2025 Application Guide for Virginia State University Freshman Merit Scholarships

Scholarship Awarding University: 

Type of degree: 
Bachelor’s 

Scholarship Deadline: 
Applications for this scholarship will end on the 1st of March, 2025.

Scholarship Summary: 
VSU offers a variety of merit scholarships to incoming freshman students (domestic and international) based on academic excellence, demonstrated through the admission application.

Scholarship Applicant Criteria: 
To be considered for a merit scholarship at VSU, applicants must:
i. Have a high school GPA of 3.50 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) 

Value of Scholarship: 
The VSU Freshman Merit Scholarships are namely as follows;
i. Academic Excellence (Honors) Scholarship: $8,000/year {4.0 GPA}

ii. Orange and Blue Scholarship: $4,500/year {3.75-3.99 GPA}

iii. Trojan Trailblazer Scholarship: $2,000/year {3.50-3.74 GPA}

The above VSU scholarships are renewable up to three additional years if the recipient maintains a cumulative GPA of 3.0, pass 30 credit hours during the school year, participates in the University Honors program, and maintains residence on campus. 

Scholarship Application Guide: 
There is no separate scholarship application process; incoming students are automatically reviewed for this scholarship during the admission process.

Scholarship Website: 
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the Virginia State University Freshman Scholarship Page.