OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS’ RISING SCHOLARS PROGRAM AWARD FOR RESIDENT FRESHMEN Entering Fall 2026
OKLAHOMA RISING SCHOLARS PROGRAM
$96,000
$12,000 per semester/$24,000 per year for four years to help offset the costs of fees, books, or housing and food.
Funded by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and is subject to change.
Must maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA, be enrolled full time at OU (min. 12 hours/semester), and complete at least 24 OU credit hours each academic year.
Can be used toward any graduate/professional program at OU if funds remain after completion of undergraduate degree. Student must be admitted to graduate program on own merit.
TUITION WAIVER
$26,850
Waives 100% of resident tuition for five years (fall and spring semesters).
Must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA, be enrolled full time at OU (min. 12 hours/semester), and complete at least 24 OU credit hours each academic year.
Can be used toward any graduate/professional program at OU if funds remain after completion of undergraduate degree. Student must be admitted to graduate program on own merit.
FIRST-YEAR ASSOCIATES SCHOLARSHIP
$1,000
One-time award applied to Bursar account at the beginning of the first year.
RESEARCH & STUDY ABROAD STIPEND
$1,000
Can be used for an approved undergraduate for-credit research experience or as a one-time travel-study stipend when you enroll full-time at an OU International Study Center, in a faculty-led program, or at one of OU’s many partner universities worldwide.
Total
$124,850
KEEP IN MIND:
Students offered the Regent’s Award must have their Rising Scholars Application submitted to the OSRHE by August 1 (before OU fall classes begin). Failure to meet the submission deadline could result in ineligibility for scholarship. The online application is available at go2.ou.edu/oas-apply.
Students who are not approved by the State Regents’ office will be re-evaluated for academic scholarship eligibility.
