Scholarships Checklist

To receive scholarship consideration as a first-year student, transfer student, or current student, we recommend the following steps.

First-year Students

Complete the admission application as early as August 15 but not later than December 1. All documents required for a complete admission application file must also be received by Auburn by December 1. First-year students accepted for admission by early February receive automatic consideration for competitive merit scholarships.

Verify Auburn has received your most recent academic information in the Applicant Portal. Auburn will accept the ACT Superscore Report. Auburn will also calculate a superscore for the SAT and any individual score reports from ACT. Only your best testing result will be used for scholarship consideration. Updated highest scores must be received by Auburn by January 10. Scores received after this deadline will not be reviewed for competitive merit scholarship consideration.

Complete the  Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)* expected to be available in December. First-year students accepted for admission by mid-January receive automatic consideration for select need-based scholarships

Pursue external scholarship opportunities.

Following acceptance for admission:

  • Verify Auburn has received your most recent academic information in the Admitted Portal if you have not already done so. Updated test scores must be received by Auburn by January 10.

  • Complete the scholarship application through the  Auburn University Scholarship Opportunity Manager (AUSOM) by March 1 for general and departmental scholarship consideration. The scholarship application will be available on November 1 in AU Access on Admitted Students for accepted students or My Finances for deposited students.

  • Although the 2024-25 FAFSA is available and schools are beginning to receive small batches of FAFSAs, we estimate that schools may not receive the entire backlog of processed FAFSAs until mid-April, at the earliest. Due to this uncertainty, we are unable to set a specific priority deadline for receipt of your FAFSA. After we receive and review the backlog of processed FAFSAs, we will begin to communicate requirements, if applicable, to students through their AU email account. We plan to start this review early/mid-April. Students should check emails frequently and respond to requests promptly. Need-based scholarships will be awarded to first-year students in early May.

  • Respond to all scholarship offers through  AUSOM by May 15 by logging into  AU Access and clicking the AUSOM graphic on the Admitted Students or My Finances tab.

  • Submit the enrollment deposit in the Admitted Portal by May 15.


Note: 

Students who attend another postsecondary institution after high school graduation and prior to enrollment at Auburn are considered transfer students, regardless of the number of transfer credit hours earned and the term they plan to enroll. Transfer students are ineligible for consideration of merit scholarships. Exceptions are granted for students who attend another postsecondary institution the summer immediately following high school graduation and enroll at Auburn fall semester of the same year.

*The FAFSA is the only form a student is required to complete to be considered for student assistance from any of the Title IV, HEA programs except for information needed to ensure the student’s eligibility for such assistance (e.g., information needed to complete verification or to demonstrate compliance with the student eligibility provisions of the HEA and the regulations). Additional information, if requested, will be listed on the student’s AU Access My Finances page after we receive the results of the FAFSA. For additional information, visit the Office of Financial Aid.

Transfer Students

Complete the admission application as early as August 15 but not later than January 10. All documents required for a complete admission application file must also be received by Auburn by January 10. 

Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)* expected to be available in December. Transfer students accepted for admission by mid-January receive automatic consideration for select need-based scholarships.

Pursue external scholarship opportunities.

Following acceptance for admission:

  • Complete the scholarship application through the Auburn University Scholarship Opportunity Manager (AUSOM) by March 1 for general and departmental scholarship consideration. The scholarship application will be available on November 1 in AU Access on Admitted Students for accepted students or My Finances for deposited students.

  • Although the 2024-25 FAFSA is available and schools are beginning to receive small batches of FAFSAs, we estimate that schools may not receive the entire backlog of processed FAFSAs until mid-April, at the earliest. Due to this uncertainty, we are unable to set a specific priority deadline for receipt of your FAFSA. After we receive and review the backlog of processed FAFSAs, we will begin to communicate requirements, if applicable, to students through their AU email account. We plan to start this review early/mid-April. Students should check emails frequently and respond to requests promptly. Need-based scholarships will be awarded to transfer students in early May.

  • Respond to all scholarship offers through AUSOM by May 15 by logging into AU Access and clicking the AUSOM graphic on the Admitted Students or My Finances tab.

  • Submit the enrollment deposit in the Admitted Portal by June 1 for summer enrollment or by July 1 for fall enrollment.


Note: 

Students who attend another postsecondary institution after high school graduation and prior to enrollment at Auburn are considered transfer students, regardless of the number of transfer credit hours earned and the term they plan to enroll. Transfer students are ineligible for consideration of merit scholarships. Exceptions are granted for students who attend another postsecondary institution the summer immediately following high school graduation and enroll at Auburn fall semester of the same year.

*The FAFSA is the only form a student is required to complete to be considered for student assistance from any of the Title IV, HEA programs except for information needed to ensure the student’s eligibility for such assistance (e.g., information needed to complete verification or to demonstrate compliance with the student eligibility provisions of the HEA and the regulations). Additional information, if requested, will be listed on the student’s AU Access My Finances page after we receive the results of the FAFSA. For additional information, visit the Office of Financial Aid.

Current Students

Complete the scholarship application through the Auburn University Scholarship Opportunity Manager (AUSOM) by March 1 for general and departmental scholarship consideration. Students accepted to the nursing or veterinary medicine professional program or enrolled in the pharmacy professional program should complete the scholarship application through AUSOM by June 1 for departmental scholarship consideration.

Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)* expected to be available in December. Need-based scholarships will be awarded to current students in early June.

Pursue external scholarship opportunities.

Respond to all scholarship offers through AUSOM by May 1, by logging into AU Access and clicking the AUSOM graphic on the My Finances tab. If awarded after May 1, students have seven days to accept the scholarship from the offer date. 

*The FAFSA is the only form a student is required to complete to be considered for student assistance from any of the Title IV, HEA programs except for information needed to ensure the student’s eligibility for such assistance (e.g., information needed to complete verification or to demonstrate compliance with the student eligibility provisions of the HEA and the regulations). Additional information, if requested, will be listed on the student’s AU Access My Finances page after we receive the results of the FAFSA. For additional information, visit the Office of Financial Aid.


Last updated: 03/15/2024