University of West Florida Scholarships and Merit Aid

Pensacola, Florida

9 scholarships University of West Florida publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

9,042Undergraduates

58%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (6)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Admissions Academic Merit Scholarship (Academic Excellence tier, Florida and Alabama)

$4,000

Published requirement: 4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1400 SAT, or 4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 31 ACT
Who it is for: In-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Florida and Alabama: $16,000 / ($4,000) | Out of State: $32,000 / ($8,000) | SAT or ACT or CLT: 1400+ or 31+ or 101+ | High School GPA (Cumulative Weighted): 4.00+uwf.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Admissions Academic Merit Scholarship (Academic Excellence tier, Out of State)

$8,000

Published requirement: 4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1400 SAT, or 4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 31 ACT
Who it is for: Out-of-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Florida and Alabama: $16,000 / ($4,000) | Out of State: $32,000 / ($8,000) | SAT or ACT or CLT: 1400+ or 31+ or 101+ | High School GPA (Cumulative Weighted): 4.00+uwf.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Admissions Academic Merit Scholarship (Nautilus tier, Florida and Alabama)

$3,000

Published requirement: 3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1260 SAT, or 3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 27 ACT
Who it is for: In-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Florida and Alabama: $12,000 / ($3,000) | Out of State: $24,000 / ($6,000) | SAT or ACT or CLT: 1260-1390 or 27-30 or 89-100 | High School GPA (Cumulative Weighted): 3.80-3.99uwf.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Admissions Academic Merit Scholarship (Nautilus tier, Out of State)

$6,000

Published requirement: 3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1260 SAT, or 3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 27 ACT
Who it is for: Out-of-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Florida and Alabama: $12,000 / ($3,000) | Out of State: $24,000 / ($6,000) | SAT or ACT or CLT: 1260-1390 or 27-30 or 89-100 | High School GPA (Cumulative Weighted): 3.80-3.99uwf.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Admissions Academic Merit Scholarship (Argonaut tier, all residencies)

$2,000

Published requirement: 3.7 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1160 SAT, or 3.7 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 24 ACT
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Florida and Alabama: $8,000 / ($2,000) | Out of State: $8,000 / ($2,000) | SAT or ACT or CLT: 1160-1250 or 24-26 or 79-88 | High School GPA (Cumulative Weighted): 3.70-3.79uwf.edu (read 2026-07-07)

National Merit Finalist Scholarship

Renewable: Yes, per the school

UWF's National Merit Finalist Scholarship recipients are awarded full tuition and mandatory fees, a meal plan, on-campus housing, an $800 per-semester textbook stipend, and a one-time paid research or study abroad experience valued at up to $1,500.uwf.edu (read 2026-06-17)

Awards that take an application (3)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Admissions Academic Merit Scholarship

$8,000 to $16,000

Deadline the school lists: 2026-12-01
Renewable: Yes, per the school

$16,000 / ($4,000) | $32,000 / ($8,000) | 1400+ or 31+ or 101+ | 4.00+uwf.edu (read 2026-06-17)

Pace Presidential Scholarship

$0 to $1,500

Who it is for: In-state students
Deadline the school lists: 2026-12-01
Renewable: Yes, per the school

The Pace Presidential Scholarship, in conjunction with Florida Bright Futures, covers tuition, mandatory fees, a meal plan, on-campus housing, an $800 per-semester book stipend, and a one-time paid research or study abroad experience valued at up to $1,500.uwf.edu (read 2026-06-17)

Argo Spirit Scholarship

Who it is for: In-state students
Deadline the school lists: 2027-03-01
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Winners will be awarded full tuition, on-campus housing, a meal plan, and an $800 per-semester book stipend.uwf.edu (read 2026-06-17)

Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.

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What University of West Florida costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$26,634In-state, per year

$41,454Out-of-state, per year

Where University of West Florida lists its scholarships

UWF Scholarship Portal (AcademicWorks) — uwf.academicworks.com. General application matches students to institutional, departmental, and external scholarships; opens annually Nov. 1 for the following academic year.

Where this came from

https://uwf.edu/admissions/undergraduate/cost-and-financial-aid/awards-and-scholarships/freshman-scholarships/ (read 2026-07-07)
https://uwf.edu/offices/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/ (read 2026-07-10)

Every amount on this page was read off a University of West Florida page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.