Enrollment Services
Financial Aid
Scholarships Available Through the SOSA*
(A Sampling)
*Southern Oregon University Online Scholarship Application
Diversity Scholarship
- Must meet SOU’s regular admission requirements
- Must demonstrate how applicant will contribute to SOU’s diversity
- Must demonstrate community involvement and/or a range of interests through leadership, and extracurricular activities
- Open to Freshmen and continuing students
- Must be a US citizen or permanent resident
- Transfer and continuing students at SOU must also have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 with a minimum of 36 transferable quarter credits
- For renewable, the recipient must take a minimum of 12 quarter credit hours each term and make satisfactory progress toward completion of a degree objectives and maintain a 3.0 SOU GPA
- Selection is made by the Diversity Scholarship Selection Committee
- A fee-remission scholarship
- Additional essay required.
Laurels Scholarship
- Freshmen must have a minimum 3.5 cumulative high school GPA
- Freshmen must have achieved a minimum combines SAT score of 1100 or composite score of 23
- Transfer students must have a minimum cumulative college GPA of 3.5 and a minimum of 36 transferable quarter credits
- Must demonstrate a range of interest through leadership and extracurricular activities
- Must be a US citizen or permanent resident
- Must be admitted to SOU and be a full time student during the period of the award
- Must maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA at SOU
- Selection is made by a special committee
- A fee remission scholarship
Presidential Scholarship
- New scholarships offered to incoming freshmen
- Must have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.75 or better
- Must have achieved a minimum combined SAT score of 1180 or composite ACT score of 26
- Must demonstrate a range of interest through leadership and extracurricular activities
- Must be a US citizen or permanent resident
- Must be admitted to SOU and be a full time student during the period of the award
- Must maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA at SOU Selection is made by the Financial Aid Scholarship Selection Committee
