<p>I was wondering if merit based scholarships handed out by the universities themselves are competative or if they give them to anyone who qualifies? Is there any type of guaranteed aid for universities if you fall under a certain income?</p>
<p>Some schools offer assured scholarships for certain stats. </p>
<p>Some schools have competitive scholarships. </p>
<p>What are your stats. </p>
<p>If u have a very low efc you will get a pell grant for up to $5550.</p>
<p>Many schools consider your application to be your scholarship application, if that makes sense. They’ll either give awards for certain stats OR if you’re in the top % of applicants. </p>
<p>Other schools require an actual separate application, and those are more competitive.</p>
<p>It can differ widely. As Kayb states some schools require an actual separate application with its own due date and additional info. Those tend to be for sizable amounts and more competitive. Some schools have automatic awards at given gpa/SAT levels. Other scholarships are given to “buy” students that the school particularly wants.</p>
<p>*Other schools require an actual separate application, and those are more competitive. *</p>
<p>That can be true, but not always.</p>
<p>My sons’ school give assured scholarships for certain stats, BUT…the student still must submit the scholarship app by Dec 1st. If you have the stats and you submit the school app and scholarship app (and send transcripts, test scores) by Dec 1st, you get the scholarship.</p>
<p>And…some scholarships at other schools are competitive, BUT…they may not require a sep app. </p>
<p>For each school, you must read the details for scholarships on their websites.</p>
<p>The school that my youngest daughter attends has an automatic merit scholarship, with a set tuition discount up to 80% depending on high school GPA and SAT score. That came directly through the admissions people, but students did have to file FAFSA (needed to do that anyway). There are also additional scholarships available as well. </p>
<p>Her first choice school had merit scholarships that depended upon an interview, and there was a specific number of kids that could qualify. She did not get one, hence her switch to the other school.</p>