What is the scholarship deadline?

No scholarship deadline is published in the 2026-27 institutional aid document — academic scholarships are assigned from GPA at admission. The Scholarships & Aid page directs students to complete the FAFSA, acceptance, and aid steps; application-based awards (minister dependent, cross-cultural) require their own forms.

How much merit aid will I get as a freshman?

By unweighted high school GPA for 2026-27: 4.0+ = $9,000 (Presidential Scholar); 3.7 = $8,000 (Trustee); 3.4 = $6,500 (Vice Presidential); 3.0 = $5,000 (Dean); below 3.0 = $3,000 (Bear Award). Every full-time on-campus student receives exactly one of these.

How much do transfer students get?

By college GPA: 3.7+ = $6,500; 3.4 = $5,000; 3.0 = $4,000; 2.5 = $3,500; below 2.5 = $3,000. Transfer status means 30+ earned college hours after high school graduation.

What does TMU cost for 2026-27?

Full-time tuition is $13,896 per semester plus a $1,058 student fee — $29,908/year in tuition and mandatory fees. With semi-private traditional housing and the unlimited (Golden Bear) meal plan, a freshman's annual tuition, fees, and room and board total $40,932 ($40,436 for upperclassmen in apartment housing with the basic plan).

Truett McConnell· Renewal Rules

Keeping Truett McConnell’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: 2 of 2
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 2
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Truett McConnell'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.

Freshman Academic Scholarships (GPA Grid): See notes
Transfer Academic Scholarships (GPA Grid): See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Freshman Academic Scholarships (GPA Grid)
$3,000-$9,000
Entry requirements: Presidential Scholar $9,000 at 4.0+ unweighted HS GPA; Trustee Scholar $8,000 at 3.7; Vice Presidential Scholar $6,500 at 3.4; Dean Scholar $5,000 at 3.0; Bear Award $3,000 below 3.0 (all unweighted HS GPA minimums) GPA · Not used SAT · Not used ACT
To keep it: Renewal criteria not stated in the institutional financial aid document.
Source: https://truett.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TMU-Institutional-FA-26-27-INC.pdf
Transfer Academic Scholarships (GPA Grid)
$3,000-$6,500
Entry requirements: Presidential Scholar $6,500 at 3.7+ college GPA; Trustee Scholar $5,000 at 3.4; Vice Presidential Scholar $4,000 at 3.0; Dean Scholar $3,500 at 2.5; Bear Award $3,000 below 2.5 GPA
To keep it: Renewal criteria not stated in the institutional financial aid document.
Source: https://truett.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TMU-Institutional-FA-26-27-INC.pdf

How families lose this aid

Expecting to combine two academic-grid awards (e.g., Presidential + Dean).
The institutional aid document states students 'will receive one Academic Scholarship based on unweighted GPA' — the grid awards are mutually exclusive, though the smaller institutional scholarships do stack on top.
Using a weighted GPA to predict the freshman tier.
All freshman criteria are stated as UNWEIGHTED high school GPA. A weighted 4.0 that is unweighted 3.6 earns the $6,500 Vice Presidential tier, not the $9,000 Presidential.
Counting on the Dual Enrollment Scholarship with non-TMU dual-enrollment credit.
The $1,000 award requires at least 6 credit hours or 2 courses of dual enrollment 'through TMU' before graduation — credit earned at other colleges does not qualify.
Forgetting the annual re-application for the Baptist Minister Dependent award.
That $1,000 scholarship requires a completed application with the parent/spouse's signature 'each year' — it does not auto-renew.
Assuming music and athletic awards renew automatically.
Both are 'renewed annually' at the discretion of the Music Department or Athletic Department — they are year-to-year awards, not four-year commitments.
Assuming the renewal rules for the GPA-grid scholarships are known.
The 2026-27 institutional aid document publishes awarding criteria but no renewal GPA — families should ask the aid office what college GPA keeps each award.

Renewal questions families ask

What is the scholarship deadline?: No scholarship deadline is published in the 2026-27 institutional aid document — academic scholarships are assigned from GPA at admission. The Scholarships & Aid page directs students to complete the FAFSA, acceptance, and aid steps; application-based awards (minister dependent, cross-cultural) require their own forms.
How much merit aid will I get as a freshman?: By unweighted high school GPA for 2026-27: 4.0+ = $9,000 (Presidential Scholar); 3.7 = $8,000 (Trustee); 3.4 = $6,500 (Vice Presidential); 3.0 = $5,000 (Dean); below 3.0 = $3,000 (Bear Award). Every full-time on-campus student receives exactly one of these.
How much do transfer students get?: By college GPA: 3.7+ = $6,500; 3.4 = $5,000; 3.0 = $4,000; 2.5 = $3,500; below 2.5 = $3,000. Transfer status means 30+ earned college hours after high school graduation.
What does TMU cost for 2026-27?: Full-time tuition is $13,896 per semester plus a $1,058 student fee — $29,908/year in tuition and mandatory fees. With semi-private traditional housing and the unlimited (Golden Bear) meal plan, a freshman's annual tuition, fees, and room and board total $40,932 ($40,436 for upperclassmen in apartment housing with the basic plan).

How Truett McConnell compares across our verified dataset

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