How do I apply for WSSU scholarships?

Through the WSSU Scholarship Universe portal — one application matches you to 200+ scholarships. It is open March 1–31, 2026 for the Fall 2026 semester (admitted students only).

Does WSSU publish a merit scholarship GPA/test chart?

No automatic stat-based merit dollar grid is published on WSSU's official pages; awards are matched through Scholarship Universe and limited by available funding.

How does the Honors Program relate to scholarships?

Incoming freshmen can enter the Honors Program as recipients of an institutional merit-based scholarship; continuing/transfer students apply with a 3.25 GPA and supporting materials.

Winston-Salem State (WSSU)· Renewal Rules

Keeping Winston-Salem State (WSSU)’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: 2 of 2
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 2
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Winston-Salem State (WSSU)'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.

WSSU Merit / Institutional Scholarships (via Scholarship Universe): See notes
Next NC Scholarship: See notes

Renewal terms by tier

WSSU Merit / Institutional Scholarships (via Scholarship Universe)
Amount not published
Entry requirements: Not published on an opened official page (a search snippet referenced a 3.75 minimum GPA for new freshman merit applicants — unconfirmed) GPA
To keep it: Renewal terms not published on these pages.
Source: https://www.wssu.edu/admissions/scholarships-and-financial-aid/scholarships/scholarship-universe.html
Next NC Scholarship
Full tuition and fees (and more)
To keep it: Renewal terms not detailed on this page; requires FAFSA.
Source: https://www.wssu.edu/admissions/scholarships-and-financial-aid/scholarships/index.html

How families lose this aid

Expecting a published GPA/test award chart
WSSU does not publish an automatic stat-based merit dollar grid; merit and institutional awards are matched through one Scholarship Universe application and are limited by available funding.

Renewal questions families ask

How do I apply for WSSU scholarships?: Through the WSSU Scholarship Universe portal — one application matches you to 200+ scholarships. It is open March 1–31, 2026 for the Fall 2026 semester (admitted students only).
Does WSSU publish a merit scholarship GPA/test chart?: No automatic stat-based merit dollar grid is published on WSSU's official pages; awards are matched through Scholarship Universe and limited by available funding.
How does the Honors Program relate to scholarships?: Incoming freshmen can enter the Honors Program as recipients of an institutional merit-based scholarship; continuing/transfer students apply with a 3.25 GPA and supporting materials.

How Winston-Salem State (WSSU) compares across our verified dataset

669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Winston-Salem State (WSSU) 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 Winston-Salem State (WSSU)’s own published materials.