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Keeping Union University’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· CC

At a glance

Renewable tiers
9 of 9
One-time tiers
0
Tiers with published renewal terms
9
Renewal risk profile
moderate

Renewal risk profile

Union University'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.

  • University Scholarship (2025 Freshman Academic Award): See notes
  • Dean's Scholarship (2025 Freshman Academic Award): 2.0 GPA
  • Provost's Scholarship (2025 Freshman Academic Award): 2.0 GPA
  • President's Scholarship (2025 Freshman Academic Award): 2.0 GPA
  • Trustees' Scholarship (2025 Freshman Academic Award): 2.0 GPA
  • Founders' Scholarship (Scholars of Excellence): See notes
  • Scholars of Excellence Award: See notes
  • Kalos Scholarship (humanities 'last dollar'): See notes
  • IMPACT 360 Partnership Award: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

  • University Scholarship (2025 Freshman Academic Award)

    $11,000 per year on campus / $8,000 per year off campus

    Entry requirements: 2.0 GPA · 960 SAT · 18 ACT

    To keep it: 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.

    Source: 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

    Entry requirements: 2.5 GPA · 1060 SAT · 21 ACT

    To keep it: Renewable each year if eligibility requirements are met (Union institutional scholarship policy); undergrad SAP floor is a 2.0 cumulative GPA.

    Source: 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

    Entry requirements: 3.0 GPA · 1160 SAT · 24 ACT

    To keep it: Renewable each year if eligibility requirements are met; undergrad SAP floor is a 2.0 cumulative GPA.

    Source: https://www.uu.edu/financialaid/undergraduate/scholarships.cfm

  • President's Scholarship (2025 Freshman Academic Award)

    $17,000 per year on campus / $13,000 per year off campus

    Entry requirements: 3.5 GPA · 1260 SAT · 27 ACT

    To keep it: Renewable each year if eligibility requirements are met; undergrad SAP floor is a 2.0 cumulative GPA.

    Source: https://www.uu.edu/financialaid/undergraduate/scholarships.cfm

  • Trustees' Scholarship (2025 Freshman Academic Award)

    $17,000 per year on campus / $13,000 per year off campus

    Entry requirements: 3.5 GPA · 1330 SAT · 29 ACT

    To keep it: Renewable each year if eligibility requirements are met; undergrad SAP floor is a 2.0 cumulative GPA.

    Source: https://www.uu.edu/financialaid/undergraduate/scholarships.cfm

  • Founders' Scholarship (Scholars of Excellence)

    Full tuition, room and board (covers tuition, room, meals and student services fees for up to eight undergraduate semesters)

    Entry requirements: 3.5 (Section B option) or Top 15% class rank GPA · 1330 (Section A option) SAT · 29 (Section A option) ACT

    To keep it: To retain the Founders' Scholarship, recipients must maintain a 3.25 cumulative Union University GPA and perform up to 50 hours per semester of leadership services for the University; covers a maximum of eight undergraduate semesters. Recipients are also automatically admitted to the Honors Community.

    Source: https://www.uu.edu/admissions/scholars-of-excellence/

  • Scholars of Excellence Award

    Amounts vary based on the applicant's participation in the weekend events

    Entry requirements: 3.5 or Top 15% class rank (Section B) GPA · 1330 (Section A) SAT · 29 (Section A) ACT

    To keep it: Renewal terms not stated on the page.

    Source: https://www.uu.edu/admissions/scholars-of-excellence/

  • Kalos Scholarship (humanities 'last dollar')

    Last-dollar award that covers tuition, fees, housing, and meals after all other aid (for Fall 2026 and later entrants)

    Entry requirements: 3.75 (unweighted, 4.0 scale) GPA · 1320 (combined) SAT · 28 (excluding Writing) ACT

    To keep it: Recipients must complete a FAFSA annually, prepare an annual progress summary, meet annually with the Kalos representative, and execute a Student Information Release. All recipients are automatically admitted to the Honors Community. Specific renewal GPA not stated.

    Source: https://www.uu.edu/financialaid/undergraduate/scholarships/kalos/

  • IMPACT 360 Partnership Award

    $8,000 per year

    Entry requirements: 2.0 minimum HS GPA GPA

    To keep it: Awarded at initial admission; renewal governed by Union's general institutional scholarship policy (renewable if eligibility met). Requires a minimum high school GPA of 2.0.

    Source: https://www.uu.edu/financialaid/undergraduate/scholarships.cfm

How families lose this aid

  • Missing the January 2, 2026 Scholars of Excellence / Kalos deadline.

    Both the Scholars of Excellence program and the Kalos Scholarship require submission by Friday, January 2, 2026, and require attending an on-campus competition weekend (Feb 6-7 or Feb 20-21, 2026). Miss it and you lose access to the full-tuition Founders' and the humanities 'last dollar' Kalos award entirely.

Renewal questions families ask

Is the freshman merit scholarship automatic?
Yes. The Freshman Academic Awards (University, Dean's, Provost's, President's, Trustees') are awarded automatically based on your test score (ACT/SAT/CLT) and GPA when you complete the Undergraduate Admissions Application — no separate scholarship application is required. Union superscores test sections for scholarship purposes.
What do I have to maintain to keep my scholarship?
Most institutional scholarships are renewable if you meet eligibility each year; undergraduates must keep at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA for financial-aid satisfactory academic progress, and fund-specific GPA requirements appear in your online financial-aid listing. The Founders' Scholarship specifically requires a 3.25 cumulative Union GPA plus up to 50 hours of leadership service per semester.
What is the Kalos Scholarship?
Kalos is a humanities-focused 'last dollar' merit scholarship: for Fall 2026 and later entrants it is applied after all other aid and essentially covers tuition, fees, housing, and meals. It requires a 3.75 unweighted GPA and a 28 ACT / 1320 SAT / 92 CLT, a humanities major, references, a writing sample, and participation in the on-campus Scholars of Excellence competition; apply by January 2, 2026.

How Union University compares across our verified dataset

  • 669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Union University 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 Union University’s own published materials.

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