• Freshman Scholarships
• Upperclass/Transfer Scholarships
• Scholarship Application
• Relocation Scholarship

Freshman Scholarships

Access Excellence Scholarship - Full Tuition less any eligilble OCOG and Pell

• Applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
  • Minimum 3.7 overall GPA
  • Minimum 26 ACT
  • Top 10% of high school graduating class

OVAC Scholar Athlete - One Half Tuition less any eligible OCOG and Pell that exceeds the cost of tuition

• Chosen as OVAC scholar athlete Junior or Senior year of High School. with a minimum final a.g.p.a. of 3.3 and class rank in top 20% of high school graduating class
• Minimum ACT of 23

Access Achievement Scholarship - One Half Tuition less any eligible OCOG and Pell that exceeds the cost of tuition

• Applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
  • Minimum 3.5 overall GPA
  • Minimum 24 ACT
  • Top 20% of high school graduating class

Access Merit Scholarship- One Half Tuition less any eligible OCOG and Pell that exceeds the cost of tuition

• Minority citizen of the United States entering O.U. Eastern Campus as a new - recent high school graduate.
• Recommended minimum of 3.0 a.g.p.a. in high school.
• Leadership or involvement in high school or community activities/organizations.

Non-Traditional - $1500 a year

• Be at least twenty-five years old.
• Enroll part-time or full-time in an undergraduate degree program at Ohio University Eastern Campus.
  • $1500 full-time, $1200 3/4 time, $900 1/2 time

John D. and Margaret Kirk - $1000 a year (approximate)

• Graduate of a high school in the Barnesville School District with a minimum 3.4 a.g.p.a.
• Financial need.

Access Leadership Scholarship - $1500 a year

• Applicants must meet 2 of the following 3:
  • Minimum 3.3 overall GPA
  • Minimum 22 ACT
  • Top 25% of high school graduating class

Project Best Scholarship - $1000 a year

• Scholarship Application and Project Best Application required.
  Contact: Project Best, Inc., 21 Armory Drive, Wheeling, WV 26003.
• Enables any employee, or the spouse or child of an employee of a participating contractor or trade union, entering an Associate or Bachelor Degree Program, to apply.
• Recommended minimums: 3.0 a.g.p.a. and 20 ACT.

Donald Eugene Kuri Memorial Scholarship - $1000 a year (approximate)

• Bellaire High School graduate
• Minimum 3.0 a.g.p.a.

Carroll Family Scholarship - $1000 a year (approximate)

• Top 40% of high school class
• Financial need and community service given consideration

Roger Sowers Memorial Scholarship - $1000 a year (approximate)

• Barnesville High School graduate with a minimum 3.0 a.g.p.a. majoring in Education.
• Financial need.

Gordie Longshaw Scholarship - $1000 a year (approximate)

• Graduate of Bridgeport High School majoring in Education.
• Financial need.

Thomas and Virginia Helms for Elementary Education Scholarship - $800 a year (approximate)

• Education major with a minimum of 3.0 a.g.p.a.

Kerr Memorial Scholarship- $800 a year (approximate)

• Undergraduate pursuing a major in education or business administration.
• Must be Bellaire, St. Clairsville, or Shadyside High School graduate.
• Recommended minimums: 3.0 a.g.p.a. and 20 ACT for high school applicants.

John and Marcelyn Shannon Scholarship - $750 a year (approximate)

• Recipient must be an incoming freshman in top 40% of their class.
• Financial need.

• Entering St. Clairsville High School graduate with a minimum 3.0 a.g.p.a.
• Financial need, leadership and activities will be considered.

• Resident of Belmont County
• Minimum 3.0 a.g.p.a.
• Financial need.
• Extracurricular activities considered.

Switzerland of Ohio Local School District Scholarships for Education - $750 a year (approximate)

• Must be a graduate and current resident of the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District majoring in Education.
• Minimum 3.0 a.g.p.a. and demonstrate financial need.

• Bridgeport High School graduate
• Minimum 2.0 a.g.p.a.

• Belmont or Harrison County resident pursuing a degree in one of the "helping" professions.
• Recommended minimums: 3.0 a.g.p.a. and 20 ACT.

• Resident of Bridgeport School District, graduate of Bridgeport or St. John Central High School.
• Minimum 3.0 a.g.p.a. and demonstrate a financial need.

• Graduate of Shadyside School District and a resident of Belmont County
• Must be an Early or Middle Childhood major.
• Financial need.
• Top 20% of high school class.
• Preference will be given to sophomores and above.
• Essay preferred on "Why I want to pursue a degree in Education"

• Fund established by O.U. Eastern faculty and staff.
• Incoming freshman with two of the following:
  1. Top 25% of senior class
  2. High school a.g.p.a. of 3.5 or above
  3. 21 ACT

• Undergraduate pursuing a degree in English, or related field, i.e., Communication or Fine Arts.
• Above average grades from high school

James W. Newton, PhD. Scholarship - $500 a year (approximate)

• Top 20% of high school class.
• Financial need.
• Students interested in the social sciences with preference give to those interested in geography as a discipline of study.
• Priority given to freshmen or nontraditional students.

• Education or Pre-Law Major residing in Belmont County.
• Minimum 3.0 a.g.p.a. and demonstrate a financial need.

• Union Local High School graduate
• Recommnded minimums: 3.0 a.g.p.a. and 20 ACT.

• Bellaire High School graduate in a pre-professional field of study.
• Recommended minimums: 3.0 a.g.p.a. or 20 ACT.

• Must be a full-time Ohio University Eastern student.

• Must major in Business or a related field.
• Minimum ACT of 21 and top 30% of high school class.
• Priority given to freshman.

• Top 50% of high school class, preference given to Harrison County resident.
• Financial need.

• Financial need.
• Preference to nontraditional students majoring in the humanities or social sciences, especially sociology or anthropology.

• Minimum 3.5 a.g.p.a.
• Resident of one of the following counties: Belmont, Guernsey, Jefferson, or Monroe.
• Preference will be given to a customer or immediate relative of a customer of National City Bank.

• Must be incoming freshman from Harrison County.
• Minimum 2.5 a.g.p.a.
• Resident of one of the following counties: Belmont, Guernsey, Jefferson, or Monroe

Paul G. & Stell T. Crum Family Appreciation Scholarship - $500 (approximate)

• Resident of Monroe County
• Preference given to students who have attended St. sylvester's School

James Kettler Memorial Scholarship - $500 (approximate)

• Priority given to students majoring in Physics
• Consideration given to students majoring in the sciences, mathematics, or education with a concentration in math or the sciences

Walter Latacz Scholarship for Students with Disabilities - $500 (approximate)

• Designated for students who qualify for Disability Services through Ohio University
• Priority given to students pursuing a career in healthcare professions

Upperclass/Transfer Scholarships

• Minimum 3.9 a.g.p.a.
• Accumulative hours 90+

Upperclass Honors Scholarship - $2500 a year less any eligible OCOG and Pell that exceeds the cost of tuition

• Minimum 3.75 a.g.p.a.
• Accumulative hours 45+

Access Merit Scholarship - One Half Tuition less any eligible OCOG and Pell that exceeds the cost of tuition

• Minority citizen of the United States entering O.U. Eastern as a transfer student.
• Recommended minimum of 3.0 a.g.p.a. in college.
• Leadership or involvement in high school or community activities/organizations.

• Be at least twenty-five years old.
• Enroll part-time or fulltime in an undergraduate degree program at Ohio University Eastern.
  • *$1500 full-time, $1200 3/4 time, $900 1/2 time

John D. and Margaret Kirk Scholarship - $1000 a year (approximate)

• Graduate of a high school in the Barnesville School District with a minimum 3.4 a.g.p.a.
• Financial need.

Upperclass Dean's Scholarship - $1000 a year

• Upperclass student with a minimum of 3.3 a.g.p.a.
• Full-time previous year.

• Bellaire High School graduate with a minimum 3.0 a.g.p.a.

• Applicants must have completed at least 36 quarter hours (or equivalent) within the past year.
• Have achieved a minimum of a 3.0 a.g.p.a. in all previous college level course work.

• Education major with a minimum of 3.0 a.g.p.a.

• Undergraduate pursuing a major in education or business administration.
• Must be Bellaire, St. Clairsville, or Shadyside High School graduate.
• Recommended minimum: 3.3 a.g.p.a.

Switzerland of Ohio Local School District Scholarships for Education - $750 a year (approximate)

• Must major in Education.
• Minimu 3.0 a.g.p.a.
• Must be a graduate and current resident of the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District.
• Financial need.

The Charles A. Wilson, Jr. Scholarship - $750 a year (approximate)

• Bridgeport High School graduate
• Minimum 2.0 a.g.p.a.

• Belmont or Harrison County resident pursuing a degree in one of the "helping" professions.
• Recommended minimums: 3.3 a.g.p.a.

• Fund established by O.U. Eastern Campus faculty and staff.
• Same criteria as Upperclass Dean's.

• Must be an Early or Middle Childhood Education major.
• Preference will be given to sophomores and above.
• Must be a graduate of Shadyside School District
• Minimum 3.2 a.g.p.a.
• Essay preferred on "Why I want to pursue a degree in Education"
• Financial need.

• Undergraduate pursuing a degree in English, or related field, i.e., Communication or Fine Arts.
• 3.0 a.g.p.a. and 3.5 in English as an upperclassman.

• Minimum 3.0 a.g.p.a.
• Financial need.
• Students interested in the social sciences with preference given to those interested in geography as a discipline of study.
• Priority given to freshmen or nontraditional students.

• Education or Pre-Law Major.
• Minimum 3.0 a.g.p.a.
• Must reside in Belmont County.
• Financial need.

• Outstanding student in History or Political Science
• Must earn a 3.5 a.g.p.a. in 12 hours of History and/or Political Science in an academic year.

• Union Local High School graduate.
• Recommended minimum: 3.3 a.g.p.a.

• Bellaire High School graduate in a pre-professional field of study
• Recommended minimum: 3.0 a.g.p.a.

• Must be a full-time Ohio University Eastern Campus student

• Must major in Business or a related field.
• Minimum 3.0 a.g.p.a. for upperclass.
• Priority given to freshman.

• Minimum 2.5 a.g.p.a.
• Preference given to Harrison County resident.
• Financial need.

• Financial need.
• Preference to nontraditional students majoring in the humanities or social sciences, especially sociology or anthropology.

• Minimum 3.5 a.g.p.a.
• Resident of one of the following counties: Belmont, Guernsey, Jefferson, or Monroe.
• Preference will be given to a customer or immediate relative of a customer of National City Bank.

Paul G. & Stell T. Crum Family Appreciation Scholarship - $500 (approximate)

• Resident of Monroe County
• Preference given to students who have attended St. sylvester's School

James Kettler Memorial Scholarship - $500 (approximate)

• Priority given to students majoring in Physics
• Consideration given to students majoring in the sciences, mathematics, or education with a concentration in math or the sciences

Walter Latacz Scholarship for Students with Disabilities - $500 (approximate)

• Designated for students who qualify for Disability Services through Ohio University
• Priority given to students pursuing a career in healthcare professions

• The available number of each scholarship is limited.
• The state grant for Ohio is the Ohio College Opportunity Grant which is referred to as OCOG in this document.
• All scholarships require a minimum of 16 hours taken at Ohio University's Eastern Campus each quarter.
• You must apply for scholarships each academic year.

All students who wish to be considered for scholarships by Ohio University Eastern Campus must complete a Scholarship Application.

Ohio University Eastern Campus Online Scholarship Application