$2,500
Room Grant For Out Of State First Year Students
AutomaticRenewable
University at Albany · New York
UAlbany Merit Aid
Albany offers competitive awards across specialized colleges plus talent-based scholarships for band, esports, and academic focus areas.
Verified Jun 20264 days ago· HX-AUTO
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Last verifiedJun 2026Analyst HX-AUTO
Who this school is for
Students with defined academic interests in fields like cybersecurity, nanotechnology, public health, or business will find the most competitive options. Talented musicians and esports competitors have dedicated scholarship pathways as well.
Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $34,844 for 2026-2027. Source
Institutional merit aid tiers
Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.
$1,000
Ualbany In The High School Competitive Awards
ApplicationRenewable
$1,500
Ualbany Scholarship For New York State Transfer Students
AutomaticRenewable
- GPA
- 2.5
$10,000
Ualbany Scholarship For Out Of State First Year Students
AutomaticRenewable
$1,000
Marching And Spirit Bands Scholarships
Application
$1,000
Esports Scholarship
ApplicationRenewable
Amount not published
Ualbany In The High School Award
Automatic
$1,000
Ualbany Scholarship For New York State First Year Students
AutomaticRenewable
$4,500
Ualbany Scholarship For Out Of State Transfer Students
AutomaticRenewable
- GPA
- 2.5
Lesser-known scholarships at UAlbany
Named awards that don’t always surface on the main financial aid page. Each one has its own eligibility rules.
Amount$2,000EligibilityCollege of Arts and Sciences Competitive Awards are $2,000 competitive awards for incoming first-year students pursuing any major in The College of Arts and Sciences and are renewable for up to three consecutive academic years.
Amount$2,000EligibilityCollege of Integrated Health Sciences Competitive Awards are $2,000 competitive awards for incoming first-year students pursuing Public Health or Social Welfare and are renewable for up to three consecutive academic years.
Amount$2,000EligibilityGreat Dane Teacher Competitive Awards are $2,000 competitive awards for incoming first-year students interested in pursuing the Great Dane Teacher Pathway for listed education-related majors and are renewable for up to three consecutive academic years.
Amount$2,000EligibilityRockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy Competitive Awards are $2,000 competitive awards for incoming first-year students pursuing Political Science, Public Administration and Policy, or Criminal Justice, and are renewable for up to three consecutive academic years.
Amount$2,000EligibilityCollege of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity Competitive Awards are $2,000 competitive awards for incoming first-year students pursuing Cybersecurity; Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity; or Informatics, and are renewable for up to three consecutive academic years.
Amount$2,000EligibilityMassry School of Business Competitive Awards are $2,000 competitive awards for incoming first-year students pursuing Accounting, Business Administration, Digital Forensics, or Financial Market Regulation (Informatics), and are renewable for up to three consecutive academic years.
Amount$2,000EligibilityCollege of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering Competitive Awards are $2,000 competitive awards for incoming first-year students pursuing listed CNSE majors and are renewable for up to three consecutive academic years.
How UAlbany compares across our verified dataset
- 669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
UAlbany 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 claim is checked against UAlbany’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
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