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Scholarships
With the cost of tuition, textbooks and living expenses constantly rising its getting harder to fund our education. There are other options besides grants and loans. Scholarships are money that a company or institution and even sometimes alumni will use to help you fund your education. Some scholarships may be specific on who they give their scholarships too and how the scholarship is spent; either for tuition, textbooks or can be used for living expenses. There are a few different scholarship options at Oregon State University. There are scholarships for entering freshmen and transfer students, need-based scholarships, department scholarships, National merit and from the Oregon Student Assistance Commission. First thing to do when looking for scholarships and financial aid information, you need to fill out your application for Federal student aid (FAFSA). For your FAFSA you will need your financial information and your parents financial information. There are also scholarships that are not based on financial information and need-based or even GPA. They are scholarships from private organizations or companies that award scholarships for other reasons. For more information read the links belows.
Helpful Links
There are many links with scholarships and financial aid information. OSU financial aid and scholarship web page has Frequently Asked Questions. This is a good place to start your scholarship search. When you are looking for scholarships, you need to know how much your education will cost. Assuming that if you are looking at this wiki,you go to OSU, I provided Estimating your Cost of Attendance. This link breaks down and estimates how much tuition is for residents and non-residents, cost of books and supplies, room and board, miscellaneous and loan fee allowance.
Oregon State University Scholarship Information
Oregon State University offers scholarships to student based on grade point average, need-based, transfer and entering freshmen, department and merit. All the information below can be found at OSU Financial Aid and Scholarships website.
OSU Scholarships for GPA
There are 4 different kinds of scholarships that are awarded from OSU based on GPA. They are the Presidential, Provost's, International Provost's and Diversity Achievement.
- Presidential scholarships are for students with a GPA of 3.0 and takes an annual amount of 45 credits.
- Provost's scholarships are for students with a GPA of 3.0 and takes an annual amount of 45 credits.
- International Provost's scholarships are for students with a GPA of 3.0 and takes an annual amount of 36 credits.
- Diversity Achievement Scholarships are for students with a GPA of 2.5 and takes and annual amount of 36 credits.
OSU Need-Based Scholarships
The office of Financial aid and Scholarshipsdecided scholarships based on information in your FAFSA. Scholarships vary from $500-$3,500. They award 100 scholarships per year.
OSU Transfer Students and Entering Freshman
This is a tuition grant scholarship strictly for transfer students and non-resident freshman. The non-resident freshman must have a 3.0 GPA. Transfer students must have 36 credits and a 3.0 GPA.
OSU Department Scholarships
Department award scholarships are associated with majors. To find information department scholarships search your department of study. Often times there are a lot of theses scholarship and they range between $500 and $2000 per year. The applications are very easy and short. There is also not a lot of competition for theses scholarship.
OSU Merit Scholarships
This scholarships are for high school seniors that enlist OSU as their first choice on their NMSC application. This scholarships is a $2,000 a year stipend and is renewable for their 4 years at Oregon State.
Private Organizations
There are many outside sources and companies that have various scholarships available to students. I started my scholarship search by going to Google and searching for scholarships. There are many different links to choose from. Make sure before you fill out any applications that it is a secure website and they won't charge you anything. $100 million annually is collected each year from students and parents by scholarships scams. If you have to spend money to get money, its probably a scam. When looking for scholarships outside of OSU look for words like "National", "Federal", "Foundation" and "Administration". Below are links to unusual scholarships not based in GPA or financial needs. I provided a brief explanation as well as a link to the website.
Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year Award
This scholarship is for high-school seniors that are athletes, scholars and have community service. There will be 25 scholarships of $7,500 for each region.
Patricia M. McNamara National Scholar
$1,000 scholarships to students who have overcome obstacles in order to achieve their goals.
Discover Card Tribute Award
Several $2,500 scholarships are awarded in each state and a $25,000 scholarship nationally. The criteria for their scholarships are based on overcoming obstacles, community service, leadership and special talents.
Do Something Brick Award
$5,000 scholarships and $5,000 grants to 18 years or younger who work to improve their community. Also for ages 19-25 grants are available as well.
AFSA National Scholarship Essay Contest
National 1st place winner receives $4,000, 2nd and 3rd place $2,000-$3,000. Also 4 scholarships for $1,000 are awarded.
MoneyMatters101.com Scholarships
This scholarships are for college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors with a GPA of 2.3 or higher. The scholarship is $300.
Federal Scholarship Programs
Federal Pell Grants
This is a need-based scholarship from the Federal Government. Federal Pell Grants is based on based on family financial situations and tuition costs. After you fill-out your FAFSA, the Student Aid Report will send you information if you are eligible.
Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant
Scholarships are awarded to students who are eligible for Federal Pell Grants and their college thinks they are deserving of the scholarships. The scholarships will be awarded through OSU Financial Aid and Scholarships department.
Military Scholarships (Reserve Officer Training Corps)
Army
You can find more information, and apply online at the US Army's Website.
Navy
You can find more information, and apply online at the US Navy's Website.
Air Force
You can find more information, and apply online at the US Air Force's Website.
