New Freshman Scholarships

Southeastern offers scholarship opportunities for incoming freshman on the basis of demonstrated ability, without regard for financial need.  All Southeastern scholarships are awarded on a funds available basis and are subject to change.

The Southeastern application for admission serves as the application for all New Freshman Scholarships, no separate scholarship application is needed. Students should apply for admission by the priority deadlines indicated below to be eligible for Southeastern’s best scholarships. Students should submit their ACT or SAT scores and high school transcript(s) with GPA by August 1 of their senior year. 

• Any student admitted to Southeastern with a 23 or higher ACT and a minimum 3.5 high school grade point average (unweighted) or a 24 or higher ACT and a 3.0 high school grade point average (unweighted) qualifies for a scholarship at Southeastern.
• Housing and meal supplements are ONLY available to students who continuously live on campus beginning with their first semester of enrollment.
• All scholarships are awarded for eight continuous semesters provided retention requirements are met.
• Qualifying students are also eligible for the Summer Scholars program that allows freshmen to start classes in the summer after high school graduation at a greatly reduced cost.  Tuition is waived for up to 6 hours (typically 2 classes). 
• You must be enrolled full-time on the 15th day of class each semester.

• Entering Summer/Fall: Apply by January 15
• Entering Spring: Apply by September 15

• Scholarship offers will be mailed to the students mailing address. 
• Students are instructed to accept or decline their scholarship offer through their application portal at southeastern.edu/apply. They should select ‘Beginning Freshman’ and then ‘ApplyNow.login.’

Students who apply by January 15 are eligible for the highest level of the Honors Scholarships. Below is a scholarship grid that indicates the annual scholarship award students may qualify to receive. Eligiblty is based on full-time enrollment.

Tuition and fees are annual estimates for 12 credit hours based on Fall 2024 information. The TOPS award is also an annual estimate, including any potential stipends a student may be eligible for.

Students who apply after January 15 are eligible for the lowest level of the Honors Scholarships. Below is a scholarship grid that indicates the annual scholarship award students may qualify to receive. Eligiblty is based on full-time enrollment.

Tuition and fees are annual estimates for 12 credit hours based on Fall 2024 information. The TOPS award is also an annual estimate, including any potential stipends a student may be eligible for.

The University of Louisiana System provides an out-of-state fee waiver scholarship for new non-resident beginning freshmen and undergraduate transfer applicants who meet System-defined criteria. This waiver is automatically applied to the student’s account using information provided on the application for admission. To learn more about the criteria and retention requirements, please refer to the University Catalog Non-Resident Fee Waiver page.

Students who complete 15 or more Southeastern dual enrollment credit hours can also receive a $1000 ($500 Fall; $500 Spring) supplementary award for their first year at Southeastern only, contingent on the availability of funds, upon meeting the following criteria:

• Completion of a minimum of 15 Southeastern dual enrollment credits with a grade of “C” or better.
• Full time enrollment at Southeastern for the first Fall semester following their high school graduation. 

• National Merit finalist or semifinalist
• $1000/semester for 8 semesters
• Students must submit proof of National Merit finalist or semifinalist standing to the Office of Financial Aid at [email protected] to receive this award.

• You must maintain a MINIMUM 3.0 CUMULATIVE GPA. 
• You must be continuously enrolled full-time each semester (minimum 12 hours).
• You must attempt and pass no less than 30 hours per academic year.  The academic year is defined as the combination of the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. Advanced Placement (AP), CLEP, and/or dual enrollment courses are not applicable to the 30 hour requirement.