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SUNY Brockport scholarships and merit aid

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SUNY Brockport is worth checking if your student has strong grades or scores. We found 9 published awards, and 8 are based on those numbers.

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Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

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  1. Gold Scholarship$4,500/yearAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Gold Scholarship

    $4,500/year

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    Typically 93+ high school average (not a strict cutoff; holistic review of GPA, rigor, engagement)
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Gold Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    First-time freshman entering directly from high school; must live on campus; FAFSA and/or TAP required

    How to keep it

    Renewable for four years (freshmen only) by maintaining full-time status, a minimum 3.25 institutional GPA, and the campus residency requirement.

    Worth knowing

    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.

  2. Green Scholarship$2,500/yearAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Green Scholarship

    $2,500/year

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    Typically 88+ high school average (not a strict cutoff; holistic review)
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Green Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    First-time freshman entering directly from high school; must live on campus; FAFSA and/or TAP required

    How to keep it

    Renewable for four years (freshmen only) by maintaining full-time status, a minimum 3.25 institutional GPA, and the campus residency requirement.

    Worth knowing

    Automatically granted at admission — no application. Waiver applied to room/non-tuition charges; on-campus residency required. Cannot be combined with Gold or Prometheus.

  3. Collegiate Scholarship$1,500/yearAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Collegiate Scholarship

    $1,500/year

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    Typically 85-88 high school average (not a strict cutoff; holistic review)
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Collegiate Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    First-time freshman entering directly from high school; must live on campus

    How to keep it

    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.

    Worth knowing

    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.

  4. Prometheus Scholarship (Honors College)$6,000/yearNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Prometheus Scholarship (Honors College)

    $6,000/year

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    Honors College admission decision considers HS GPA, Regents scores, and advanced coursework
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Prometheus Scholarship (Honors College)

    Who qualifies

    Must be admitted into the Honors College (fall start only); separate Honors application required; must live on campus; includes a campus parking pass

    How to keep it

    Renewable up to four years by completing 24 credits per academic year and maintaining a minimum cumulative/institutional GPA of 3.25. Reviewed annually after the spring semester.

    Worth knowing

    Awarded with admission to the Honors College — not automatic on stats alone. The $6,000 is a waiver applied to room expenses (a non-tuition award). Cannot be combined with Gold or Green. CAN be combined with Empire (out-of-state) and Eagle. If a Prometheus student lives in townhomes/Eagle Hall they receive only a $1,000 credit ($500/semester) toward room and owe the balance.

  5. Empire Scholarship (Out-of-State Students)$5,000/yearAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Empire Scholarship (Out-of-State Students)

    $5,000/year

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    Typically 88+ high school average on a 100-point scale (or appropriate equivalent); holistic review
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Empire Scholarship (Out-of-State Students)

    Who qualifies

    Non-NYS resident; must live on campus

    How to keep it

    Renewable for three additional years (four total) by maintaining on-campus residency, full-time status (30 credits per year), and a 3.25 institutional GPA.

    Worth knowing

    Automatically granted at admission to qualified out-of-state students. Can be combined with the Gold, Green, or Prometheus Scholarship as long as the student also meets the academic requirements for one of those awards.

  6. Eagle Scholarship$1,000 one-time awardAutomatic
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Eagle Scholarship

    $1,000 one-time award

    Published award termsAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    90+ high school GPA
    Open award details for Eagle Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    First-time freshman (domestic or international); must live on campus

    Renewal terms

    One-time award for the first year only; non-renewable.

    Worth knowing

    No separate application. A waiver applied to room or other non-tuition charges to help offset on-campus housing. Stackable with the Extraordinary Academic Scholarships (Gold/Green/Recognition) and/or the Prometheus Scholarship, and with Brockport Foundation scholarships.

  7. Residential Scholars AwardFree housing for your first year (a credit combined with the Gold or Prometheus award to equal first-year housing cost)Automatic
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Residential Scholars Award

    Free housing for your first year (a credit combined with the Gold or Prometheus award to equal first-year housing cost)

    Published coverage or packageAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    Typically 96+ high school average
    Open award details for Residential Scholars Award

    Who qualifies

    NYS residents only; must live on campus; combined with (stacked on) a Gold or Prometheus award

    Renewal terms

    One-time award for the first year only; non-renewable.

    Worth knowing

    No published flat dollar amount — the page describes it as 'free housing for your first year,' delivered by combining the award with the Gold or Prometheus award to equal the cost of housing for the first year. NYS residents only. Stackable specifically with Gold and Prometheus.

  8. Transfer Scholarship (3.5 GPA tier)$1,500/yearAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Transfer Scholarship (3.5 GPA tier)

    $1,500/year

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.5 transfer GPA
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Transfer Scholarship (3.5 GPA tier)

    Who qualifies

    Minimum 24 college credits completed at another college/university

    How to keep it

    Transfer awards are renewable for up to two consecutive years by maintaining full-time status and a minimum 3.25 GPA.

    Worth knowing

    Automatically considered at admission for transfer students. No separate application.

  9. Transfer Scholarship (3.0 GPA tier)$1,000/yearAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Transfer Scholarship (3.0 GPA tier)

    $1,000/year

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.0 transfer GPA
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Transfer Scholarship (3.0 GPA tier)

    Who qualifies

    Minimum 24 college credits completed at another college/university

    How to keep it

    Transfer awards are renewable for up to two consecutive years by maintaining full-time status and a minimum 3.25 GPA.

    Worth knowing

    Automatically considered at admission for transfer students. No separate application.

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The fine print

Renewal ruleGold Scholarship: renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

Renewable for four years (freshmen only) by maintaining full-time status, a minimum 3.25 institutional GPA, and the campus residency requirement. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

What makes SUNY Brockport different

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.

Merit tiers98 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

More than one award path

Separate the two paths.

Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.

  1. Match the published criteria

    Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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Straight from the aid office

What SUNY Brockport's aid office says

Per the Financial Aid Office, State University of New York College at Brockport, August 2026. How we verify

Outside scholarships impacting aid award

Will winning an additional scholarship affect my son's financial aid award?

Additional scholarships have the potential to impact a financial aid award offer.

“Additional scholarships do have the potential to impact a financial aid award offer.”
Merit scholarship structure

How is SUNY Brockport's merit-based scholarship applied?

SUNY Brockport's merit-based scholarships consist of a waiver applied to room expenses, credited to the recipient's account for on-campus resident expenses.

“SUNY Brockport's merit based scholarships consist of a waiver that is applied to room expenses. This non-tuition award will be credited to the recipient�s account to assist with coverage of these on-campus resident expenses.”
Duplicate benefits for room-designated scholarships

Can an outside scholarship for room expenses be combined with the Brockport merit scholarship?

If an outside scholarship's terms also cover room, it would duplicate benefits with the Brockport merit scholarship, making the student ineligible to receive both.

“If the terms of your son's additional scholarships also include room, receiving these awards would duplicate benefits and he would not be eligible to receive both.”
Scope of office's knowledge on outside scholarships

Can the financial aid office explain the terms of outside scholarships?

The office cannot speak to the terms of scholarships awarded outside of SUNY Brockport and suggests verifying with the scholarship's originator whether it applies to any education expense or a specific category.

“Our office cannot speak to the terms of scholarships awarded outside of SUNY Brockport. However, you may wish to verify with the originator of the scholarships if they can be applied towards any education related expense or if they must apply towards a specific category (such as the Brockport merit based scholarships applying specifically towards room charges).”
Reassessment after higher GPA

If my son's GPA improves, can his merit scholarship be reconsidered?

If the student's final high school GPA increases, the family may contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to request reassessment of merit-based scholarship eligibility.

“Should your son's final high school GPA increase, you may contact our colleagues from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to request his merit based scholarship eligibility is reassessed.”

What families often miss

  1. Every Extraordinary Academic Scholarship (Gold, Green, Prometheus, Eagle, Empire) is a WAIVER applied to ROOM / non-tuition charges. If you commute or live off campus you lose the award entirely, and even on campus the credit offsets housing — not tuition.

  2. Per the first-year terms, these scholarships 'cannot be combined with one another, nor can they be combined with the Honors College (Prometheus) Scholarship.' Out-of-state students CAN add Empire on top of one of them, and Eagle/Residential Scholars stack with Gold/Prometheus — but you only ever receive one of Gold/Green/Prometheus.

  3. Scholarship students (Empire, Recognition, Residential, Green, Gold, Prometheus) who live in the Student Townhomes or Eagle Hall receive only a $1,000 credit ($500/semester) against room and owe the balance.

  4. First-year merit awards renew only by maintaining full-time status, the on-campus residency requirement, and a minimum 3.25 institutional GPA. Drop below 3.25 (or move off campus, or drop below full-time) and you lose the scholarship for the current and all subsequent semesters.

  5. FBWS is need-based, restricted to six western-NY counties and low-income students with demonstrated need — it is not awarded on GPA/test merit and is a separate application/selection process.

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Who this school may work for

In-state and out-of-state students with strong high-school GPAs (roughly 85-96+) who plan to live on campus and want a predictable, automatic merit award at a low-cost SUNY; the awards offset housing/room cost rather than tuition, so commuters and off-campus students benefit far less.

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at SUNY Brockport, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at SUNY Brockport, academic year 2021-22 — in-state, Title-IV aid recipients only
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$10,911
$30,001–$48,000$12,699
$48,001–$75,000$16,609
$75,001–$110,000$17,818
$110,001+$20,625
All income levels (average)$16,353

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Total cost of attendance (sticker), AY 2021-22
$26,046
Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23
$8,752
Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23
$15,822
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$16,353

That works out to an average 37% discount off the sticker price above — both figures come from the same federal AY 2021-22 Scorecard report, not a number the school itself published.

SUNY Brockport is a public school; Scorecard's net price and cost of attendance figures cover in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
55%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
72%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$20,000 (~$212/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$54,496
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
42%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
66%
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If your student brings another scholarship

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.

Verbatim coordination rule appears on multiple scholarship terms pages (Eagle, Prometheus). Total aid cannot exceed COA; if federal self-help aid is received, total aid may not exceed documented need. Overawards reduce federal self-help first, then the institutional scholarship. A separate Residential Life note states Excelsior or any private scholarship are not impacted by a student's housing choice.

Source

Other SUNY Brockport scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

AmountVaries (covers out-of-pocket costs such as room-and-board and fees beyond State/Federal aid)EligibilityNEED-BASED. Accepted incoming freshmen with HS GPA 87+, identified as low-income with demonstrated financial need, from Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Ontario or Wayne counties. ~30 students/year.

Need-based, not merit. Four-year (option of a fifth year) wraparound program supplementing existing State and Federal aid.

Source

AmountVariesEligibilityDonor-funded scholarships open to all students; created by alumni, friends, faculty, emeriti, staff and parents.

Combinable with the Eagle Scholarship per the Eagle terms page. Separate Foundation application process (Scholarship Universe/Foundation office).

Source

Amount$7,500 guaranteed (Empire $5,000 + Green $2,500); Gold $4,500 and Prometheus $6,000 also possibleEligibilityAll accepted first-year international applicants; must live on campus; merit-based, not for athletes.

Empire + Green guaranteed for all admitted first-year international students; automatically considered for Gold/Empire and Honors. Amounts shown are 2025/26.

Source

SUNY Brockport merit aid FAQ

  • Do I have to apply for Brockport merit scholarships?

    No. The Extraordinary Academic Scholarship Program (Gold, Green, Collegiate, Empire, Eagle, Residential Scholars) is awarded automatically at the time of admission with no separate application or essay — you just complete the Undergraduate Admissions Application. The Prometheus Scholarship requires admission to the Honors College (a separate Honors application).

  • Are these merit awards automatic on my GPA?

    Mostly yes for the Extraordinary awards. The page lists typical GPA thresholds (e.g., Gold 93+, Green 88+, Collegiate 85-88, Eagle 90+, Empire 88+, Residential Scholars 96+) but notes these are 'typical' and not strict cutoffs — the committee uses a holistic review of GPA, rigor and engagement. Prometheus is tied to Honors College admission, not stats alone.

  • Can I keep my scholarship if I live off campus or commute?

    No. On-campus residency is required. The awards are waivers applied to room/non-tuition charges; moving off campus results in immediate and permanent loss of the scholarship. The only off-campus carryover is the Prometheus parking pass for students who stay in the Honors College.

  • What do I need to renew my scholarship?

    Maintain full-time status, the on-campus residency requirement, and a minimum 3.25 institutional GPA. First-year awards renew up to four years (freshmen only); transfer awards renew for up to two consecutive years. Prometheus also requires completing 24 credits per academic year.

  • Will winning an outside/private scholarship cut my Brockport award?

    Total aid can't exceed your cost of attendance, and if you have federal self-help aid it can't exceed your documented need. If an overaward occurs, Brockport reduces federal self-help (loans/work-study) FIRST and only reduces the institutional scholarship if still necessary. Excelsior and private scholarships are not affected by your housing choice. Confirm specifics with the Financial Aid Office (585-395-2501).

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How SUNY Brockport compares

  • 235 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use cost-of-attendance cap displacement.

    SUNY Brockport is in a recognizable cluster (235 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    SUNY Brockport is one of them. The cohort minority (84 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 SUNY Brockport’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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