University of Maine at Augusta: merit scholarships by GPA
University of Maine at Augusta awards automatic merit aid from a published grid keyed to GPA — the ACT is not used. Awards start at a 3.25 GPA and reach $3,000 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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UMA publishes the threshold as "3.25 or B average", and those two do not agree — a B average is normally a 3.0. It is read here as the stricter 3.25. The $12,000 total is worded "up to", the award cannot be combined with other institutional aid or waivers, a FAFSA is required and full-time enrolment is required. The President's Scholarship, for the top 25 percent of a high school class, publishes no amount and is not carried.
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Example — a 3.60 GPA
Dean's Academic Scholarship
$1500 per semester — up to $12,000 over 8 fall/spring semesters, about $3,000 a year / year
About $12,000 over four years, if it renews.
UMA 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 UMA merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from University of Maine at Augusta’s own pages for the current cycle. Nothing here is estimated: where the school states a benefit rather than a figure, that is what the table says.
Dean's Academic Scholarship
No application; UMA representatives select recipients. Paid per semester across up to 8 fall and spring semesters.
$1500 per semester — up to $12,000 over 8 fall/spring semesters, about $3,000 a year
Dean's Academic Scholarship
No score needed · GPA 3.25
| Award | With a score | No score | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean's Academic Scholarship | — | GPA 3.25 | $1500 per semester — up to $12,000 over 8 fall/spring semesters, about $3,000 a year |
Source: Scholarships · verified 2026-10-25
Does UMA superscore for scholarships?
Not stated, and no score is read for this award.
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 UMA’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.
UMA scholarship deadlines
| Entry term | Due |
|---|---|
| Dean's Academic Scholarship — admitted by | May 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 University of Maine at Augusta’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- $1500 per semester, up to $12,000 across eight fall and spring semesters — about $3,000 a year.
- The award cannot be combined with other institutional aid or waivers, so it replaces rather than adds.
- The published threshold reads "3.25 or B average", and a B average is normally a 3.0.
- It is read here as the stricter 3.25.
- No application is needed; UMA representatives select recipients.
- Renewal asks for a 3.25 every semester, with no cushion below the entry GPA.
- A FAFSA and full-time enrolment are required.
- Spring admits are evaluated on a rolling basis.
- No ACT score is read.
- The President's Scholarship, for the top 25 percent of a class, publishes no 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 University of Maine at Augusta.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at UMA?
University of Maine at Augusta publishes a merit aid grid keyed to ACT score and GPA. See the tables on this page for the current bands.
Is UMA test-optional?
UMA does not state an admission test policy on this page. For merit aid the answer is different: no test appears anywhere in the criteria; the award reads the GPA alone. 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 UMA?
On UMA's published grid for the current cycle, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Dean's Academic Scholarship at $3,000 a year, about $12,000 over four years if it renews.
Does UMA superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not stated, and no score is read for this award.
When are UMA scholarship deadlines?
Dean's Academic Scholarship — admitted by: May 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 UMA scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from University of Maine at Augusta'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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