Congratulations on being selected as a University of Oregon Excellence scholar. You may have questions about the terms of your award. Please read through the questions and answers below.

Please note: The UO Excellence award is a highly selective scholarship which is awarded to students classified as non-Oregon residents. If your residency changes and you are classified as an Oregon resident, it will affect your scholarship eligibility. You will then receive an Oregon resident Summit Scholarship.

What are the conditions I must meet to continue to receive my UO Excellence Scholarship?

• Maintain honorable grades for the remainder of high school.
• Complete all courses required for admission to the university.
• Do not complete any courses or receive credits from any college (post-secondary) institution after high school graduation.
• Enroll full time at the University of Oregon beginning fall term 2021.
• Maintain a 3.00 cumulative GPA at the University of Oregon.
• Enroll for and complete at least 12 credit hours each term.
• Have not earned a bachelor’s degree.
• Abide by the scholarship terms and conditions.

The Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships will monitor your continuing eligibility for the scholarship.

I understand that as long as I meet the conditions outlined above that I will continue to receive the UO Excellence Scholarship for four years. Does this mean 12 terms or just four continuous calendar years?

You will receive the UO Excellence Scholarship for a total of 12 terms of undergraduate studies (fall, winter, and spring only), which must be completed within five years from the time of your initial enrollment. If you are enrolled in a five-year program, you may receive the scholarship for a fifth year, or 15 total terms. Approved five-year programs are outlined in the scholarship terms and conditions.

If I choose to attend another college or university for fall 2021, but transfer back to the University of Oregon for a term later than fall 2021, will I be eligible to receive a UO Excellence award at that time?

No, the UO Excellence Scholarship is reserved for first-time freshmen beginning their studies at the UO in fall 2021.

If I enroll at the University of Oregon and need to stop out during a future term, am I still eligible for the UO Excellence Scholarship when I return?

You will need to submit a request in writing to the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships to have your scholarship reinstated. They will determine if you satisfy the conditions of the scholarship as outlined above.

If I have been awarded additional scholarships by the University of Oregon and/or outside agencies, will this affect the dollar amount of my total scholarship award?

The UO Excellence Scholarship may be combined with many other UO scholarships. Your scholarship award letter will detail the largest number and amount of UO scholarships you are eligible to receive. Final scholarship letters will be sent by April 1, 2021.

Receipt of scholarships from organizations and agencies other than the University of Oregon will not affect your UO Excellence Scholarship.

Can I defer my scholarship to begin later than fall term 2021?

In order to receive the scholarship, you must enroll full-time at the UO in the fall term after your high school graduation. 

If you have pursued a gap year and your request has been received and approved, you can maintain your scholarship award.

If you do not attend the UO (and have not completed the gap year process), you will be reconsidered for scholarships on the same basis as the freshmen enrolling in the year of your admission, as long as you have not attended another university prior to initial enrollment at the UO.

Whom can I contact if I have questions that are not addressed above?

The initial determination of the UO Excellence Scholarship is made by the Office of Admissions. Once you enroll at the UO, the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships monitors your continued eligibility. Use the contact information below to ask questions about the terms of your UO Excellence Scholarship.

Initial Awarding Questions
Office of Admissions
1217 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1217
Phone: 541-346-3201
Toll Free: 1-800-BE-A-DUCK
uoadmit@uoregon.edu

Continued Eligibility Questions
Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships
260 Oregon Hall
Phone: 541-346-3221
Toll Free: 1-800-760-6953