Students who have accommodations approved by the Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services office may be eligible to receive their merit scholarships while attending part-time. Learn more about this option on the Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services website.
Students meets with their Accessibility Consultants to confirm that students with verified accommodations can lower their credit hours per semester and still meet the requirements for ASU scholarship renewal:
For need-based awards: students may take less than 12 hours per term.
For merit-based awards: students may take less than 15 hours per term.
Students are still expected to maintain a cumulative GPA:
For need-based awards: minimum 2.5 GPA.
For merit-based awards: minimum 3.0 GPA.
This policy is applicable to the following scholarships:
ASU Need-based Scholarships:
Obama Scholarship
College Attainment Grant
Arizona Promise Grant
Transfer Achievement Grant
Earn to Learn
Institutional Grants
ASU Merit-based Scholarships (also known as NAMU):
National Merit and National Recognition
ASU Flinn Semi-Finalist Award
Leadership Scholarship Program
President
Provost’s (Distinction)
Dean’s (Distinction)
University
Academic Achievement
Polytechnic or West Valley Campus
RaiseMe and other supplemental awards (e.g., Living & Learning, Sun Devil State)
Arizona Academic Decathlon Finalist and Top Score
Note: This form does NOT apply to external private or tribal donors, corporate/online, or other ASU departmental awards. Students must contact their donor to confirm they are meeting requirements.
Important: This form does NOT apply to federal grants or loans