For questions on OU scholarships listed below contact Jennifer Grover at jgrover@ou.edu.
There are many OU scholarships in the Centralized Academic Scholarship Hub (CASH). The system allows current students to apply for most OU scholarships in one central location, with one deadline.
The following applications will open October 1 and close February 1, unless otherwise noted, and are for international students.
Please be aware that if you are considered a nonresident alien for US tax purposes, any financial aid or scholarship amounts you receive may be subject to taxation under specific conditions. These conditions depend on whether the awards exceed qualified tuition and fees (referred to as ‘excess awards’) during the calendar year, your residency status throughout that year, and the existence of tax treaties between the US and your home country. If you have any inquiries regarding the taxability of awards for nonresident aliens, feel free to contact fstax@ou.edu.
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These scholarships must be applied for individually.
The International Student Emergency Relief Scholarship is administered by the Office of Global Engagement to provide emergency assistance to international students who have experienced emergencies leading to unexpected financial obligations they are unable to meet with their available financial resources. This scholarship is awarded once to a qualified individual during their academic career at the University of Oklahoma. This scholarship is granted on a rolling basis.
Funding is granted to students on the basis of documented, unforeseen financial need. This includes:
This does not include:
Applications are reviewed by a committee with notification typically in two weeks. For cases determined to merit assistance, the committee will award 3/4 of the amount needed up to $800. We encourage students to set up a payment plan for medical or other bills where that is possible in order to ease the stresses associated with pending bills.
Apply for the ISE Relief Scholarship
For more information, contact us at intlprog@ou.edu
Norman Lions Club International: International Student of the Month
The Norman Lions Club provides a $200 scholarship to an exceptional international student from the University of Oklahoma during the months of October, November, February, March and April. The goals of this program are to increase the diversity of the Norman Lions Club weekly meetings and ensure that international students become exposed to one of a number of service clubs that represent a unique aspect of American culture. Contact Youssef Kamel for more information at kamel@ou.edu.
