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Elite Scholarships
The University Scholarship Committee invites a select group of eligible incoming freshmen to apply for up to six of Auburn’s most prestigious scholarships. Students typically invited to apply in December are those with a minimum 34 ACT or 1490 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA by the December 1 Freshman Scholarship priority deadline. Following a January application deadline, approximately 14 finalists are invited to campus in February to interview. Elite Scholars receive an additional $10,000 to $30,000 over four years ($2,500 to $7,500 per year).

Elite Scholarships include:
	Roberts and Mildred Blount Presidential Endowed Scholarship Must be a resident and a graduate of a high school in Elmore County, Alabama, and have a minimum 28 ACT or 1250 SAT score and a 3.25 high school GPA. Awarded at $20,000 over four years ($5,000 per year).
	Blount Presidential Endowed Scholarship Must be an Alabama resident; have a minimum 31 ACT or 1360 SAT score and a 3.4 high school GPA; and be enrolled in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or building science. Awarded at $20,000 over four years ($5,000 per year).
	Dudley University Scholarship Must meet the criteria for another Elite Scholarship. Award amount varies.
	McWane Foundation Scholarship Must have a minimum 34 ACT or 1490 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA. Awarded at $24,000 over four years ($6,000 per year).
	Yetta G. Samford Class of 1917 Engineering Endowed Scholarship Must have a minimum 34 ACT or 1490 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA and be enrolled in engineering. Awarded at $16,000 over four years ($4,000 per year).
	Vulcan Materials Company Presidential Endowed Scholarship Must have a minimum 34 ACT or 1490 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA. Awarded at $20,000 over four years ($5,000 per year).

Auburn Spirit Foundation Scholarship
Incoming freshmen who meet the December 1 Freshman Scholarship priority deadline receive automatic consideration. Auburn Spirit Foundation Scholarships are awarded among students with a minimum 26 ACT or 1170 SAT score and a 3.0 high school GPA who have not already been recognized by the Office of University Scholarships with a scholarship of equal or greater value. Additional consideration is given to first generation college students. Auburn Spirit Foundation Scholarships are awarded in January at $6,000 over four years ($1,500 per year).

Advancement Scholarship
Incoming freshmen who apply for admission with all admission materials postmarked by the February 1 application for admission deadline receive automatic consideration if they: (1) have a minimum 3.25 high school GPA; and (2) reside in one of Alabama’s Black Belt counties, reside in a county identified by AU's Office of Enrollment Services as an underrepresented county, and/or attend a high school identified by the State of Alabama Department of Education and AU's Office of Enrollment Services as a priority school. Additional consideration is given to those students who are first generation college students and/or demonstrate financial need through completion of the FAFSA . The FAFSA must be received by Auburn University by the financial aid priority deadline of March 1. Advancement Scholarships are awarded in March at $20,000 over four years ($5,000 per year).

Achievement Scholarship
Alabama public and private high schools may nominate one student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement. To receive consideration, a nominated student must be an Alabama resident, be accepted for admission by February 1, and have a minimum 24 ACT or 1090 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA. Students who have already been recognized with a four-year, renewable Freshman Scholarship valued at in-state tuition or greater are ineligible for nomination. Nomination forms are mailed to high schools in January with a February 1 priority nomination deadline. Achievement Scholarships are awarded in February at $6,000 over four years ($1,500 per year).

Leadership Scholarship
Alabama public and private high schools may nominate one student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in their school and/or community. To receive consideration, a nominated student must be an Alabama resident, be accepted for admission by February 1, and have a minimum 24 ACT or 1090 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA. Students who have already been recognized with a four-year, renewable Freshman Scholarship valued at in-state tuition or greater are ineligible for nomination. Nomination forms are mailed to high schools in January with a February 1 priority nomination deadline. Achievement Scholarships are awarded in February at $6,000 over four years ($1,500 per year).

Auburn Sponsored Freshman Scholarships
	Alabama Eagle Scout of the Year (American Legion)
	Alabama Science Scholar Search (The Gorgas Foundation)
	Alabama’s Junior Miss
	Boys State (American Legion)
	Bryant-Jordan Student-Athlete Program (Bryant-Jordan Foundation)
	Department of Alabama National High School Oratorical Contest (American Legion)
	Girls State (American Legion Auxiliary)
	Miss Alabama’s Outstanding Teen
	Mobile Azalea Trail

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