UAA award rules
Will the scholarship last four years at UAA?
We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.
The short answer
2 of 2 published awards are listed as renewable.
The exact rule can change by award. Check the award your student may receive before you count on the same amount every year.
What to do
Find the award name in the full research below. Save its grade, credit, and deadline rules with your college plan.
See every award rule, common mistake, and source
At a glance
- Renewable tiers
- 2 of 2
- One-time tiers
- 0
- Tiers with published renewal terms
- 2
- Renewal risk profile
- moderate
Renewal risk profile
UAA'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.
- Beca Presidencial: 3.00 GPA
- Beca Organizacional (Beca Alumnos Promisorios): Full-time enrollment
Renewal terms by tier
Beca Presidencial
$1,500-$3,000Entry requirements: 3.50-4.00 cumulative HS index for $3,000; 3.00-3.49 for $1,500 GPA
To keep it: Must maintain a minimum 3.00 GPA each semester at UAA; maximum duration 2 years; up to one year of grace permitted to begin using benefits (remaining time only).
Source: https://www.uaa.edu/asistencia-economica/becas-y-grants/
Beca Organizacional (Beca Alumnos Promisorios)
$2,000-$4,000Entry requirements: 3.75-4.00 (computed from 7th grade through 4th year of secondary school) for $4,000; 3.50-3.74 for $3,000; 2.75-3.49 for $2,000 GPA
To keep it: Credited semesterly; must maintain a general GPA of no less than 2.75 at UAA; maximum duration 4 years; full-time load (12+ credits) required.
Source: https://www.uaa.edu/asistencia-economica/becas-y-grants/
How families lose this aid
- Treating the Beca Presidencial as a 4-year award.
Its maximum duration is 2 years, and the payout shrinks after year 1 ($900→$600 or $500→$250 per semester) — budget for the drop and the early end.
- Letting the UAA GPA slip below the maintenance floor.
The Presidencial requires a 3.00 GPA 'cada semestre' (checked every semester, not just annually); the Promisorios requires 2.75. Falling below ends the award.
Renewal questions families ask
- How much is the Beca Presidencial and how is it paid?
- $3,000 total for a 3.50-4.00 cumulative HS index ($900 per semester in year 1, $600 per semester in year 2) or $1,500 for 3.00-3.49 ($500/semester then $250/semester). It requires graduating from a PR Adventist academy, maintaining a 3.00 GPA each semester, and lasts a maximum of 2 years.
- How much is the Alumnos Promisorios award?
- $4,000 (GPA 3.75-4.00), $3,000 (3.50-3.74), or $2,000 (2.75-3.49), where GPA is computed from 7th grade through senior year. It requires at least 10 grades at PR Adventist academies, a 2.75 GPA at UAA, full-time enrollment, and lasts up to 4 years. It can be credited to tuition, books, housing, and food.
Rules that bite at UAA
The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from UAA's own tier rules and not generic advice.
- Renewal ruleBeca Organizacional (Beca Alumnos Promisorios): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Credited semesterly; must maintain a general GPA of no less than 2.75 at UAA; maximum duration 4 years; full-time load (12+ credits) required. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.
How UAA compares across our verified dataset
- 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
UAA is one of them. The cohort minority (84 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 UAA’s own published materials.
- Merit tiersBeca Presidencial
- Scholarship pageCampaña Pro-Becas / trust funds