Renewal Guidelines

Photo: Watson-Brown Scholars Hayley Tam (SCAD) and Maggie Burch (University of Richmond)

The Watson-Brown Foundation Scholarship is renewable up to your first four years (eight semesters) of undergraduate studies. The Foundation does not fund additional semesters or fifth year seniors. If you were attending college when the scholarship was awarded, you may not be eligible for the full eight semesters of scholarship funding. For example, a college sophomore who has attended college for two years will only be eligible for two years of funding. Please contact the Foundation if you have questions about your eligibility.

To maintain the Watson-Brown Foundation Scholarship, you agree to:
Maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA (3.5 for the $5000 level scholarship). If a 3.0 is not met, please continue to send the Foundation your grades at the end of each semester. Your scholarship may be reinstated if your grades improve.

Take a full course load (12 credit hours). The Watson-Brown Foundation will only award funding if you maintain at least 12 credit hours. Notify the Foundation immediately if you plan to drop below 12 credit hours.

Complete the Watson-Brown Foundation Scholarship Renewal Form at the end of the Spring semester. Mail, email or fax a transcript or a grade report to the Watson-Brown Foundation that includes both semester and cumulative GPAs. The deadline for the Fall grade report is January 1 while the Spring deadline is June 1. You may also attach your grade report to the online renewal form. Notify the Foundation office of a change of address and email address (email is our main form of communication).

Please notify the Foundation office if you transfer colleges or plan to study abroad. The Watson-Brown scholarship may help fund study abroad and/or other special educational programs (depending on your college’s policy). However, the scholarship amount will not increase for these purposes.