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Mount Olive (UMO)
Decision sheet

North Carolina · Research checked 2026-07-02 · School research, not an aid offer

The starting point

UMO publishes a simple GPA-only merit ladder — Presidential up to $8,000 (3.7+), Merit up to $6,000 (3.2+), Leaders up to $5,000 (2.8+) — that uses the same GPA chart for freshmen and transfers, plus a $1,000 Resident Scholarship add-on for living on campus.

Selection beyond grades and scores. These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.

Awards to discuss

First 3 of 6 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.

Presidential / UMO Scholarship

Up to $8,000 · Variable or qualified amount

Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.

GPA: 3.7 or higher (weighted cumulative high school GPA or cumulative college transfer GPA)

Renewal: Recorded as renewable. Full renewal conditions are not recorded here; request them from the school.

Other terms: Page states an 'annual combined amount up to $8,000' — the figure is a combined maximum, not a guaranteed flat award. No test score requirement, no renewal terms, and no statement that the award is automatic are published. Same GPA chart applies to transfer students (cumulative college transfer GPA).

https://umo.edu/academic-scholarships/

Merit / UMO Scholarship

Up to $6,000 · Variable or qualified amount

Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.

GPA: 3.2 or higher (weighted cumulative high school GPA or cumulative college transfer GPA)

Renewal: Recorded as renewable. Full renewal conditions are not recorded here; request them from the school.

Other terms: 'Annual combined amount up to $6,000.' Renewal terms and automatic-award status not published.

https://umo.edu/academic-scholarships/

Leaders / UMO Scholarship

Up to $5,000 · Variable or qualified amount

Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.

GPA: 2.8 or higher (weighted cumulative high school GPA or cumulative college transfer GPA)

Renewal: Recorded as renewable. Full renewal conditions are not recorded here; request them from the school.

Other terms: 'Annual combined amount up to $5,000.' Renewal terms and automatic-award status not published.

https://umo.edu/academic-scholarships/

Ask before you decide

  1. Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
  2. What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
  3. How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?

Recorded stacking policy: UMO publishes no general stacking or outside-scholarship displacement policy for its academic scholarships. Individual awards carry their own combination rules: the TAP 10% tuition scholarship cannot be combined with any other institutional aid, and the Ministerial Benefit Grant is capped so that all 'free aid' combined covers at most 90% of tuition. The Resident Scholarship explicitly stacks on top of an academic scholarship. Treatment of private outside scholarships is not addressed on any page fetched.

Our unanswered questions / Family notes

Keep the sources with the decision

Full research, award details and source context: https://meritplaybook.com/colleges/university-of-mount-olive/merit-aid

The research date is not a guarantee that a policy still applies. Confirm current amounts, deadlines and conditions with the school before making a financial decision.