How much merit aid can a freshman get?

Up to $14,000/yr (Catholic HS or STU Dual Enrollment grad, 2.5+ GPA), up to $13,000/yr Presidential (3.6+), up to $11,000/yr Dean's (3.0+), or up to $9,000/yr STU Award (2.5+) — but only the highest single institutional award applies.

How do scholarships renew?

Academic scholarships renew for four years with satisfactory academic progress (or an approved probation). The Campus Visit Award renews at $1,000/yr for on-campus full-time students; Bright Futures renews with good standing in both STU and the state program.

Are international students eligible?

Yes — tiered academic awards by high school GPA: up to $13,000 (3.6+), $11,000 (3.0-3.59), $9,000 (2.99 or below).

STU (Miami)· Renewal Rules

Keeping STU (Miami)’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: 7 of 8
One-time tiers: 1
Tiers with published renewal terms: 7
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

STU (Miami)'s renewal bar is achievable for steady students but isn't generous. Most awards require a cumulative GPA in the 3.0–3.4 band plus full-time enrollment. Audit the strictest tier on this school's list before assuming the four-year value is locked in.

Catholic High School/Dual Enrollment Scholarship: SAP standards
Presidential Scholarship: SAP standards
Dean's Scholarship: SAP standards
STU Award: SAP standards
STU Bright Futures: Full-time enrollment
Campus Visit Award: Full-time enrollment
International Scholarships: SAP standards

Renewal terms by tier

Catholic High School/Dual Enrollment Scholarship
Up to $14,000/year
Entry requirements: 2.5+ GPA
To keep it: Academic scholarships renew for four years with SAP (or an approved probation).
Source: https://www.stu.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/
Presidential Scholarship
Up to $13,000/year
Entry requirements: 3.6 or higher (U.S. high school GPA) GPA
To keep it: Renewable for four years with SAP (or approved probation).
Source: https://www.stu.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/
Dean's Scholarship
Up to $11,000/year
Entry requirements: 3.0 or higher (U.S. high school GPA) GPA
To keep it: Renewable for four years with SAP (or approved probation).
Source: https://www.stu.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/
STU Award
Up to $9,000/year
Entry requirements: 2.5 or higher (U.S. high school GPA) GPA
To keep it: Renewable for four years with SAP (or approved probation).
Source: https://www.stu.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/
STU Bright Futures
Up to 100% of tuition
To keep it: Renewable up to four years of full-time undergraduate study with good academic standing at STU and with the Bright Futures program.
Source: https://www.stu.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/
Campus Visit Award
$4,000
To keep it: Renewable up to four years of study ($1,000 per year) for full-time traditional undergraduates who maintain on-campus enrollment.
Source: https://www.stu.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/
International Scholarships
Up to $9,000-$13,000
Entry requirements: Tiered: 3.6+ / 3.0-3.59 / 2.99 or below GPA
To keep it: Academic scholarships renew for four years with SAP.
Source: https://www.stu.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/

How families lose this aid

Letting SAP slip and losing the four-year renewal.
'Academic scholarships are renewable for four years of study, as long as students continue to make satisfactory academic progress (SAP), or a probation is approved.'

Renewal questions families ask

How much merit aid can a freshman get?: Up to $14,000/yr (Catholic HS or STU Dual Enrollment grad, 2.5+ GPA), up to $13,000/yr Presidential (3.6+), up to $11,000/yr Dean's (3.0+), or up to $9,000/yr STU Award (2.5+) — but only the highest single institutional award applies.
How do scholarships renew?: Academic scholarships renew for four years with satisfactory academic progress (or an approved probation). The Campus Visit Award renews at $1,000/yr for on-campus full-time students; Bright Futures renews with good standing in both STU and the state program.
Are international students eligible?: Yes — tiered academic awards by high school GPA: up to $13,000 (3.6+), $11,000 (3.0-3.59), $9,000 (2.99 or below).

Rules that bite at STU (Miami)

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from STU (Miami)'s own tier rules and not generic advice.

renewalSTU Bright Futures: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Renewable up to four years of full-time undergraduate study with good academic standing at STU and with the Bright Futures program. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How STU (Miami) compares across our verified dataset

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

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