Temple· Renewal Rules
Keeping Temple’s Merit Aid for Four Years
What the financial-aid office actually requires after freshman year: minimum GPA, credit-hour pace, and the cliffs that quietly downgrade families mid-degree.
At a glance
- Renewable tiers
- 2 of 2
- One-time tiers
- 0
- Tiers with published renewal terms
- 2
- Renewal risk profile
- moderate
Renewal risk profile
Temple'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.
- Automatic Merit Scholarships (first-year): See notes
- Cecil B. Moore Scholars Program: See notes
Renewal terms by tier
Automatic Merit Scholarships (first-year)
Tier amounts not publicly publishedTo keep it: Per Temple, scholarships awarded by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions are guaranteed for the first two years of enrollment, not all four. Most merit scholarships require a minimum cumulative GPA for renewal.
Source: https://payingforcollege.temple.edu/what-financial-aid/financial-aid-offer-requirements/scholarships
Cecil B. Moore Scholars Program
Amount based on the in-state tuition rateTo keep it: Renewable per Temple's award terms.
Source: https://payingforcollege.temple.edu/what-financial-aid/financial-aid-offer-requirements/scholarships
How families lose this aid
- Assuming Temple merit scholarships are four-year awards.
Temple states that scholarships awarded by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions are 'guaranteed for the first two years of a student's enrollment' — not four. Junior- and senior-year aid depends on continued eligibility under Temple's renewal policies, which most students learn only in award letters.
Renewal questions families ask
- Are Temple merit scholarships renewable for four years?
- Not automatically. Temple says scholarships awarded by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions are 'guaranteed for the first two years.' Years three and four depend on continued eligibility — most awards require a minimum cumulative GPA. Confirm your specific renewal terms in the award letter.
How Temple compares across our verified dataset
- 133 of 150 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Temple is one of them. The cohort minority (17 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 Temple’s own published materials.