The starting point
DRAFT: Southern's two flagship competitive merit awards — Joseph S. Clark Presidential (tuition, fees, room & board at 3.8/30 ACT/1400 SAT) and Jesse N. Stone (tuition & fees at 3.6/28/1320) — are limited-quantity, carry steep 15-credit/semester renewal loads, and pair with a generous automatic out-of-state fee waiver at just 2.75 GPA or 24 ACT.
Selection beyond grades and scores. These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.
Awards to discuss
First 3 of 4 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.
Joseph S. Clark Presidential Scholarship
Tuition, Fees, Room & Board · Published coverage or package
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: 3.8 · SAT: 1400 · ACT: 30
Eligibility: Competitive scholarships (limited quantity); apply via the Southern University System Foundation (foundation.sus.edu/true-blue/)
Renewal: Renewed annually for four years of undergraduate study (eight semesters, excluding summer semesters). To be eligible for renewal, recipients must be enrolled in and complete a minimum of 15 Southern University credits per semester and maintain a 3.5 Southern University cumulative GPA.
Other terms: Flyer hosted on the Undergraduate Admissions site; no aid-year label on the flyer.
https://www.subr.edu/assets/subr/UndergraduateAdmissions/Alumni/Scholarship-flyer.pdf
Jesse N. Stone Scholarship
Tuition & Fees · Published coverage or package
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: 3.6 · SAT: 1320 · ACT: 28
Eligibility: Competitive scholarships (limited quantity); apply via the Southern University System Foundation
Renewal: Renewed annually for four years (eight semesters, excluding summers). Renewal requires completing a minimum of 15 Southern University credits per semester and maintaining a 3.3 Southern University cumulative GPA.
https://www.subr.edu/assets/subr/UndergraduateAdmissions/Alumni/Scholarship-flyer.pdf
Jaguar Out-of-State Fee Waiver
Full out-of-state fee waiver (dollar value not published) · Published award terms
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: 2.75 cumulative final high school GPA (OR test-score route) · SAT: 1160-1190 (alternative to GPA) · ACT: 24 (alternative to GPA)
Eligibility: Effective Fall 2024 criteria: satisfy admissions requirements; complete and submit a FAFSA; not have received the waiver more than 8 times. Transfers: 2.75 cumulative transfer GPA + FAFSA. Page states the waiver 'will be granted to all qualified incoming freshman... or new Transfer student' who meets criteria.
Renewal: First-time students must maintain a minimum of 12 full-time credit hours each semester and a 2.75 SEMESTER (institutional, not cumulative) GPA, evaluated at end of each semester; can be retained for up to eight (8) semesters total; does not cover Summer sessions.
Other terms: Older criteria (2021-Spring 2024) required 15 hours/semester and a 2.50 cumulative GPA — superseded for Fall 2024+ entrants.
https://www.subr.edu/page/1815
