What is the scholarship deadline?

Kairos Scholars (Fall 2026): all documents by 11:59 p.m. February 9, 2026 (application opened October 15, 2025), FAFSA by January 30, 2026, interview March 6, 2026. Presidential Leadership Scholars: application closes Friday, February 20 (notification week of March 16, 2026). General academic scholarships have no published application deadline.

What stats does Kairos require?

Minimum 3.5 high school GPA plus a 30+ ACT or 1390+ SAT, an admitted application to SNU, a résumé, a recommendation letter, and two essays.

Southern Nazarene (SNU)· Renewal Rules

Keeping Southern Nazarene (SNU)’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: 3 of 4
One-time tiers: 1
Tiers with published renewal terms: 3
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Southern Nazarene (SNU)'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.

Kairos Scholars — Top Award (Full-Ride): See notes
Kairos Scholars — Full-Tuition Awards (3): See notes
Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS): See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Kairos Scholars — Top Award (Full-Ride)
Full tuition, general fees, room & board (stated value 'more than 138,000 over 4 years')
Entry requirements: 3.5 minimum high school GPA GPA · 1390+ SAT · 30+ ACT
To keep it: Limited to 17 hours per semester for eight semesters; does not apply to December or summer terms; 'A minimum GPA requirement will remain in effect to avoid interruption of the award' (GPA threshold not published).
Source: https://www.snu.edu/kairos-scholars
Kairos Scholars — Full-Tuition Awards (3)
Full tuition (stated value 'more than $108,000 over 4 years')
Entry requirements: 3.5 minimum high school GPA GPA · 1390+ SAT · 30+ ACT
To keep it: Same terms as Top Award: 17 hours/semester for eight semesters; unspecified minimum GPA to avoid interruption.
Source: https://www.snu.edu/kairos-scholars
Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS)
$1,500 (awarded $750 a semester)
Entry requirements: 3.4 minimum on 6-semester transcript GPA · 23 ACT
To keep it: Can be renewed for up to four years for incoming freshmen; 'All are contingent upon review'; specifics live in the scholarship contract.
Source: https://www.snu.edu/undergraduate-academic-programs/presidential-leadership-scholars/

How families lose this aid

Assuming Kairos covers overloads, summer, or a private room.
'The Kairos Scholars award is limited to 17 hours per semester for eight semesters. This scholarship does not apply to December or summer terms,' and even the full-ride excludes books, course fees, and private-room fees.
Missing the Kairos calendar.
For Fall 2026 entry: application opened October 15, 2025; all documents due 11:59 p.m. February 9, 2026; FAFSA due January 30, 2026; invitation-only interview March 6, 2026. The Kairos GPA renewal threshold is unpublished ('A minimum GPA requirement will remain in effect') — get it in writing.
Expecting a published academic-scholarship grid.
SNU prices general academic merit from ACT/SAT and final HS GPA but publishes no amounts — the page even retains a '2019-20' update note — so families must phone for current figures and confirm them in the official award letter.

Renewal questions families ask

What is the scholarship deadline?: Kairos Scholars (Fall 2026): all documents by 11:59 p.m. February 9, 2026 (application opened October 15, 2025), FAFSA by January 30, 2026, interview March 6, 2026. Presidential Leadership Scholars: application closes Friday, February 20 (notification week of March 16, 2026). General academic scholarships have no published application deadline.
What stats does Kairos require?: Minimum 3.5 high school GPA plus a 30+ ACT or 1390+ SAT, an admitted application to SNU, a résumé, a recommendation letter, and two essays.

How Southern Nazarene (SNU) compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Southern Nazarene (SNU) 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 Southern Nazarene (SNU)’s own published materials.