(Students must be enrolled in Newcomb Tulane College)
Scholarship Renewal and Probation Policy
Minimum GPA by Scholarship
- 3.000 – Stamps, Deans Honors, Paul Tulane, Global, Louisiana Excellence
- 2.700 – Most other Tulane Merit Awards (unless specified otherwise in initial offer)
- 2.300 – Institutional Tulane Need-Based Scholarship, Mayoral, La. Legislative, Posse Award, College Track Award
Merit Scholarships
Awarded only at admission by the Office of Admission. Fixed amount that never changes during your undergraduate career.
- Available for 4 years (5 years for select programs: Architecture, BSMMACCT, where students remain undergraduate in 5th year)
- Must stay enrolled full-time (12+ credits each Fall/Spring)
- Leave of absence longer than 2 years = scholarship termination
- Continuing eligibility reviewed each June by the Office of Financial Aid
- If you attend only one semester in an academic year, the June review is based only on that semester
- Appeals are allowed only for the current or upcoming enrolled semester (within 30 days). Retroactive appeals are not accepted
Tulane Institutional Need-Based Scholarship
Requires annual completion of the CSS Profile (submitted online through the College Board) and FAFSA , plus tax returns and any other requested materials. Award amounts may change each year based on family financial circumstances.
- Must apply annually via CSS Profile + tax documents and other requested materials
- Eligible for up to 5 undergraduate years
- Must stay enrolled full-time (12+ credits each Fall/Spring)
- Minimum GPA: 2.300 cumulative
- Leave of absence longer than 2 years = scholarship termination
- Eligibility reviewed each June by the Office of Financial Aid
- If you attend only one semester in an academic year, the June review is based only on that semester
- Appeals are allowed only for the current or upcoming enrolled semester (within 30 days). Retroactive appeals are not accepted
Louisiana Legislative Scholars
The Louisiana Legislative Scholars program is administered separately from Tulane’s Merit and Need-Based Scholarships. To continue receiving the award, students must:
- Be a graduate of a Louisiana High School
- Contact their legislator to be renominated; the scholarship is renewed each year
- Maintain a 2.300 cumulative GPA
- Remain enrolled full-time (12+ credits each Fall/Spring)
For full program details visit:
https://financialaid.tulane.edu/types-of-aid/gifts/undergraduate/legislative-scholarship
For additional questions, contact Marcia Taylor, Program Manager for Legislative Scholarships with Tulane Government and Community Relations: https://governmentrelations.tulane.edu/contact.
Final-Semester Seniors: Students approved by Academic Advising to enroll less than full-time in their graduating semester may still receive Tulane Scholarships. Scholarships will be recalculated using the actual reduced tuition charge. Students will not receive full scholarships when not billed full-time tuition.
All Students: If you are not a graduating senior, you must be enrolled full-time for scholarships to apply toward your bill. If you later drop classes and your tuition charges are reduced, all scholarships will be recalculated based on the updated tuition charge. Students will not receive full scholarships when not billed full-time tuition.
At-a-Glance Comparison
Feature | Merit Scholarships | Need-Based Scholarship |
Who awards it? | Office of Admission | Office of Financial Aid |
When awarded? | At admission (one-time) | Annually with CSS Profile |
Amount changes? | No – fixed | Yes – varies annually |
Length of eligibility | 4 years (5 for select 5-year programs) | Up to 5 years |
Minimum GPA | 2.300–3.000 (varies) | 2.300 cumulative |
Full-time required? | Yes – Fall & Spring | Yes – Fall & Spring |
Summer counts? | No | No |
Leave of absence policy | 2+ years = termination | 2+ years = termination |
Appeals | Current/return semester only (30 days) | Current/return semester only (30 days) |