Students who are offered this award by the Admissions Office and accept it will abide by the following terms and conditions. If there are questions about any scholarships from USU that may be available, contact the Office of Admissions. 

2024-2025 Terms & Conditions

Fall 2024-Spring 2025

Award Title

Sterling Scholar Regional Winner

Value

$2,000; $1,000 per year for two years

Eligibility

First-year, First-time student.

Conditions

  • This scholarship will pay towards undergraduate tuition at the Logan Campus only
  • This scholarship can be combined with other scholarships from USU. As a 'cash' award, it will pay towards on campus expenses first and will refund the first week of school if all expenses are paid in full.

Award Retention Requirements

  • This scholarship is available for 2 years (4 semesters)
  • A 3.0 or greater USU Institutional GPA is required to maintain your award
  • To retain this award, 24 credits must be earned between fall and spring semesters. To meet this requirement, you are encouraged to enroll full-time (12-18 credits) each semester. To accommodate course registration, this award will pay at 9+ credits. If you are only enrolling one semester during the academic year, you must earn a minimum of 12 credits that semester to retain this award.

Accepting Your Award

  • Scholarship automatically accepted upon enrollment confirmation

Declining Your Award

  • If you confirm your enrollment to USU but prefer to decline your award, email Office of Admissions

Deferral and Notification of Leave

  • Scholarships may be held to a future semester for extenuating illness, military, or humanitarian service.
  • Deferment must be processed through the Office of Admissions. A deferral is for admitted students who have not started classes at USU.
  • To hold this award, submit a Notification of Leave. A notification of leave is for students who have already attended USU.

Terms of Award

Student is either a US citizen, permanent resident of the United States, or naturalized citizen of the United States.

The scholarship is applied in consecutive semesters (excluding summer semester) beginning the first term of enrollment at USU unless a Deferment or Notification of Leave has been submitted.  

Any unpaid expenses may result in the loss of their classes. Review payment deadlines.

Tuition can only be covered once. If the student has been offered tuition-based academic scholarships or waivers covering in total more than 100% tuition, they will contact Student Financial Support to discuss their options. 

If the student has previously received an academic scholarship, the new offer replaces the previous academic award.

This scholarship may be revoked should the student attend another institution of higher education. The student is able to attend another institution of higher education during the summer semester, but attending during the normal academic year (fall/spring) may result in the cancellation of this award.