{"id":816,"date":"2022-08-19T21:22:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T21:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/?page_id=816"},"modified":"2026-06-10T16:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:04:21","slug":"requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimum Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2022\/08\/apply-online-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Hands typing on a laptop keyboard.\" class=\"wp-image-818 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2022\/08\/apply-online-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2022\/08\/apply-online-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2022\/08\/apply-online-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2022\/08\/apply-online.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Application Process<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tarleton has one scholarship application for most awards available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/tarleton.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com\/CMXAdmin\/Cmx_Content.aspx?cpId=1651\">Scholarship Portal<\/a>. This application does not include scholarships awarded through the Athletic Department. Qualified applicants are sent to various scholarship committees for review based on the information provided in their applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-a1251b93-3862-484e-99ec-79815d195d85\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/how-to-apply\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Application Process<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-0fb3dc6f-69f8-400d-bf20-8a2927fb31e8\" href=\"https:\/\/tarleton.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com\/CMXAdmin\/Cmx_Content.aspx?cpId=1651\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Apply Now<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-advgb-table advgb-table-frontend is-style-stripes\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"border-top-color:#000;border-right-color:#000;border-bottom-color:#000;border-left-color:#000\"><strong>Award Type<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Incoming Freshmen<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Returning &amp; Transfer Students<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Academic Awards<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-width:2px\" data-border-color=\"#000000\">Typically, the top 25% of high school class<br>SAT 1000 (Math &amp; Verbal)\/new SAT 1080 or ACT 23 (composite)<\/td><td>3.0 GPA or higher<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Leadership Awards<\/strong><\/td><td>Typically, the top 25% of high school class<br>SAT 1000 (Math &amp; Verbal)\/new SAT 1080 or ACT 23 (composite)Demonstrate leadership skills<\/td><td>2.75 GPA or higher<br>Demonstrate leadership skills<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Need Based Awards<\/strong><\/td><td>Preference to first generation students<br>Demonstrate financial need based on FAFSA<\/td><td>Preference to first generation students<br>Demonstrate financial need based on FAFSA, and 2.4 GPA or higher<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 30%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check my Award Status<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For information on how to check the status of any awards that you have received, view the instructions below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-a585af1a-a47d-49e9-88bf-f43db496540d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/tarleton-award-status\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Tarleton Scholarship Status<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-b5d9a43b-b9fc-48dc-a48a-9615cee43f40\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/private-award-status\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Private Scholarship Status<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2022\/08\/check-status-1.jpg\" alt=\"Person using a laptop with Tarleton State University login page.\" class=\"wp-image-819 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2022\/08\/check-status-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2022\/08\/check-status-1-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2022\/08\/check-status-1-424x400.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/scholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2022\/08\/check-status-1-768x725.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Any student receiving institutional scholarships valued at $10,000 or more is generally not eligible for other institutional scholarships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exception Form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Students enrolled in fewer than full-time credit hours (12 credit hours for undergraduate students and 9 credit hours for graduate students) must submit an exception form based on the following criteria.\u00a0\u00a0 You are in your last semester of attendance and are pending graduation, you are part of a student teaching\/internship block semester, or your program or course of study has specific enrollment requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignnone is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-c1e66034-8a69-4e2b-a900-4a3ec5902ba7\" href=\"https:\/\/tarleton.kualihub.com\/app\/69c297e2a4c362029180fd7a\/run\" 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