Students who are offered this award by the Admissions Office and accept it will abide by the following terms and conditions. To be considered, students must meet scholarship parameters and apply for admission to USU by the scholarship priority deadline.

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2024-2025 Terms & Conditions

Fall 2024-Spring 2025

Award Title

Nonresident Merit

Value

$15,000, one year

Eligibility

First-year, First-time students; Non-residents

Conditions

  • This scholarship will pay towards undergraduate tuition at Logan or Statewide Campuses (will not pay towards tuition charges at Price, Blanding & Moab campuses or out-of-state online)
  • If UT residency is not established after your first year, you will be responsible for paying nonresident tuition for future semesters or until such time that you establish UT residency.
  • This funding may only apply towards the nonresident portion of nonresident tuition.
  • This award may not be combined with any USU nonresident waiver, including the USU Legacy Waiver.

Award Retention Requirements

  • This scholarship is available for 1 year (2 semesters)
  • To accommodate course registration, this award will pay at 9+ credits
  • Ability to submit an appeal for extenuating circumstances

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, naturalized citizen of the United States, or resides in Utah and is eligible for HB144/HB118.

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. This scholarship is not a cash award. After 100% of tuition charges are paid, any remaining balance of this award will be not be refunded to the student.

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.