Ohio State Undergraduate Merit Scholarships (First-Year, Columbus Campus)

• President's Ohio Scholarship: full cost of attendance plus a $5,000 enrichment grant available after the first year.
• Stamps Eminence: full cost of attendance for eight semesters of full-time enrollment, plus an enrichment grant of up to $5,000 after the first year.
• Morrill Scholarship levels: Distinction (value of the cost of attendance), Prominence (in-state tuition plus the nonresident surcharge for nonresidents), Excellence (value of in-state tuition for Ohio residents).
• Land Grant Opportunity Scholarship: full cost of attendance; 88 Ohio students are awarded each year, with an attempt to award one student from each county.
• National Buckeye Scholarship: up to $13,500 per year ($54,000 four-year value).
• Maximus, Provost and Trustees: $1,000 to $3,000 per year ($4,000 to $12,000 four-year value).

• Admission application by the November 1 early action deadline for automatic consideration for most merit awards (2026-27 cycle, autumn 2027 entry).
• Stamps Eminence Scholarship Application: November 9.
• FAFSA priority date for need-based aid: February 1.

1. Apply for admission to the Columbus campus through the Common Application by November 1.
2. For most awards no separate form is needed; eligible applicants are considered automatically.
3. For the Morrill Scholarship, indicate interest on the admission application and complete the MSP essay.
4. For Stamps Eminence, indicate interest in Honors or Scholars on the Common Application and submit the separate Stamps Eminence application by November 9.
5. For the Land Grant Opportunity Scholarship, complete the FAFSA.

• Common Application and complete admission materials, including official ACT or SAT scores (Ohio State superscores multiple attempts; the President's Ohio Scholarship requires a perfect score from a single test date).
• Morrill: essay and activity list; Stamps Eminence: scholarship essay and video introduction; Land Grant: FAFSA.

Selection is based on GPA, class rank where available, rigor of high school curriculum and ACT or SAT scores for the competitive awards; the Morrill and Stamps Eminence programs also weigh leadership, service, character and academic potential.