What earns the largest award?

The Scholars PLUS Award (33-36 ACT/1450-1600 RSAT and 3.7 GPA) covers tuition, full housing, and a meal plan for up to 16 hours per semester.

What is the Chancellor's Scholarship worth?

$6,000–$10,000 annually, for students with 26-29 ACT/1230-1350 RSAT and a 3.5 GPA.

Is there an award for Florida or Georgia students?

Yes — the Sunshine Scholars Award ($1,000–$2,000, renewable 4 years with a 2.7 GPA) for FL/GA high school students with a 3.0 GPA and at least 20 ACT/1030 RSAT.

Troy· Renewal Rules

Keeping Troy’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.

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At a glance

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

Renewal risk profile

Troy'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.

The Scholars PLUS Award: See notes
The Scholars Award: See notes
The Chancellor's Scholarship: See notes
The Trojan Leadership Scholarship: See notes
Sunshine Scholars Award (Florida/Georgia): 2.7 GPA
Cardinal and Black Award (Early College Dual Enrollment): 2.7 GPA

Renewal terms by tier

The Scholars PLUS Award
Tuition, full housing, and meal plan
Entry requirements: 3.7 GPA GPA · 1450-1600 RSAT SAT · 33-36 ACT ACT
To keep it: Covers up to 16 hours per semester; specific renewal GPA not stated on this page.
Source: https://www.troy.edu/scholarships-costs-aid/scholarships/index.html
The Scholars Award
Tuition and basic housing
Entry requirements: 3.7 GPA GPA · 1360-1440 RSAT SAT · 30-32 ACT ACT
To keep it: Covers up to 16 hours per semester; specific renewal GPA not stated on this page.
Source: https://www.troy.edu/scholarships-costs-aid/scholarships/index.html
The Chancellor's Scholarship
$6,000-$10,000
Entry requirements: 3.5 GPA GPA · 1230-1350 RSAT SAT · 26-29 ACT ACT
To keep it: Renewal terms not stated on this page.
Source: https://www.troy.edu/scholarships-costs-aid/scholarships/index.html
The Trojan Leadership Scholarship
$2,000-$4,000
Entry requirements: 3.0 GPA GPA · 1030-1220 RSAT SAT · 20-25 ACT ACT
To keep it: Renewal terms not stated on this page.
Source: https://www.troy.edu/scholarships-costs-aid/scholarships/index.html
Sunshine Scholars Award (Florida/Georgia)
$1,000-$2,000
Entry requirements: 3.0 GPA / 4.0 scale GPA · 1030 RSAT SAT · at least 20 ACT ACT
To keep it: Renewable for 4 years with a 2.7 GPA.
Source: https://www.troy.edu/scholarships-costs-aid/scholarships/index.html
Cardinal and Black Award (Early College Dual Enrollment)
$1,000-$2,000
Entry requirements: 3.0 GPA / 4.0 scale GPA
To keep it: Renewable for 3 years with a 2.7 GPA.
Source: https://www.troy.edu/scholarships-costs-aid/scholarships/index.html

How families lose this aid

Reading 'Scholars PLUS' as a full ride
Scholars PLUS covers tuition, full housing, and a meal plan (up to 16 hours/semester) — books (~$1,000), transportation, fees, and miscellaneous are still on the student, so it is not full cost of attendance.
Exceeding the 16-hour cap and expecting full coverage
Scholars PLUS and Scholars cover up to 16 credit hours per semester; hours beyond that are not covered.
Letting renewal GPA slip on the geographic/dual-enrollment awards
Sunshine Scholars (4 years) and Cardinal and Black (3 years) renew only with a 2.7 GPA; the TROY Legacy and Alabama Girls/Boys State awards are one-time and non-renewable.

Renewal questions families ask

What earns the largest award?: The Scholars PLUS Award (33-36 ACT/1450-1600 RSAT and 3.7 GPA) covers tuition, full housing, and a meal plan for up to 16 hours per semester.
What is the Chancellor's Scholarship worth?: $6,000–$10,000 annually, for students with 26-29 ACT/1230-1350 RSAT and a 3.5 GPA.
Is there an award for Florida or Georgia students?: Yes — the Sunshine Scholars Award ($1,000–$2,000, renewable 4 years with a 2.7 GPA) for FL/GA high school students with a 3.0 GPA and at least 20 ACT/1030 RSAT.

How Troy compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Troy 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 Troy’s own published materials.

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