Scholarship eligibility may be appealed if a student does not meet renewal criteria and has experienced relevant extenuating circumstances or other factors that they feel impacted their ability to renew the scholarship. Scholarship criteria are reviewed according to the terms and conditions the student received when the scholarship was re-awarded each academic year.

The purpose of measuring and enforcing these standards is to ensure scholarship recipients maintain the academic success that is expected of the academic scholarship and make progress toward graduation. Renewal criteria are reasonable standards that correspond to the scholarship and typically include a qualitative (grade point average) and quantitative (credit accumulation) component, both of which are important in progressing toward graduation.

To maintain scholarship eligibility, a student must:

• have a minimum 3.0 GPA
• complete a minimum of 24 credit hours in fall/spring

I. Appeal Process

As part of the appeal process, you are expected to write a brief narrative (no longer than one-page) explaining why you were unable to maintain eligibility that was beyond your control and what corrective measures you have taken to address those issues.

• Scholarship appeals are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
• Incomplete appeals will cause delays in review as the committee will only review complete appeals.
• The committee may ask for additional documents needed before making a decision.
• Appeal reviews may take anywhere from 2-4 weeks.
• Appeal decisions by the committee are final and not subject to further review within the same academic year.
• For denied appeals, a student may meet with our Student Aid team member to discuss alternative options to financing their education.

II. Probationary Period

Probationary terms may vary on a case-by-case basis.

III. Appeal Form

If you are a current Lamar University student with relevant extenuating circumstances and you would like to be considered for a scholarship appeal, please click the link below.

Scholarship Appeal Request Form

(Note: Please see the appeal form for deadlines.)