The starting point
ODU runs a holistic merit model — incoming freshmen are auto-considered (no separate application) and matched by a committee to academic and endowed scholarships, with no published GPA/test dollar grid.
Selection beyond grades and scores. These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.
Awards to discuss
The 3 awards in this school's research. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Academic / Merit-Based Scholarships (Office of Admissions)
Amount not published · Published award terms
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
GPA: No published cutoff; 'Generally, recipients have earned at least a 3.4 grade point average and are full time, degree-seeking students.'
Eligibility: Must be admitted. Incoming freshmen are automatically CONSIDERED based on academic performance; financial need not required. Selection by a university scholarship committee; students matched to endowed scholarships using admissions application, transcripts, and FAFSA.
Renewal: Not marked as renewable in this record. Ask the school whether renewal is available.
Other terms: No published GPA/test dollar grid. There is NO separate scholarship application — only the admissions application and FAFSA. New students should select 'YES' to the institutional scholarship indicator on the admissions application. Eligibility/consideration is automatic but an award is not.
https://www.odu.edu/financial-aid/types/scholarships
Honors College Scholarships (Perry Honors College)
Amount not published · Published award terms
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Awarded to a select group of entering freshmen and transfer students selected for admission into the Honors College on the basis of academic achievement.
Renewal: Students who continue to meet the Honors College requirements after the first year may have the scholarship renewed up to three years (six semesters).
Other terms: Tied to Honors College admission. Renews up to three years (six semesters), NOT four years. No dollar amount published on the official pages.
https://www.odu.edu/financial-aid/types/scholarships
International Merit Scholarship (undergraduate)
$5,000-$14,000 · Published range
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Qualified international undergraduate applicants.
Renewal: Renewable up to four years.
Other terms: ODU states it is 'Unique among public research institutions' in offering this renewable (up to four years) international undergraduate merit scholarship; awards range between $5,000 and $14,000 annually.
https://www.odu.edu/financial-aid/types/scholarships
