The starting point
Purdue Fort Wayne's automatic GPA-only scholarship is modest ($500-$3,000/yr, tuition-and-fees-restricted, killed in any semester where other tuition-specific aid fully covers tuition) — the real money is the Summit Scholars full rides (Chapman: 6 per year; Doermer for business majors) and automatic reduced-tuition programs for Ohio, contiguous-state, and MSEP students.
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 6 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.
Purdue Fort Wayne Scholarship (automatic academic scholarship)
In-state: $500-$2,000/yr; Out-of-state: $500-$3,000/yr; Transfer: $750-$1,500/yr · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 3.5+ → $2,000 in-state / $3,000 OOS / $1,500 transfer; 3.0-3.49 → $1,000 / $2,000 / $1,000; 2.5-2.99 → $500 / $500 / $750
Eligibility: Undergraduate, full-time, first-time or transfer; no separate application — 'If you qualify, you will be notified by the Office of Financial Aid once you are admitted'; domestic fall admits must be committed (enrollment deposit) and have all transcripts submitted per published deadlines; GPA from official final HS transcript (first-time) or most recent college (transfer); home GPA bands per the published grid (fall 2022 and on)
Renewal: Renewable while pursuing the first bachelor's degree with continuous enrollment, 24 resident credit hours completed at PFW each academic year (earned hours), and good standing for satisfactory academic progress. Must be registered full-time each semester — 'if credit hours are under full-time enrollment, your scholarship value for the term will be removed from your account.' Value split equally between fall and spring; not available in summer; spring admits get half value the first term (renewal then requires 12 resident credit hours).
Other terms: TUITION/FEES ONLY: 'Award is applicable to tuition and regularly assessed fees only. If your tuition is fully covered by other tuition specific aid, not including State of Indiana aid, you will not be eligible for the Purdue Fort Wayne Scholarship in that specific semester/aid year.' Stackable with 21st Century Scholars and CVO 'to just pay tuition and mandatory fees.' Donor scholarships may REPLACE the PFW Scholarship amount; not all scholarships are stackable.
https://www.pfw.edu/admissions-financial-aid/financial-aid/types-financial-aid
Ohio Reciprocity Program (automatic tuition rate)
In-state tuition rate (vs higher nonresident rate) · Published coverage or package
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
Eligibility: Residents of 14 Ohio counties (Allen, Auglaize, Butler, Darke, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Mercer, Paulding, Preble, Putnam, Shelby, Van Wert, Williams); automatic for undergraduate and graduate programs
Renewal: Standing tuition classification.
https://www.pfw.edu/admissions-financial-aid/financial-aid/tuition-and-fees
Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP) / Contiguous States Program (automatic tuition rate)
Tuition at 150% of the in-state rate · Published coverage or package
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
Eligibility: MSEP: residents of Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Contiguous States: residents of Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky. 'There is no application. If eligible, you'll automatically receive the reduced tuition rate.'
Renewal: Standing tuition classification; no application — automatic if eligible.
https://www.pfw.edu/admissions-financial-aid/financial-aid/tuition-and-fees
