Office of Student Financial Services

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.

Undergraduate merit scholarships cannot be utilized for graduate study at Brandeis. Please
note that merit scholarships will be prorated for any semester in which a student is considered less than full time or is charged less than the full-time tuition rate.

Students Enrolling Fall 2023 or Later

Award Type Renewal Requirements (Students Enrolling Fall 2023 or Later)
Giumette Academic Achievement Award 3.25 GPA (maximum of four semesters of undergraduate study)
Brandeis-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship Per NMSC regulations
Honor Grant None
POSSE Scholarship Applicable toward undergraduate study only
  • 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; maximum of 8 semesters.
  • 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).  These scholarships are not applicable toward graduate studies. 
  • If you withdraw from Brandeis or you are withdrawn by Brandeis, you forfeit the scholarship and may not have it reinstated if you re-enroll at a later date.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eligibility will be evaluated by the Scholarship Review Committee, which may result in your merit scholarship being rescinded in the sole discretion of the Committee.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: Community College Transfer (6 semester maximum), 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; maximum of 8 semesters for all but the Community College Transfer Scholarship.
  • 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).  These scholarships are not applicable toward graduate studies.
  • 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)
Leonard Bernstein Scholarship 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter; maximum of 8 semesters; not applicable to graduate studies
Giumette Academic Achievement Award 3.25 GPA; maximum of 4 semesters; not applicable to graduate studies
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; maximum of 8 semesters; not applicable to graduate studies
Fein Scholarship 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter; maximum of 8 semesters; not applicable to graduate studies
Honor Grant None
Humanities Fellowship 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter; maximum of 8 semesters
Justice Louis D. Brandeis Scholarship 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter; maximum of 8 semesters; not applicable to graduate studies
Malkin Israeli Endowed Scholarship 3.0 GPA; maximum of 8 semesters; not applicable to graduate studies
Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter; maximum of 8 semesters; not applicable to graduate studies
Fannie Penikoff Scholarship 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter; maximum of 8 semesters; not applicable to graduate studies
POSSE Scholarship None
Presidential Scholarship 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter; maximum of 8 semesters; not applicable to graduate studies
Provost Scholarship 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter; not applicable to graduate studies
QBReC Fellowship 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter; not applicable to graduate studies
Slifka Israeli Coexistence Scholarship 3.0; maximum of 8 semesters; not applicable to graduate studies
Stroum Family Waltham Scholarship 3.0 GPA for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative GPA thereafter; maximum of 8 semesters; not applicable to graduate studies
Wien International Scholarship 3.0; maximum of 8 semesters; not applicable to graduate studies