Select Need-Based Scholarships

Select need-based scholarships are awarded to Alabama residents and are renewable for four years for first-year students and for two years for transfer students. First-year students must enroll summer or fall immediately following high school graduation to receive consideration.* Transfer students must enroll summer or fall to receive consideration.   

Consideration 

  • Incoming students accepted for admission by early February receive automatic consideration. A scholarship application is not required. 
  • Consideration is based on financial need and high school GPA for first-year students or transfer GPA for transfer students. 
  • Financial need is determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)**, which must be received by Auburn. Students selected for financial need verification are not eligible for need-based scholarships if the verification process is incomplete. 
  • A minimum 3.0 high school GPA for first-year students or a minimum 3.0 transfer GPA for transfer students is required for consideration. 
  • Additional consideration is given to first-generation college students and students from highly rural counties or underserved areas in Alabama. 

Awards 

  • Scholarships are awarded competitively. Consideration does not guarantee an award. 
  • The award amount is $2,000 or $5,000 per year for four years. 
  • Students may receive a select need-based scholarship in addition to other scholarships awarded. 
  • Select need-based scholarships are awarded late April, and recipients are notified by email to their Auburn email account. 

*Please visit First-year Student Scholarships under Frequently Asked Questions for more information on specific enrollment situations that may impact select need-based scholarship eligibility. 

 
**The FAFSA is the only form a student is required to complete to be considered for student assistance from any of the Title IV, HEA programs except for information needed to ensure the student’s eligibility for such assistance (e.g., information needed to complete verification or to demonstrate compliance with the student eligibility provisions of the HEA and the regulations). Additional information, if requested, will be listed on the student’s AU Access My Finances page after we receive the results of the FAFSA. For additional information, visit the Office of Financial Aid.


Awarded: Early May
Amount: $5,000 for one year

Coca-Cola First-Generation Annual Scholarship will be awarded among first-year Alabama resident students accepted for admission by early February, based on available funding. Consideration does not guarantee a scholarship will be awarded.

  • First-year students must have a minimum 3.0 high school GPA.
  • Incoming students must demonstrate financial need through completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).*
  • Students must be a first-generation college student.
  • Additional consideration is given to students who qualify for the Federal Pell Grant.

Awarded: Early May
Amount: $20,000 over four years ($5,000 per year) for first-year students or $10,000 over two years ($5,000 per year) for transfer students

Ever To Conquer Scholarships will be awarded among eligible incoming Alabama resident students accepted for admission by early February, based on available funding. Consideration does not guarantee a scholarship will be awarded.

  • First-year students must have a minimum 3.0 high school GPA. Transfer students must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative transfer GPA.
  • Incoming students must demonstrate financial need through completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).*
  • Additional consideration is given to students who are first-generation college students who qualify for the Federal Pell Grant.

Awarded: Early May
Amount: $2,000 for one year

Together We Will Scholarships will be awarded among eligible incoming Alabama resident students accepted for admission by early February, based on available funding. Consideration does not guarantee a scholarship will be awarded.

  • First-year students must have a minimum 3.0 high school GPA. 
  • Incoming students must demonstrate financial need through completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).*
  • Additional consideration is given to students who are first-generation college students from highly rural counties or underserved areas in Alabama who qualify for the Federal Pell Grant.

To receive scholarship funds, students must enroll for a minimum of 12 credit hours each term by the last day to add courses for the term (the 15th class day). Scholarship funds are applied as a credit to the student’s university billing account at the amount indicated in the scholarship award notification. Scholarship awards are divided equally between fall and spring semester and disbursed a maximum of 10 days before the semester begins.

Select need-based scholarships are available for four years. Eligibility for scholarship renewal for the upcoming academic year is reviewed at the end of spring semester, and students must have a minimum 3.0 unadjusted Auburn GPA for renewal consideration.

Students who are unable to enroll at Auburn for an expected term for any reason should contact the Office of University Scholarships. Exceptions are granted for students who obtain a medical resignation or military withdrawal or participate in the Cooperative Education Program. Students who obtain a medical resignation or military withdrawal or participate in the Cooperative Education program during the fall or spring semester of an academic year may be granted through the summer term to meet renewal requirements.

Select need-based scholarships may only be applied toward the completion of a first undergraduate degree. Students may use scholarship funds for professional study (i.e. pharmacy or veterinary medicine) or an Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s (ABM) Program, provided they have not already completed a first undergraduate degree, have years of eligibility remaining, and are eligible for renewal. Students who graduate early are ineligible to receive the balance of unused funds in their final semester and may not apply unused funds to graduate study or a second undergraduate degree.

Auburn University is committed to providing a nurturing and vibrant community founded upon the fundamental dignity and worth of its members in an environment that promotes integrity, responsibility, and mutual respect. The Auburn Creed is the foundation upon which these values are established. Standards of acceptable behavior for students and student organizations are reflected in the Code of Student Conduct and other university policies. Suspension from the university for academic or non-academic conduct violations may result in scholarship termination.

Last updated: 03/15/2024