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At Oklahoma City University, your application for admission is also your application for scholarships. When completing your application for admission, indicate the types of scholarships for which you would like to be considered.
Students are strongly encouraged to apply for admission and scholarships early while scholarships are most abundant. In most cases, scholarships are stackable, but may not exceed the cost of tuition. Please see each scholarship for individual consideration deadlines.
Based on cumulative college GPA, renewable for a maximum of six semesters. Full-time enrollment of 12 or more hours per semester is required for scholarship.
| Scholarship | Cumulative GPA Requirement | Amount (per year) |
| Transfer Presidential Award | 3.6 - 4.0 | $6,500 |
| Transfer University Scholarship | 3.3 - 3.59 | $5,000 |
| Transfer Achievement Scholarship | 3.0 - 3.29 | $3,500 |
Based on cumulative college GPA, renewable for a maximum of six semesters. These scholarships are for students with majors within Kramer School of Nursing, Meinders School of Business and Petree College of Arts & Sciences. Full-time enrollment of 12 or more hours per semester is required for scholarship.
| Scholarship | Cumulative GPA Requirement | Amount (per year) |
| Departmental Award | 3.6 - 4.0 | $3,000 |
| Departmental Award | 3.3 - 3.59 | $2,000 |
| Departmental Award | 3.0 - 3.29 | $1,000 |
Fine Arts Scholarships are based upon the results of performance auditions or portfolio review. For information about auditions or portfolio review, click on the links below or contact the Office of University Admissions.
Dance Performance and Dance Management Scholarships
- Based on audition
- May be combined with academic scholarship, not to exceed the cost of tuition
Music Scholarships
- Based on audition
- May be combined with academic scholarship, not to exceed the cost of tuition
Art Scholarships (studio, graphic, or photography)
- Based on portfolio assessment
- Departmentally based
- Renewable at discretion of the art faculty
- May be combined with academic scholarship, not to exceed the cost of tuition
Theatre Scholarships
- Based on audition
- May be combined with academic scholarship, not to exceed the cost of tuition
*Talent Scholarships may be combined with academic scholarships; however, talent scholarships are not stackable with Departmental Awards.
Nursing Scholarships
The Kramer School of Nursing provides an automatic scholarship to full-time RN-to-BSN student's meeting admissions requirements, and satisfactory academic progress. This scholarship is not stackable with any other university scholarships.
Transfer - Undergraduate Research Scholarship
The Undergraduate Research Program is open for students who have proven research and academic skills from undergraduate level collegiate experiences. Depending on qualifications, students may be eligible to receive a tuition scholarship for up to 60% reduction in tuition.
The Undergraduate Research Scholarship selection committee will assess multiple criteria, including but not limited to prior undergraduate research activities, collegiate grade point average, letter of recommendation from a teacher or mentor, community involvement and need. Applicants are required to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). An interview will be scheduled with selected applicants. Scholarship application deadline is March 22, 2013 with preliminary selections made by April 1, 2013.
The OCULeads Scholarship is available to students showing strong leadership skills. Students must submit an essay describing a past leadership project, have a minimum of a 3.25 GPA and a 24 ACT or 1110 SAT. Also students will become a part of OCULeads: the President's Leadership Class.
Candidates must be an active member of their Phi Theta Kappa chapter, have 48 semester-quality hours and at least a 3.5 GPA. This scholarship may be combined with other Oklahoma City University institutional scholarships but may not exceed the cost of tuition. For more information call 405.208.5000.
