Scholarships

2026-2027 International Freshman Scholarships & Awards

GPA 3.5-4.0	Academic Scholarship	Housing Award**	Out-of-State Warhawk Scholarship***	Total Award
President's Distinguished* SAT 1450-1600	$5,000	$3,000	$12,100	$20,100 Plus a laptop and study abroad stipend!
President's Distinguished* SAT 1360-1440	$5,000	$3,000	$12,100	$20,100 Plus a laptop!
Academic Excellence SAT 1260-1350	$3,500	$2,500	$12,100	$18,100
Academic Merit SAT 1130-1250	$1,500	$1,500	$12,100	$15,100
Ace's Award SAT 1030-1120	$1,000	-	$12,100	$13,100

 

GPA 3.0-3.49	Academic Scholarship	Housing Award**	Out-of-State Warhawk Scholarship***	Total Award
President's Distinguished SAT 1360-1600	$5,000	$2,500	$12,100	$19,600 Plus a laptop!
Academic Excellence SAT 1260-1350	$3,000	$2,000	$12,100	$17,100
Academic Merit SAT 1130-1250	$1,500	$1,000	$12,100	$14,600
Ace's Award SAT 1030-1120	$1,000	-	$12,100	$13,100

Scholarship Criteria

• Priority Application deadlines for admission is February 15, 2026. 
  
  
• Final high school GPA will be used to determine scholarship eligibility. Deadline to submit high school transcript for award year 2026-2027 is July 15, 2026.
  
  
• Students can continue to take the SAT through May 2026 to further improve scholarship eligibility. Scores must be submitted directly to ULM from SAT (ULM Code 6482). ULM must receive all official test scores by May 31, 2026. The highest SAT Total Score is used to determine scholarship eligibility.
  
  

*Students with a 1360-1600 will be awarded a laptop, and students with a 1450-1600 will be awarded a laptop and a study abroad stipend (up to $4,500) sponsored by the President's Top Hawks Fund.

**Students must live on campus to be eligible for the housing award. Housing awards will not roll over into a refund. They will only be used to cover residence hall and meal plan costs.

***Out-of-State Warhawk Scholarship is available for students who qualify.

Other Important Information

• The amount shown above is the total received annually.
  
  
• Students are only eligible to receive one Freshman Academic Scholarship.
  
  
• Academic scholarships are awarded for eight semesters or until graduation (Bachelor’s), whichever comes first, and provided all specified retention criteria are met.
  
  
• Students within the Pharmacy School who have not received their bachelor's degree are still eligible for the full eight semesters. Once the student has obtained their bachelor's degree, the student will no longer be eligible to obtain the Academic Scholarship.
  
  
• Accepting your scholarship is not an official commitment to ULM. This offer is only valid if the student enrolls at ULM beginning with the Fall 2026 semester. If the student chooses not to accept the academic award, then the award will be forfeited for all future semesters. In this case, please contact ULM at 318-342-5321 or scholarships@ulm.edu of your decision not to attend.
  
  
• International students may also be eligible for the Out-of-State Warhawk Scholarship. For more information, please view the Out-of-State Warhawk Scholarship page.
  
  
• Explore this fee bill worksheet to get an estimate of how much college could cost.

 

Accepting Your Scholarship

To log in and accept your scholarship, please click here.

Questions?

If you have questions about scholarships, please contact the ULM Scholarships Office at 318-342-5321 or scholarships@ulm.edu.

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