The starting point
UMPI's one published automatic merit award is a $5,000 New Student Scholarship (1100+ SAT/25 ACT plus a 3.3 GPA, or a 3.7 GPA on its own), renewable across eight semesters with a 3.0 GPA — but it is explicitly NOT available to students in UMPI's flat-rate online YourPace program.
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
The 3 awards in this school's research. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
New Student (Traditional) Scholarship
$5000 · Published amount
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 3.3 HS GPA (with test score) OR 3.7 HS GPA (no test). Catalog program also allows a 3.5 HS GPA with no test scores needed. · SAT: 1100+ combined Evidence-Based Reading & Writing + Math (with 3.3 GPA path) · ACT: 25 (with 3.3 GPA path)
Eligibility: Awarded at the time of acceptance. Canadian students must have an academic average of 90 or above. NOT available to YourPace (flat-rate online) students.
Renewal: The underlying Student Academic Scholarship Program (John F. Hill Scholarship) is 'renewable for six additional continuous semesters for a total of eight semesters,' contingent on 'successfully completing a minimum of 12 credit hours each semester, which are delivered by the University of Maine at Presque Isle, and maintaining a 3.0 or greater GPA each semester.'
Other terms: This is the only institutional merit award with a published dollar figure. The scholarships page states the award amount ($5,000) and the qualifying stats; the academic catalog describes the same award as the 'Student Academic Scholarship Program' / 'John F. Hill Scholarship' and supplies the renewal terms (8 semesters, 12 credits/semester delivered by UMPI, 3.0 GPA) but does not restate the dollar amount. The two paths to qualify are an SAT 1100+/ACT 25 combined with a 3.3 GPA, OR a 3.7 GPA on its own (catalog phrases the no-test path as 3.5+).
https://www.umpi.edu/student-financial-services/financial-aid/scholarships/
Transfer Student Scholarship
$2000 · Published amount
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 3.0 transfer GPA (scholarships page); 2.75 cumulative GPA in the catalog's Transfer Achievement Scholarship description
Eligibility: Must transfer directly from another institution with 15 transferable credit hours to UMPI. NOT available to YourPace (flat-rate online) students.
Renewal: The catalog's Transfer Achievement Scholarship is 'renewable for four additional continuous semesters and is dependent on certain criteria; maintaining a 3.0 cumulative grade point average per semester at UMPI, and successfully completing 12 semester hours of credit delivered by UMPI each semester.' Catalog renewal eligibility cites a 2.75 entering GPA / 15 credits; the scholarships page states a 3.0 GPA / 15 transferable credits to earn it.
Other terms: Awarded at the time of acceptance to direct transfers. The public scholarships page and the academic catalog give slightly different entering-GPA figures (3.0 vs. 2.75) — flagged for the aid office in Section C. Only the $2,000 figure on the scholarships page is treated as the published amount.
https://www.umpi.edu/student-financial-services/financial-aid/scholarships/
Alumni Association Scholarship
$500 · Published amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: 3.50 cumulative GPA or better
Eligibility: Applicant must be the son, daughter, grandchild, or spouse of a UMPI alumnus; full-time, second-semester freshman, sophomore, or junior in any major. Separate application required.
Renewal: Renewal terms not stated; described as awarded annually.
Other terms: A small, application-based legacy award — not an automatic admissions scholarship. Included because it is one of the only named foundation/institutional awards with a published dollar amount.
https://catalog.umpi.edu/content.php?catoid=3&navoid=129
