Scholarships
All institutional awards are contingent upon funding.
Scholarship Eligibility Policy
Incoming Freshmen: Lander Academic scholarships are awarded to high school seniors who have been accepted for admission and demonstrate academic merit. Students are encouraged to complete their application for admission by November 15 as awards are made on a first-come, first-served basis and funding is limited. No separate application is required, but generally, students who are admitted and have at least a 3.5 high school GPA (S.C. Uniform Grading Scale) and at least a 20 ACT or a 1000 SAT score (not including the writing portion) will be offered a scholarship.
Transfer Students: A limited number of scholarships may also be awarded to transfer students entering in the fall who have a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or better with a minimum of 12 earned credit hours, but not more than 90 attempted hours and have a satisfactory completion rate. Students must be admitted and have all final transcripts submitted by June 15. These scholarships are contingent upon funding each year.
All scholarship awards require full-time enrollment at Lander University unless otherwise specifically stated in the terms of the awards contract. Students may not receive scholarships for semesters in which they are enrolled less than full-time, nor will semesters of ineligibility be extended to the end of the academic career. Scholarships apply to the academic year only, exclusive of summer school, except where otherwise stated. Students may never receive financial aid (including, but not limited to grants, scholarships, loans, and Federal Work-Study) that exceeds the total Cost of Attendance (COA) for the academic year. Students must remain in good standing with the Lander Honor Code, as outlined in the Student Handbook.
Scholarship Renewal Policy
There are certain standards for renewal of Lander scholarships. Recipients generally must complete 24 credit hours each academic year, excluding summer school, unless otherwise specifically stated in the terms of the awards contract. Recipients of all scholarships must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0, unless otherwise specifically stated in the terms of the awards contract. If a scholarship is renewable and the student maintains the required academic standards, the scholarship will be renewed automatically. Renewals are made in the summer of each year for the upcoming year. Students who fail to meet the renewal requirements will be granted the opportunity to appeal in writing. Scholarships are awarded for up to, but never exceeding, four years from the initial term of college enrollment. Academic departments may disclose separate renewal criteria for departmental scholarships in the written scholarship contract.