Belmont Abbey College: merit scholarships by GPA
Belmont Abbey College awards automatic merit aid from a published grid keyed to GPA — the ACT is not used. Awards start at a 2.25 GPA and reach $6,500 a year. Because the bands are steps rather than a slope, a hundredth of a GPA point is worth nothing inside a band and the whole step at the edge of one.
Enter a GPA below to see which band it actually lands in, what that band pays, and what the next band needs.
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Belmont Abbey publishes two cycles side by side with different floors, different amounts and a redrawn middle tier, so which table applies depends on entry year. Every figure is worded "up to", the GPA is unweighted, and the page never actually says the awards are automatic — the catalog says only that they are awarded each year based on the official GPA. They cannot be stacked with the Honors or Premier scholarships, which are larger and require an application.
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Example — a 3.60 GPA
Trustees Award
Up to $6,500 a year / year
About $26,000 over four years, if it renews.
Belmont Abbey awards this on GPA alone, so an ACT score does not change it. A higher score can still matter for admission, for honours programmes, and at other schools on the list — but not for this award.
The ACT doesn't move the money here — but it still decides admission, honours eligibility, and what they is worth at the other schools on the list, where most awards are score-keyed.
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The published Belmont Abbey merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Belmont Abbey College’s own pages for 2027-28 entry. Nothing here is estimated: where the school states a benefit rather than a figure, that is what the table says.
2027-28 entry — the newer and more generous table
Reaches a quarter of a grade point lower than the previous year and pays more at every rung.
Up to $6,500 a year
Trustees Award
No score needed · GPA 3.60
Up to $5,500 a year
Chancellor's Award
No score needed · GPA 3.25
Up to $5,000 a year
Providence Award
No score needed · GPA 2.75
Up to $3,500 a year
Abbey Community Grant
No score needed · GPA 2.25
| Award | With a score | No score | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees Award | — | GPA 3.60 | Up to $6,500 a year |
| Chancellor's Award | — | GPA 3.25 | Up to $5,500 a year |
| Providence Award | — | GPA 2.75 | Up to $5,000 a year |
| Abbey Community Grant | — | GPA 2.25 | Up to $3,500 a year |
Source: Financial aid — merit tables for 2026-27 and 2027-28 · verified 2026-10-25
2026-27 entry — the earlier table
A higher floor at a 2.5 and smaller figures throughout, with a Presidential Award where the newer table has a Providence Award.
Up to $6,000 a year
Trustees Award
No score needed · GPA 3.60
Up to $5,000 a year
Chancellor's Award
No score needed · GPA 3.40
Up to $4,500 a year
Presidential Award
No score needed · GPA 3.00
Up to $2,500 a year
Abbey Community Grant
No score needed · GPA 2.50
| Award | With a score | No score | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees Award | — | GPA 3.60 | Up to $6,000 a year |
| Chancellor's Award | — | GPA 3.40 | Up to $5,000 a year |
| Presidential Award | — | GPA 3.00 | Up to $4,500 a year |
| Abbey Community Grant | — | GPA 2.50 | Up to $2,500 a year |
Source: Financial aid — merit tables for 2026-27 and 2027-28 · verified 2026-10-25
Does Belmont Abbey superscore for scholarships?
Not stated, and neither table reads a score.
With nothing published, plan for the stricter reading: look up your best single sitting in the grid above, work out your superscore as well, and ask Belmont Abbey’s financial aid office which one they read before you count on the higher band.
Comparing schools? See which colleges superscore for scholarships — 66 of 501 commit to it, 52 say they do not, and the rest never say.
Belmont Abbey scholarship deadlines
| Entry term | Due |
|---|---|
| Early action | October 30 |
| FAFSA priority | Before February 1 |
| Premier scholarships — preferred consideration | February 1 |
Scores take roughly two to four weeks to arrive, and official reports sent to schools can take longer, so the last useful test date is several weeks before the printed deadline. Check which test dates still make it.
Where these numbers came from
Every figure on this page was read from Belmont Abbey College’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- Financial aid — merit tables for 2026-27 and 2027-28verified 2026-10-25
- Premier scholarshipsverified 2026-10-25
- 2025-26 catalog — financial aidverified 2026-10-25
- Admissionsverified 2026-10-25
- Belmont Abbey publishes the 2026-27 and 2027-28 tables side by side, and they differ.
- The newer table's floor is a 2.25 at up to $3,500; the older one's is a 2.5 at up to $2,500.
- Its middle tier was also redrawn — a Providence Award at 2.75 replaces a Presidential Award at 3.00.
- Every amount is worded "up to".
- The GPA is unweighted on both tables, and neither reads an ACT score.
- The awards cannot be stacked with the Honors or Premier scholarships.
- Those larger awards — Honors College at $9,000, Curlin at $8,000, Hintemeyer at $8,000 — need applications and interviews, so they are not bands here.
- The award runs eight fall and spring semesters and carries over at the same amount.
Check before you rely on it. Grids change by entry year and schools update them without notice. This page is a reproduction with a date on it, not a guarantee, and it is not financial aid advice. ClutchACT is not affiliated with Belmont Abbey College.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at Belmont Abbey?
Belmont Abbey College publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.
Is Belmont Abbey test-optional?
No score is needed even for early action, and none is read on either merit table. For merit aid the answer is different: both tables are unweighted GPA alone. A third-party site claims Belmont Abbey considers scores for merit; no official page says so. Being admitted without a score and qualifying for money without a score are two separate questions.
How much is a 30 on the ACT worth at Belmont Abbey?
On Belmont Abbey's published grid for 2027-28 entry, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for 2027-28 entry — the newer and more generous table — Trustees Award at $6,500 a year, about $26,000 over four years if it renews; 2026-27 entry — the earlier table — Trustees Award at $6,000 a year, about $24,000 over four years if it renews.
Does Belmont Abbey superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not stated, and neither table reads a score.
When are Belmont Abbey scholarship deadlines?
Early action: October 30. FAFSA priority: Before February 1. Premier scholarships — preferred consideration: February 1. The application and the official score report are both due by that date, and ACT scores take roughly two to four weeks to arrive — so the last useful test date is several weeks earlier than the deadline suggests.
Is this Belmont Abbey scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Belmont Abbey College's own published pages and last verified on 2026-10-25. The sources are linked at the bottom of the page with that date. Grids change by entry year, so check the source before relying on a figure for a decision.
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