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Elite Scholarships
The University Scholarship Committee invites a select group of eligible incoming freshmen to apply for up to seven 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, 12 to 14 finalists are invited to campus in February to interview. Elite Scholars receive an additional $10,000 to $32,000 over four years ($2,500 to $8,000 per year).

Elite Scholarships include:
	Roberts and Mildred Blount Presidential Endowed Scholarship Must be a resident of Elmore County, Alabama, and have a minimum 28 ACT or 1240 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).
	John P. Brandel Presidential Endowed Scholarship Must have a minimum 31 ACT or 1360 SAT score and a 3.4 high school GPA and be enrolled in mechanical engineering, with first preference given to residents of Orange County, Florida, then residents of the State of Florida, and then residents of the State of Alabama. Awarded up to $32,000 over four years ($8,000 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 Scholarships
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 by the March 1 Financial Aid priority deadline. 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, nominated students must be accepted for admission and have a minimum 24 ACT or 1090 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA. Nomination forms are mailed to high schools in January. 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, nominated students must be accepted for admission and have a minimum 24 ACT or 1090 SAT score and a 3.5 high school GPA. Nomination forms are mailed to high schools in January. Leadership Scholarships are awarded in February at $6,000 over four years ($1,500 per year).

Auburn Sponsored Freshman Scholarships
	Alabama Science Talent Search (The Gorgas Foundation)
	Alabama’s Junior Miss
	America's Junior Miss
	Bryant-Jordan Student-Athlete Program (Bryant-Jordan Foundation)
	Department of Alabama National Oratorical Contest (American Legion)
	Miss Alabama’s Outstanding Teen
	Mobile Azalea Trail

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