The starting point
SFA automatically awards a published GPA-by-class-rank Academic Excellence grid ($2,500-$6,000/year, no application, admit by June 30), and a key perk: any SFA committee scholarship of $1,000+ qualifies a non-resident for in-state tuition.
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
The 2 awards in this school's research. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Academic Excellence Scholarship
$2,500-$6,000/year · Published range
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Cumulative, unweighted HS GPA on a 4.0 scale (3.00-4.00 range); award also depends on class rank percentile · SAT: Not required for this award (GPA + class rank based) · ACT: Not required for this award (GPA + class rank based)
Eligibility: Any incoming first-time, first-year student admitted to SFA by June 30 for the upcoming fall term who meets all requirements is automatically considered — no application. Number of scholarships depends on availability of funds.
Renewal: Renewable up to four years. For first offers fall 2025+: must maintain continuous full-time fall/spring enrollment, complete 24 cumulative hours per year (excluding remedial/repeated), and maintain at least the GPA on file at the time of the first award. Renewal grid: first offer $6,000 → keep 3.50+; $5,000 → 3.25; $3,500 → 3.25; $2,500 → 3.00. A GPA increase does NOT raise the award; a GPA decrease means no renewal.
Other terms: Automatic, no application. Awards set by a published GPA × class-rank chart (see verbatim grid). Some GPA/rank combinations yield 'No Award' (e.g., a top-25% student needs a 3.75+ GPA to receive anything).
https://www.sfasu.edu/finaid/scholarships/excellence
University Regents Scholarship
$3,000/year (two $1,500 allocations) · Published award terms
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: Transfer students must have maintained a 3.25 GPA in all college work · SAT: SAT combined verbal+quantitative of at least 1220 (with writing) — one qualifying path · ACT: ACT composite of at least 27 (with writing) — one qualifying path
Eligibility: First-time incoming students at first-year, sophomore, or junior level. Qualify via ONE of: top 15% of HS class; SAT 1220; or ACT 27. Each academic department selects two academically gifted undergraduates. Must be admitted to SFA.
Renewal: Renewable for continuous fall/spring terms — up to eight terms (first-year), six terms (sophomore), or four terms (junior) — if you complete at least 24 semester credit hours each academic year with an earned GPA of at least 3.25, make appropriate degree progress in a major from the selecting department, and receive continuing approval from the department chair/faculty.
Other terms: Departmental award (two students per department). Intended to help cover the cost of a room in an SFA residence hall; commuter students can apply the money toward tuition and fees.
https://www.sfasu.edu/finaid/scholarships/regents
