Student Financial Services
North Foundation Hall, Room 120
318 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester,
MI
48309-4454
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(248) 370-2550
finservices@oakland.edu
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OU Annual Scholarship Tool
Oakland University is proud to offer more than 300 annual endowed scholarships through academic and student service departments for admitted and current students. Beginning October 1 each year, admitted and current students should complete the application to apply for scholarships to use in the next academic year. The application closes March 1.
Students can search available scholarships year round and based on student information provided to OU, students can view scholarships for which they qualify. When students complete the application, the list of eligible scholarship matches expands based on the information provided on the application.
View OU Annual Scholarships (apply October 1 - March 1 for the next school year).
OU offers and renews awards at its sole and absolute discretion; offers and renewals are contingent upon the availability of funds and continuation of the programs. The University notifies students of scholarship awards through official scholarship award letters sent to students via United States mail.
Applicant Home
On the homepage of the Scholarship Tool, you will see a Tasks section and a Completed Tasks section. Tasks will show any applications available to complete and an action button, to start the application, for example. Completed tasks will show your previously completed applications, with an opportunity to review your responses.
My Applications
Each year between October 1 and March 1, this is where you will find the annual scholarship application. All year, you will be able to see a list of completed or pending applications you started. It’s a great central resource when you’re trying to look at the history of your applications or get to the application you saved to return to later!
My Opportunities
On this page, you will see a Potential Scholarship Opportunities section and an Available Opportunities section for other partially identified opportunities.
Potential Scholarship Opportunities shows the number of scholarships you can be considered for based on the information on your student record at OU, like your GPA, major, class standing, etc. Click the drop down arrow on the right side to see the details of the scholarships identified. To apply for the scholarships listed, you must complete the Annual Scholarship Application.
The Available Opportunities section lists other scholarship matches the system identifies based on the information on your student record at OU, but requires some additional information collected by the Annual Scholarship Application to confirm your eligibility. Click the gold Apply button to add more information to your scholarship application to provide the specific information required to apply for these scholarships.
Department committees will review and determine the recipients of the scholarships by July 1. You will be notified of the decision by the department and through a communication from the Student Financial Services financial aid offer notification.
Scholarship Search
The Scholarship Search allows you to view all Oakland University annual scholarships available to admitted and current students, at any time. OU offers and renews awards at its sole and absolute discretion; offers and renewals are contingent upon the availability of funds and continuation of the programs.
Use the Category Search to filter scholarships by categories. This option allows you to identify and search the categories you feel are most relevant to you.
Use the Keyword(s) Search to search all keywords associated with a scholarship.
Contact Us
Please contact Student Financial Services with any questions you may have about navigating the OU Annual Scholarship Tool, your eligibility, or any related questions. We are always happy to help you!
If your question about the scholarship tool isn’t listed below, please contact Student Financial Services with any questions you may have about navigating the OU Annual Scholarship Tool, your eligibility, or any related questions. We are always happy to help you!
Before submitting your scholarship application, please confirm with your references that they are willing to submit the letter of recommendation for you. If you’ve never requested a letter of recommendation before, it might seem like an overwhelming task trying to decide who to ask, how to ask, and what exactly you’re asking for. View videos answering all those questions and more.
If you want to ask another person to submit a letter of recommendation, please contact Student Financial Services (248) 370-2550 or finservices@oakland.edu.
Make sure the document you’re trying to upload is saved to the device you’re using to perform the upload. You will need to know where on your device the document is located; for example, your desktop, homescreen, My Documents folder, etc. Then you simply need to click the upload button, use the browse function or the drag and drop function to select the document you want to upload, and let the device do the rest!
Review the My Opportunities link. Potential Scholarship Opportunities are scholarships that you are already being considered for either through your My Applications process or additional information you have submitted. The Available Opportunities are additional scholarships that you can apply for prior to March 1.
Unfortunately, scholarship applications are not able to be submitted after March 1. The scholarship application is available each year from October 1 - March 1. Be sure to monitor your OU Webmail for the announcement of next year’s application process.
Is there skip logic on the application?
Yes, the students will only see relevant scholarship opportunities depending on the answers to the questions. As students answer questions, the tool is built to respond by asking more questions or move to the next question.