How much are the automatic merit awards?

Up to $6,000 (Platinum), $4,000 (Gold), $3,000 (Silver), $2,000 (Bronze), or $1,000 (Lion Pride) per year, each with up to a $1,500 housing stipend, based on ACT or GPA.

Can a Prestigious award cover full tuition?

Yes — the First Bank Corp. Business Scholarship covers full tuition and fees, and the Myles Friedman Honors Scholarship covers full in-state tuition and mandatory fees (up to $34,000 over four years), each with an optional $2,500 housing portion for two years.

How do I keep my scholarship?

Merit awards require 12 credits/semester, 24 hours/year, and a 3.0 (Platinum/Gold/Silver) or 2.5 (Bronze/Lion Pride) GPA. Prestigious awards require 15 credits/semester, 30 hours/year, and a 3.0–3.2 UAFS GPA.

UAFS award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at UAFS?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

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The short answer

3 of 3 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.

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At a glance

Renewable tiers: 3 of 3
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 3
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

UAFS'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.

Freshman Merit Scholarships (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Lion Pride): 3.0 GPA
First Bank Corp. Business Scholarship (Prestigious): See notes
Myles Friedman Honors Program Scholarship (Prestigious): See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Freshman Merit Scholarships (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Lion Pride)
$1,000-$6,000
Entry requirements: 3.0 (Lion Pride) up to 4.0 (Platinum) GPA · 19 (Lion Pride) up to 30 (Platinum) ACT
To keep it: Four years or degree completion; enroll in 12 credit hours/semester and earn 24 hours/academic year; 3.0 GPA for Platinum/Gold/Silver and 2.5 GPA for Bronze/Lion Pride; summer may be used to meet renewal. Housing stipend valid for Lion's Den housing up to four years.
Source: https://uafs.edu/tuition-and-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/freshman.php
First Bank Corp. Business Scholarship (Prestigious)
Full tuition and fees
Entry requirements: 3.5 high school GPA GPA · 27 ACT
To keep it: Maintain a 3.0 cumulative UAFS GPA; enroll in 15 credit hours each semester and earn 30 credit hours per year; four years or degree completion.
Source: https://uafs.edu/tuition-and-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/freshman.php
Myles Friedman Honors Program Scholarship (Prestigious)
Full in-state tuition and mandatory fees
Entry requirements: 3.5 high school GPA (OR) GPA · 27 (OR) ACT
To keep it: Maintain a 3.2 cumulative UAFS GPA; enroll in 15 credit hours each semester and earn 30/year (27 hours allowed in first year with 12 in first semester).
Source: https://uafs.edu/tuition-and-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/freshman.php

How families lose this aid

Skipping the housing stipend in the first year
For both the merit housing stipend and the Prestigious housing portion, students who do not use the housing portion in the first year forfeit the entire housing portion, and it must be used consecutively.
Underestimating Prestigious renewal load
Prestigious awards require 15 credit hours/semester and 30 hours/year (vs 12/24 for merit), plus a 3.0 (First Bank) or 3.2 (Myles Friedman) UAFS GPA.

Renewal questions families ask

How much are the automatic merit awards?: Up to $6,000 (Platinum), $4,000 (Gold), $3,000 (Silver), $2,000 (Bronze), or $1,000 (Lion Pride) per year, each with up to a $1,500 housing stipend, based on ACT or GPA.
Can a Prestigious award cover full tuition?: Yes — the First Bank Corp. Business Scholarship covers full tuition and fees, and the Myles Friedman Honors Scholarship covers full in-state tuition and mandatory fees (up to $34,000 over four years), each with an optional $2,500 housing portion for two years.
How do I keep my scholarship?: Merit awards require 12 credits/semester, 24 hours/year, and a 3.0 (Platinum/Gold/Silver) or 2.5 (Bronze/Lion Pride) GPA. Prestigious awards require 15 credits/semester, 30 hours/year, and a 3.0–3.2 UAFS GPA.

How UAFS compares across our verified dataset

665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
UAFS 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 UAFS’s own published materials.

Policy pageUAFS stacking policy
Cost of attendanceUAFS cost-of-attendance worksheet
Merit tiersFreshman Merit Scholarships (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Lion Pride)