RaiseMe helps eligible students in grades 9-12 and community college earn micro-scholarships for academic and extracurricular achievements throughout their school career. When students add achievements to their portfolio on RaiseMe, they become eligible to earn micro-scholarships from the University of Oklahoma. These scholarships represent the minimum amount of money promised from OU.
To learn more, scroll below to see a list of frequently asked questions, or begin now by creating your RaiseMe profile. Students must follow OU, complete their profile on RaiseMe, and apply to OU by December 15 of their high school senior year or October 1 for prospective transfer students.
Yes. RaiseMe is entirely free for high school and community college students. The cost of the program is paid by charitable foundations, colleges, and other funders. To sign up, students go online www.raise.me/join/oklahoma and create an account.
Yes! We partnered with RaiseMe to help students earn micro-scholarships to the University of Oklahoma earlier and to help you see how you can be a competitive candidate at OU. When OU awards student scholarships on RaiseMe, we are guaranteeing these scholarships will be included in your financial aid package after you are admitted. This number represents the minimum scholarship amount promised from OU and does not stack with other OU merit-based awards. If you receive a larger scholarship based upon other factors (like your final college application and FAFSA) through the admission application process, then that package will include, and not be in addition to, the amount that you have earned on RaiseMe.
Students who are in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12 with a minimun high school GPA of 3.5 and community college students with a minimum 3.25 college GPA who live in the United States can use RaiseMe.
To sign up, students go online and create an account at www.raise.me/join/oklahoma.
High school students with a minimum high school GPA of 3.5 and community college students with a minimum 3.25 college GPA can start earning micro-scholarships. You must have a RaiseMe profile, follow OU, and apply to OU before the December 15 priority scholarship deadline of your senior year for students applying as a first-time freshman, or October 1 for students applying as transfer students. This requirement is subject to change in future years.
Students begin by creating an account on RaiseMe. Once the account is established, students should follow the University of Oklahoma and add achievements such as grades, extracurricular activities and leadership positions to their portfolio.
Students must follow OU, complete their profile on RaiseMe, and apply to OU by December 15 of their high school senior year if applying as a first-time freshman or October 1 if applying as a transfer student.
No. Micro-scholarships are not transferrable between different colleges. You can only use the scholarships that you earn from one school towards the cost of attending that same college — not to any other school.
The final total of scholarships earned on RaiseMe represent a guaranteed minimum amount of scholarship or grant aid you will receive in your financial aid package to attend OU. If you receive a larger scholarship based upon other factors (like your final college application and FAFSA) through the admission application process, then that package will include, and not be in addition to, the amount that you have earned on RaiseMe.
