Freshman Scholarships

Academic Scholarships are awarded among eligible non-residents in December, based on academic achievement as demonstrated by standardized test scores and high school GPA. These four-year, renewable scholarships are awarded at three levels: Presidential, Heritage, and Charter. Students must meet the December 1 Freshman Scholarship priority deadline and have the minimum ACT or SAT score and high school GPA requirements to receive consideration at each level.

Academic Scholarships are awarded competitively, and the minimum test score and GPA required for consideration at any level does not guarantee a scholarship will be awarded at that level. Minimum test scores required for consideration at each level do not include the writing score.

Presidential Scholarship

• Requires a 34-36 ACT or 1490-1600 SAT score and a minimum 3.5 high school GPA for consideration.
• Awarded at $60,000 over four years ($15,000 per year) and a $1,000 technology stipend the first fall semester.

Heritage Scholarship

• Requires a 31-33 ACT or 1360-1480 SAT score and a minimum 3.5 high school GPA for consideration.
• Awarded at $40,000 over four years ($10,000 per year).

Charter Scholarship

• Requires a 29-30 ACT or 1290-1350 SAT score and a minimum 3.5 high school GPA for consideration.
• Awarded at $20,000 over four years ($5,000 per year).

The University Scholarship Committee invites a select group of eligible incoming freshmen to apply for up to six of Auburn’s most prestigious scholarships. Students typically invited to apply in December are those with a minimum 34 ACT or 1490 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA by the December 1 Freshman Scholarship priority deadline. Following a January application deadline, finalists are invited to campus in February to interview. Several hundred applications are received each year, from which approximately 14 students are named finalists. Elite Scholars receive an additional $10,000 to $30,000 over four years ($2,500 to $7,500 per year).

Roberts and Mildred Blount Presidential Endowed Scholarship

Must be a resident and a graduate of a high school in Elmore County, Alabama, and have a minimum 28 ACT or 1250 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA. Awarded at $20,000 over four years ($5,000 per year).

Blount Presidential Endowed Scholarship

Must be an Alabama resident; have a minimum 31 ACT or 1360 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA; and be enrolled in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or building science. Awarded at $20,000 over four years ($5,000 per year).

Dudley University Scholarship

Must meet the criteria for another Elite Scholarship. Award amount varies.

McWane Foundation Scholarship

Must have a minimum 34 ACT or 1490 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA. Awarded at $30,000 over four years ($7,500 per year).

Yetta G. Samford Class of 1917 Engineering Endowed Scholarship

Must have a minimum 34 ACT or 1490 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA and be enrolled in engineering. Awarded at $16,000 over four years ($4,000 per year).

Vulcan Materials Company Presidential Endowed Scholarship

Must have a minimum 34 ACT or 1490 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA. Awarded at $20,000 over four years ($5,000 per year).

Awarded: Mid-January
Amount: $6,000 over four years ($1,500 per year)

Auburn Spirit Foundation Scholarships are awarded competitively among eligible incoming freshmen who meet the December 1 Freshman Scholarship priority deadline.

• Students must have a minimum 26 ACT or 1170 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA.
• Students who have already been recognized with a scholarship of equal or greater value are ineligible for consideration.
• Additional consideration is given to first generation college students.
• Auburn Spirit Foundation Scholarships are awarded competitively based on available funding, and consideration does not guarantee a scholarship will be awarded.

To apply for admission, visit www.auburn.edu/admissions.

To join the Auburn Alumni Association, visit www.aualum.org.

Awarded: Mid-January
Amount: $6,000 over four years ($1,500 per year)

Auburn Spirit Foundation Legacy Scholarships are awarded among eligible incoming freshmen who meet the December 1 Freshman Scholarship priority deadline.

• Students must have a minimum 26 ACT or 1170 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA.
• Students should indicate on the application for admission if they have a parent or guardian who is an alumnus of Auburn University (main campus).
• Students who have already been recognized with a scholarship of equal or greater value are ineligible for consideration.
• Students selected as recipients must have at least one parent who is a member of the Auburn Alumni Association each year the student receives the scholarship, if s/he is not already a life member.
• Auburn Spirit Foundation Legacy Scholarships are awarded competitively based on available funding, and consideration does not guarantee a scholarship will be awarded.

To apply for admission, visit www.auburn.edu/admissions.

To join the Auburn Alumni Association, visit www.aualum.org.

Awarded: Mid-January
Amount: $6,000 over four years ($1,500 per year)

Achievement Scholarships are awarded among eligible incoming freshmen who meet the December 1 Freshman Scholarship priority deadline.

• Students must have a minimum 26 ACT or 1170 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA.
• Students may not have been recognized by the Office of University Scholarships with a scholarship of equal or greater value.
• Achievement Scholarships are awarded competitively based on available funding, and consideration does not guarantee a scholarship will be awarded.

• Alabama Eagle Scout of the Year (American Legion)
• Alabama Science Scholar Search (The Gorgas Foundation)
• Boys State (American Legion)
• Bryant-Jordan Student-Athlete Program (Bryant-Jordan Foundation)
• Department of Alabama National High School Oratorical Contest (American Legion)
• Distinguished Young Women of Alabama (formerly Alabama's Junior Miss)
• Girls State (American Legion Auxiliary)
• Miss Alabama’s Outstanding Teen
• Mobile Azalea Trail