The starting point
Every admitted freshman gets a stated-amount automatic academic scholarship on a published ACT/SAT/CLT + GPA grid — $11,000-$17,000/year on campus (less off campus) — and the highest-stat students compete at the invitation-only Scholars of Excellence weekend for the full-tuition-room-and-board Founders' Scholarship.
More than one award path. Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.
Awards to discuss
First 3 of 9 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
University Scholarship (2025 Freshman Academic Award)
$11,000 per year on campus / $8,000 per year off campus · Published award terms
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 2.0 · SAT: 960 · ACT: 18
Eligibility: CLT 55; meet BOTH the test-score and GPA minimums; merit awards are higher for students who live on campus; apply via the Undergraduate Admissions Application (no separate scholarship application). Test-optional applicants and those below the minimums can be considered for a Director's Incentive Grant.
Renewal: Most institutional scholarships at Union are renewable each academic year if eligibility requirements are met; undergraduates must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 for financial-aid satisfactory academic progress. Specific per-scholarship renewal GPA is published in the student's online financial aid listing, not on this grid.
Other terms: Stated amount, awarded automatically on test score + GPA for Fall 2025 entrants. The off-campus figure is the lower award for students not living on campus. Union superscores standardized tests for scholarship purposes.
https://www.uu.edu/financialaid/undergraduate/scholarships.cfm
Dean's Scholarship (2025 Freshman Academic Award)
$12,000 per year on campus / $9,000 per year off campus · Published award terms
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 2.5 · SAT: 1060 · ACT: 21
Eligibility: CLT 67; meet BOTH minimums; on-campus award is higher than off-campus.
Renewal: Renewable each year if eligibility requirements are met (Union institutional scholarship policy); undergrad SAP floor is a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
Other terms: Stated amount, awarded automatically on test score + GPA for Fall 2025 entrants.
https://www.uu.edu/financialaid/undergraduate/scholarships.cfm
Provost's Scholarship (2025 Freshman Academic Award)
$15,000 per year on campus / $11,000 per year off campus · Published award terms
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 3.0 · SAT: 1160 · ACT: 24
Eligibility: CLT 79; meet BOTH minimums; on-campus award is higher than off-campus.
Renewal: Renewable each year if eligibility requirements are met; undergrad SAP floor is a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
Other terms: Stated amount, awarded automatically on test score + GPA for Fall 2025 entrants.
https://www.uu.edu/financialaid/undergraduate/scholarships.cfm
Ask before you decide
- Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
- What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
- How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?
Recorded stacking policy: Union's freshman academic grid award is a 'base award.' A set of named 'Stackable Scholarship Awards' (Alumni Legacy, Ministry Dependent, TBC/SBC) stack on top of it but are capped at a $2,000 annual limit combined. Scholars of Excellence Awards 'may be combined with all other institutional aid.' BUT the Founders' Scholarship and several others (INAMB, certain endowed/other awards) are 'Merit Replacement' awards that replace — not stack with — the grid award. Outside scholarships are governed by a reduction policy: if total gift aid from all sources exceeds Union billed charges, Union reduces its own institutional aid first, and total aid can never exceed the cost of attendance.
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