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Keeping North Alabama (UNA)’s Merit Aid for Four Years

What the financial-aid office actually requires after freshman year: minimum GPA, credit-hour pace, and the cliffs that quietly downgrade families mid-degree.

Verified Jun 20268 days ago· COWORK

At a glance

Renewable tiers
4 of 4
One-time tiers
0
Tiers with published renewal terms
4
Renewal risk profile
low

Renewal risk profile

North Alabama (UNA)'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.

  • Academic Awards (GPA × ACT grid): See notes
  • Presidential Awards (GPA × ACT 30-36 grid): See notes
  • Housing Scholarship: See notes
  • Cole Honors College Scholarship: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

  • Academic Awards (GPA × ACT grid)

    $2,000-$8,500

    Entry requirements: 3.00-4.00 unweighted (two bands) GPA · 20-29 (ACT superscore) ACT

    To keep it: Awarded annually; renewal criteria not detailed on this page. No refunds on Academic or Presidential Scholarships.

    Source: https://www.una.edu/admissions/new-freshmen/scholarships.html

  • Presidential Awards (GPA × ACT 30-36 grid)

    $9,000-$12,000

    Entry requirements: 3.00-4.00 unweighted (two bands) GPA · 30-36 (ACT superscore) ACT

    To keep it: Awarded annually; no refunds. Renewal criteria not detailed on this page.

    Source: https://www.una.edu/admissions/new-freshmen/scholarships.html

  • Housing Scholarship

    $4,000

    To keep it: 2-year stackable scholarship; amount subject to decrease past the scholarship deadline.

    Source: https://www.una.edu/admissions/new-freshmen/scholarships.html

  • Cole Honors College Scholarship

    $1,300

    Entry requirements: ACT 25 or higher generally considered strong; a standardized test score is required for admission consideration ACT

    To keep it: First-time freshmen: $650/semester for up to eight semesters. Transfer/current students: $650/semester renewable for four to six semesters depending on time remaining toward the degree.

    Source: https://www.una.edu/honors/prospective-students/scholarships.html

How families lose this aid

  • Overlooking the Honors and Leadership add-ons

    Because UNA allows stacking, eligible students can add the Cole Honors $650/semester award and Leadership/Housing scholarships on top of the automatic grid award.

Renewal questions families ask

How much are the automatic awards?
Academic awards range $2,000–$8,500/year by GPA and ACT superscore; Presidential awards (ACT 30-36) are $9,000–$12,000/year plus a $4,000 housing scholarship.
What if my ACT is below 20?
Students with an ACT below 20 and a 3.0+ GPA should complete the General & Endowed Scholarship application to be considered for merit-based awards.

How North Alabama (UNA) compares across our verified dataset

  • 669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    North Alabama (UNA) is one of them. The cohort minority (82 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 North Alabama (UNA)’s own published materials.

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