Regents Student Merit Scholarship

The Regents’ Student Merit Scholarship is the University’s most prestigious scholarship award. This scholarship may only be awarded for a maximum of eight (8) consecutive Fall and Spring semesters covering the cost of tuition and mandatory fees up to 18 semester credit hours. In conjunction with the Regents’ Merit Scholarship, you are also eligible to receive a $600.00 book voucher per semester to assist you with purchasing your books and additional scholarship funding will also be awarded to cover on-campus housing and meal plan expenses. Regents’ Scholars who are non-residents are eligible for University Out-of-State Waivers.

The criteria for the scholarship are as follows: Must have graduated from a high school within 12 months of enrolling at Prairie View A&M University. Student cannot be considered a transfer student from another college or university. Must have a minimum 3.50 cumulative high school GPA. (3.50 on a 4.0 scale). Must have a minimum 1760 SAT (old SAT scoring) /1260 (new SAT scoring) or 26 composite ACT score. The SAT or ACT score is same day testing. A combination of test scores from multiple sittings will not be used to determine the minimum required score. The Regents’ Student Merit Scholarships are renewable for up to four years (eight semesters) provided the student earns 30 semester credit hours per academic year (Fall and Spring) with a minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA. Coursework taken during a summer session cannot be used to meet the required credit load or GPA renewal requirements.