Merit Award

 The Merit Award is automatically granted to graduating high school seniors with an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Renewal period: 3 years*

This scholarship is intended for incoming freshmen working on their first undergraduate degree who have excelled academically at the high school level. Further, the scholarship expectations are that the student is attending full-time, 12 credits per term, for the academic year, as they must complete 36 credits by the end of spring term 2025 with a 3.0 WOU cumulative GPA to continue with the award. 

Western Oregon University recognizes that standardized test scores do not always reflect academic potential and can cause students to lose scholarship opportunities. It is for this reason that WOU has created a merit award based solely on unweighted GPAs. Be sure to send updated transcripts to the Admissions Office if your GPA increases throughout the year in high school.

*Students must meet renewal requirements to keep their scholarship over the four year period. If a student takes 9-11 credits per term, they may retain the funds for the term but may risk renewal if not completing 36 credits for the academic year. If a student is enrolled in 8 or less credits for the term, they lose the term of funding and may risk renewal of the scholarship. 

Merit Award Grid