A set of renewable scholarships designed to ensure that an extraordinary OHIO education is within reach, the program recognizes exemplary academic achievement within our regional communities with awards for fall 2025 incoming full-time freshmen.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
The Ohio University Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships offers information regarding financial aid available to OHIO students. While the Eastern campus Financial Aid Office is available to answer your questions and help you secure financial aid, your Financial Aid Offer will be processed by staff on our Ohio University Athens campus. Please stop by the Eastern campus Financial Aid Office or contact the Ohio University Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships for more information.
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OHIO Regional Promise
This renewable award will cover the full cost of tuition and mandatory fees to attend an Ohio University regional campus for fall 2025 incoming full-time, Pell-eligible freshmen with a minimum 3.0 high school GPA who apply by December 1, 2024, and whose FAFSA results are received by OHIO's first-priority date, February 15, 2025.
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4 Years, 1 Low Price
The OHIO Guarantee means students attending Ohio University Eastern will pay a single fixed rate that covers tuition and most fees for four years. During the 2024-2025 year, new Ohio residents who enroll as full-time, degree seeking students at an OHIO regional campuses will pay $3,181 per semester.
Financial Aid and Aid Offers
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FAFSA
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the only application for all forms of federal, state and institutional financial aid. Students must complete the FAFSA annually. To be considered for all forms of aid, file by OHIO's first-priority date, February 15, 2025.
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Types of Aid
When it comes to paying for school, you're not alone. Financial aid is offered from many sources. Grants, scholarships, work-study and low-interest loans help make college more affordable.
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Aid Offers
Financial Aid Offers provide students with cost information, types and amounts of financial aid offered, and necessary action items. Students are encouraged to also view this information on their MyOHIO Student Center.
Scholarships
Funds for academically talented and creatively gifted students are offered by Ohio University through a variety of scholarships. Your application for admission to Ohio University serves as your application for most University scholarships. Upperclass students who submit the online scholarship application are also considered for most upperclass scholarships.
- Scholarships for Incoming Fall 2025 Freshmen: The OHIO Regional Advantage Awards program recognizes the exemplary academic achievement within our regional communities. First-year students who are new to an OHIO University regional campus in fall 2025 as full-time, degree-seeking students are eligible for consideration for the Regional Advantage Awards program.
- Scholarships for Continuing Students: All currently enrolled students should complete the Online Scholarship Application. The 2025-26 scholarship application opens November 1, 2024. Students must apply no later than February 1, 2025, to receive first-priority consideration. Students receiving scholarships will be notified in March.
- Search online for scholarships
- Apply for non-university scholarship opportunities
OHIO Eastern Endowed Scholarships
Endowed scholarships are funds given in honor or memory of an individual or family and yearly amounts vary according to the monies earned in the scholarship fund. Automatic renewal is not guaranteed with endowed scholarships.
Liberty Antalis Memorial Scholarship
- Undergraduate pursuing a degree in English, or related field, i.e., Communication or Fine Arts
- Above average grades from high school
- 3.0 GPA and 3.5 in English as an upperclassman
Belmont County Endowed Scholarship – Union Local High School
- Union Local High School graduate
- Recommended minimums: 3.0 GPA and 20 ACT
- Upper-class recommended minimum 3.3 GPA
Belmont Savings Bank Scholarship
- Resident of Belmont County
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Financial need
- Extracurricular activities considered
Dr. E.R. & Marjory Bovenizer Scholarship
Dr. E.R. & Marjory Bovenizer Scholarship
Bridgeport Rotary Scholarship
- Resident of Bridgeport School District, graduate of Bridgeport or St. John Central High School
- Minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrate a financial need
Bridgeport/Buckeye Local High School Scholarship
- Graduate of Bridgeport or Buckeye Local High Schools
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 - 3.0
- Demonstrate financial need
Carroll Family Scholarship
- First Preference - Incoming Freshman
- Second Preference - top 40% of high school class
- Demonstrate financial need
Charles D. Joseph Nursing Scholarship
- Enrolled in or accepted for admission to Ohio University Eastern Nursing program.
- First Preference - Graduates of Barnesville High School
- Second Preference - Graduates of any High School in Belmont County, Ohio.
- Demonstrate financial need and academic merit.
Costello Scholarship for Appalachian Students
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75
- Financial need
Paul G. & Stella T. Crum Family Appreciation Scholarship
- Resident of Monroe County
- Preference given to students who have attended St. Sylvester's School
Culbertson Scholarship
- Belmont or Harrison County resident pursuing a degree in one of the "helping" professions
- Recommended minimum 3.0 GPA and 20 ACT
- Upper-class recommended minimum 3.3 GPA
Dutton Family Scholarship
- Resident of Belmont County, OH
- Demonstrate academic merit
Jerry & Lova Ebbert Family Scholarship
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Demonstrate financial need
Adam & Sylvia Giandomenico Scholarship
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Top 33% of graduating class
- Financial need
Dr. Robert F. Godfrey Scholarship
- Graduate of Martin's Ferry High School
Goodman Family & James C. Bryant Scholarship
Goodman Family & James C. Bryant Scholarship
Rodney Hanson Scholarship
- Education or pre-law Major residing in Belmont County
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Demonstrate financial need
Eugene & Matilda Heavilin Scholarship
- Must be incoming freshman from Harrison County
- Minimum 2.5 GPA
The Linda Heil Dowler Scholarship
- Graduate of Martin's Ferry High School
- Minimum 3.5 GPA
- Majoring in Education
Thomas & Virginia Helms Scholarship
- Education major with a minimum 3.0 GPA
Robert L. & Eleanor R. Heskett Scholarship
- Graduate of Martins Ferry or Bellaire High School
- Demonstrate financial need
James Kettler Memorial Scholarship
- 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
Kerr Memorial Scholarship
- Undergraduate pursuing a major in education or business administration
- Must be Bellaire, St. Clairsville, or Shadyside High School graduate
- Recommended minimum 3.0 GPA and 20 ACT for high school applicants
- Upper-class recommended minimum 3.3 GPA
John & Margaret Kirk Scholarship
- Graduate of a high school in the Barnesville School District
- Minimum 3.4 GPA
- Demonstrate financial need
John & Elizabeth Lancione Scholarship
- Bellaire High School graduate in a pre-professional field of study
- Recommended minimum 3.0 GPA or 20 ACT
- Upper-class recommended minimum 3.0 GPA
R. Kinsey Milleson Public Service Scholarship
- Majoring in Applied Management of Political Science
- Be at least a Sophomore rank with a minimum 2.5 GPA
- Demonstrate financial need
- Demonstrate academic merit
Wesley Patrick Murphy Memorial Scholarship
- Majoring in social work
- Minimum 3.0 G.P.A
- Demonstrate financial need
James Newton, Ph.D. Scholarship
- Top 20% of high school class
- Upper-class required minimum 3.0 GPA
- Demonstrate 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
Scott & Anna O'Donnell Scholarship
- Majoring in Business Administration and accepted into the College of Business
- Resident of Belmont, Harrison or Jefferson Counties, OH
- Demonstrate financial need
- First preference given to students who have transferred to Athens from the Eastern Campus
Ohio University Eastern Campus Scholarship
- Fund established by OHIO Eastern faculty and staff
- Incoming freshman with two of the following:
- Top 25% of senior class
- High school GPA of 3.5 or above
- 21 ACT
Willard E. & Mary J. Poston Scholarship (Available fall 2025)
- Resident of Belmont, County OH
- Demonstrate financial need
John & Marcelyn Shannon Scholarship
- Recipient must be an incoming freshman
- Top 40% of their class
- Demonstrate financial need
Jimmy Shaheen Scholarship
- Majoring in Education
- Demonstrate financial need
Roger Sowers Memorial Scholarship
- Barnesville High School graduate
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Education major
- Demonstrate financial need
St. Clairsville Rotary Scholarship
- St. Clairsville High School graduate
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Financial need, leadership, and activities will be considered
Switzerland of Ohio Scholarship for Education
- Must be a graduate and current resident of the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District
- Education major
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Demonstrate financial need
Unified Bank Business Scholarship
- Must major in Business or a related field
- Minimum ACT of 21 and top 30% of high school class
- Minimum 3.0 GPA for upper-class applicants
- Priority given to freshman
Katherine Whinnery & Family Scholarship
- Top 50% of high school class
- Upper-class required minimum 2.5 GPA
- Preference given to Harrison County residents
- Demonstrate financial need
Charles A. Wilson Scholarship
- Bridgeport High School graduate
- Minimum 2.0 GPA
Contact Us
Primary
Vicki DeLucas
Assistant Director of Regional Financial Aid
Elson Hall - Room 141
740.588.1441
delucas@ohio.edu
Secondary
Martha Tanedo, M.A.
Assistant Director of Regional Financial Aid
Bennett Hall - Room 134D
740.774.7733
tanedo@ohio.edu