Freshmen Scholarships

*Students admitted after the February 1 deadline will only be awarded if funds are available.
Must be an Oklahoma Resident to receive these waivers.
Must enroll full-time (at least 12 hours per semester) to be eligible.
Students may be awarded only one of the tuition waivers above and must meet both requirements for each scholarship.
Official ACT Superscores provided by ACT will be accepted for scholarship consideration.
Out-of-state students are only eligible for our foundation scholarships.

The General Foundation Scholarship Application for the 2027-2028 Academic Year is now open!

This application is for incoming freshmen attending NSU for the first time in summer or fall 2027. It places students in the running for our foundation scholarships, which vary in requirements and amounts. They are available to both in-state and out-of-state students. This one application will place you in the running for 98% of the foundation scholarships that you qualify for.

Deadlines: 
Priority College Committee Deadline: March 1, 2027
Final General Committee Deadline: May 1, 2027

This application is for students who are NOT Oklahoma residents. It puts new out-of-state freshmen in the running for our Out-of-State tuition waivers. 

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Deadlines: 

Summer Deadline: June 1
Fall Deadline: August 1
Spring Deadline: January 1

By completing this application, you are applying for all three NSU Honors Scholarships:

• Baccalaureate Scholars
  • Each year, a select group of entering freshmen from Oklahoma is named Baccalaureate Scholars. Students must demonstrate exceptional academic achievements while in high school. Eligibility is based on GPA or National Merit Semifinalist or Commended Student status.
• Oklahoma Rising Scholars (formerly known as Academic Scholars)
  • Oklahoma students automatically qualify for the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Program by being named a Presidential Scholar by the United States Department of Education, a National Merit Scholar or National Merit Finalist, or by scoring in the 99th percentile of the American College Testing Program. In addition to automatic qualifiers, we select seven additional academic scholars each year. 
• Northeastern Honors Scholars
  • Each year, a select group of entering freshmen is named Northeastern Honors Scholars. Students must demonstrate exceptional academic achievements while in high school.

Scholarship	Requirements	Amount Per Year	Duration
Baccalaureate Scholars*'	30 ACT (1360-1380 SAT)	$15,329	4 Years
Oklahoma Rising Scholars*'	28 ACT (1300-1320 SAT) AND 3.8 GPA OR  30 ACT (1360-1380 SAT)	$15,029	4 Years
Northeastern Honors Scholars'	28 ACT (1300-1320 SAT)	$12,829	4 Years

Each Honors scholarship has a tuition waiver that will cover up to 18 hours of tuition each semester, a $1500 housing waiver (for on-campus housing only) per semester, and a cash stipend that varies per scholarship ($1750 Baccalaureate, $1600 Oklahoma Rising Scholar, $500 Northeastern Honors) that will apply each semester. Non-Oklahoma NHS students' tuition waiver will cover out-of-state tuition, and they will still be responsible for in-state tuition.
'These scholarships are awarded to incoming freshmen only.
Must enroll full-time (at least 12 hours per semester) to be eligible.
*Academic Scholars and Baccalaureate Scholars can only be awarded to Oklahoma residents.
Students can receive only one of the scholarships listed above. 
Official ACT Superscores provided by ACT will be accepted for scholarship consideration.
Oklahoma Rising Scholars (formerly known as Academic Scholars)

Honors Application Deadline: February 1
Students must be admitted by the scholarship deadline.

Honors Scholarship Application Instructions

Honors Scholarship Application

Honors Recommender Request Form

The committee will review applications during the first week of February and mail out decisions in mid-February.

Late-interested applicants (after February 1st) can email scholarships@nsuk.edu for late consideration, but they will be considered after all applicants who applied by the February 1st deadline, which may mean you don't hear back about an offer until June or July.  

NSU Honors Program

Scholarship	Requirements	Amount Per Year	Duration
President's Leadership Class*	22 (1100-1120 SAT) AND 3.5 GPA	$12,929	4 Years

*This scholarship is awarded to incoming freshmen only.
Must enroll full-time (at least 12 hours per semester) to be eligible.
The PLC Scholarship provides a tuition waiver covering up to 18 hours of tuition per semester, a $1,200 housing waiver (for on-campus housing only) per semester, and an $850 cash stipend per semester. Recipients must live on campus for their first two years at NSU. Non-Oklahoma PLC students' tuition waiver will cover out-of-state tuition, and they will still be responsible for in-state tuition. In very limited cases, non-Oklahoma PLC students may have some or all of their in-state tuition covered, subject to the availability of private funding. 
Official ACT Superscores provided by ACT will be accepted for scholarship consideration.

President's Leadership Class Application Deadline: February 1
Students must be admitted by the scholarship deadline. 

PLC Application Instructions

PLC Scholarship Application

PLC Recommender Request Form

The committee will review applications during the first week of February. They will then select and call about 48-50 students to schedule an in-person interview at NSU-Tahlequah on either February 15th (in the afternoon) or February 16th (in the morning). They will then make final selections and mail award letters by the end of February.