EOU Awards

University Scholar Award

A renewable scholarship for new freshmen up to $12,000 over four years (i.e. up $3,000 per year).  No SAT or ACT scores are required, but you must have a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative, high school GPA to qualify.  Awarded until funds are exhausted on a first-come-first-served basis based on your EOU application date.  Mutually exclusive with University Scholar Athlete Award.

University Scholarly-Need Award

A renewable scholarship for new freshmen up to $6,000 over four years (i.e. up to $1,500 per year).  You must have a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative, high school GPA and a maximum FAFSA SAI of 20,000.  Awarded until funds are exhausted on a first-come-first-served basis based upon your EOU and FAFSA application dates.

University Achievement Award

A renewable scholarship for new freshmen up to $3,500 over four years (see schedule).  No SAT or ACT scores are required, but you must have a minimum of a 2.75 cumulative, high school GPA or a GED score of at least 660 to qualify.  Awarded throughout the freshman application cycle, but does not stack with University Scholar, University Scholarly Need, or University Scholar Athlete Awards.  The Transfer & Returning Student Success or Continuing Student Success Awards also cannot be awarded simultaneously with a University Achievement Award.

University Scholar Athlete Award

A renewable scholarship for new freshmen student athletes up to $12,000 over four years (i.e. up $3,000 per year) in place of a University Scholar Award when funding for that has been exhausted.  No SAT or ACT scores are required, but you must have a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative, high school GPA to qualify.  Applications are submitted by your coach.  Please contact him or her to submit on your behalf.  Mutually exclusive with University Scholar Award.

EOU 4-County Housing Award

$500 toward first year on-campus housing.  Must be a resident of Union, Wallowa, Baker or Umatilla counties.

A renewable award for new undergraduate transfer students and returning undergraduate EOU students up to $7,500 over three years (i.e. up to ~ $833 per term or $2,500 per regular academic year) with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.  Currently active EOU students are eligible for the Continuing Student Success Award, but not this one.

Applications must be received by the respective deadline listed below for the term you’ve been admitted for, subject to budget availability. Cannot be awarded retroactively.

Apply for Transfer and Returning Student Success Award below.

Deadlines:

Fall 2024: August 30, 2024

Winter 2025: November 30, 2024

Spring 2025: February 28, 2025

A renewable award up to $6,000 over three years (i.e. up to $2,000 per year) for active undergraduate EOU students not receiving other EOU awards with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.

The purpose of the Diversity Scholarship is to attract students from different social backgrounds and experiences, including socioeconomic status. Recipients will have an opportunity to contribute to the campus learning environment and share their experiences and perspectives through their participation in on‐campus multicultural programs and community service.

MESA is a scholarship program designed to help bring capable, undergraduate students to EOU to pursue Bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and to be prepared for entry into the Masters of Teaching/Teacher Licensure program in the College of Education. The MESA Program is designed specifically for Undergraduate students that are interested in becoming a secondary school mathematics teacher. Eastern Oregon secondary schools need well trained teachers to offer the higher level math curriculum now required of all schools by the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics. EOU has the capacity to produce more teachers from its programs and the MESA scholarship program will help bring students into EOU mathematics and teacher education programs. Scholarship awards will range from $2,000 to $4,000 per year and may be renewed annually until graduation.

One time $1,000 award for undergraduate Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society members with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Deadline:  prior to the first day of your first term at EOU.

$5,000 for OTEC members, or the spouse or legal dependent of an active OTEC member, from Baker, Grant, Harney, and Union counties.  PLUS, EOU will cover remaining tuition and fee costs using tuition waivers resulting in full tuition and fee coverage for the academic year for OTEC scholarship awardees.

New freshman planning to attend EOU must apply through OTEC directly beginning November 1.