Federal Aid: 

Students must enroll at least half-time (6 required hours for undergraduates, 5 required hours for graduates) each term to qualify for federal student loans. To receive 100% of the elegible Pell Grant award, students must be enrolled in at least 12 required credit hours. Only credit hours required by the student's Course Program of Study are considered eligible for financial aid purposes.

Scholarships:

To receive scholarship funds, students must enroll at Auburn for a minimum of 12 credit hours each term by the last day to add courses for the term (the 15th class day).

If you resign or drop below full time status, you may have to repay all or part of your loans and/or grants. Contact the AU Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships before you decide to drop a class or resign completely.

Federal Aid: 

You must reapply for federal financial aid each year. The new FAFSA is typically available beginning October 1 and will determine your federal aid eligibility. 

Scholarships:

Competitive merit scholarship recipients must earn a minimum of 24 Auburn credit hours from fall to spring semester of each academic year and achieve a minimum 3.0 cumulative, unadjusted Auburn GPA by the end of each spring semester to be eligible for renewal of their scholarship for the next academic year. Eligibility for scholarship renewal for the upcoming academic year is reviewed at the end of spring semester. More information about renewal requirements may be found on our Maintain Aid page.

 

There are questions on the FAFSA which you must answer to determine your dependency status for financial aid purposes. Keep in mind that your dependency status for financial aid purposes is not based upon the IRS tax filing criteria but is based solely on your responses to the dependency status questions outlined on the FAFSA.

Verification is the process whereby we review the information you reported on your FAFSA and compare the figures to your and/or your parents' tax returns. The Federal Processor selects about 30% of our financial aid applicants to be verified. It does not mean that you made a mistake or that you are suspected of mis-reporting. It simply means that you were picked as part of a sample to be reviewed. If your file is chosen to be verified, it is important for you to submit any requested documents as quickly as possible. Financial aid cannot be offered to you until verification has been completed.

If you have been notified by our office that you are not making Satisfactory Academic Progress and you feel that there are extenuating circumstances that you wish us to consider, you may submit an appeal to our office. Your appeal will be reviewed and a decision made within 3-5 working days as to whether you will be given a conditional exception to these standards.

Federal Aid: 

Aid for summer is offered separately. Generally, we offer your maximum eligibility for fall/spring. If you plan to attend summer term and accept all the federal aid offered to you for fall/spring, you may have no remaining eligibility left for summer. We review summer aid eligibility beginning in April after you register for summer term.

Scholarships:

Scholarships are divided equally between fall and spring. If students wish to apply a semester of their 8 semesters of eligibility of their first-year scholarship(s), they will need to contact scholar@auburn.edu after completing class registration to request funds be added to summer. Students must register for 12 credit hours through the 5th class day of the second mini semester. After the 5th class day of the second mini semester, students can drop below 12 credit hours and their scholarship will remain paid.

Students are not eligible for scholarship consideration until they are admitted as first-year or transfer students and have completed the scholarship application by the stated deadline. High school students who complete college-level coursework before graduation may be considered for scholarships, regardless of the number of dual enrollment hours earned. To remain eligible for first-year scholarships, students must enroll at Auburn in the summer or fall term immediately following high school graduation.

To remain eligible for first-year scholarships, students must enroll at Auburn in the summer or fall term immediately following high school graduation.

  • Students who graduate in May or June of their senior year and attend another postsecondary institution during the summer will still receive their scholarship as awarded, beginning in the fall.
  • Students who graduate in December or January and enroll at Auburn in the following spring term may be considered for first-year scholarships for the upcoming academic year. However, those who enroll at another postsecondary institution during that spring term are considered transfer students and are not eligible.
  • Students who graduate in May or June of their junior year and enroll at Auburn in the summer or fall term immediately after graduation are eligible for first-year scholarships. Enrollment at another institution during the fall or spring following graduation results in transfer status and ineligibility.
  • Students who delay enrollment until the spring term without an approved admission and scholarship deferment are not eligible for first-year scholarships but may apply for general and departmental scholarships as current students for the following academic year.

In limited or extenuating circumstances, students admitted for summer or fall and awarded a merit scholarship may request a one-time deferment of admission and scholarship to the spring term, subject to approval.

Students planning to take a gap year between high school graduation and enrollment at Auburn should apply for admission to the following fall term. Admission and first-year scholarship eligibility will be evaluated with that year's applicant pool and based on that year’s scholarship criteria and award amounts. Students who enroll at another postsecondary institution during their gap year will be classified as transfer students and will not be eligible for first-year scholarships

The State of Alabama does not offer a state-sponsored merit-based scholarship for residents. As a result, Auburn University is unable to match merit-based scholarships awarded through similar programs in other states, including—but not limited to—the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship, Georgia HOPE Scholarship, Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES), Louisiana TOPS, South Carolina Palmetto Fellows Scholarship, and Tennessee HOPE Scholarship.

The number of general and departmental scholarships a student may be considered for can be limited if factors such as financial need or geographic location are taken into account. Current students should contact their college or department to learn more about available departmental scholarship opportunities.