Stephen F. Austin State University

Merit scholarships

SFA automatically awards $2,500-$6,000 a year to admitted first-year students based on unweighted GPA and class rank; School of Honors and Regents awards need test scores or top rank.

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  Automatic

  $2,500–$6,000 per year

  Renewable: Continuous full-time enrollment, 24 hours each fall and spring, and keeping at least the GPA that set your first-year award

  Automatic; no application. You must be officially admitted by June 30 for the fall term.

  Amount comes from a grid of unweighted GPA (4.0 scale) and class rank: $6,000 needs top 1% rank with a 3.75+ GPA; $5,000 needs top 5% with 3.75+, or top 1% with 3.30-3.70; $3,500 and $2,500 tiers reach down to a 3.00 GPA in the top 15% or better. The chart lists no amounts below a 3.00 GPA or outside the top 25%. Funding is limited.

• Hoops for Scholars Scholarship (School of Honors)

  Competitive

  $5,000 per year · Up to $5,000 for the academic year, $2,500 per fall and spring term

  • SAT 1290+ or ACT 27+

  Renewable: 3.25 cumulative GPA and School of Honors participation

  Online scholarship application with up to three references and a 300- to 600-word essay.

  For high school seniors with clear admission. SAT 1290 or ACT 27 (writing not included). The page also lists National Merit Scholars or Finalists among Hoops for Scholars applicants. Outside achievements are considered.

• University Scholars Award (School of Honors)

  Competitive

  $4,000 per year · Up to $4,000 for the academic year, $2,000 per fall and spring term

  • SAT 1290+ or ACT 27+

  Renewable: 3.25 cumulative GPA and School of Honors participation

  Apply through the SFA online scholarship application.

  For high school seniors with clear admission. SAT 1290 or ACT 27 (writing not included).

• University Regents Scholarship

  Competitive

  $3,000 per year

  No published minimums; chosen from applicants.

  Renewable: 24 credit hours a year with a 3.25 GPA, degree progress and continuing department approval

  Each academic department selects recipients; you must be admitted to SFA.

  Eligibility is any one of: top 15% of your high school class, SAT 1220, or ACT 27. Each academic department selects two students; intended for an SFA residence hall room, or tuition and fees for commuters.

Students: add profile GPA and scores to check.

Requirements change yearly; colleges may recalculate GPAs. Confirm requirements and deadlines with the college.

College scholarship pageChecked Oct 26, 2026