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Keeping Towson’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 20268 days ago· COWORK

At a glance

Renewable tiers: 6 of 6
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 6
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

Towson'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.

Freshman Admission Scholarships (incl. Provost Scholarship): Full-time enrollment
Tiger Scholarship (out-of-state freshman): See notes
Transfer Achievement Award: See notes
Honors College Scholarship: 3.2 GPA
Black & Gold Scholarship (out-of-state): See notes
Top 10% Grant (merit + need): 2.75 GPA

Renewal terms by tier

Freshman Admission Scholarships (incl. Provost Scholarship)
Amount not published (award amounts vary; competitive review)
To keep it: Provost Scholarship requires a 2.75 cumulative TU GPA for admit terms Fall 2023 and beyond (3.0 for earlier terms). All admission scholarships require full-time fall/spring enrollment, 24 earned units per academic year, and renew for a maximum of 8 consecutive fall/spring semesters. Provost is reduced or canceled if tuition changes from out-of-state to in-state.
Source: https://www.towson.edu/admissions/financialaid/programs/scholarships/admissions.html
Tiger Scholarship (out-of-state freshman)
Amount not published
To keep it: 2.75 cumulative TU GPA for admit terms Fall 2023 and beyond (3.0 earlier). Students must pay out-of-state tuition rates; the Tiger Scholarship is CANCELED if tuition rate changes from out-of-state to in-state (must email the Scholarship Unit within 7 days of any residency change).
Source: https://www.towson.edu/admissions/financialaid/guide/requirements/scholarship-conditions.html
Transfer Achievement Award
Amount not published (award amounts vary; competitive review)
To keep it: 2.75 cumulative TU GPA for admit terms Fall 2023 and beyond (3.0 earlier). Max renewal semesters listed in the scholarship letter.
Source: https://www.towson.edu/admissions/financialaid/programs/scholarships/admissions.html
Honors College Scholarship
$1,250
To keep it: 3.0 cumulative TU GPA for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors; 3.2 GPA for seniors (90 earned units). Must also meet Honors College good-standing requirements.
Source: https://www.towson.edu/admissions/financialaid/programs/scholarships/admissions.html
Black & Gold Scholarship (out-of-state)
Amount not published
To keep it: 2.5 cumulative TU GPA and must pay out-of-state tuition rates. Must report within 7 days if granted in-state rates (award then adjusted).
Source: https://www.towson.edu/admissions/financialaid/guide/requirements/scholarship-conditions.html
Top 10% Grant (merit + need)
Amount not published
To keep it: 2.75 GPA; must submit a FAFSA every year and have a FAFSA Student Aid Index (SAI) ≤ $10,000; FAFSA by TU's priority deadline for priority consideration.
Source: https://www.towson.edu/admissions/financialaid/guide/requirements/scholarship-conditions.html

How families lose this aid

Expecting a published GPA/test scholarship grid.
Freshman and transfer admission scholarships are awarded by competitive review and 'Award amounts vary' — there is no automatic stat-based amount.
Dropping below full-time or under-earning credits.
Awards require full-time (12+ units) every fall/spring and at least 24 earned units per academic year; renewal is reviewed each January and June, with GPA and earned-unit probation rules.

Rules that bite at Towson

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

renewalFreshman Admission Scholarships (incl. Provost Scholarship): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Provost Scholarship requires a 2.75 cumulative TU GPA for admit terms Fall 2023 and beyond (3.0 for earlier terms). All admission scholarships require full-time fall/spring enrollment, 24 earned units per academic year, and renew for a maximum of 8 consecutive fall/spring semesters. Provost is reduced or canceled if tuition changes from out-of-state to in-state. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How Towson compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Towson is one of them. The cohort minority (82 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 Towson’s own published materials.