Grand Valley State University Scholarships and Merit Aid
Allendale, Michigan
10 scholarships Grand Valley State University 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.
19,073Undergraduates
93%Admit rate
Merit awarded on published numbers (4)
These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.
Presidential Scholarship
$11,000
Published requirement
3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 32 ACT, or 3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1430 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Annual Award: Michigan Resident: $11,000; Non-Michigan Resident: $11,000 plus the difference between full-time Michigan resident tuition and non-resident tuitiongvsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
Faculty Scholarship
$8,000
Published requirement
3.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 30 ACT, or 3.6 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1370 SAT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Annual Award: Michigan Resident: $8,000 Non-Michigan Resident: $8,000 plus the difference between full-time Michigan resident tuition and non-resident tuitiongvsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
Award for Excellence Scholarship
$3,500
Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Annual Award: Michigan Resident: $3,500; Non-Michigan Resident: $3,500 plus the difference between full-time Michigan resident tuition and non-resident tuitiongvsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
Laker Scholarship
$1,000
Published requirement
3.3 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Annual Award: Michigan Resident: $1,000; Non-Michigan Resident: $1,000 plus the difference between full-time Michigan resident tuition and non-resident tuitiongvsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
Department awards open to incoming freshmen (6)
Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.
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.
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.
myScholarships (GVSU's ScholarshipUniverse-based scholarship-matching portal at gvsu.scholarshipuniverse.com; departmental awards are also administered through gvsu.academicworks.com)
Every amount on this page was read off a Grand Valley State University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.