Accepting Your Scholarship

The Chancellor's Scholarship is valued at over $108,000 and offered to you over four years, eight fall/spring semesters. Each year, the scholarship will pay your assessed tuition, mandatory fees and on-campus, double occupancy housing and food charges during the fall and spring semesters at SIU Carbondale. This offer will be credited to your statement of account and begins in the Fall.

The University Excellence Scholarship is valued at up to $5,500/year. Funds are offered over four years or eight fall/spring semesters and will be credited to your statement of account beginning in the Fall.

The Saluki Gold, Silver, Maroon Scholarships are up to $3,500/year with total value of up to $14,000, up to $2,500/year with total value of up to $10,000 and up to $1,500/year with total value of up to $6,000. Funds are offered over four years or eight fall/spring semesters and will be credited to your statement of account beginning in the Fall.

The Provost's Scholarship is valued at over $31,000 and offered to you over two years, four fall/spring semesters. Each year, the scholarship will pay your assessed tuition and mandatory fees at SIU Carbondale. This offer will be credited to your statement of account and begins in the Fall.

The Dean's Transfer Scholarship is based upon the academic credentials you submitted with your admission application and is valued at up to $8,000. This offer is disbursed to you over two years. Each year, you will receive up to $4,000. The funds will be split between the fall and spring semesters and will be credited to your statement of account and begins in the Fall.

Transfer Silver and Transfer Maroon Scholarships are based upon the academic credentials you submitted with your admission application and is valued at up to $5,000 and up to $3,000. The funds are disbursed over two years each fall and spring semester and funds will be credited to your statement of account beginning in the Fall.

Students must file a FAFSA each year ,maintain full–time enrollment(12+credit hours), and an SIU cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (4.0 = A). If the scholar's SIU Cumulative GPA falls below a 2.0 at any point, it is the University's policy that all institutional aid be removed immediately, including scholarships. 

If a scholarship recipient chooses not to enroll at SIU in a fall or spring semester during any year of eligibility, he or she will forfeit the remainder of the scholarship offer.

Scholarship recipients should enroll in 15 semester credits each fall and spring semester in order to be in a position to complete graduation requirements within a four year period. 

If a student fails to meet the renewal criteria, their scholarship will be placed on scholarship probation for one semester(fall or spring). If a student in probationary status doesn't not raise their SIU institutional cumulative GPA to a 3.0 after the end of the probationary semester, their scholarship will be removed immediately. There is no appeal process. 

Students must continue to take classes on the SIU Carbondale Campus. Students who switch to online only classes or classes at an off-campus site, will no longer be eligible for their scholarship. 

Additionally, each of our scholars is expected to abide by the standards set forth by the SIU Student Conduct Code. Students who violate any of these codes of conduct might risk forfeiting their academic scholarship.  The Academic Scholarship Office reserves the right to withdraw any academic scholarship in the event of student misconduct.

Students may receive multiple offers as allowed, however, the total amount of federal, state and institutional financial aid, including scholarships, cannot exceed the total SIU cost of attendance budget determined by the Financial Aid Office. Institutional scholarships may be reduced to meet this requirement.