Spelman· Renewal Rules
Keeping Spelman’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.
At a glance
- Renewable tiers
- 14 of 15
- One-time tiers
- 1
- Tiers with published renewal terms
- 14
- Renewal risk profile
- low
Renewal risk profile
Spelman'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 Scholarship: See notes
- Dean's Scholarship: See notes
- Dewitt Dean's Scholarship: See notes
- Presidential Scholarship: See notes
- Dovey Johnson Roundtree, Class of 38, Presidential Scholarship: See notes
- Jonathan Smith Scholarship: See notes
- Robert D. Flanigan Scholarship: See notes
- Morgan Stanley Scholarship: See notes
- Baldwin Richardson Foods Company Scholarship: See notes
- Gordon Zeto Scholarship: See notes
- Joan B. Johnson Scholarship: See notes
- Karsh KIPP Scholarship: See notes
- Student of Distinction Scholarship (SOD): See notes
- Flanigan Scholarship: See notes
Renewal terms by tier
Academic Scholarship
Half tuition (4 years)To keep it: Covers one-half of tuition for the next four academic years, beginning the first semester. Specific renewal GPA not stated on this page.
Dean's Scholarship
Full tuition (4 years)To keep it: Covers tuition for the next four academic years. Specific renewal GPA not stated.
Dewitt Dean's Scholarship
Full tuition (4 years)To keep it: Covers full tuition only for four years.
Presidential Scholarship
Full tuition, fees, and room & board equivalent (4 years)To keep it: Four academic years. Specific renewal GPA not stated.
Dovey Johnson Roundtree, Class of 38, Presidential Scholarship
Full tuition, fees, and room & board equivalent (4 years)To keep it: Four academic years.
Jonathan Smith Scholarship
Full tuition, fees, and room & board equivalent (4 years)To keep it: Four academic years.
Robert D. Flanigan Scholarship
Full tuition, fees, and room & board equivalent (4 years)To keep it: Four academic years.
Morgan Stanley Scholarship
Full tuition, fees, and room & board equivalent (4 years)To keep it: Four academic years; includes a multi-year mentorship and professional development program.
Baldwin Richardson Foods Company Scholarship
Full tuition, fees, and room & board equivalent (4 years)To keep it: Four academic years.
Gordon Zeto Scholarship
Full tuition, fees, health insurance, and room & board equivalent (4 years)To keep it: Four academic years (August to May).
Joan B. Johnson Scholarship
$25,000 (toward direct costs, 4 years)To keep it: $25,000 toward direct costs each year for the next four academic years.
Karsh KIPP Scholarship
$20,000 (toward cost of attendance, 4 years)To keep it: $20,000 toward the cost of attendance for the next four years.
Student of Distinction Scholarship (SOD)
Up to $10,000 (toward direct costs, 4 years)To keep it: Up to $10,000 toward direct costs for the next four academic years.
Flanigan Scholarship
Amount not publishedTo keep it: Four-year scholarship; number of awards varies per year.
Renewal questions families ask
- What is the largest merit award?
- The top awards (Presidential, Dovey Johnson Roundtree, Jonathan Smith, Morgan Stanley, Baldwin Richardson, Robert D. Flanigan, Gordon Zeto) cover tuition, fees, and the equivalent cost of room and board for four years — effectively full cost. The 2026-27 on-campus cost of attendance is $61,683.
How Spelman compares across our verified dataset
- 247 of 272 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Spelman is one of them. The cohort minority (25 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 Spelman’s own published materials.
More on Spelman merit aid
- Spelman merit aid overviewFull tier ladder, named scholarships, departmental awards, and how families decide.
- Spelman scholarship stackingWhether outside awards land as upside or quietly displace institutional aid.
- Does Spelman displace outside scholarships?The dollar math on a $5,000 outside award, plus peer schools that handle it differently.