Tulane Scholarships: Merit and Need-Based

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 the initial offer
• 2.300 – Institutional Tulane Need-Based Scholarship, Mayoral, Louisiana Legislative, Posse Award, and College Track Award

Merit Scholarships

Awarded only at admission by the Office of Admission. The award is a fixed amount that never changes during your undergraduate career.

• Available for 4 years; 5 years for select programs, including Architecture and BSMMACCT, where students remain undergraduates in the fifth year
• Must stay enrolled full-time, with 12 or more credits each fall and spring
• Leave of absence longer than 2 years results in scholarship termination
• Continuing eligibility is 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 the FAFSA, plus tax returns and any other requested materials. Award amounts may change each year based on family financial circumstances. This scholarship is available only to eligible Newcomb Tulane College full-time students pursuing their first undergraduate degree.

• Must apply annually via the CSS Profile, tax documents, and other requested materials
• Eligible for up to 5 undergraduate years
• Must stay enrolled full-time, with 12 or more credits each fall and spring
• Minimum GPA: 2.300 cumulative
• Leave of absence longer than 2 years results in scholarship termination
• Eligibility is 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.

If you receive the Faculty/Staff Tuition Waiver or other Tulane resources and previously received a Tulane Need-Based Scholarship, your eligibility will be adjusted based on the total value of those resources. Any remaining need-based aid cannot exceed your total Cost of Attendance.

Sibling Enrollment Verification

Having a sibling enrolled in an undergraduate program may affect your Tulane Need-Based Scholarship eligibility. The sibling must be enrolled at least half-time during the fall or spring semester, and their school must verify enrollment by completing Tulane’s Sibling Enrollment Verification Form, available in the Forms section of the website.

If sibling enrollment is not verified for the current academic year, your Tulane Need-Based Scholarship will be recalculated and may be reduced or canceled.

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, with 12 or more credits each fall and spring

For full program details, visit Louisiana Legislative Scholarship information.

Additional Scholarship Policies

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 they are 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 they are not billed full-time tuition.

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