University of Utah — Merit Scholarships & Automatic Consideration
Salt Lake City, Utah · 3 published award(s) in our verified dataset.
Consideration — amount not guaranteed
University of Utah automatically considers admitted students for the published merit awards below — but it does not guarantee an amount. Figures are the college's published amounts a student may be awarded, taken from its own scholarship page. Every row links to its official source and shows its verification date.
Automatically considered — amount not guaranteed
For the awards below, the college automatically considers students who meet the published criteria, but the amount is not guaranteed. Figures shown are the college's published amounts a student may be awarded — read the official source for how selection and funding work.
| Award | Min GPA | Min SAT | Min ACT | $/year | 4-yr total | Residency | Deadline | Separate app? | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President John R. Park Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed Class B: the University of Utah's official news site (@theU, utah.edu) publishes a fixed GPA grid effective for first-time, first-year students beginning Fall/Summer 2026, but uses no explicit guaranteed/automatic-award language. The grid applies to Utah residents and to nonresident students who are NOT from WUE states; students from WUE states are only eligible for the WUE tuition rate instead (per the same official article). Individual scholarship terms pages (financialaid.utah.edu) confirm amounts, unweighted GPA bands, renewal up to 8 semesters, full-time enrollment (12 credits), and that these awards cannot be combined with other university merit scholarships. Representative tiers shown: top, middle, entry. | 4.0 | — | — | $10,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $40,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | December 1 (priority application deadline) | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 |
| Bonneville Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed Class B: the University of Utah's official news site (@theU, utah.edu) publishes a fixed GPA grid effective for first-time, first-year students beginning Fall/Summer 2026, but uses no explicit guaranteed/automatic-award language. The grid applies to Utah residents and to nonresident students who are NOT from WUE states; students from WUE states are only eligible for the WUE tuition rate instead (per the same official article). Individual scholarship terms pages (financialaid.utah.edu) confirm amounts, unweighted GPA bands, renewal up to 8 semesters, full-time enrollment (12 credits), and that these awards cannot be combined with other university merit scholarships. Representative tiers shown: top, middle, entry. | 3.8 | — | — | $6,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $24,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | December 1 (priority application deadline) | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 |
| Great Salt Lake Scholarship Consideration — amount not guaranteed Class B: the University of Utah's official news site (@theU, utah.edu) publishes a fixed GPA grid effective for first-time, first-year students beginning Fall/Summer 2026, but uses no explicit guaranteed/automatic-award language. The grid applies to Utah residents and to nonresident students who are NOT from WUE states; students from WUE states are only eligible for the WUE tuition rate instead (per the same official article). Individual scholarship terms pages (financialaid.utah.edu) confirm amounts, unweighted GPA bands, renewal up to 8 semesters, full-time enrollment (12 credits), and that these awards cannot be combined with other university merit scholarships. Representative tiers shown: top, middle, entry. | 3.5 | — | — | $3,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | $12,000 (published figure — not guaranteed) | both | December 1 (priority application deadline) | No | Official source Verified 2026-11-02 |
Score ROI — what the next tier takes at University of Utah
Computed only from this college's own published thresholds above: for each pair of adjacent tiers, the score/GPA gap to the next award and what that gap is worth. Retesting only pays if the higher tier is actually reached and the award renews — check the published conditions.
| From tier | What it takes | Next tier | $ unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Salt Lake Scholarship ($3,000/yr) | +0.3 GPA | Bonneville Scholarship ($6,000/yr) | +$3,000/yr · +$12,000 over 4 years (published figure — not guaranteed) |
| Bonneville Scholarship ($6,000/yr) | +0.2 GPA | President John R. Park Scholarship ($10,000/yr) | +$4,000/yr · +$16,000 over 4 years (published figure — not guaranteed) |
Published conditions & source wording
- GPA basis: Unweighted high school GPA of 4.00
- GPA basis: Unweighted high school GPA 3.80-3.89
- GPA basis: Unweighted high school GPA 3.50-3.69
- Test-score basis: GPA only
- Application deadline: December 1
- Renewal GPA: 3.5
- Stacking limits: Cannot be combined with other University of Utah merit scholarships; not stackable with For Utah or Utah Direct (student receives the greater value)
- Stacking limits: Cannot be combined with other University of Utah merit scholarships
- Full-time enrollment required: Yes
- Entry: Fall 2026
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Questions
Does University of Utah guarantee merit scholarships?
No. University of Utah automatically considers students for the awards above, but amounts are not guaranteed — per the college's published source(s), verified 2026-11-02. Confirm current terms on the official page before applying.
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