Merit Scholarship Renewal Requirements

The following are the cumulative GPA requirements for all of the merit scholarships offered by Brandeis.

The Scholarship Committee meets on a semester basis to review the academic records of all merit scholarship recipients and to determine students’ continued eligibility for these funds.

Award Type Class GPA Requirement
Leonard Bernstein Scholarship All 3.0 for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative thereafter
Brandeis Achievement Award All 3.25
Brandeis-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship All Per NMSC regulations
Dean's Award All 3.0 for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative thereafter
Fein Scholarship All 3.0 for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative thereafter
Honor Grant All None
Humanities Fellowship All 3.0 for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative thereafter
JFEW Scholarship All 3.0
Justice Louis D. Brandeis Scholarship All 3.0 for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative thereafter
Malkin Israeli Endowed Scholarship All 3.0
Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship All 3.0 for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative thereafter (2.67 GPA for fall 15 entry and earlier)
Fannie Penikoff Scholarship All 3.0 for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 thereafter
POSSE Scholarship All None
Presidential Scholarship All 3.0 for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative thereafter
QBReC Fellowship All 3.0 for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative thereafter
Slifka Israeli Coexistence Scholarship All 3.0
Stroum Family Waltham Scholarship All 3.0 for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative thereafter
Theater Arts Fellowship All 3.0 for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative thereafter
Trustee Scholarship All 3.0 for at least one semester of first year; 3.0 cumulative thereafter
Wien International Scholarship All 3.0