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New York · Research checked 2026-07-02 · School research, not an aid offer

The starting point

SUNY New Paltz awards a small, automatic GPA-based merit grid to incoming first-years — $2,000 to $5,000 per year on weighted high-school GPA with no separate application — but institutional merit is explicitly 'very limited' and there is no honors or stat-based grid beyond it.

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 5 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.

Presidential Scholarship

$5,000 per year · Published amount

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: 96.0+ weighted high school GPA

Eligibility: Incoming first-year NYS resident; awarded automatically on weighted HS GPA at the time of admission; no separate application

Renewal: Renewable annually, provided the student maintains the terms of the scholarship. Specific renewal GPA is not published on the admissions scholarships page.

Other terms: Awarded automatically based on weighted high school GPA at the time of admission (weighted GPAs may be subject to recalculation). Funds are intended to be evenly distributed over eight semesters of undergraduate study; cannot be used for graduate programs and unused funds from early graduation are forfeited.

https://www.newpaltz.edu/admissions/scholarships.html

State-Line Presidential Scholarship

$5,000 per year · Published amount

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: 90.0+ weighted high school GPA

Eligibility: Incoming first-year non-NYS (out-of-state) domestic resident; awarded automatically on weighted HS GPA at admission; no separate application

Renewal: Renewable annually, provided the student maintains the terms of the scholarship. Specific renewal GPA is not published.

Other terms: The out-of-state equivalent of the Presidential. Students who are also eligible for the SUNY Tuition Match Program (CA, CT, IL, MA, NH, NJ, PA, VT) receive both awards. Awarded automatically on weighted HS GPA.

https://www.newpaltz.edu/admissions/scholarships.html

Orange and Blue Scholarship

$3,000 per year · Published amount

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

GPA: 93.0-95.9 weighted high school GPA

Eligibility: Incoming first-year NYS resident; awarded automatically on weighted HS GPA at admission; no separate application

Renewal: Renewable annually, provided the student maintains the terms of the scholarship. Specific renewal GPA is not published.

Other terms: Middle tier of the NYS-resident grid. Awarded automatically based on weighted HS GPA at the time of admission.

https://www.newpaltz.edu/admissions/scholarships.html

Ask before you decide

  1. Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
  2. What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
  3. How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?

Recorded stacking policy: Outside scholarships reduce loans and/or work-study first; institutional grants are only reduced if required to prevent an over-award.

Our unanswered questions / Family notes

Keep the sources with the decision

Full research, award details and source context: https://meritplaybook.com/colleges/suny-new-paltz/merit-aid

The research date is not a guarantee that a policy still applies. Confirm current amounts, deadlines and conditions with the school before making a financial decision.