Graduate Scholarships
Graduate Student Scholarship Information
GRADUATE COLLEGE TUITION WAIVERS
Graduate Scholarship Deadlines:
Summer - June 1
Fall - August 1
Spring - January 1
First-time graduate student, beginning your first semester?
New Students:
- Must be enrolled in 6 hours of graduate-level coursework
- Must have a minimum 2.75 overall GPA or a minimum 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework
- Must be degree-seeking or ACE program
*If awarded, may apply to tuition only
*New students and Transfer students are eligible to apply for this scholarship in the term that they are first enrolled in courses at Northeastern State University.
New Graduate Student Scholarship Application
Continuing to your second or subsequent semester of graduate coursework, and have not been previously awarded a Graduate Student Scholarship in this academic year?
Continuing Students:
- Must be enrolled in 6 hours of graduate-level coursework
- Must have a minimum 3.25 overall GPA
- Must be degree-seeking or ACE program
*If awarded, may apply to tuition, fees, room and board, or books
*Continuing students are eligible to apply for this scholarship in the Fall, Spring, or Summer term.
Continuing Graduate Student Scholarship Application
These applications are managed by the Graduate College. Additional graduate funding options are available on the Graduate Funding and Scholarships page.
Out-of-State graduate students may want to complete our Out-of-State Student Scholarship Application. Look below for more information on what you might be eligible for.
General Scholarship Application
Current/Continuing Graduate Students
Current in-state and out-of-state graduate students, as well as students who will begin taking classes at NSU for the first time during the Spring semester, should complete the Continuing Scholarship Application to be in the running for foundation scholarships. The application for 2026-2027 is now closed, and the application for 2027-2028 will open on October 1, 2026. You may also fill out this application if you are not currently enrolled at NSU but plan to return for the 2027-28 school year, and NSU was the last school you attended. By completing this application, you are applying for privately funded scholarships from the NSU Foundation. Once the application opens, you will find the link below.
Deadline: March 1
New Summer/Fall Graduate Admits
Once students are admitted for the Summer or Fall, the General Scholarship Application will be added to their admissions portal. By completing the application, students are put in the running for privately funded scholarships from the NSU Foundation.
Deadline: March 1, 2026
This application also applies to our Out-of-State tuition waivers, listed below.
Deadline: August 1, 2026
New Spring Graduate Admits
New Spring Graduate Admits:
Graduate students who are admitted for the Spring semester will have the General Scholarship Application added to their admissions portal. This application will only need to be completed if you are out of state, as it applies to you for our Out-of-State tuition waivers, which are listed below.
Deadline: January 1, 2027
You will also want to complete our Continuing Scholarship Application to be in the running for foundation scholarships for 2027-2027.
Deadline: March 1, 2027
Out-of-State Tuition Waivers
Tribal Heritage Scholarship
This scholarship program has been designed to assist in funding the education of American Indian students at Northeastern State University for their first master's degree. Students eligible for the program will receive a non-resident tuition waiver scholarship covering 100% of their non-resident tuition. Non-resident tuition is $352 per hour, in addition to in-state tuition. Students are responsible for paying the in-state portion of their tuition, which is $297.50 per credit hour.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Non-resident of the state of Oklahoma (not admitted as in-state)
- Must meet regular admission requirements as an incoming graduate student. (Students admitted on probation, or conditionally admitted, are not eligible)
- Must be enrolled full-time (at least 12 hours for undergraduate and 6 hours for graduate) at NSU
- Must possess a tribal citizenship card from a federally recognized tribe. A copy of your tribal citizenship card will be required to complete your scholarship application if you choose to apply for funding from this program.
How to Apply? Once students are admitted, the General Scholarship Application will be added to their admission portal to complete, and a notification will be sent to the student.
Application Deadlines: August 1 for the Summer or Fall terms and January 1 for the Spring term.
Quad-State Scholarship
Graduate students from Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, or Texas who meet the regular graduate
admission requirements (excluding those admitted on probation or conditionally) may
be eligible for the Quad-State scholarship, which waives 80-100% of their non-resident
tuition. Regularly admitted graduate students will receive a waiver for 80% of their non-resident tuition ($352 per hour) for their first master's degree. Graduate students who live on campus may have their non-resident tuition waived entirely. This program waives only the non-resident portion of the tuition. Non-resident tuition is charged in addition to in-state tuition, and students are
still responsible for paying the in-state portion, which is $297.50 per credit hour. If you are a legacy student whose parent, grandparent, or sibling earned a degree (bachelor's or master's degree)
from NSU, you will not be required to live on campus to receive 100% of your non-resident tuition waived.
How to Apply? Once students are admitted, the General Scholarship Application will be added to their admission portal to complete, and a notification will be sent to the student.
Application Deadlines: August 1 for the Summer or Fall terms and January 1 for the Spring term.
*Optometry and PA Program students are not eligible due to differential tuition costs.
*If the program you are currently enrolled in only charges $1 per credit hour for
Non-Resident tuition, you are not eligible for Non-Resident tuition waivers.
Non-Resident 50% Scholarship
Non-residents are students who are NOT residents of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, or Texas. Non-resident graduate students who live on campus and are regularly admitted to the graduate college may be eligible for a scholarship that waives 50% of their non-resident tuition for their first master's degree. Non-resident tuition is $352 per hour, in addition to in-state tuition. This program waives only a percentage of the non-resident portion. Students are still responsible for paying the remaining 50% of the non-resident tuition AND the in-state tuition, which is $297.50 per credit hour.
If you are a legacy student whose parent, grandparent, or sibling earned a degree (bachelor's or master's degree) from NSU, you will not be required to live on campus to receive the scholarship.
How to Apply? Once students are admitted, the General Scholarship Application will be added to their admission portal to complete, and a notification will be sent to the student.
Application Deadlines: August 1 for the Summer or Fall terms and January 1 for the Spring term.
*Optometry and PA Program students are not eligible due to differential tuition costs.
*If the program you are currently enrolled in only charges $1 per credit hour for
Non-Resident tuition, you are not eligible for Non-Resident tuition waivers.
Phone: 918-444-3471
We are located in the CASE building.
Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm
Address:
Office of Scholarships
701 North Grand Ave.
Tahlequah, OK 74464-2300