Please include links to the awards!
Specifically looking for schools giving ASSURED huge awards to CURRENT SENIORS with ACT 32+ and strong/high GPAs. Of course, if you know of HUGE awards for lower stats, that’s fine, too!
Merit must be assured for stats.
Deadline for merit awards AND admission application must not yet have passed.
Merit must be HUGE…such as free tuition or more.
Must be 4 year colleges…anywhere in the US.
Thank you!
University of Arizona
https://financialaid.arizona.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/freshman-transfer
https://financialaid.arizona.edu/cost/freshmen
Highest for Arizona resident (4.0 unweighted HS GPA, 1420 SAT or 32 ACT): $15,000 per year (tuition = $12,400)
Highest for non-Arizona resident (4.0 unweighted HS GPA, 1420 SAT or 32 ACT): $35,000 per year (tuition = $36,400)
Smaller scholarships for lower stats also available.
Deadline is admission by May 1.
I don’t think you’ll find many. The early bird gets the worm.
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There are some. Please don’t clutter this thread with unhelpful posts.
U of Wyoming. Rocky Mtn Scholars. It can be up to 150% of instate tuition that the student pays, or about $7000. That’s not free tuition, but with the cost of room and board being low, the total COA might be less than a student at a school in NYC or Boston would pay for just R&B.
http://www.uwyo.edu/admissions/scholarships/non-residents/rms.html
I believe WUE is still available for most schools that participate (must be resident of one of 8-9 Western States).
UTD AES is full tuition plus. Deadline 15th jan. https://www.utdallas.edu/enroll/freshman/aes/prospective-students/qualifications/
The criteria is not strictly defined, my 33/top 10%/OOS/IBD gap year kid was offered full tuition plus 2K stipend (engineering). NOT NMF. Look through the UTD page to see how others fared.
Here is the link:
https://www.wiche.edu/wue
U of Alabama Huntsville and Birmingham campus deadlines are in the spring: https://www.uah.edu/admissions/undergraduate/financial-aid/scholarships/merit-tuition-scholarships
https://www.usu.edu/admissions/costs-and-aid/#scholarships
Utah state jan 10th. Site has criteria.
Truman State’s largest automatic scholarships are only about half tuition (in-state or out-of-state), but the overall billed costs (tuition, fees, room/board) are relatively low, so that net price after these scholarships may be competitive to that of some other schools after their full tuition scholarships (however, be sure to account for books, travel, and misc expenses when comparing and budgeting).
https://www.truman.edu/admission-cost/cost-aid/scholarships/automatic-scholarships/
https://www.truman.edu/admission-cost/cost-aid/tuition-costs/
Examples:
Missouri resident with 3.65 HS GPA and 30 ACT or 1260 SAT: $4,000 scholarship brings net billed price down to $12,879.
Non-Missouri resident with 3.60 HS GPA and 31 ACT or 1390 SAT: $8,000 scholarship brings net billed price down to $15,731.
@JBSeattle the thread is about huge merit…free tuition or more. Paying 150% of instate would not qualify for being huge merit of free tuition or more.
UNM
National Merit Scholars (NM Finalists–full ride plus an iPad)
National Hispanic Scholars & National American Indian Scholars (full tuition)
February 1
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@WayOutWestMom can the Amigo scholarship stack on top of the Regents? Are they competitive awards? Or are they pretty much assured for stats?
Ole Miss. I believe the Automatic ones have a deadline of Feb. Some competitive ones have passed but not the automatic one with a 33 it’s free tuition. https://finaid.olemiss.edu/scholarships/#8
Mississippi State is another one while competitve has past the auto ones don’t look like they have. Tuition and fees are $23,250 with a 33 you get $22,500. Also with a 34 you get 1 year free housing. https://www.admissions.msstate.edu/freshmen/money-matters/scholarships/academic-scholarships/
The Regents is a full ride plus. The OOS Regents includes the Amigo as part of the award. The Regents Scholarship is competitive. Deadline was Dec 1.
Amigo is based upon stats and automatic so long as funds are still available. Amigo deadline— student must admitted by February 1.
U of Maine at Orono has flagship matching program. I don’t immediately see a deadline but I think it’s still ongoing.
Updates to your record to receive more merit are accepted until June 1
https://go.umaine.edu/apply/scholarships/flagship-match-first-year/
It has ABET-accredited engineering programs, theater programs, arts, environmental and geological sciences, biology and marine biology, and many other fine programs. Some famous authors came through its English program including Steven King (stephen?)
There is also an international airport in the Bangor/Orono area.
Baldwin-Wallace gives up to $21K where tuition is $33K for the year and that amount is automatic if the student majors in liberal arts and does not reside in Ohio.
Ok, I guess I’m confused. Maybe I mean a different award that is only a partial tuition award that can combine with Amigo. I need to investigate!
Edit… poop. The website doesn’t state a Dec 1 deadline but once you go to the app, it’s there.
I don’t think it’s a full ride plus anymore.
Gonna investigate other SW schools…like NM State and NAU