Saginaw Valley State University Scholarships and Merit Aid
University Center, Michigan
15 scholarships Saginaw 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.
6,004Undergraduates
72%Admit rate
Merit awarded on published numbers (12)
These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.
Founder's Scholarship
$6,500
Published requirement
3.95 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Founder's Scholarship
$6,500
- 3.95+ GPA required
- Renewable 4-year award to be used toward your first degree
- No deadline to qualifysvsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
Dean's Scholarship
$5,000
Published requirement
3.7 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Dean's Scholarship
$5,000
- 3.70-3.94 GPA required
- Renewable 4-year award to be used toward your first degree
- No deadline to qualifysvsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
Cardinal Scholarship
$4,000
Published requirement
3.4 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Cardinal Scholarship
$4,000
- 3.40-3.69 GPA required
- Renewable 4-year award to be used toward your first degree
- No deadline to qualifysvsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
University Scholarship
$3,000
Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
University Scholarship
$3,000
- 3.00-3.39 GPA required
- Renewable 4-year award to be used toward your first degree
- No deadline to qualifysvsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
Valley Housing Scholarship
$1,500
Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Valley Housing Scholarship
$1,500
- All undergraduate incoming freshmen with a 3.0+ GPA
- This award is renewable for up to two years
- On-campus residency required
- No deadline to qualifysvsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
Red & White Award
$0
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Red & White Award
REDUCED TUITION
- Awarded to all admitted, non-Michigan residents
- Award covers balance between out-of-state and in-state tuition
- No deadline to qualifysvsu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.
Fine Arts Scholarship
$2,000
Department
Art Department
Renewable
Yes, per the school
The scholarship amount is $2,000 and is renewable for four years based on renewal requirements.svsu.edu
Rhea Miller Scholarships in Music
$2,000 to $4,000
Department
Music Department
Renewable
Yes, per the school
The scholarship ranges from $2,000 to $4,000 and is awarded for one academic yearsvsu.edu
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.
AcademicWorks (SVSU Scholarship Opportunities) — General Scholarship Application + "Recommended Opportunities" step surfaces most donor-funded departmental awards; individual opportunity descriptions are mostly login-walled (302 to sign-in for the majority of opportunity IDs tried), though a minority of opportunity pages return 200 without login
Every amount on this page was read off a Saginaw Valley State University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.