Undergraduate Scholarships for Out-of-State Residents
- Minimum Criteria
Students who meet the criteria below will automatically be considered for
a scholarship if an
application for admission, test scores and transcripts are
on file by the January 15th priority
date. There is no special scholarship application to be filed and
letters of recommendation and essays are not required.
Undergraduate students who obtain scholarships under these criteria must maintain full time status (12 hours) each
academic year with a minimum UNO cumulative GPA of 2.75 to retain the scholarship.
Transfer Credits and Advanced Standing Credits are counted towards cumulative credit hours earned.
First-Time Freshmen
(Fewer than 12 semester hours of college course work completed and have no need for remedial
course work in English or Math)
| Scholarship |
Qualifier |
Award |
Chancellor Scholarship |
27 or higher ACT (SAT I 1210 or higher) and 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA |
Full in-state tuition (if not covered by another scholarship), full non-resident fee exemption,
$500 book allowance, full meal award, $4420 credit toward toward Pontchartrain Hall |
Iberville Scholarship |
27 or higher ACT (SAT I 1210 or higher) and 3.0-3.49 cumulative GPA |
Full in-state tuition (if not covered by another scholarship) and full non-resident fee exemption |
St. Charles Scholarship |
23 or higher ACT (SAT I 1060) and 2.7 or higher cumulative GPA |
Full non-resident fee exemption |
Pontchartrain Scholarship |
23 or higher ACT (SAT I 1060) and 2.5-2.69 cumulative GPA |
$5000 non-resident fee exemption |
Pontalba Scholarship |
20-22 ACT (SAT I 940-1050) and 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA |
$2500 non-resident fee exemption |
Transfer Students
(12 or more semester hours of transferable college course work completed and no need for remedial course work in English or Math
All GPA's will be recalculated by the Office of Admissions on an unweighted 4.0 scale)
| Scholarship |
Qualifier |
Award |
St. Charles Scholarship |
3.0 or higher cumulative GPA on transferable college level work |
Full non-resident fee exemption |
Pontchartrain Scholarship |
2.75-2.99 cumulative GPA |
$5000 non-resident fee exemption |
Pontalba Scholarship |
2.5-2.74 cumulative GPA |
$2500 non-resident fee exemption |
* Transfer students with fewer than 18 transferable college semester hours must satisfy
both freshman and transfer eligibility requirements
Alternate Criteria for International First-time Freshmen Who Do
Not Meet the Above Criteria
(Fewer than 12 semester hours of college course work completed; minimum TOEFL score of 540
paper or 207 computer based test or equivalent if from non-English speaking country; completion
of a recognized secondary program comparable to U.S. high school graduation)
| Scholarship |
Qualifier |
Award |
St. Charles Scholarship |
3.5 or higher cumulative GPA |
Full non-resident fee exemption |
Pontchartrain Scholarship |
3.25-3.49 cumulative GPA |
$5000 non-resident fee exemption |
Pontalba Scholarship |
3.0-3.24 cumulative GPA
|
$2500 non-resident fee exemption |
