Office of Student Success

Yes.

If you will be completing an approved experiential learning opportunity in another term, and you meet all the other eligibility criteria you can apply for the scholarship.

Possibly.

A faculty led international program may qualify if all of the following are met:

• The faculty led program includes a practicum, internship, or clinical experience
• The credits in which the student will enroll are experiential learning credits (e.g., x09, x10, etc)
• The experience is approved by both the faculty leader and the experiential learning coordinator
• All other eligibility criteria are met

Scholarship applications will be reviewed by a scholarship committee, according to this rubric [hyperlink once available].

Preference will be based on:  

• Financial need
• First generation college student (first generation in family to earn 4-yr college degree) or other underrepresented group(s)
• Unpaid experiences
• In-person or hybrid experiences
• Requested funds will be used for purposes directly related to experience

Required experiential learning courses may include:

Contact the Experiential Learning Scholarship Coordinator if the course you are planning to take is not listed, and you wonder if it qualifies.

The scholarship will be offered Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, and Summer 2024. 

Applications will open on the first day of the academic term for an experience that takes place in the following term.

Sunday end of Week 7 for an experience that takes place in the next term.   

For example, if you will be completing a Winter term internship, you would apply for the scholarship in Fall term and complete the application by Sunday, end of week 7 of Fall term.

We are hoping to grow this scholarship fund, so students will be encouraged to submit an Impact Statement about their experience, what the funds were used for, and how the funds helped them complete the experience.

The impact statement can be submitted as an image, video, or written narrative.

Yes.

COH Ecampus students who will be completing a required experiential learning opportunity and meet the other eligibility criteria are eligible to apply.

Yes.

COH students at the OSU Cascades Campus who will be completing a required experiential learning opportunity and meet the other eligibility criteria are eligible to apply.

If funds are still remaining, it may be possible to apply after the deadline.

Contact the Experiential Learning Scholarship Coordinator to learn more.