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Incoming full-time first-year undergraduates at Quinnipiac University are automatically considered for academic merit scholarships based on overall academic achievement. Recipients are typically students who ranked in the top 40% of their high school class and/or scored 1100 or higher on the SAT (reading/writing plus math) or 22 or higher on the ACT composite. If scores are submitted, Quinnipiac uses the highest score.
Awards renew each year at the same amount while the student remains a full-time undergraduate and meets the renewal criteria in the acceptance letter. Academic scholarships are offered only to incoming students.
No separate scholarship application is required. Merit awards are noted in the letter of acceptance.
The First-Year Student Academic Scholarships awards Amount varies.
Key requirements include: United States; Undergraduate; Entering; Full-time. Check the full eligibility section above, or create a free Award Scholar profile to have every requirement checked against your profile automatically.
No essay is listed for this scholarship, but check the submission requirements above for other materials.
Entry is automatic when you meet the criteria; there is no separate application to submit.
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