Ohio University

Financial Aid and Scholarships

The 2021-2022 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available to complete with your 2019 tax information. For the 2021-2022 financial aid year, the FAFSA opens October 1, 2020. Students/parents will use tax data from two years prior to the start of the academic year. This allows most students and parents to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to load tax data directly into the FAFSA. Using the Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) will avoid errors and requests for documentation. For more details on FAFSA changes, visit www.studentaid.gov.

Ohio University’s first-priority consideration date is January 15, 2021. You must apply, be admitted, and submit your FAFSA in order to be considered in the first round of scholarship awarding.  Processing time for the FAFSA is approximately two weeks. We recommend that you file the 2021-2022 FAFSA as soon as possible. The FAFSA serves as the application for all federal, state, and institutional financial aid at Ohio University for summer 2021, fall 2021, and spring 2022. Please use school code #003101. You and your parent (if applicable) will use the FSA ID to sign the FAFSA. If you or your parent does not already have an FSA ID, apply for one at https://fsaid.ed.gov.

Should you need assistance filing your FAFSA, the Eastern Campus Student Services Office can help. Please call 740-699-2536 to set up on individual appointment and we will be happy to assist with this important process.

An overview of completing the FAFSA form is available from the Student Financial Aid Office at https://www.ohio.edu/financial-aid/populations/future-bobcats.

 

Scholarships

A limited number of scholarships are available each year for new and returning students.  Please review the list along with renewal criteria.

Freshman Scholarships

Freshman Excellence Scholarship

  • Full tuition waiver for the cost of Eastern Campus tuition fee, general fee, and SIS fee for fall and spring semesters
  • Minimum 25 ACT
  • Minimum 3.7 GPA
  • Renewable for second year with a 3.5 AGPA and 30 credit hours earned at the end of spring semester of the freshman year

Freshman Achievement Scholarship

  • Half tuition waiver for the cost of Eastern Campus tuition fee, general fee, and SIS fee for fall and spring semesters
  • Minimum 23 ACT
  • Minimum 3.5 GPA
  • Renewable for second year with a 3.3 AGPA and 30 credit hours earned at the end of spring semester of the freshman year

Multi-Cultural Merit Scholarship

  • Half tuition waiver for the cost of Eastern Campus tuition fee, general fee, and SIS fee for fall and spring semesters
  • Minority student of the United States (African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Latino, or Native American)
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Renewable for second year with a 3.0 AGPA and 30 credit hours earned at the end of spring semester of the freshman year

Access Leadership Scholarship

  • $1,500 scholarship to be applied to the fall and spring semesters
  • Minimum 21 ACT
  • Minimum 3.3 GPA
  • Demonstrate leadership achievement in high school by submitting a written essay
  • Renewable for second year with a 3.0 AGPA and 30 credit hours earned at the end of spring semester of the freshman year

Non-Traditional Scholarship

  • $1,500 scholarship to be applied to the fall and spring semester
  • Must be at least 25 years of age
  • Enrolled Full time (12+ hrs) $1,500
  • Enrolled ¾ time (7-11 credit hours) $1,200
  • Enrolled ½ time (6 credit hours) $900

OVAC Scholarship

  • Half tuition waiver for the cost of Eastern Campus tuition fee, general fee, and SIS fee for fall and spring semesters
  • Chosen as an OVAC scholar athlete during the junior or senior year of high school
  • Minimum 3.3 final AGPA
  • Minimum 23 ACT
  • Renewable for second year with a 3.0 AGPA and 30 credit hours earned at the end of spring semester of the freshman year

Upperclass/Transfer Scholarships

Upper-class Excellence Scholarship

  • Full tuition waiver for the cost of Eastern Campus tuition fee, general fee, and SIS fee for fall and spring semesters
  • Minimum of 60 credit hours earned
  • Minimum 3.5 AGPA
  • Renewable for second year with a 3.5 AGPA and 30 credit hours earned at the end of spring semester of the junior year

Upper-class Honors Scholarship

  • $2,500 scholarship applied to the fall and spring semesters
  • Minimum of 60 credit hours earned
  • Minimum 3.3 GPA
  • Renewable for second year with a 3.3 AGPA and 30 credit hours earned at the end of spring semester of the junior year

Dean’s Upper-class Scholarship

  • $1,000 scholarship applied to the fall and spring semesters
  • Minimum 3.0 AGPA
  • Must have been full time student during the previous year
  • Minimum of 30 credit hours earned

Multi-Cultural Merit Scholarship

  • Half tuition waiver for the cost of Eastern Campus tuition fee, general fee, and SIS fee for fall and spring semesters
  • Minority student of the United States (African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American)
  • Minimum 3.0 AGPA in college coursework
  • Renewable for second year with a 3.0 AGPA and 30 credit hours earned at the end of spring semester

Non-Traditional Scholarship

  • $1,500 scholarship to be applied to the fall and spring semester
  • Must be at least 25 years of age
  • Enrolled Full time (12+ hrs) $1,500; ¾ time (7-11 credit hours) $1,200; ½ time (6 credit hours) $900

Transfer Scholarship

  • $1,500 scholarship to be applied to the fall and spring semester
  • Must have completed at least 15 transferrable semester credit hours (or equivalent) within the past year
  • Achieved a 3.0 AGPA in all previous college level coursework

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 a.g.p.a. and 3.5 in English as an upperclassman

Belmont County Endowed Scholarship – Union Local High School

  • Union Local High School graduate
  • Recommnded minimums: 3.0 a.g.p.a. and 20 ACT
  • Upperclass recommended minimum: 3.3 a.g.p.a.

Belmont Savings Bank Scholarship

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

Bridgeport Rotary Scholarship

  • 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

Bridgeport/Buckeye Local High School Scholarship

  • Graduate of Bridgeport or Buckeye Local High Schools
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 - 3.0
  • Financial need

Burkhart Scholarship

  • Female student and resident of Monroe County
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5

Citizens Savings 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 a.g.p.a. for upperclass
  • Priority given to freshman

Costello Scholarship for Appalachian Students

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75
  • Financial need

Paul G. and 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 minimums: 3.0 a.g.p.a. and 20 ACT
  • Upperclass recommended minimums: 3.3 a.g.p.a.

Adam and Sylvia Giandomenico Scholarship

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Class rank: Top third of graduating class
  • Financial need

Rodney Hanson Scholarship

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

Eugene and Matilda Heavilin Scholarship

  • Must be incoming freshman from Harrison County
  • Minimum 2.5 a.g.p.a.

Thomas and Virginia Helms Scholarship

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

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 minimums: 3.0 a.g.p.a. and 20 ACT for high school applicants
  • Upperclass recommended minimum: 3.3 a.g.p.a.

John and Margaret Kirk Scholarship

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

John and Elizabeth Lancione Scholarship

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

Walter Latacz Scholarship

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

Dr. Richard McMann Scholarship

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

James Newton, Ph.D. Scholarship

  • Top 20% of high school class
  • Upperclass requirement: Minimum 3.0 a.g.p.a.
  • 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

Ohio University Eastern Campus Scholarship

  • Fund established by O.U. Eastern faculty and staff
  • Incoming freshman with two of the following:
    • Top 25% of senior class
    • High school a.g.p.a. of 3.5 or above
    • 21 ACT
  • Same criteria as Dean's Upper-class

John and Marcelyn Shannon Scholarship

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

Roger Sowers Memorial Scholarship

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

St. Clairsville Rotary Scholarship

  • St. Clairsville High School graduate with a minimum 3.0 a.g.p.a.
  • 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
  • Majoring in Education
  • Minimum 3.0 a.g.p.a.
  • Financial need

Katherine Whinnery and Family Scholarship

  • Top 50% of high school class
  • Upperclass requirement: Minimum 2.5 a.g.p.a.
  • Preference given to Harrison County resident
  • Financial need

Charles A. Wilson Scholarship

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

 

Notes:

  • All scholarships recipients must be admitted to the University, enroll in 15 credit hours on the Eastern Campus each semester, and meet all scholarship criterion to be eligible. Freshmen applicants do not need to submit a separate application but will need to complete the online scholarship application for subsequent years. It is recommended students complete the FAFSA application by the January 15th first consideration deadline as some scholarships are awarded based on financial need.
  • The available number of each scholarship is limited.
  • All scholarships require a minimum of 15 hours taken at Ohio University's Eastern Campus each semester.
  • You must apply for scholarships each academic year.

All returning students who wish to be considered for scholarships by Ohio University Eastern Campus must complete a Scholarship Application, available through your MyOHIO Student Center. (Freshmen students do not have to complete an application because the admissions application itself serves as the financial aid application.)