Merit Awards

Merit Awards

Coppin State University provides merit scholarships for academic excellence to new first-year and transfer students. To be considered, simply submit your application for admission, no additional application is required but essays, references, resumes, and recommendations are encouraged! 

By applying to a degree-seeking program at Coppin, you're automatically considered for a merit scholarship. Yet, these scholarships are competitive and offered by invitation only, so applying before the deadline is important. A potential scholar must be a US citizen or a US permanent resident.

Awards available to newly admitted students

 For the Fall 2026 - Spring 2027 academic year.

• Presidential Scholarship - Covers all billed costs; Tuition, Fees, Room & Board as well as all books & required materials
• Fanny Jackson Coppin Scholarship – Covers Tuition, Fees, as well as all books & required materials
• Gold First-Year Student Merit Award - $5,000 partial scholarship, awarded annually for up to 4 years (requires at least 3.0 cumulative high school GPA)
• Blue First-Year Student Merit Award - $3,000 partial scholarship, awarded annually for up to 4 years (requires at least 2.75 cumulative high school GPA)
• Transfer Merit Award - $3,000 partial scholarship, awarded annually for up to 3 years (requires at least 2.5 cumulative college GPA & 24 transferable credits)