First-Year Academic Merit Scholarships (Presidential, Dean's, Founders)
ListedCollege program
- Award
- Presidential $33,000 annually; Dean's $31,000 annually; Founders $29,000 annually.
- Deadline
- Automatic with admission application; no additional scholarship deadline stated on the 2027-28 scholarship page.
- How to apply
- Submit admission application; automatically considered for one academic merit award and notified in acceptance letter.
- What you'll need
- No separate application: you are considered when you apply for admission
- Who can apply
- Students first enrolling fall 2027 or spring 2028. Typical recalculated GPA thresholds: Presidential 3.8, Dean's 3.5, Founders 3.2, with challenging coursework, co-curricular involvement and character. Class rank context also used.
- Good to know
- Explicitly awarded without regard to financial need. Renew full-time with Augustana GPA of 3.0, 2.75 or 2.5 respectively. Listed test score ranges refer to historical cycles, not current score requirements.