Scholarships for International Students

New international students attending USF as a full-time freshmen or transfer will be considered for one of the Merit Scholarships. Merit scholarships are determined at the time of admission to USF.

Merit Scholarships

Get rewarded just for being a good student! New students attending USF as full-time freshmen will be considered for one of the Merit Scholarships. Merit Scholarships are determined at the time of admission to USF. Unless otherwise noted, no additional application is required. USF reserves the right to limit the combination of merit scholarships with other University scholarships.

Freshman Merit Scholarships

President's Academic Scholarship

This scholarship awards $7,500 annually / $3,750 per semester.
Offered to full-time incoming freshman students during the 2025-26 academic year based on academic achievement. Must have 3.85 - 4.0 unweighted cumulative high school GPA.

GPA:
3.85 - 4.0
Award:
$30,000

Provost's Academic Scholarship

This scholarship awards $6,500 annually / $3,250 per semester.
Offered to full-time incoming freshman students during the 2025-26 academic year based on academic achievement. Must have 3.5 - 3.84 unweighted cumulative high school GPA.

GPA:
3.5 - 3.84
Award:
$26,000

USF Achievement Scholarship

This scholarship awards $4,500 annually / $2,250 per semester.
Offered to full-time incoming freshman students during the 2025-26 academic year based on academic achievement. Must have 2.9 - 3.49 unweighted cumulative high school GPA.

GPA:
2.9 - 3.49
Award:
$18,000

USF Recognition Scholarship

This scholarship awards $3,500 annually / $1,750 per semester.
Offered to full-time incoming freshman students during the 2025-26 academic year based on academic achievement. Must have 2.4 - 2.89 unweighted cumulative high school GPA.

GPA:
2.4 - 2.89
Award:
$14,000

National Merit Scholarship

The University of Sioux Falls offers a full-tuition scholarship to National Merit Finalists. The scholarship amount received in a student's freshman year will be renewed for the next 3 years. Students must submit documentation of their achievement from the National Merit Scholarship Program. Must maintain full-time enrollment and a 3.5 cumulative GPA in order to remain eligible.

Award:
Full Tuition

Transfer Merit Scholarships

Transfer Academic Scholarship - Level 1

This scholarship awards $5,000 annually / $2,500 per semester.
Offered to full-time transfer students during the 2025-26 academic year seeking their first bachelor's degree based on academic achievement. Must have 3.5 - 4.0 cumulative transfer GPA.

GPA:
3.5 - 4.0
Award:
$20,000

Transfer Academic Scholarship - Level 2

This scholarship awards at $4,000 annually / $2,000 per semester.
Offered to full-time transfer students during the 2025-26 academic year seeking their first bachelor's degree based on academic achievement. Must have 3.0 - 3.4 cumulative transfer GPA.

GPA:
3.0 - 3.4
Award:
$16,000

USF Transitions Scholarship - Level 2

This scholarship awards at $2,000 annually / $1,000 per semester.
Offered to full-time transfer students during the 2025-26 academic year seeking their first bachelor's degree based on academic achievement. Must have 2.0 - 2.49 cumulative transfer GPA.

GPA:
2.0 - 2.49
Award:
$8,000

USF Transitions Scholarship - Level 1

This scholarship awards at $3,000 annually / $1,500 per semester.
Offered to full-time transfer students during the 2025-26 academic year seeking their first bachelor's degree based on academic achievement. Must have 2.5 - 2.9 cumulative transfer GPA.

GPA:
2.5 - 2.9
Award:
$12,000