OU National Merit Semifinalist Scholarship

Who can apply

• Admitted incoming first-year student for fall 2027 at the University of Oklahoma. Apply for admission by December 15 for scholarship consideration; no separate merit-award application is required.
• Be named a National Merit Semifinalist and have a 3.5 GPA.
• The four-year total is $16,000 for Oklahoma residents and $70,000 for nonresidents. These are totals over four years, not annual award amounts.
• Students receive their highest qualifying merit-based tuition waiver and cannot combine multiple merit awards. Institutional aid cannot exceed the published cost of attendance and does not apply to OU Online bachelor’s degree programs.
• Official test scores used for scholarship purposes must be verified at enrollment. The university allows score and seventh-semester transcript updates through April 30.
• A semifinalist who advances to Finalist standing and names OU as college choice by April 30 may be upgraded to the Finalist package.

About the scholarship

The OU National Merit Semifinalist Scholarship is a merit award for admitted incoming first-year students at the University of Oklahoma. The fall 2027 schedule lists four-year totals of $16,000 for Oklahoma residents and $70,000 for nonresidents. The amount depends on residency and the listed academic qualifications. Apply for admission by December 15 for automatic consideration. Students receive their highest qualifying merit award and cannot stack multiple merit awards.

Award

$70,000