Scholarships FAQ

By submitting the application for admission to OSU, incoming freshman and transfer students are automatically considered for University Scholars Program scholarships. OSU also offers need-based scholarships that require students to submit the FAFSA or ORSAA before the priority deadline of February 28th. In addition, both newly-admitted and continuing OSU students can apply for college and departmental scholarships starting November 1st through OSU ScholarDollars.

OSU University Scholars Program (USP) scholarships awarded based on a students application for admission cannot be combined with other USP scholarships of the same type. However, scholarships award by third-party donors, OSU academic departments/colleges, or alumni/donors can be combined with USP scholarships. 

The Diversity Achievement Scholarship, the National Scholars Award, and the International Baccalaureate Scholarship can be stacked with other USP Scholarships.

Beginning 2026-2027 entering student's who are awarded a Presidential Scholarship will be eligible to have it stacked with their Finley Academic Excellence Scholarship. 

It depends. All undergraduate students are assessed resident tuition rates during summer term. Non-resident University Scholars Program (USP) scholarships designated specifically for non-resident tuition, such as the Provost and WUE Scholarships, cannot be applied to resident tuition. Therefore, non-resident USP scholarships cannot be applied to summer term. 

Resident USP scholarships and other USP scholarships that are not tuition rate specific may be applied to summer term as long as you are enrolled in 12 or more credits. You may submit a request to have one of your 12 payments applied to summer by emailing [email protected]. Note: If you receive a scholarship payment in the summer term, your annual credit completion requirement for renewal purposes will increase by 12 credits.

To be eligible to receive a payment of your USP scholarship in a given term as a Degree Partnership Program (DPP) participant, 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, you may be eligible to retain your scholarship for future terms. 

Some third-party scholarships and college/departmental scholarships may have different requirements regarding DPP enrollment. We recommend you check with your awarding organization or department to verify the requirements for your specific award(s).

OSU ScholarDollars includes an integrated search engine for over 15,000 scholarships that are sponsored and managed by individuals and organizations that are not affiliated with Oregon State University. When you log into OSU ScholarDollars, you will see a personalized list of external scholarships for which you appear to meet the basic eligibility criteria, as well as links to websites where you can learn more about each opportunity. 

Use an internet search to seek out other scholarship opportunites, by searching key words. There are scholarships out there for everything, such as merit-based, need-based or even hobby based scholarships. 

You are responsible for verifying the validity and accuracy of all information provided before deciding whether to apply for any of the listed scholarship opportunities.

University Scholars Program scholarships awarded based on the application for admission are renewable for up to three additional years (four years total). The terms and conditions of OSU scholarships are sent with the initial award letter. Students also can view their renewal requirements here.

Newly-admitted and continuing OSU students may log into OSU ScholarDollars using their ONID user name and password as well as DUO. 

No. Once you have submitted an application, you will not be able to edit that application. We suggest clicking "Continue" in order to save your work on incomplete applications. Do not press submit until you are confident that the answers you have provided are the ones you wish to have reviewed.

There will be three tabs that categorize your applications:

• Ready to Start: Applications in this tab are all OSU applications that you qualify to fill out. ONE application may be attached to MANY scholarships.
• In Progress: Applications in this tab will be ones that you have started, but have not finished.
• Submitted: Applications in this tab are ones that you have completed.

OSU scholarship committees will review applications and choose scholarship recipients starting in mid-February. If you are selected to receive a scholarship, you will receive a notification inviting you to log into OSU ScholarDollars for information about the scholarship award.

We recommend that you contact your specific academic program to discuss any other questions you may have about OSU ScholarDollars. If your program is not listed, or you have not yet chosen an academic program, please contact the OSU Scholarship Office at [email protected] for further assistance.

If the first attempt was completed with a D grade or higher, a second attempt repeated in the same academic year cannot be counted toward the annual credit completion requirement. If the student receives an F grade, an incomplete, or does not pass the course, the repeated attempt with a passing grade will count within the same academic year.

Yes, you can take online courses as long as you do not change your primary campus to Ecampus. Ecampus students are not eligible for University Scholars Program scholarships awarded at the time of admission. If you have college or departmental scholarships, we also recommend checking with your college or department to verify campus requirements.

Because we cannot verify your eligibility for renewal until your study abroad credits have been added to your OSU record, your scholarship will not be renewed until your earned credits can be verified. We recommend you contact the OSU GO office if your scholarship renewal is delayed. Your scholarship will be placed on a temporary hold until the earned credits can be verified.

If you do not meet the cumulative GPA and credit completion requirements for renewal, did not meet full-time enrollment in a given term, are requesting a hold for a break in enrollment, or have to withdraw from a term for unforeseen circumstances (medical, family, etc.), you can submit a Scholarship Appeal. Appeals must be submitted by the appropriate deadline to be considered.

If you do not meet the enrollment requirements and/or the annual renewal requirements for your scholarship, your scholarship will be canceled, and the Scholarship Office will notify you via email. Once your scholarship is canceled, your eligibility will no longer be reviewed by the Scholarship Office, and all future terms of payment will be forfeited. The only option for reinstatement is to submit a scholarship appeal.

No. Students from WUE-eligible states and territories who are admitted to a Summer or Fall term are automatically considered for the WUE Scholarship at the time of admission based on a holistic review of their admission application. We do not re-evaluate students’ scholarship eligibility after they have been admitted. 

OSU’s WUE Scholarship cannot be stacked with a Provost Scholarship. If a student is selected for the WUE Scholarship, they will not be eligible to also receive a Provost Scholarship. If a student is not selected for the WUE Scholarship, they will be automatically considered for the Provost Scholarship instead.

OSU’s WUE Scholarship can be stacked with all other OSU scholarships, including the Diversity Achievement Scholarship, the National Scholars Award, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Scholarship, and scholarships awarded by the Office of Financial Aid, the colleges, and/or the departments.

No. The WUE Scholarship’s tuition discount cannot be applied to Summer term. If a non-resident student chooses to attend Summer term, they will automatically be charged resident tuition rates. Because the WUE Scholarship is a discount applied to non-resident tuition, it cannot be applied to resident tuition. Non-resident students’ tuition will be less for Summer term even without the WUE Scholarship’s tuition discount.

Yes. DPP students are eligible for OSU’s WUE Scholarship as long as they register in at least 6 OSU credits, at least 12 credits total (between OSU and their partner school), and designate OSU as their home school each term. The WUE Scholarship’s tuition discount, however, can only be applied to OSU credits. Credits taken at the partner school are not eligible for the WUE Scholarship’s tuition discount.

If you are a newly admitted student who has been awarded the WUE Scholarship and would like to discuss alternative scholarship options related to Ecampus and/or Degree Partnership Program enrollment, please contact the Scholarship Office at [email protected].

No. Each institution that offers the WUE tuition discount administers the WUE tuition discount differently based on their own requirements and processes. Therefore, a student may be eligible at one institution, but not eligible at another. All new undergraduate students admitted to OSU for the Summer or Fall term who are from a WUE-eligible state or territory are considered automatically for the WUE Scholarship based on OSU’s requirements and evaluation process.