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

What are the conditions I must meet to continue to receive my Summit 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 scholarships.

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

You will receive the Summit Scholarship for a total of 12 terms of undergraduate studies (fall, winter, or 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 Summit award at that time?

No, Summit Scholarships are 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 Summit Scholarship when I return?

You will need to request in writing to the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships to have your scholarship reinstated. They will first 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?

Summit Scholarships may be combined with many University of Oregon scholarships for which you may apply and be selected to receive. 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.

Receipt of scholarships from organizations and agencies other than the University of Oregon will not affect your Summit 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 Summit 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 Summit 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
  admissions.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
  financialaid.uoregon.edu

Nonresident Recipients

If I am not a resident of the state of Oregon now but my residency status changes in the future, will the guaranteed dollar amount change? If so, by how much will it change, and when will this go into effect?

Scholarship amounts differ for residents and nonresidents. If you gain residency for tuition purposes, you will continue to receive the Summit Scholarship, but at the amount you would have been awarded upon admission as a resident. The change in the amount will go into effect the term you gain residency status.