OGO Scholarships & Grants

The Office of Global Opportunities is proud to offer an array of different scholarships to support study abroad and study away programs. These awards are offered twice a year, and applicants should apply based on the term in which their program travels. 

• Winter Break, Spring Semester, Spring Break experiences: Deadline typically in early October 
• Summer, Fall Semester, and Academic Year experiences: Deadline typically late February/early March

Note: Award notification may take up to 1 month after the application deadline, and students may need to make decisions about their program participation prior to knowing the status of funding from scholarships. 

Many OGO scholarships are now part of a common application. Through the OGO Common Application for Scholarships, OHIO students will be able to apply for multiple scholarships in one place. If you have any questions please reach out to global.opportunities@ohio.edu.

Beyond the scholarships offered by the Office of Global Opportunities and the Ohio International Consortium, you may also want to review our list of additional funding sources. This includes scholarships administered by other Ohio University Offices, Affiliates, Civic Organizations, Foundations, and Institutions, as well as, Nationally Competitive International Scholarships.

What should I apply for?

The table below lists several OGO-sponsored awards. To narrow down which scholarships you may be eligible for, utilize the filter feature of this table to explore Class Rank, GPA, Residency, and Program Location requirements. You are also able to sort this chart by clicking on the header for any of the columns.

• Class Rank - Freshman (Fresh.), Sophomore (Soph.), Junior (Jr.), Senior (Sr.), Grad (Graduate and HCOM students)
• GPA - If a scholarship/grant has a minimum GPA it is listed in this chart.
• Residency - United States Citizen (US), Permanent Resident (Perm Res), International Students (Int'l)
• Program Location - Domestic (Programs based in the United States), International (Programs based abroad), Virtual (Programs based online)
• Deadline - The deadline for the current application cycle. 

For more information on a specific scholarship or grant, please select the scholarship's name to navigate to its website. 

Did you know? You don't have to be accepted on a program to apply for an OGO scholarship! You will want to have a program identified, but you can apply for funding regardless of where you are at in the program's application process.