Merit Scholarship Renewal Requirements
The following are the renewal requirements for all of the merit scholarships offered by Brandeis.
The Scholarship Committee meets on a semester basis to review all merit scholarship recipients and to determine students’ continued eligibility for these funds.
Students Enrolling Fall 2023 or Later
Award Type | Renewal Requirements (Students Enrolling Fall 2023 or Later) |
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Brandeis Achievement Award | 3.25 GPA |
Brandeis-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship | Per NMSC regulations |
Honor Grant | None |
POSSE Scholarship | None |
Slifka Israeli Coexistence Scholarship, Malkin Israeli Endowed Scholarship and Wien International Scholarship |
• Remain in on-campus housing for at least two years, however, the housing and food portion of the scholarship will be forfeited if not living on campus. • The scholarship will be applied only during fall and spring terms. • To maintain eligibility for the scholarship, you must remain a full-time undergraduate student at Brandeis (unless you are part-time due to medical underload or senior reduced status, in which case the scholarship amount for each such semester will be prorated accordingly). • If you withdraw from Brandeis or you are withdrawn by Brandeis, you forfeit the scholarship and may not have it reinstated if you re-enroll at a later date. • If you are required by the University to go on a Leave of Absence for academic reasons or you are suspended for disciplinary reasons, your merit scholarship eligibility will be evaluated by the Scholarship Review Committee, which may result in your merit scholarship being rescinded in the sole discretion of the Committee. |
Scholarships: Dean's, Fein, Justice Brandeis, Penikoff, Presidential, Provost, Stroum Family Waltham Scholarship, Traquina Fellowships: Humanities, Leonard Bernstein, Martin Luther King Jr. and QBreC |
• The scholarship will be applied only during fall and spring terms. • To maintain eligibility for the scholarship, you must remain a full-time undergraduate student at Brandeis (unless you are part-time due to medical underload or senior reduced status, in which case the scholarship amount for each such semester will be prorated accordingly). • If you withdraw from Brandeis or you are withdrawn by Brandeis, you forfeit the scholarship and may not have it reinstated if you re-enroll at a later date. • If you are required by the University to go on a Leave of Absence for academic reasons or you are suspended for disciplinary reasons, your merit scholarship eligibility will be evaluated by the Scholarship Review Committee, which may result in your merit scholarship being rescinded in the sole discretion of the Committee. |
Students Enrolling Spring 2023 or Earlier
Award Type | Renewal Requirements (Students Enrolling Spring 2023 or Earlier) |
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Leonard Bernstein Scholarship | 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter |
Brandeis Achievement Award | 3.25 GPA |
Brandeis-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship | Per NMSC regulations |
Dean's Award | 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter |
Fein Scholarship | 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter |
Honor Grant | None |
Humanities Fellowship | 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter |
Justice Louis D. Brandeis Scholarship | 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter |
Malkin Israeli Endowed Scholarship | 3.0 GPA |
Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship | 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter |
Fannie Penikoff Scholarship | 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter |
POSSE Scholarship | None |
Presidential Scholarship | 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter |
Provost Scholarship | 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter |
QBReC Fellowship | 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter |
Slifka Israeli Coexistence Scholarship | 3.0 |
Stroum Family Waltham Scholarship | 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter |
Wien International Scholarship | 3.0 |