The starting point
Brockport's Extraordinary Academic Scholarship Program awards published, automatic-on-admission merit scholarships from $1,500/yr (Collegiate) up to $6,000/yr (Honors/Prometheus), with no separate application — but every award is a room/non-tuition waiver that requires living on campus.
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
First 3 of 9 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.
Gold Scholarship
$4,500/year · Published amount
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Typically 93+ high school average (not a strict cutoff; holistic review of GPA, rigor, engagement)
Eligibility: First-time freshman entering directly from high school; must live on campus; FAFSA and/or TAP required
Renewal: Renewable for four years (freshmen only) by maintaining full-time status, a minimum 3.25 institutional GPA, and the campus residency requirement.
Other terms: Automatically granted at the time of admission — no separate application or essay. Award is a waiver applied to room/non-tuition charges, so on-campus residency is mandatory. Cannot be combined with Green or Prometheus. Can be combined with Eagle and (for out-of-state students) the Empire Scholarship.
https://www.brockport.edu/scholarships-aid/scholarships/first-year/
Green Scholarship
$2,500/year · Published amount
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Typically 88+ high school average (not a strict cutoff; holistic review)
Eligibility: First-time freshman entering directly from high school; must live on campus; FAFSA and/or TAP required
Renewal: Renewable for four years (freshmen only) by maintaining full-time status, a minimum 3.25 institutional GPA, and the campus residency requirement.
Other terms: Automatically granted at admission — no application. Waiver applied to room/non-tuition charges; on-campus residency required. Cannot be combined with Gold or Prometheus.
https://www.brockport.edu/scholarships-aid/scholarships/first-year/
Collegiate Scholarship
$1,500/year · Published amount
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Typically 85-88 high school average (not a strict cutoff; holistic review)
Eligibility: First-time freshman entering directly from high school; must live on campus
Renewal: First-year scholarships are renewable for four years (unless otherwise specified) by maintaining full-time status, a minimum 3.25 GPA, and housing requirements. Specific Collegiate renewal terms are not separately listed beyond the general first-year terms.
Other terms: Automatically granted at admission — no application. Listed on the main First-Year & Transfer Scholarships page; like the other first-year awards it is a room/non-tuition waiver requiring on-campus residency.
https://www.brockport.edu/scholarships-aid/scholarships/
Ask before you decide
- Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
- What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
- How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?
Recorded stacking policy: Brockport's institutional merit awards stack in defined combinations (e.g., Empire stacks with Gold/Green/Prometheus; Eagle and Residential Scholars stack with Gold/Prometheus), but Gold, Green and Prometheus cannot be combined with each other. Across ALL aid, a student's total aid may not exceed the cost-of-attendance figure; if an overaward occurs, federal self-help (loans/work-study) is reduced FIRST and the institutional scholarship is reduced only if necessary — a coa-cap with self-help-first ordering. The page also states the NYS Excelsior Scholarship and any private scholarship are not impacted by housing choice.
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