Thomas More (KY)· Renewal Rules

Keeping Thomas More (KY)’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.

Verified Jun 2026today· COWORK

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 7 of 7
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 7
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Thomas More (KY)'s published renewal rules cluster around a 3.0 floor with no major-GPA gating, which is survivable for the typical freshman with steady study habits. The risk is non-renewal due to enrollment status (dropping below full-time), not GPA.

Academic Scholarships (Presidential / Dean's / Thomas More Award / Parochial Promise / Transfer): See notes
Test Score Bonus: See notes
National Merit Finalist Full Tuition Guarantee: See notes
James Graham Brown Scholars Program: See notes
Governor's Scholars / Governor's School for the Performing Arts / Entrepreneurs: See notes
Computer Information Systems Workship Program: See notes
Msgr. Cleves University Honors Program: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Academic Scholarships (Presidential / Dean's / Thomas More Award / Parochial Promise / Transfer)
$2,000-$18,000
Entry requirements: Presidential 4.0+; Dean's 3.0-3.99; Thomas More Award: all admitted; Parochial Promise 2.5 min (Catholic HS grad); Transfer: 1+ semester full-time elsewhere GPA
To keep it: Renewable (Trust scholarships renewable for four years with continued requirements; academic renewal terms not detailed on this page).
Source: https://www.thomasmore.edu/admissions/scholarships-financial-aid/scholarships/
Test Score Bonus
$1,000-$4,000
Entry requirements: 1130 SAT · 23 ACT
To keep it: Renewable per academic scholarship terms.
Source: https://www.thomasmore.edu/admissions/scholarships-financial-aid/scholarships/
National Merit Finalist Full Tuition Guarantee
Full tuition
To keep it: Renewal terms not detailed on this page.
Source: https://www.thomasmore.edu/admissions/scholarships-financial-aid/scholarships/
James Graham Brown Scholars Program
Full tuition (top 2 candidates)
Entry requirements: 4.0, or 3.6 with test score GPA · 1330 SAT · 29 ACT
To keep it: Renewal terms not detailed on this page.
Source: https://www.thomasmore.edu/admissions/scholarships-financial-aid/scholarships/
Governor's Scholars / Governor's School for the Performing Arts / Entrepreneurs
$25,000
To keep it: Renewable for up to four years.
Source: https://www.thomasmore.edu/admissions/scholarships-financial-aid/scholarships/
Computer Information Systems Workship Program
Full tuition
Entry requirements: 3.5, or 3.0 with test score GPA · 1130 SAT · 23 ACT
To keep it: Continued participation in the Workship required.
Source: https://www.thomasmore.edu/admissions/scholarships-financial-aid/scholarships/
Msgr. Cleves University Honors Program
Amount not published (varies based on academics)
Entry requirements: 4.0 (high school seniors only) GPA
To keep it: Per honors program requirements.
Source: https://www.thomasmore.edu/admissions/scholarships-financial-aid/scholarships/

How families lose this aid

Missing the early signature-scholarship deadlines
James Graham Brown applications are due December 15, CIS Workship March 1, and Bishop Foys priority November 1 — these competitive awards close well before general aid.

How Thomas More (KY) compares across our verified dataset

247 of 272 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Thomas More (KY) is one of them. The cohort minority (25 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.
75 of 272 verified schools publish a dedicated National Merit Finalist package.
Thomas More (KY) is one of them. NMF packages typically carry their own stacking and renewal carve-outs separate from the standard automatic merit ladder; confirm those before assuming the headline NMF value is final.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against Thomas More (KY)’s own published materials.