transfer PTK award ($2,000) explicitly stack.
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