When must I apply to get the Early Admit Grant?

First-year students who apply and are admitted by Dec. 1, 2025 receive the $2,000/yr Early Admit Grant ($8,000 over four years).

How long do scholarships renew?

All university scholarships can be renewed for eight regular academic terms, subject to GPA requirements, full-time enrollment, and annual review by the Scholarship Selection Committee.

Susquehanna award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at Susquehanna?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

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The short answer

5 of 8 published awards are listed as renewable.

The exact rule can change by award. Check the award your student may receive before you count on the same amount every year.

What to do

Find the award name in the full research below. Save its grade, credit, and deadline rules with your college plan.

See every award rule, common mistake, and source

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 5 of 8
One-time tiers: 3
Tiers with published renewal terms: 4
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

Susquehanna's renewal bar is achievable for steady students but isn't generous. Most awards require a cumulative GPA in the 3.0–3.4 band plus full-time enrollment. Audit the strictest tier on this school's list before assuming the four-year value is locked in.

Academic Scholarships (First-Year): Full-time enrollment
Transfer Scholarships: See notes
Alumni Scholarships: See notes
Janet Weis Writers Institute Scholarship: 3.2 GPA

Renewal terms by tier

Academic Scholarships (First-Year)
$40,000-$44,000
To keep it: Renewable for eight regular academic terms; reviewed annually by the Scholarship Selection Committee; must meet GPA requirements, be a responsible member of the community, and enroll full-time.
Source: https://www.susqu.edu/admission/financial-aid/scholarships-grants/
Transfer Scholarships
$40,000-$44,000
To keep it: Renewable for up to eight regular academic terms (university scholarship renewal policy).
Source: https://www.susqu.edu/admission/financial-aid/scholarships-grants/
Alumni Scholarships
$2,500
To keep it: Annual award; standard university scholarship renewal applies.
Source: https://www.susqu.edu/admission/financial-aid/scholarships-grants/
Janet Weis Writers Institute Scholarship
$5,000
To keep it: Renewable for up to four years with full-time enrollment as a creative writing major and a 3.2 GPA in the major.
Source: https://www.susqu.edu/admission/financial-aid/scholarships-grants/

How families lose this aid

Assuming there is a GPA/test cutoff that guarantees a specific dollar amount.
Susquehanna publishes only a $40,000–$44,000 first-year range and states awards are 'based upon an assessment of each admitted student's academic achievement and potential' on a competitive basis — there is no published grid, so the exact amount cannot be predicted from stats.

Renewal questions families ask

When must I apply to get the Early Admit Grant?: First-year students who apply and are admitted by Dec. 1, 2025 receive the $2,000/yr Early Admit Grant ($8,000 over four years).
How long do scholarships renew?: All university scholarships can be renewed for eight regular academic terms, subject to GPA requirements, full-time enrollment, and annual review by the Scholarship Selection Committee.

Rules that bite at Susquehanna

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from Susquehanna's own tier rules and not generic advice.

Renewal ruleAcademic Scholarships (First-Year): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Renewable for eight regular academic terms; reviewed annually by the Scholarship Selection Committee; must meet GPA requirements, be a responsible member of the community, and enroll full-time. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How Susquehanna compares across our verified dataset

665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Susquehanna 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 renewal claim is checked against Susquehanna’s own published materials.

Policy pageSusquehanna stacking policy
Cost of attendanceSusquehanna cost-of-attendance worksheet