Award nominations open during Fall 2024 on November 4, 2024, deadline: December 2, 2024

The Graduate School is pleased to announce the Ecampus Degree Completion Award, a pilot program launched for the 2024-2025 year, to support Ecampus graduate students nearing completion of their graduate degree offered online through OSU’s Ecampus. This award is designed to provide tuition support to students during their final academic term of their degree.

Award Details

The Graduate School intends to offer up to 4-5 Ecampus Degree Completion Awards each term Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, and Fall 2025 for a total of 16-20 awards during its pilot year.

The award provides a one-time one-term tuition scholarship (at actual charged tuition rates) for enrollment in three to six (3-6) online graduate-level OSU Ecampus credits. The award may only be used in the final term of degree completion.

Please note, these are competitive funds and intended only for those students who are in the final term of their degrees. In cases where awardees do not successfully complete their degree during the award period, the Graduate School may choose to restrict or exclude the nominating unit from submitting future nominations for this award.

Eligibility

  • Nominee must be a graduate degree-seeking student in an OSU online graduate program offered via Ecampus.
  • At the time of nomination, nominee must have successfully completed at least 2/3 of the credits required towards their degree and have an approved program of study on file outlining expected course enrollment for future academic terms through degree completion.
  • Nominee will complete their Ecampus graduate degree in a future academic term no later than one calendar year from the term of the nomination (e.g. nominees during the Fall 2024 nomination period must expect to complete their degree in Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, or Fall 2025).
  • Nominee must have a GPA of 3.0 or above.
  • Nominee must be making satisfactory academic progress, as determined by the graduate program and the Graduate School.

Nominees are ineligible for this award if:

  • They do not have an approved program of study on file or if the program of study does not confirm degree completion within one calendar year.
  • They receive or have received a thesis completion award or dissertation completion award at any time during their graduate degree.
  • They have received an Ecampus Degree Completion Award at any time during their graduate degree.
  • They are pursuing only a graduate certificate or other non-degree credential through Ecampus.

Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation of nominations will be based upon:

  • The nominee’s previous academic success
  • The nominee’s scholarly potential or anticipated success in their chosen field of study
  • Strong likelihood the nominee will complete their degree in no more than one calendar year, as confirmed by their academic program

Preference will be given to:

  • Nominees who have completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Oregon Student Aid Application (ORSAA), and have demonstrated financial need
  • Nominees who have exclusively or largely had to self-pay for their education, which encompasses some or all of the following:
    • Not receiving an OSU-provided tuition benefit
    • Not receiving a private employer-provided tuition benefit
    • Having largely paid tuition through personal funds and/or federal/state loan programs

Nomination Period

  • Fall 2024: Open 11/04/24 to 12/02/24
    (awardees may use funds for completion in Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, or Fall 2025)
  • Winter 2025: Open 02/03/25 to 03/03/25
    (awardees may use funds for completion in Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025, or Winter 2026)
  • Spring 2025: Open 05/05/25 to 06/02/25
    (awardees may use funds for completion in Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, or Spring 2026)
  • Summer 2025: Open 08/04/25 to 09/02/25
    (awardees may use funds for completion in Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, or Summer 2026)

Please note that these posted deadlines refer to the date/time by which the Graduate School must receive the final and complete nomination packet and any accompanying materials. Academic units may have earlier deadlines to accommodate their internal selection and nomination processes, so students are encouraged to verify the timeline with faculty and/or their graduate program leadership.

Nomination Procedure

Nominations must be submitted by the nominee's graduate program director, department chair/head or appropriate college leadership. Students may not apply directly for this award. Each graduate program (as defined by university major code) may nominate no more than ONE nominee (total) per award cycle.

Note to nominators: You are only able to nominate one student per cycle, but two or more students may use the award in the same intended term of degree completion.

In the online nomination form, nominators will be required to prepare/upload the following materials as one PDF document using the following file name convention:
"Nominee's Last Name_Department_Completion.pdf", and upload it through the nomination form.

  1. A statement from the nominee (1 page maximum) that speaks to the following areas:
    1. Their previous academic success, and scholarly potential or anticipated success in their chosen field of study
      • This can be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, their commitment and persistence related to previous academic pursuits, their intellectual curiosity and commitment, and the strengths and skills they bring to their graduate studies.
    2. How this award will support them in making progress towards degree completion.
    3. How this student has financed their degree to date.
  2. A nominating letter (1 page maximum) from college leadership or the nominee’s major professor, unit chair/head addressing the following:
    1. The nominee’s previous academic success, and scholarly potential or anticipated success in their chosen field of study
      • This can be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, their commitment and persistence related to previous academic pursuits, their intellectual curiosity and commitment, and the strengths and skills they bring to their graduate studies.
    2. The nominee’s timeline for completion of the degree including confirmation of the strong likelihood the student will complete their degree in no more than one calendar year.
    3. A description of any financial support provided to the student by the academic unit to date.
  3. A copy of the nominee’s résumé or curriculum vitae

Nomination Form

Submit a nomination

Nomination form overview

Questions

For questions about this award or any Graduate School administered awards, please contact our Graduate Scholarships and Fellowships team