$20,000
Presidents Scholarships
ApplicationRenewable
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Renewal terms
Maintain 2 GPA
Occidental College · California
Occidental College Merit Aid
Oxy offers multiple merit tiers, from community-focused awards to top-tier presidential and trustee scholarships for high-achieving students.
Verified Jun 20264 days ago· HX-AUTO
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Last verifiedJun 2026Analyst HX-AUTO
Who this school is for
Strong applicants with compelling personal stories or exceptional academic records will find the most opportunity here. First-generation students and those with demonstrated community involvement are particularly encouraged to apply.
Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $95,365 for 2026-2027. Source
Institutional merit aid tiers
Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.
$20,000
Community Impact Scholarships
ApplicationRenewable
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Renewal terms
Maintain 2 GPA
$50,000
Edgerton Occidental Merit Scholarship
ApplicationRenewable
Amount not published
Centennial Scholarships
ApplicationRenewable
$10,000
Upward Bound Achievement Award
ApplicationRenewable
$2,000
National Merit Scholarships
ApplicationRenewable
$30,000
Trustee Scholarships
ApplicationRenewable
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Renewal terms
Maintain 2 GPA
Up to $40,000
Margaret Bundy Scott Scholarships
ApplicationRenewable
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Renewal terms
Maintain 2 GPA
$25,000
Deans Scholarships
ApplicationRenewable
View requirements
Renewal terms
Maintain 2 GPA
Lesser-known scholarships at Occidental College
Named awards that don’t always surface on the main financial aid page. Each one has its own eligibility rules.
AmountUp to $15,000EligibilityHonors Scholarships are awarded for up to $15,000 per year and are renewable for three additional years if the student maintains a cumulative GPA of 2.0.
How Occidental College compares across our verified dataset
- 669 of 751 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Occidental College is one of them. The cohort minority (82 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.
- 133 of 751 verified schools publish a dedicated National Merit Finalist package.
Occidental College is one of them. NMF packages typically carry their own stacking and renewal carve-outs separate from the standard automatic merit ladder; confirm those before assuming the headline NMF value is final.
Sources used on this page
Every claim is checked against Occidental College’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
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Keep exploring Occidental College merit aid
- Occidental College four-year renewal rules — GPA floors, credit-hour pace, and the renewal cliffs that knock awards out by sophomore year.