Scholarships

• Students who are receiving any of the University of Miami academic scholarships must meet the same credit requirements as students receiving regular financial assistance.
• Scholarship recipients, however, must maintain a CGPA of at least 3.0 for all credits earned at the University of Miami to retain their scholarship.
• First-time freshmen are eligible for University of Miami academic scholarships for up to eight semesters; transfer students are eligible for up to four semesters.
• Golden Drum/Ronald Hammond scholarship recipients should refer to their contract for renewal criteria from the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs.

Guaranteed Scholarship

First-time freshmen awarded a University of Miami academic scholarship automatically retain their scholarship after their first year of school. The student must maintain a minimum 3.0 CGPA and complete at least 24 University of Miami credit hours during their second academic year to guarantee their scholarship for the remaining two years of undergraduate studies.

First-year transfer students awarded an academic scholarship are guaranteed their scholarship if they

• have completed 24 credit hours during their first academic year,
• have maintained a minimum 3.0 CGPA, and
• have registered as a full-time student for their second year of eligibility.

Transfer students meeting these requirements will be guaranteed their scholarship for four semesters or until they graduate, whichever comes first.

Any University of Miami academic scholarship will be guaranteed for the remainder of an undergraduate student’s eligibility if they are not on probation at the end of their 4th semester (2nd semester for transfer students).

Automatic Probation and Scholarship Assistance

At the conclusion of each fall, spring, and summer (I and II inclusive) term during the academic year, the appropriate OFAS staff members will review the eligibility of aid recipients. Those in violation of the satisfactory progress eligibility requirements will be notified in writing of their eligibility status and right of appeal.

• If a student receiving a University of Miami academic scholarship does not meet the renewal requirements at the end of their 4th semester of eligibility (second semester for transfer students) he/she may receive a one-year probationary award. Students who fail to meet the minimum CGPA and/or course completion requirements at any time during their eligibility period retain their right of appeal if the scholarship is not automatically renewed.

A student may receive a scholarship probationary award only once. Therefore, any student who has received a scholarship probationary award must meet the standard of academic progress requirements for that scholarship assistance by the end of the probationary period in order to maintain his/her eligibility for that scholarship in the future.