The Adopted High School is a merit scholarship for U.S. High School graduates who attend a FAMU Adopted High School. FAMU has memorandum of agreements with a select group of high schools. The valedictorian or salutatorian of their graduating high school class is eligible to receive an award to cover the cost of tuition minus the sum of Bright Futures, the National Merit® award or other scholarships and awards. The scholarship will cover fees associated with tuition, minus the postal fee and the $35 orientation fee. The scholarship also provides base-rates for double-room occupancy and campus meal plan, minus fines.
Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:
Recipients are eligible to receive an award for a maximum of eight (8) consecutive semesters. Students must maintain enrollment in the degree program under which this award was made. Students may not change majors. A student must enroll in fifteen credit hours per semester and meet all eligibility requirements for renewal each semester. Awards are not made during the summer term.
Eligibility for renewal is determined at the end of each semester. You will not be renewed if you do not comply with scholarship deadlines, policies and the bullets below. For automatic renewal, an award recipient must comply with the policies of the University Scholarship program and the bullets below:
Freshman year only (cumulative grade point average reviewed at the end of the spring semester)
Scholarship awards are limited. Awards will be made based upon the competitiveness of the current pool of candidates and until funds are exhausted. Scholarships will not be awarded to candidates that require remedial coursework or developmental education.
Revised September 2021