How much merit aid does the University of Oregon give?

UO publishes parallel resident and non-resident automatic merit ladders. Non-residents: UO Excellence $20,000/yr (highly selective), Summit $12,500/yr (3.90+ HS GPA), Apex $10,000/yr. Oregon residents: Staton $6,000/yr, Summit $5,000/yr (3.90+ HS GPA), Apex $2,000/yr, plus full-tuition PathwayOregon for Pell-eligible residents. Separate-application awards include the Stamps Scholarship (UO's most generous), Presidential ($9,000), Duck Excellence ($7,500), and Home Flight.

Oregon award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at Oregon?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

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The short answer

8 of 8 published awards are listed as renewable.

The exact rule can change by award. Check the award your student may receive before you count on the same amount every year.

What to do

Find the award name in the full research below. Save its grade, credit, and deadline rules with your college plan.

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At a glance

Renewable tiers: 8 of 8
One-time tiers: 0
Tiers with published renewal terms: 5
Renewal risk profile: moderate

Renewal risk profile

Oregon's renewal bar is achievable for steady students but isn't generous. Most awards require a cumulative GPA in the 3.0–3.4 band plus full-time enrollment. Audit the strictest tier on this school's list before assuming the four-year value is locked in.

Summit Scholarship (Oregon Resident): See notes
Summit Scholarship (Non-Resident): See notes
UO Excellence Scholarship (Non-Resident only): See notes
Apex Scholarship (Non-Resident): See notes
Apex Scholarship (Oregon Resident): Full-time enrollment

Renewal terms by tier

Summit Scholarship (Oregon Resident)
$5,000 per year ($20,000 over 4 years)
Entry requirements: Minimum 3.90 high school GPA on a 4.00 scale GPA
To keep it: Renewable for up to 12 academic terms (excluding summer) within 5 years; 15 terms within 6 years for BLA, BIARC, BARCH. Renewal requires 3.00 cumulative UO GPA + 12 UO credits per term.
Source: https://financialaid.uoregon.edu/summit
Summit Scholarship (Non-Resident)
$12,500 per year ($50,000 over 4 years)
Entry requirements: Minimum 3.90 high school GPA on a 4.00 scale GPA
To keep it: Renewable for up to 12 academic terms (15 for BLA/BIARC/BARCH); 3.00 cumulative UO GPA + 12 UO credits per term. If residency status changes to in-state, award reduces to the $5,000 resident Summit amount.
Source: https://financialaid.uoregon.edu/summit
UO Excellence Scholarship (Non-Resident only)
$20,000 per year
To keep it: Renewable for 12 academic terms (15 for approved 5-year programs) within 5 years of initial enrollment. If residency status changes to in-state, award becomes the Oregon-resident Summit at $5,000/yr.
Source: https://financialaid.uoregon.edu/uo-excellence-scholarship/faqs
Apex Scholarship (Non-Resident)
$10,000 per year
To keep it: 12 academic terms (15 for 5-yr programs) within 5 years. Maintain honorable grades. Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships monitors continued eligibility.
Source: https://financialaid.uoregon.edu/apex/faqs
Apex Scholarship (Oregon Resident)
$2,000 per year
To keep it: 12 academic terms within 5 years; maintain honorable grades and full-time enrollment.
Source: https://financialaid.uoregon.edu/scholarships_freshmen

Renewal questions families ask

How much merit aid does the University of Oregon give?: UO publishes parallel resident and non-resident automatic merit ladders. Non-residents: UO Excellence $20,000/yr (highly selective), Summit $12,500/yr (3.90+ HS GPA), Apex $10,000/yr. Oregon residents: Staton $6,000/yr, Summit $5,000/yr (3.90+ HS GPA), Apex $2,000/yr, plus full-tuition PathwayOregon for Pell-eligible residents. Separate-application awards include the Stamps Scholarship (UO's most generous), Presidential ($9,000), Duck Excellence ($7,500), and Home Flight.

Rules that bite at Oregon

The renewal trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook, derived from Oregon's own tier rules and not generic advice.

renewalApex Scholarship (Oregon Resident): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
12 academic terms within 5 years; maintain honorable grades and full-time enrollment. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

How Oregon compares across our verified dataset

667 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Oregon 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.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against Oregon’s own published materials.