University Scholars Program (USP) Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility: This scholarship is available only to student’s whose first term of enrollment at OSU will be a Summer or Fall term. This scholarship offer is based on the information you provided to OSU during the admissions process. Students must be attending Corvallis or Cascades campuses, students pursuing an Ecampus degree or program are not eligible to receive these scholarships. Cannot be combined with other USP Scholarships.

Reinstatement: To be eligible for scholarship renewal for the next year academic year, students must meet the minimum cumulative GPA and annual credit completion requirements at the end of each Spring term, as described in the terms and conditions associated with the original scholarship award. Transfer credits and credits earned in high school (AP, IB, etc.) do not count toward your annual credit completion requirement. Select a scholarship below to view the specific cumulative GPA and credit completion requirements.

USP Appeals Process

Students are responsible for keeping track of their progress toward meeting the scholarship renewal requirements. Failure to meet the award requirements either during a single term or at the end of the Spring term will result in the cancellation of the scholarship and all remaining award terms. Following the cancellation of a scholarship, students may submit an appeal requesting reinstatement of the scholarship to the OSU Scholarship Office by the appropriate appeal submission deadline.

Appeal Forms and Deadlines

USP Eligibility Requirements for DPP Students

Eligibility: Oregon State University’s Degree Partnership Program (DPP) allows you to be admitted and enrolled at both OSU and any one of our community college partner schools. If you have been admitted to OSU as a DPP student and were awarded a University Scholars Program (USP) scholarship such as the Finley Academic Excellence Scholarship, Provost Scholarship, or WUE Scholarship at the time of admission, you can retain eligibility for your USP scholarship while taking advantage of DPP.

To be eligible to receive a payment of your USP scholarship in a given term, you must meet the following enrollment requirements as outlined in the terms and conditions of your award:

• Enroll in at least 6 credits at OSU, and
• Enroll in at least 12 credits total between OSU and your partner school, and
• Select OSU as your home institution for financial aid purposes.

If you do not meet all of these requirements in a given term, your scholarship will be cancelled and you will lose one term of scholarship eligibility (USP scholarships are available for up to 12 terms total). You may request your scholarship be reinstated when you meet the enrollment requirements to receive a payment. 

Reinstatement: To be eligible for reinstatement of your scholarship, you must meet the following requirements:

• Maintain continuous full-time enrollment (12 or more credits each term) at your DPP partner community college, and
• Earn at least 36 credits each academic year, and
• Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher by the end of each academic year, and
• Submit your reinstatement request within 10 terms of your original term of admission to OSU.

If you have met the above requirements, please submit the DPP Scholarship Reinstatement Request Form the term before you would like your scholarship reinstated.  The OSU Scholarship Office will verify eligibility before reinstating your scholarship.

DPP Scholarship Reinstatement Request Form