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• Oxy Grants and Scholarships

Oxy Grants and Scholarships

Merit Scholarships

Each year the Office of Admission awards a limited number of merit scholarships to highly competitive applicants. Merit scholarships* are based on academic ability, achievement, motivation, and promise.

Students who complete their admission application are reviewed for merit scholarships; there is no separate application process.

Merit scholarships are

• awarded for up to four years provided you maintain the academic requirements required of the scholarship
• only considered at the time of admission and are not awarded or re-assessed at any subsequent point
• pro-rated for less than full-time (12 units) study
• pro-rated if you do not attend the College for the entire academic year
• pro-rated for transfer students based on the units accepted for transfer at the time of admission
• not available to students enrolled in less than 6 units

Need-Based Scholarships & Opportunity Grants

Each year the Financial Aid Office reviews your eligibility for need-based scholarships based on our review of your yearly financial aid application.

To be considered for need-based scholarships you must complete your financial aid application by our established deadlines. First-year students and new transfer students must complete separate application requirements than returning students.

Need-based scholarships are

• awarded if you demonstrate financial need
• re-determined every year based on your yearly financial aid application
• not guaranteed year-to-year
• pro-rated for less than full-time (12 units) study
• pro-rated if you do not attend the College for the entire academic year
• not awarded to students enrolled less than 6 units

Need-based scholarships are provided through the generosity of individual donors, private corporations and agencies, alumni gifts, and other resources from the College. If your need-based scholarship is funded by a specific scholarship donor, you may be asked to thank the person or organization that provided your support by writing a ‘Thank You’ letter.