Is the automatic merit award really automatic?

Yes — the admission application automatically enters you into consideration for the academic-achievement grid ($28,000-$36,000) based on your GPA or best test score; no separate application is needed.

UDallas award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at UDallas?

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

7 of 7 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: 7 of 7
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 7
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

UDallas'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 Achievement Scholarship (automatic merit grid): 2.5 GPA
Transfer Scholarship (automatic grid): Full-time enrollment
Full-Tuition Scholars of Excellence & Crusader Scholarships: See notes
Full-Tuition Disciplinary Scholarships: See notes
Fall 2026 Full-Tuition Transfer Scholarship: See notes
Departmental Scholarships: 2.95 GPA
National Merit Finalist Scholarship: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

Freshman Academic Achievement Scholarship (automatic merit grid)
$28,000-$36,000
Entry requirements: Weighted 3.0+ / unweighted 3.0+ (tier depends on GPA) GPA · 1000+ (tier depends on score) SAT · 20+ (tier depends on score) ACT
To keep it: Requires full-time enrollment (12+ credits/semester) and Satisfactory Academic Progress; a 2.5 cumulative GPA is required by the end of sophomore year. GPAs of 2.0-2.4999 are prorated to 50%; below 2.0 the award is suspended.
Source: https://udallas.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid-scholarships/index.php
Transfer Scholarship (automatic grid)
$28,000-$35,000
Entry requirements: 3.0+ cumulative college GPA (tier depends on GPA) GPA
To keep it: Same renewal terms (full-time, SAP, 2.5 CGPA by end of sophomore year).
Source: https://udallas.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid-scholarships/index.php
Full-Tuition Scholars of Excellence & Crusader Scholarships
Full tuition
To keep it: Renewable for all four years; full tuition scholarships cover up to 18 credit hours each for fall and spring; standard 2.5 CGPA renewal applies.
Source: https://udallas.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid-scholarships/index.php
Full-Tuition Disciplinary Scholarships
Full tuition
To keep it: Standard full-tuition renewal terms.
Source: https://udallas.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid-scholarships/index.php
Fall 2026 Full-Tuition Transfer Scholarship
Full tuition
To keep it: Renewable for three consecutive years of enrollment.
Source: https://udallas.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid-scholarships/index.php
Departmental Scholarships
$1,000-$5,000
Entry requirements: 2.95 CGPA to renew GPA
To keep it: Renewable for up to eight semesters; require a 2.95 cumulative GPA (no proration) plus department-specific performance criteria.
Source: https://udallas.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid-scholarships/index.php
National Merit Finalist Scholarship
$2,000
To keep it: Renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study.
Source: https://udallas.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/types-of-aid-scholarships/index.php

How families lose this aid

Treating the merit award as locked in regardless of grades
A 2.5 cumulative GPA is required by the end of sophomore year (end of four semesters). GPAs of 2.0-2.4999 are prorated to 50% and below 2.0 are suspended; departmental awards need a 2.95 CGPA with no proration.

Renewal questions families ask

Is the automatic merit award really automatic?: Yes — the admission application automatically enters you into consideration for the academic-achievement grid ($28,000-$36,000) based on your GPA or best test score; no separate application is needed.

Rules that bite at UDallas

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from UDallas's own tier rules and not generic advice.

Renewal ruleFreshman Academic Achievement Scholarship (automatic merit grid): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Requires full-time enrollment (12+ credits/semester) and Satisfactory Academic Progress; a 2.5 cumulative GPA is required by the end of sophomore year. GPAs of 2.0-2.4999 are prorated to 50%; below 2.0 the award is suspended. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How UDallas compares across our verified dataset

665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
UDallas 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.
132 of 749 verified schools publish a dedicated National Merit Finalist package.
UDallas is one of them. NMF packages typically carry their own stacking and renewal carve-outs separate from the standard automatic merit ladder; confirm those before assuming the headline NMF value is final.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against UDallas’s own published materials.

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