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VCU offers four-year academic merit scholarships to high-achieving out-of-state and international first-year students who apply for a fall term degree-seeking program. Awards range from $10,000 to $15,000 per year based on high school GPA tiers, with no separate scholarship application required beyond the admission application. Scholarships renew for up to three additional years when recipients remain classified as out-of-state students and meet renewal requirements. Students with a minimum 3.0 high school GPA are automatically considered when they apply for fall admission as first-year, full-time students.
The VCU Out-of-State Academic Scholarship awards $10,000–$15,000/year. It is sponsored by VCU Office of Admissions.
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