Ohio University students are achievers, dreamers, and innovators, and they’re forever crushing their goals. The OHIO Excellence Awards can help you reach your goals, too.
A set of renewable scholarships and grants designed to recognize the resilience, accomplishments, and diverse contributions of the fall 2022 entering first-year class, the new and expanded program underscores OHIO's commitment to support our students from admission through graduation and beyond.
First-year students who are new to the Athens campus of Ohio University in fall 2022 are eligible for consideration. Factors considered in awarding the OHIO Excellence Awards include academic achievement, financial need, and individual contributions to the incoming first-year class.
The application for admission serves as the application for the merit-based awards. Merit consideration is based on academic achievement within a strong college prep curriculum as demonstrated by the cumulative grade point average (highest weighted or unweighted, recalculated to a 4.0 scale).
All applicants will receive full scholarship consideration, regardless of tests. In most cases, standardized test scores (ACT or SAT), if available, will be considered only if doing so increases a student’s award eligibility.
Merit-based award notifications will begin in December 2021 and continue on a rolling basis. Need-based Financial Aid Offers will begin in February 2022 and will continue on a rolling basis as well. OHIO may continue to revise awards using updated credentials as new information becomes available throughout the spring.
Supportive. Generous. Renewable.
In this versatile scholarship program, most awards can be combined for generous scholarship packages. See the OHIO Excellence Awards Frequently Asked Questions for information about award combinations, eligibility, and renewal. And keep in mind that other federal, state, and institutional need-based aid may be available for FAFSA-filers.
This merit-based scholarship is the foundation of the OHIO Excellence Awards program. Designed to recognize the achievement and unlock the potential of a dynamic, diverse, and academically prepared entering first-year class at Ohio University. Award amounts vary up to $6,500 annually.
The OHIO Admission Promise Award recognizes the hard work and resilience of the fall 2022 entering class in this most difficult year. This renewable $2,000 scholarship is awarded automatically to admitted students who met the extended application deadline of April 1, 2022, have earned a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a strong college prep curriculum, and whose FAFSA results are received by April 1.
This award helps make OHIO more accessible for academically qualified students who are classified as non-residents of Ohio for tuition purposes. Award amounts for non-resident students vary according to academic merit.
Students who are offered admission and enroll in a degree program within our nationally distinctive Honors Tutorial College degree program are eligible for this scholarship, valued at full in-state tuition (currently $12,840).
This supportive scholarship combines consideration of academic merit and financial need as demonstrated by FAFSA results received by January 15, and award amounts vary.
This supportive grant is based on financial need as determined by FAFSA results received by January 15, and award amounts vary.
Designed to recognize exceptional potential for success in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology, the OHIO Russ Vision Award is available to selected OHIO Excellence program recipients who are admitted to and enroll in a Russ College degree program beginning in fall 2022.
In addition to the OHIO Excellence Awards, OHIO provides scholarships that support diversity and access, special talents in areas such as fine arts, and continuing student success.
Students receiving full tuition (instructional fees) awards through Ohio University Educational Benefits, full athletic scholarships, Cutler Scholar awards, and Rankin Scholar awards are not eligible for OHIO Excellence Awards. Appalachian Scholars and Urban Scholars are eligible to be considered for the OHIO Forward Award only. Recipients of the OHIO Premier Scholarship or Templeton Scholars Award are eligible to be considered for the OHIO Trustee Award only. Recipients of the District of Columbia (D.C.) Tuition Assistance Grant or the OHIO Next Generation Award are not eligible for the OHIO Trustee Award unless participating in the DC-CAP Scholars Program. Additional restrictions may apply, and the program is subject to change. For renewal criteria, please refer to your scholarship award notification.
